Lame Front-End is a graphical interface for MP3 decoder/encoder.

Lame Front-End is a graphical interface for the popular and very fast MP3 encoder and decoder - LAME. It offers easy access to all LAME parameters without the need for command line usage.

The program offers a simple mode (for beginners), which was designed according to the LAME authors guidelines (http://lame.sourceforge.net/lame_ui_example.php), and an advanced mode which reveals additional expert options.

Lame Front-End can work in batch mode, so it can be used by external applications to encoding/decoding files, e.g. by Exact Audio Copy, CDex.

Here are some key features of "Lame Front End":

￭ Converting WAV, PCM, AIFF, RAW files to MP3 (encoding).
￭ Converting MP3, MP2, MP1 files to WAV (decoding).
￭ Two modes: Simple for beginners, Expert for advanced users.
￭ Saving ID3v2 tags in the MP3 files.
￭ Integration with the Windows Explorer. Program adds a command Open with Lame Front-End to the context menu for supported files.
￭ Saving and loading LAME parameters.
￭ Small, easy to use and don't need any installation.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· New version of the LAME encoder (3.98.2), support for XP visual styles, small source code modification & bug fixes.