Could not open MP3 encoding library! Redux

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Could not open MP3 encoding library! Redux

Post by Clueless in Seattle » Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:05 pm

Hi!

I'm running Audacity 1.3.9 (Unicode) under Windows XP SP3 on a hand-me-down laptop.

I'm trying to use Audacity to export to an MP3 file but keep getting this message:

"Could not open MP3 encoding library!"

I've tried downloading various versions of the lame_enc.dll file and then manually selecting them in Audacity when I attempt the export operation, but to no avail.

I've read numerous messages in these forums from others who over the years who have run into the same problem, but I'm having trouble understanding much of what has been posted. I'm disabled by chronic health problems that have impaired my cognitive skills and I also suffer from intermittent seizures that impair my memory.

I'd be grateful for some help in troubleshooting this problem.

Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"

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Re: Could not open MP3 encoding library! Redux

Post by waxcylinder » Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:56 am

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