Okay, I sorta know where you're at. That's further than 75 mi from here (Redding).

I pretty much do what you do except that I use Wavepad instead of Audacity. Wavepad only does single tracks though. If I don't have anything to do but convert from .wav to mp3, I use dBpoweramp music converter which has Lame. I used to convert at 144 but now I'm using 180. The difference in quality is noticeable to me anyway.

Stan

Cornet Curmudgeon