Audacity The first time you try to export a recorded file as MP3, you will need to tell Audacity

how to encode the file by using the encoder lame. File, Export as MP3

File name: Name_the_file. Click Save. Click Yes to locate the encoding file

Click My Computer, Local Disk C: Open, Program Files, Lame folder, Open.

Click on the Lame_enc_dll file. Open.

This box should appear. Click OK (no need to fill in any info) It will ask if you want to save the Audacity file (aup). You only need to save the original Audacity file if you want to go back and edit the original recording tracks before they were mixed.