Audacity Forum

You need to configure the MP3 encoder options for LAME to reduce the bitrate. Unfortunately I don't have Audacity on this machine to tell you the exact menu options, but I think it's under "Configure". Ideally you would not only reduce the bit rate, but also enable Variable Bit Rate (VBR) encoding, ...

I have been ripping my CDs to MP3 at approx 256k, Variable Bitrate (VBR). I have installed Audacity and the LAME encoder (lame_enc.dll) in order to edit my MP3s, Initially just for removing silent pauses etc. Basic encoding from Audacity works fine, and i've found out how to set the bitrate on MP3 e...