Using gstreamer0.8-lame with Sound Juicer

[Antonio]

Mary Gardiner wrote:

>I'm using gstreamer0.8-lame with Sound Juicer to encoded mp3s.
>Unfortunately it sets a really high bitrate (it may actually be
>lossless) resulting in enormous files: 10MB for a file that would usually
>be 3MB with a 196kb bitrate.
>
>There's a thread on the forums about this:
>http://www.ubuntuforums.org/printthread.php?t=957 but noone has figured
>out how to configure gstreamer0.8-lame's bitrate. Does anyone here know
>how to do it?
>
>-Mary
>  
>
Sorry for not answering to your question, but have you considered 
encoding in ogg/vorbis instead that mp3? You have an higher quality and 
more little files:

http://www.vorbis.com/faq.psp

- Antonio