iRecordMusic is not distributed with a copy of LAME, however it is available for free on the Internet, and is easy to install. We do not provide support for the installation of LAME.
For your convenience here is some information that will help you obtain and install LAME.
- LAME Encoder 3.96 (Pre-compiled binary)
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Important This is the recommended method as it makes installation very easy! The LAME executable is available from http://www.thalictrum.com/products.html. Download the disk image, launch the Installer, and after installation iRecordMusic will automatically find the installed copy of LAME (installed in /usr/local/bin/lame).
- iTunes-LAME.app
iTunes-LAME is available from http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13048. Copy the application to your hard disk, and then run it. The LAME executable is stored in the application's Resources directory. iRecordMusic should be able to find it automatically.
- NMP3 Ripper.app
NMP3 Ripper is available from http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13054. Copy the application to your hard disk, and then run it. The LAME executable is stored in the application's Resources directory. iRecordMusic should be able to find it automatically.
If you use Darwin Ports, or Fink, you can install LAME via the package management system. For example, with DarwinPorts:
sudo port install lame
If you have Apple Developer Tools installed on your system, you can install LAME yourself by downloading the source from the LAME project site at http://sourceforge.net/projects/lame. Decompress the archive and in Terminal, enter the following commands to install LAME:
./configure make sudo make install