Exporting to MP3
Hello,
I am wanting to export a file to MP3 but is says I need something called "LAME" Library. I'm a little confused. How do I aquire this?
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Hello,
I am wanting to export a file to MP3 but is says I need something called "LAME" Library. I'm a little confused. How do I aquire this?
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Download Lame from here http://lame.buanzo.org/#lamewindl
Double-click the file to install it.
see:
http://musescore.org/en/node/45211
and:
http://musescore.org/en/node/36111#mp3
In reply to Download Lame from here by Shoichi
Note that MuseScore _requires_ the special "Lame for Audacity" version, the general Lame dll will not work.
In reply to Note that MuseScore by schepers
That is why the handbook mentions that ;-)
In reply to That is why the handbook by Jojo-Schmitz
Right, but the page that Shoichi referenced doesn't make it clear what version of Lame you are really downloading, even though Audacity is mentioned. I would think that pointing someone to the Audacity page would be better.
In reply to Right, but the page that by schepers
I don't think you'd get "LAME for Audacity" from Audacity
Actually they do link to the same place in the end
See http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html…
In reply to Download Lame from here by Shoichi
Thanks so much for the help. Just a note to others trying to download the file who might need a little extra coaching - Read everything on the http://lame.buanzo.org/#lamewindl link. Don't click on the big green or blue buttons. Scroll about 1/2 way down the page until you see:
...
RECOMMENDED Installer Package for Windows: Lame_v3.99.3_for_Windows.exe
(click on the blue file name link)
Notice where the downloaded setup file goes (probably your "download" folder). You can delete that file after the setup is complete. Double click on the "Lame_v3.99.3_for_Windows.exe" file. Click "Run" in the warning menu. Click "Yes" to allow changes. Then follow the instructions in the LAME Setup Wizard. Once installed it should allow Musescore to seamlessly export MP3 files using the Musescore menu.
In reply to Thanks so much for the help… by Hilary-NCCO
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In reply to Thanks so much for the help… by Hilary-NCCO
Not needed, the zip options work too, you only need one file from that, lame_enc.dll, and place this somewhere on your disk, then tell Musescore where it is.
In reply to Thanks so much for the help… by Hilary-NCCO
Hi. I have just read all about it and downloaded & installed the Lame Setup Wizard. And I still don't know how to export MP3 files. Where is it in Musescore menu please?
In reply to Hi. I have just read all… by Tamara T
File/Export
In reply to File/Export by Shoichi
are we talking about Musescore 2 or 1?
In reply to are we talking about… by Tamara T
I think we're talking about the latest version https://musescore.org/en/download
In reply to I think we're talking about… by Shoichi
For some time now I have been trying to export to MP3. The first one of the day often, but not always goes through. That is it takes about 5 sec. and the full score goes through. Not always, however. Some times it is very slow and then just gives up and only 835 bytes (i.e. almost nothing) gets exported. Quite often the MuseScore application just crashes. If one makes a change and then tries to export, it takes and average to about 20 tries to get it to export properly - i.e in about 5 sec. If it doesn't go though quicky it wont export properly. This problem has become worse with latest versions of MuseScore. I have 2.3.2 and am using the latest version of Windows. I have discussed this on another forum of MuseScore but nobody could help. I have two friends who have experienced the same problem , but as they don't write as much as I do, the problem is not serious for them.
Henry
In reply to For some time now I have… by henry coppens
Guess you're talking about https://musescore.org/en/node/272183
In reply to Guess you're talking about… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, I was hoping someone might have found out a bit more about the problem since then.
In reply to are we talking about… by Tamara T
MuseScore 2. For MuseScore 1, it was in File / Save As. Either way, you need to select MP3 as the filetype in the drop down, and it also helps to be sure to specify ".mp3" in the filename you export to (although this is more crucial for some operating systems/versions than others).
But if for some reason you are still on MuseScore 1.x, first step would be to update - the improvements are pretty staggering.
In reply to For 1, it was in File / Save… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks I finally did it for the latest version.
In reply to Download Lame from here by Shoichi
Thank you so much :)
I think that now that the MP3 patent has expired, it would be possible for all open source software to include the encoder within the installer without jeopardizing the GPL license.
In reply to I think that now that the… by fmiyara
Indeed, see #208006: Embed MP3 support by default
In reply to Indeed, see #208006: Embed… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks!