Software Update: LAME 3.96.1

The name of the program LAME stood for LAME Ain’t an Mp3 Encoder but has been able to produce nice sounding files with that extension for a long time. The development team continues steadily with the further development of this program. Version 3.96.1 was recently released with the following release notes:

The 3.96.1 release is a maintenance release over 3.96. This one is fixing an occasional crash when using the newer vbr code, as for example used in “–preset fast standard”.

LAME 3.96.1:

• Robert Hegemann:
  • fixed a crash in new vbr mode
• Gabriel Bouvigne:
  • some fixes in ACM codec
  • fixed block size selection for mid and side channels

[break]The download below refers to the source which can be compiled on most operating systems. For the users with Windows state this binary already finished.