Apply Chain Error (lame_enc.dll cannot be found)

[TheAngryPenguin]

I have a very simple chain the does the following:

• StereoToMono
  Normalize
  Leveller
  Normalize
  ExportWav

Nowhere in the chain am I asking to export the file(s) as MP3, and yet it won't run because it "needs the file lame_end.dll to create MP3s." I've even removed the ExportWav step, and yet it still errors out with this message. What gives? I am definitely able to run these steps manually without being prompted for the location of LAM3's dll.

[steve]

I've just tried this and it worked as expected.

Are you applying the chain to the current project or applying to files?
If applying to files, what sort of files?
Exactly which version of Audacity do you have (look in "Help menu > About Audacity")
Have you tried setting up a new chain from scratch with the same commands?
What settings do you have for Normalize and Leveller?

[TheAngryPenguin]

I've just tried this and it worked as expected.

Are you applying the chain to the current project or applying to files?
If applying to files, what sort of files?
Exactly which version of Audacity do you have (look in "Help menu > About Audacity")
Have you tried setting up a new chain from scratch with the same commands?
What settings do you have for Normalize and Leveller?

I am applying the chain to 16bit, 44100 Hz wave files using 1.3.12-beta (Unicode). The chain was created from scratch, and the settings for Normalize and Leveller are default. I was able to get a little bit further by downloading lame_enc.dll and making Audacity aware of its path, but even with the ExportWav step, approximately 50% of the 'cleaned' files are MP3, while the other are WAV; and those that are wave files are not saved using the last exported settings for Header and Encoder.

[steve]

It sounds like the chain has got corrupted somehow.

Lame is not required for exporting WAV files, it is only required for exporting MP3 files.

The "defaults" when you add an effect to a chain are not fixed values. Most chain effects will default to whatever value was last used. For example, if you Normalize a track to -6 dB, then later you open "Edit Chains" and insert "Normalize", the default Normalize level will be -6 dB.

I suggest that you delete the chain, then restart Audacity.
After that, create a new chain and test it (taking care that there is not already a "cleaned" folder that might confuse the issue).