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LAME is a high quality MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder licensed under the
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It is developed as an educational tool to be used in learning about MP3
encoding. The goal of the LAME project is to use the open source model to
improve the psycho acoustics, noise shaping and speed of MP3.
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LAME is not for everyone - it is distributed as source code only and requires
the ability to use a C compiler. However, many popular ripping and encoding
programs include the LAME encoding engine, see: <a class="markedlink" href="links.html">Software
which uses LAME</a>.
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<p> Using the LAME encoding engine (or other mp3 encoding technology) in your
software may require a <a href="links.html#Patents">patent license</a> in some
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