LAME MP3 Encoder 4.0

Lame is good but how do I install it so that it shows up in Control Panel> Sounds and Speech Devices> Audio Codecs?

Believe me guys, there is no better MP3 codec available on this planet!
PS. The stable version is v3.97 at the moment.

lame 3.97 is the best

It's easy to use with a front-end and versatile, and not to mention free. But it would be great if there would be a easy switch to cut songs between frames/time indexes (additional options could also be added later, with newer versions) - or could anyone suggest another easy application?

LAME is the only codec that ain't useless in many applications at once. It suits best for the most purposes and offers the best sound quality ever. I think, the stereo sound produced by LAME, has the quality/size ratio the highest. While in doubt, compare waveforms visually.

I have used Lame 3.96 as the encoding engine for my C# program MGrip.exe for many years now. I have experimented with various other encodong engines from time to time and have always returned to Lame 3.96. I have come to this page as I wanted to look into updates of lame_enc.dll from 3.96 but from what I see I find no reason to fix what ain't broke.

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For some of you that think that you know about sound then you may be wrong by saying otherwise than LAME is the best mp3 encoder that exist to this day!

Fraunhofer is a very good encoder though @128kbps possibly sounds better than lame in some occasions but rarely. Overall LAME beats every mp3 encoder at almost any rate.

Stick with this one as every one that truly knows about sound will agree with this.

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Lynx_TWO,that wma problem that you said maybe because of auto volume leveling being turned on.

i also was not satistfied with wma wolume that slow down when high sound part in wma.if you turn off the auto volume leveling,the wma should sound okay and its volume as loud mp3.

GUYS!

IF YOU WANT RIP CD AND JUST LISTEN THE MUSIC IN COMPUTER,YOU BETTER RIP TO WMA (IF YOU LIKE LISTEN SONG IN WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) OR RIP TO HE-AAC (IF YOU LIKE TO LISTEN IN WINAMP)

BOTH FORMAT MUCH BETTER THAN MP3.128KBPS OF WMA IS ENOUGH FOR TRANSPARENT.WHILE THE HE-AAC AROUND 96KBPS IS ENOUGH FOR TRANSPARENT.THAT MEAN YOU SAVE YOUR DRIVE SPACE TOO!

HAVE YOU HEARD PEOPLES SAID WMA IS WORSE THAN MP3 BEFORE? THAT'S WRONG! THEY SAID LIKE JUST BECAUSE THEY HATE MICROSOFT.SO DON'T FOOL BY THEM.

THINK AND BE WISE!

BUT IF YOU WANT LISTEN MUSIC IN PORTABLE DEVICE THAT ONLY SUPPORT MP3,LAME'S MP3 DEFINITELY THE BEST MP3 ENCODER,NO DOUBT.

THE BEST! mp3 encoder this side of the universe.

For superb quality mp3's head to rarewares.org,grab the latest speedy compile of LAME 3.98a6,download CDEX/Audiograbber as ripper software,put the lame_enc.dll in the directory of the rippers and choose Variable Bitrate,Method New,VBR 2,Joint Stereo...your mp3's will be around 224kbps but the quality i promise you is excellent!

Kudos to developers for proving that LAME encoded mp3's still provide excellent quality and best compatibility compared to more recent codecs like Mpeg4-AAC,Ogg Vorbis.

"version 14.0 alpha is best (for CBR 128 kbps).i test it with rock song,i use wmp with surround sound to max to listen it,and i see the improvement,i recommend this version for encoding CBR 128 kbps"

sorry,that version is bad,use the recommended 3.97 beta 2 version.

i always rip to lame's mp3 by winamp (make sure the lastest version.my recommended VBR settings are:

VBR Minimum Bitrate:32 (change manually)
VBR Maximum Bitrate:128 (change manually)
Quality:alt-preset-extreme
VBR Q:0(change manually)


note:don't alt-preset-fast extreme.although it's faster but it's a little bit worse than alt-preset-extreme.you can notice it especially if you listen your mp3 with windows media player with maximum srs wow effect and you have very good listening and good headphone.

some peoples said fraunhofer (fhg) mp3 is better than lame at equal bitrate.that is true to all lame preset except extreme preset and insane preset.so lame still the winner in most situation.that why i recommend you use extreme preset.

version 14.0 alpha is best (for CBR 128 kbps).i test it with rock song,i use wmp with surround sound to max to listen it,and i see the improvement,i recommend this version for encoding CBR 128 kbps

No doubt about it, lame is the highest quality encoder.

For the longest time, I used BLADE ENC at 256kbps. But a friend switched me over and I swear I can tell no difference from a 320kbps MP3 encoded w/ LAME to the original audio cd.

Apple should ditch their useless AAC and opt for MP3's encoded with lame. The highest quality I've yet to come across, next to lossless, of course.

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Lame is the best mp3 encoder !