lame_enc.dll (ICL 11.1) - the command line encoder, used from the Windows command shell.Īlthough they are simple, the commands used in LAME MP3 Encoder allow you to process the audio files, using various options, such as filters, verbosity, noise sharpening, psycho acoustic algorithms and many others. lame.exe - LAME encoding library, generally used with CD rippers, etc. Some people prefer the combination CDEx or AudioGrabber + LAME DLL (see CD Ripping / Encoding guide).
or Audacity (you need to install Lame 3.99.3 for Audacity), etc. Or you can use the DLL with other standalone software: However, if Command Line interface scare you off, LAME executable can be used with one of these GUIs: The commands are very simple and you can learn them by reading the Command Line Help which comes with the application. LAME MP3 Encoder uses the Command Line interface, but this should not scare you off. The ABR method is a combination of the previous two, which preserves the bitrate at the required target and produces smaller files than the CBR method. The VBR method is recommended for the average user because it renders the smallest file size while keeping quality it changes bitrates depending on the complexity of the file. Regarding compression, LAME MP3 Encoder is superior to other similar utilities because it uses CBR, VBR and ABR.ĬBR allows you to maintain a constant bitrate through the file and predict the size of the resulting file. This prevented the LAME Encoder filter from being selected for use by some third-party encoding applications.It allows you to rip audio CDs and your music will occupy less storage space without compromising sound quality. Previously, the filter was being registered using a value of MERIT_SW_COMPRESSOR (0x100000), which was at a lower priority (i.e. Altered the Filter Merit Value that was being used when the filter was registered so that it is now using the standard DirectShow compressor filter merit value of MERIT_DO_NOT_USE (0x200000).This will allow third-party encoding applications using the DirectShow IFilterMapper2 Interface to recognize that the LAME encoder supports MP3 output.
� MuSE A mixing, encoding and streaming engine. � winLAME (Windows) The only *nice* windows UI for LAME, according to the author :-) � RazorLame (Windows) The RazorBlade front end now supports LAME. � out_lame (Windows) Winamp output plug-in. Works with LAME, icecast, soundcard input � m3w (Windows) A live mp3 streamer for the WWW. � LAMEX (Windows) An activex control for LAME, and a GUI. � Lamedrop (Windows) OggDrop style frontend. � CDex (Windows) Ripper & encoder, includes LAME binaries (the Blade compatible dll) � xtunes (Linux) GTK frontend for LAME, MAD, cdparanoia, cdrecord and more. (Linux) CD Player with CDDB and ripping to MP3 and OGG. (Linux) frontend to LAME, cdparanoia and CDDB. � ripperX (Linux) GTK frontend for rippers and several encoders featuring CDDB support. � dekagenc (Linux) Bourne shell script for ripping, encoding and CDDB naming. � Mp3Maker (Linux) A WindowMaker enhanced front end to cdda2wav/cdparanoia and lame/bladeenc.
� Krabber (Linux) A KDE ripper & encoder, can use LAME. � jbm2 (Linux) A KDE jukebox style application for public places (bars, pubs.)
� Grip (Linux) gtk-based cd-player, ripper and encoder. � avifile AVI/DIVX encoder and decoder for Linux. � rip (Perl) Script for ripping and encoding. � andromeda (PHP and ASP) Dynamically presents collections of mp3s as streaming web sites.
Please note that any commercial use (including distributing the LAME encoding engine in a free encoder) may require a patent license from Thomson Multimedia. LAME includes an MP3 encoding library, simple frontend application, a much-improved psycho-acoustic model (GPSYCHO), and a graphical frame analyzer (MP3x). LAME is short from LAME Ain't an MP3 Encoder and is a research project for learning about and improving MP3 encoding technology.