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On 13/05/12 22:48, Ivan K wrote:
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> Sox works with the .ogg format fine but when trying to

> convert to an .mp3 file I get the message:

>

>     /usr/local/sox-14.3.1/src/.libs/lt-sox FAIL formats: no handler for file extension `mp3'

>

> I realize that the mp3 format is proprietary, but I have the

> libmp3lame library installed which allows audacity to work with

> mp3 files.  Is there any way that sox can be configured with this

> library to work with mp3?

Just for completeness, yes it can, but you have to recompile it [1]

(This is not really that hard e.g. on Debian).

But as already suggested you might be happier to use a specific sox

encoder such as lame. Also that way your script will be more portable.
Lorenzo.
[1] See http://sox.sourceforge.net/soxformat.html (scroll to .mp3)

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