Audacity_Instruction_Sheet.pdf

JenMar Services eTips 2009 © Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License page 1 Audacity -LAME MP3 Encoder Did you know….that for Audacity to be able to export files as MP3, you need to install the LAME encoder MP3? Audacity For audacity to use the LAME encoder, it needs to know what the path to it is. 1. In the dialogue box where it says the file is not found, there should also be a button to click to locate the library, so that audacity can open it. This only needs to be done once, and then will work each time you use the mp3 export. 2. Alternatively, go to Edit > Preferences > File Formats and click on the 'Find Library' button in the bottom right hand corner, and browse to the location where the LAME file is located.enter instructions How to install LAME  Open the LAME zip file using Windows Explorer (eg: double click on file to display the contents)  Copy the lame_enc.dll file and paste it into a directory on your hard drive. The directory where you installed Audacity would be a good idea. This is probably C:\Program Files\Audacity or similar if you used the installer  Open Audacity and go to Edit > Preferences o Go to the File Formats tab o In the bottom of the window there is a section tabled MP3 Export Setup o Click on the link tabled Find Library o This will ask you if you want to locate the lame encoder. Click Yes o In the dialogue box, go to the folder where you put the lame_enc.dll file earlier, and select it. o Click OK.  You should now be able to export files to the mp3 format.