Audacity

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** Do you have the Audacity? **
If you have a Mac, you have GarageBand, and you should try that. (You can download Audacity for MacOS, but why reinvent the wheel?) For the rest of us, we will download Audacity and the LAME encoder.

 Audacity will NOT encode your work in mp3 form. So, you will need the LAME encoder.
 * To begin, go to the Audacity download page: []
 * Download the stable version. Select your operating system. (If you’re using Vista, you should be OK unless you got a very inexpensive deal with few resources. If you’re not sure, there’s a Vista link that will allow you to check.)
 * On the next screen, click on [|Audacity 1.2.6 installer]. If the download doesn’t start right away, click on the “ direct link ” link. Click “Next,” accept the terms, and then click “Next” and “Install” as prompted. There will probably be 2 security checks.

  Now, you need to introduce the 2 programs to each other:
 * Starting from the last Audacity screen, click the back button until you return to the download page. []
 * Scroll down to the LAME MP3  encoder link, and click it. On the next screen, click the LAME download page link: [|http://lame.buanzo.com.ar]
 * Scroll down to “For Audacity on Windows” and click the link. Click “Run.” Allow when you get the security checks. Click “Next,” “Install,” “Finish” as prompted.


 * Audacity should already be running. Restore it by clicking on the program at the bottom of your screen. (If you did not allow it to start, launch it now.)

> Navigate to the LAME encoder:
 * From the Audacity menu bar, click **Edit**, and then **Preferences**.
 * On the next screen, click the **File Formats** tab and the **Find Library** button. At the bottom of the screen, click **OK**
 * The program will ask you if you want to find the file now. Tell it yes.


 * My Computer > **Program Files** > **Lame for Audacity** > lame_enc.dll
 * Click “**Open**.”

You are finished – let the good times roll!