magix used our news submit to tell us that this popular codec is out and ready for your consumption.
|  Features:
- Many improvements in quality in speed over ISO reference software.
- MPEG1,2 and 2.5 layer III encoding.
- CBR (constant bitrate) and two types of variable bitrate, VBR and ABR.
- Encoding engine can be compiled as a shared library (Linux/UNIX), DLL or ACM codec (Windows).
- Free format encoding and decoding
- GPSYCHO: a GPL"d psycho acoustic and noise shaping model.- Powerfull and easy to use presets.
- Quality is comparable to FhG encoding engines and substantially better than most other encoders.
- Fast! Encodes faster than real time on a PII 266 at highest quality mode.
- MP3x: a GTK/X-Window MP3 frame analyzer for both .mp3 and unencoded audio files.
Changes from LAME MP3 Encoder 3.96 b2 to LAME MP3 Encoder 3.96 Final: - new quantization selection mode (used in ABR/CBR)- set sfscale for ABR/CBR up to 160kbps
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From the Free-Codecs website: You can use the LAME executable with RazorLAME interface or you can use the DLL with another software (AudioGrabber, CDEx etc). Some people prefer the combination CDEx or AudioGrebber + LAME DLL. In the archive are included both: exe and DLL. You can go here to find a download. Thanks magix ya done good!
From the reactions below we learn that there is a
bug in this final version that can cause skipping. Check out this forum thread over at Hydrogenaudio. You can go here to get the beta2 version.
Source: Free-Codecs
