Re: Alternatives to LAME mp3 encoder

Libmad is a decoder, not encoder.

Audacity can only use LAME, unless you export using (external program),
which means typing out commands.


Gale


On 5 March 2017 at 19:55, stan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Mar 2017 14:50:46 -0400
> jklarl <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for an alternative to the LAME mp3 encoder to use with
>> Audacity if one exists.  Which one do you recommend?  Thanks in
>> advance...
>
> I don't know if it will work with audacity, but fluendo sells codec
> packages.
>
> http://www.fluendo.com/en/products/enterprise/fluendo-codec-pack/
>
> The mpg patents, including mp3, are almost all expired.  There is
> one left that will expire in early 2018.  At that point, if mpg is
> still relevant, other people will probably develop open source mp3
> encoders and decoders.
>
> I think the only open source options at this point are lame and libmad.
>
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