Exporting MP3 in Linux

[Dai]

Ok folks installed audacity in ubuntu 7.10 and installed lame /usr/lib/libmp3lame.so.0
but when I go to export a sound file to mp3 I see no sign of of any reference to lame or mp3 in the options section is this correct(I don't think so). My version of audacity is 1.3.3.beta not sure if this is the problem or not. Would appreciate some advice on on how to export a sound file as an mp3 in ubuntu gutsy.


Thanks in advance
Dai

[richardash1981]

(Moved to 1.3.x forum as it's about 1.3.3).
If you don't have a File > Export > MP3 option or File > Export As > MP3 option then your audacity package has been compiled with MP3 support disabled. You can verify this by looking at the Information section of the Help > About Audacity dialogue. This is independent of the presence of LAME on the system, and depends on the options when Audacity was compiled. If you have installed a .deb package compiled by someone else, then they must have chosen to disable MP3 support. There isn't a lot you can do about this apart from looking for an alternative package or installing from source.

[pimpaulogy]

I am also having the same issue.

I am a n00b, so I don't know where else to look for the deb package. I installed Audacity through Apt-get.

The MP3 Export Setup portion of the Preferences - File Formats says:
LAME 3.97

but there is no place that I can find to set anything up, nor do I have an option to export as an MP3.


EDIT:

Found it. You have to select to Export. Then change the file type to MP3. Then click the Options to set bit rate and what not. Looks like they added more steps to the process as compared to the previous version. Oh well.

[richardash1981]

You only have to set the options for bitrate once, they are then remembered. The advantage is that you can change them when you export rather than having to remember to go to the preferences beforehand to change them.

[Dai]

here is my video tutorial on exporting an mp3 in Ubuntu 7.10
http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2007 ... rtmp3.html

[lexen]

I am having a different problem. I cannot get libmp3lame.so.0 on my computer. I am using Ubuntu 7.10 and I downloaded lame and lame-extras from synaptic, but when I look for the file it isn't in /usr/lib/ or anywhere else on my computer. When I try the "download" option, it just sits there. Is there any way that someone could post libmp3lame.so.0, or is that breaking some patent law.

Thank you for you help,
Lexen

[richardash1981]

It would be breaking patent rules to post it in the USA, varies elsewhere. It also probably wouldn't help unless it was from another Ubuntu 7.10 installation, because it wouldn't be compiled correctly for your system.

Try Ubuntu help to find out if the file is actually in the lame package and how to install it?

[Dai]

Have you tried downloading direct from the Lame site. I did mine through synaptic using ubuntu

[VEspa]

I using liblame0_3.97-0.0_i386.deb package with GDebi and works fine.
Here's the right package http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/sound/lame
(Ubuntu 7.10 + Audacity)