LAMEForTranscoding
From SqueezeboxWiki
There are some cases when using SqueezeCenter that you need to limit the bitrate or transcode the audio format to MP3 on the fly. This is commonly needed when using the stream.mp3 interface for external players like Winamp, or to save network bandwidth when streaming over the internet.
This is performed by installing an application called LAME.
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Installing Lame
Windows
- Go to http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-bundle.php
- Download the latest non-beta LAME release (currently 3.97)
- Extract LAME.EXE from the zip archive you download and place it in C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\server\bin
Mac OSX
- Download and install iTunes-LAME from http://blacktree.com/apps/iTunes-LAME/
- iTunes-LAME should go in ~/Library/iTunes/Scripts
Linux
- Installation will vary based on your distribution.
Configuration
Once LAME is installed, go to SlimServer / SqueezeCenter's Settings -> Advanced > File Types and enable the LAME option for each of the file types you need to transcode. Otherwise if you set your player to limit the bitrate but the file type is set to Disabled on the server, it will just skip files it can't transcode.
Related Topics
This topic is also discussed in the AAC article.
