[Csnd] Generate mp3 from command line

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Hello everybody,

I'm grateful that we are now able to generate mp3 files from Csound.
I'm wondering if it's possible to do so from the command line like
with other audio formats and I'm just missing it or if not, if it's
something being worked on?

I have a specific need for this in my workflow where I generate and
compile Csound files using other software I've written and specifying
the audio file type from the command line makes my life a lot easier.

Thanks,
David Bellows

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This is actually dependent on libsndfile, which now supports mp3 files. So if you are running the latest released
Csound on Mac or Windows, you can just use the flag --mpeg to select mp3 output. By default, constant bit rate
is used, but if you want variable bit rate, you can add --vbr to enable it.

On other platforms, it will depend on the version of libsndfile installed in the system.

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Thanks, vlz, that's what I was hoping for. Now I just need to get a
newer version of Csound for Linux.