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“MP3 is dead” missed the real, much better story. MP3 is supported by everything, everywhere, and is now patent-free. (marco.org)
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[-] TwinHaelix@reddthat.com 37 points 8 months ago

Maybe apps will finally feel free to bundle LAME instead of forcing you to download it externally!

[-] syzizeky@lemmy.ml 12 points 8 months ago

I downloaded Audacity on a friends Windows PC yesterday, and it allowed me to export MP3 without asking for any other steps!

From Audacity's website:

FAQ:Installing the LAME MP3 Encoder

The software patent on LAME encoding library has expired, so now the LAME library for MP3 export is built-in with Audacity for Windows and Mac. Linux users will still need to download and install the free and recommended LAME third-party encoder to export MP3 files from Audacity.

Linux users should use the following instructions to download and install the free and recommended LAME third-party encoder to export MP3 files with Audacity.

Windows: LAME is now built-in with Audacity for Windows.

Mac: LAME is now built-in with Audacity for Mac.

Linux/Unix: See the LAME installation section on Installing and updating Audacity on Linux.

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