
In Audacity Beta, choose "File > Export", select "MP3 Files" in "Save as type", then export should proceed immediately.

Navigate to "C:\Program Files\Lame for Audacity", select "lame_enc.dll", then click "Open" and "OK".

The first time you choose "File > Export as MP3", Audacity will ask for the location of "lame_enc.dll".Do not change the offered destination location of "C:\Program Files\Lame for Audacity". Follow the "Setup" instructions to install LAME for Audacity.Double-click "Lame v3.98.3 for Audacity on Windows.exe" to launch it (you can safely ignore any warnings that the "publisher could not be verified").Under "For Audacity on Windows", left-click the link "Lame v3.98.3 for Audacity on Windows.exe" and save the file anywhere on your computer.Follow these instructions to use the free LAME encoder to export MP3 files with Audacity. How do I download and install the LAME MP3 encoder?īecause of software patents, we cannot distribute MP3 encoding software ourselves.
