Exporting MP3

I hope most of you were able to figure out Audacity. I thought it was going to be any easy fix to record that little part in my script and copy paste the wave section into my current program. I was wrong. I had to rerecord the whole thing. This time I pushed the shot gun microphone all the way up (It's also called a boom microphone), so it was super sensitive when recording into the my DP-portable mixer....but at least all the sound is good, wasn't too hard to edit. Just a lot of pushing the space bar and pressing the delete key! LOL If you all don't know the keyboard shortcuts for a lot of those editing commands and want to know, it makes your life a lot easier. I just know since I was a production major and most of the programs work the same...anyway, I know I'm sounding proud here. I'm really not that proud of a person if you talk to me LOL...Anyway....
I know some of you have been having difficulty exporting MP3 format. It's a little tricky because it gets a little manual to actually find the .dll file the Lame installation created (hopefully you all downloaded and installed the correct Lame executable program from off the internet) Here's the Url to go to for downloading the correct Lame installer http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/
Alright. After you download and install the Lame program you go into Audacity. I'll make it easier by creating a step-by-step instructions

1 - Go into Audacity (or load your audio file into audacity)
2 - Go to File
- Export as MP3
3 - Name your file
- Click Save
This is where it gets a little manual. A popup Window shows called "Export MP3". At the bottom before the buttons it asks if you would like to locate the .dll file.
4 - Click Yes
Another Window pops up
5 - in section "look in:" at the top of that window it says "My Documents"
- Click the down arrow or just click on "My Documents" and a pull down menu will show
6 - Go down to "Local Disk (C:)" and click on it.
7 - Double Click on "Program Files" if you have a 64-bit system (most shouldn't) it'll say "Program Files (x86)"
8 - Double click on "Lame for Audacity"
9 - It's the only .dll file in this folder, just click on the file
10 - click "Open"
Another wonderful windows pops up! I wouldn't worry about this window too much, just make sure the second option above is bulleted saying "ID3v2 (more flexible)" This will allow Erin to edit our MP3s "more flexibly" ! LOL
11 - Click "OK"
Watch the magic happen!
There you have it! That's all there is to it folks. Damn Windows for making our lives so difficulting...should have gotten a Mac. LOL...I don't think that would have been any easier! It's like BSD-Unix system very sugar coated!