• Registered: 2010-02-15
  • Posts: 46

Topic: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

Hi there

After having some trouble with rhythmbox not converting my flac-music-files to mp3 while dragging them onto my portable music player, I googled around and finally got it to work. What I was not used to is to not have the Lame-Encoder installed by default.

How you should get it working:

  1. Add "deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free" or "deb ftp://ftp.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free" to /etc/apt/sources.list

  2. Download and install the debian-multimedia-keyring from here

  3. Update database: "sudo apt-get update"

  4. Install the lame-gstreamer-plugin with "sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-lame"

And you're done!

Last edited by elumbella (2010-03-28 14:32:18)

  • From: The Netherlands
  • Registered: 2010-10-13
  • Posts: 76

Re: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

This didn't work for me sad
I seriously need to encode some of my own tracks (which are in .wav) to .mp3
I followed your steps and I just double checked...I do have gstreamer...can't seem to find the specific lame lib tho sad

  • Registered: 2009-08-05
  • Posts: 69

Re: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

cc_INC wrote:

This didn't work for me sad
I seriously need to encode some of my own tracks (which are in .wav) to .mp3
I followed your steps and I just double checked...I do have gstreamer...can't seem to find the specific lame lib tho sad

sudo apt-get install lame

or

http://www.debian-multimedia.org/dists/ … e/lame.php

Last edited by kukibird1 (2011-01-17 22:09:13)

  • From: The Netherlands
  • Registered: 2010-10-13
  • Posts: 76

Re: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

Thanks for the help...but
When I do sudo apt-get it tells me that I already have the latest version of lame installed...
So why can't my soundconverter find it...why can't any of my sound apps find it for that matter...where is it? sad
Sorry to be such a pain in the beezwax...

  • Registered: 2009-08-05
  • Posts: 69

Re: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

cc_INC wrote:

Thanks for the help...but
When I do sudo apt-get it tells me that I already have the latest version of lame installed...
So why can't my soundconverter find it...why can't any of my sound apps find it for that matter...where is it? sad
Sorry to be such a pain in the beezwax...

dpkg -L lame
/.
/usr
/usr/bin
/usr/bin/lame
/usr/share
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/lame
/usr/share/doc/lame/TODO.gz
/usr/share/doc/lame/changelog.gz
/usr/share/doc/lame/USAGE.gz
/usr/share/doc/lame/copyright
/usr/share/doc/lame/README
/usr/share/doc/lame/html
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/id3.html
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/switchs.html
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/modes.html
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/history.html
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/basic.html
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/node6.html
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/contributors.html
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/lame.css
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/index.html
/usr/share/doc/lame/html/examples.html
/usr/share/doc/lame/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/man
/usr/share/man/man1
/usr/share/man/man1/lame.1.gz
/usr/share/doc-base
/usr/share/doc-base/lame

Check the options menu of your sound apps and see if there is a option to point to the lame encoder location.

  • From: The Netherlands
  • Registered: 2010-10-13
  • Posts: 76

Re: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

It took me a while to....BUT
I got it! Thanks for the help guys!! Very much appreciated.!!!!!!!

  • From: metaverse
  • Registered: 2011-01-14
  • Posts: 352

Re: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

this doesn't work for me, the package 'lame-gstreamer-plugin' does not exist after updating my repos.

There is 'gstreamer0.10-lame' though, but still no luck.

When I try encode a WAV, I get this:

╓ /tmp/m/LukHash 
╙ lame 01_-_PRELUDE.wav 
Unsupported data format: 0x0003

When I try sox on an OGG, this happens:

╓ /tmp/m/LukHash 
╙ sox 01_-_PRELUDE.ogg 01_-_PRELUDE.mp3
sox FAIL formats: no handler for file extension `mp3'

I use WAV the first time as Vorbis is deprecated in lame now.
any thoughts?

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  • From: Dusk Till Dawn
  • Registered: 2009-07-02
  • Posts: 4,507

Re: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

Hi,

maybe you need libsox-fmt-mp3 from the repos?

Let's all get forked.
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  • Registered: 2008-11-29
  • Posts: 8,647

Re: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

@kbmonkey - you need to read carefully. The OP says:

Install the lame-gstreamer-plugin with "sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.10-lame"

Also if you are having trouble with encoding, I highly suggest you make a new thread instead of posting here.

Note: ** Please read before posting **

BTW if you wish to contact me, send me an e-mail instead of a PM.
  • From: metaverse
  • Registered: 2011-01-14
  • Posts: 352

Re: HOWTO: Install Lame-mp3-encoder in Statler

sure thing @anonymous. Oh and I did read that carefully first time wink

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