Configure MP3 Export

How to install LAME

On Windows:

You will find a LAME installer at the LAME section of SoundForge. Select the latest installer, run it and follow the instructions.

On MacOS:

1. run the Terminal app (in Applications > Utilities)
2. type: lame and Enter. If you get something like "LAME 64 bits ..." it means the software is already installed. Jump to step 6.
3. type: brew -v and Enter. If you get something like "Homebrew ...", jump to step 5.
4. type: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" and Enter. The Homebrew installer should run for some time and show it completed successfully
5. Once done, type: brew install lame and Enter. This will run the LAME installation. Once finished, LAME should be installed
6. Close the Terminal window

Check LAME path in SwarShala

Once LAME is installed, you need to make sure SwarShala knows where to find it. For that:

1. run SwarShala
2. go in Compose pane and select Tools > Options
3. switch to the Other Settings tab
4. in the LAME MP3 ENCODER field, type the full path to the encoder or find it using the "..." button. On MacOS, you can leave the default of /usr/local/bin/lame

Now you should be able to export your sequences and also record your Practice sessions as MP3 files!