Audio Encoding And Editing
Lame MP3 Encoding
Lame is a command line program.
Lame is one of the most powerful MP3 encoders. It can even be used with programs that normally require an external MP3 encoder. A thread-optimized version provides considerably better performance compared to earlier versions that used Hyperthreading or dual-core processors.
| Software: | Lame (Gilad Raichshtain) |
| Version: | 3.97 |
| Installed size | 500 K + 183 M workload file |
| Benchmark duration: | 2-4 minutes |
Installation
All required files (lame.exe, lame_enc.dll and the wav-files to be encoded) should be saved to the same directory.
Settings
We don't use any special parameters for Lame. If, however, you're determined to get a near-perfect MP3 file, then we recommend the following parameters:
| -b 192 --cbr -m s -q 0 --lowpass 19.5 --add-id3v2 --tn %n --tt "%t" --ta "%a" --tl "%g" --tg "%m" --ty "%y" %s %d |
Benchmarking
The simplest method is to set up a small batch file with the following data content:
| lame.exe -v -V o audio.wavpause>nul |
Lame tells you how long the encoding will take. In order to keep this window open you need to use the pause command.
