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Thanks to to you all. I had indeed mistakenly downloaded the lame zip instead of the FFmpeg zip file. Once I had downloaded the correct one and pointed Audacity at it, bingo, my recording works perfectly.

Thanks again for the wake-up!

Yes, I was left-clicking on the exe file. I just resolved the issue. I had to download the ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe to another computer, copy it to a thumb drive, copy it to the PC that said the setup files were corrupted and then it executed without any issues. Thanks for ...

... so your downloaded version is either damaged, or the wrong file. When you download "ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe", ensure that you left click on the link to download.

Here's the result I got for SHA-256:

231122905d520e17391f62c9d5421b352c605e35e6c5675eec0bcc9fc0d760e2 (see screenshot)

Definitely not the same.

Would you mind downloading a copy of the exe file and see if you get the expected value or the one I got?

... is corrupted as no one else has reported the issue. I agree that it's unlikely, but best to check. Use this web page to analyze your copy of the "ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe" file: https://md5file.com/calculator The "SHA256" result should be: abf3eee0c2556f6efa0d4446df7244778a61d6c3c339a4ecabaccdd85568e4e8

... now, the *first* download is for Lame, which you don't need (maybe someone should tell buanzo!) I have asked Buanzo to update his site so that a) FFmpeg comes first b) LAME is marked as "Legacy - LAME built in to current Audacity" Peter.

Hello, I've been trying to install the ffmpeg codec for my Windows 10 machine without success. First, I clicked the ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe found at https://lame.buanzo.org/#lamewindl and it downloads to my computer. I then click the ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe ...

... site just now, the *first* download is for Lame, which you don't need (maybe someone should tell buanzo!) You need to download the second file, FFmpeg 2.2.2, either the ZIP or the EXE should work. I hope this helps. :D

Try removing all versions of FFmpeg from your computer. Then get the "ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe" file from here: https://lame.buanzo.org/#lamewindl Save the file anywhere convenient. Double click on the downloaded "ffmpeg-win-2.2.2.exe" file ...

... the Audacity plug-ins folder, exited Audacity and then re-started it. I went to Preferences - Libraries and clicked on the Locate button next to "FFmpeg Library:", navigated to the file lame_enc.dll, and clicked open, then OK and Audacity didn't do anything notable. It still said "FFmpeg Library ...