Software to create mp3 files?

[Jack]

I've got a mic but I need free software to make some mp3 files.
Anyone got any idea?


Thank you...

[Twey]

LAME (http://lame.sourceforge.net/index.php) is Free, open-source and very easy to use. However, I usually find that Vorbis (http://www.vorbis.com/) yields a better quality-to-filesize ratio (and MP3 had licensing issues, last time I checked).

[Jack]

Thanks man... I'll check those out! :)

[techno_race]

Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net) is a good choice when you download the LAME encoder for it.

[Twey]

Audacity is a sound editor, not just an MP3 encoder. It's the LAME libraries it uses that do that.

[techno_race]

Yes, that's the point. He didn't say he already had sound files, he said he had a mic.

[Twey]

Oh, you're right. Sorry.