Additional Information
LAME is a high quality MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder
| Version | LAME MP3 Encoder 3.100 (64-bit) |
| Requirements |
Windows XP64/Vista64/Windows 7 64 |
| Updated | June 25, 2023 |
| Author | The LAME Project |
| Category | MP3 and Audio |
| License | Open Source |
| Language | English |
| Download | 107 |
Overview
LAME MP3 Encoder 64-bit is an open-source audio encoder for Windows PC. The encoder is not a graphical application that you can double-click, but a command-line tool, usable from the Terminal application (which lives in the utility folder inside the Applications folder) or other graphical applications.
Features and Highlights
Features and Highlights
- Many improvements in quality in speed over ISO reference software. See history.
- MPEG1,2 and 2.5 layers III encoding.
- CBR (constant bitrate) and two types of variable bitrate, VBR and ABR.
- The encoding engine can be compiled as a shared library (Linux/UNIX), DLL, Directshow filter, or ACM codec (Windows).
- Free-format encoding and decoding.
- GPSYCHO: a GPL'd psycho acoustic and noise shaping model.
- Powerful and easy to use presets.
- Quality better than all other encoders at most bitrates.
- Fast! Encodes faster than real-time on a PII 266 at the highest quality mode.
- MP3x: a GTK/X-Window MP3 frame analyzer for both .mp3 and unencoded audio files.
Note: The download is a compiled LAME MP3 binary (not a source code).
