Audacity-Install-Notes

Here are some additional notes for installing Audacity Sound Editor. Have fun!
 * Make sure you also install the LAME decoder/encoder so you can save/edit files in the MP3 encoding format. The link to LAME can be found on the Audacity download page. Place the LAME_enc file (copy) into the main Audacity folder (paste.)
 * Open Audacity by double-clicking on the executable in the Audacity folder. Choose Edit-->Preferences and click on the File Formats tab.
 * Look in the MP3 Export Setup area of the screen and click the Find Library button. Audacity presents a message about Audacity needs the LAME encoder to save MP3 files and do you want to look for it . Click on  and if you started Audacity from its folder you will see the LAME_enc sitting right there. Click on it and select Open.
 * You can choose the bit rate (in essence, the sound quality your MP3 audio files will have) to something lower than 128. Lower rate uses less disk space, and transmits faster (smaller file). Choose something lower for voice recordings that will be used for podcasting.
 * You're almost done! Click on the Audio I/O tab (first on the left) and select the Channels drop-down list. Change this from Mono to Stereo for stereo recording.
 * You can also change the directory where temporary Audacity project files are kept, but not changing this won't keep you from using Audacity.