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<H1><FONT FACE="Helvetica">Some command line examples</FONT></H1>
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<LI> Fixed bit rate 128kbps encoding:<br>
<kbd>lame sample.wav sample.mp3</kbd><br>
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<LI> Fixed bit rate jstereo 128kbps encoding, high quality (recommended):<br>
<kbd>lame -h sample.wav sample.mp3</kbd><br>
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<LI> Average bit rate 112kbps encoding:<br>
<kbd>lame --abr 112 sample.wav sample.mp3</kbd><br>
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<LI>Fast encode, low quality (no psycho-acoustics):<br>
<kbd>lame -f sample.wav sample.mp3<br>
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<LI>Variable bitrate (use -V n to adjust quality/filesize):<br>
<kbd>lame -h -V 6 sample.wav sample.mp3<br>
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<LI>Streaming mono 22.05 kHz raw pcm, 24 kbps output:<br>
<kbd>cat inputfile | lame -r -m m -b 24 -s 22.05 -- > output<br>
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<LI>Streaming mono 44.1 kHz raw pcm, with downsampling to 22.05 kHz:<br>
<kbd>cat inputfile | lame -r -m m -b 24 --resample 22.05 -- > output</kbd></LI>
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