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Question #32014 on rhythmbox in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+question/32014

mcarson proposed the following answer:
Are you sure the codecs are in and working properly?  (ie, can you
encode TO mp3 in some other circumstance?)  I was able to listen to mp3s
and the encode to mp3 profile existed when I went to edit preferred
music type profiles, using lame, but it wouldn't appear in the dropdown
for Rhythmbox.  I installed "Ubuntu Restricted extras" in Synaptic and
it's working perfectly now.

"Ubuntu Restricted extras" installed a bunch of codecs, stuff for DVD
playback, MS core fonts, etc.  You may or may not want it all, but you
could check that package for the parts you do want & only install those.

tl;dr version: Just because lame is listed doesn't always mean it's
working.  Installing "Ubuntu Restricted extras" makes a lot of this sort
of problem go away.

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