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To download the LAME MP3 Encoder plug-in, please visit http://www.dll-files.com
.
Just type 'Lame' into
the search box under step 1 or click on the letter L under step 1 and it will take you
to it.
Note: It is advised that you save the downloaded .zip file to your desktop temporarily. You
must then extract and save the LAME MP3 Encoder plug-in onto your computer in a
location where you WILL NOT DELETE IT. Saving these individual plug-in files to your
desktop is NOT recommended!!!
Windows users:
1
Create a new folder in [
My Documents
] called
Lame MP3 Plugin
.
2
Find the
downloaded .zip file
and open it.
3
Select ALL of the contents and copy them to the Lame MP3 Plugin folder you just
created in [My Documents].
4
Now...
delete
the DOWNLOADED .zip file, which is still on your desktop.
Mac users:
1
Create a new folder in your [
Home
] directory called
Lame MP3 Plugin
.
2
Find the
downloaded .sit or .zip file
and double-click it...this will extract the contents and
create a new file on the desktop with the same name (it should show without the .sit or .zip
extension).
3
Copy or move this new file to the Lame MP3 Plugin folder you just created in your [Home]
directory.
4
Now...
trash
the DOWNLOADED .sit or .zip file, which is still on your desktop.
In Audacity, when you attempt to
Export As MP3…
for the first time after installing the
LAME MP3 Encoder plug-in, you will be asked for the location of the plug-in file. Browse to
the
Lame MP3 Plug in folder
you copied the plug-in file to and select the file.
Subsequently, Audacity will remember the location of this file.
RECORDING 78RPM RECORDS
If you want to record a 78-RPM album, you can record it at 33.3 or 45 RPM and convert it to 78
RPM in the Audacity software! After you have recorded the album, open the
Edit
menu then
click
Select
then click
All
. Next, open the
Effect
menu and choose
Change Speed
. Then
select the speed that you recorded at (33 or 45), as well as the speed you would like it to be (78).
Then press
OK
.
