I have finally figured this out. It was actually pretty simple. MediaMonkey says this in it's help search for LAME:
>>Unlimited MP3 encoding - Allows you to encode MP3s in an unlimited fashion (the free version of MediaMonkey includes a time-limited LAME MP3 encoder. If you're so inclined, you can manually replace it with the free LAME encoder, or you can just upgrade to MediaMonkey Gold).
You dont have to upgrade just to get the free LAME encoder. Although i did not find this through multiple searches on this topic, here is whatneeds to be done:
o google LAME and it will get you to LAME sourceforge site
o click on version (i did 3.97). It takes you to the software downloads page. click on "LAME related links". Click on LAME binaries for Windows link. It shows Rarewares.org site reference.
o Download lame_enc.dll from this site.
o goto c:\program files\mediamonkey directory. Rename the LAME_ENC.dll file to somethingelse. Copy the file you grabbed.
o Happy rippin...
o I use the Standard Very High Quality+ format, which is VBR/192kbps. I have read that this is one of the best tradeoff between filesize and bitrate/quality.
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