[Gwc-general] Encoding to MP3 problem, byte swapping occurs

[John C. <jo...@in...>]

I just installed gwc on my work computer and when I go to encode to mp3, 
I see a message in the command line that:
Assuming raw pcm input file : Forcing byte-swapping
As a result the mp3 is garbage, just a loud hiss.
I remember that this started happening long ago at home, and has 
persisted ever since then, persisting through complete reinstalls.  It 
is not dependent on the version of gwc.
I am currently at 0.21.18 at work because 0.21.19 freezes when I try to 
save anything.
At home I think I'm using 0.21.05.
I seem to remember having reported this problem before, and  so far the 
only solution has been to uninstall lame and force an install of lame 
3.97 which I kept from my old Squeeze install (or before).
The newer lames work fine when encoding a .wav from command line but 
from gwc this byte-swapping happens.
Is there something I can do, maybe something I can set in gwc?
I can't believe I'm the only one who has encountered this. Happens 
consistently on three computers (work, home, and laptop). I think it 
started happening on or after Squeeze.  I've gone through Wheezy and now 
at Jessie with the same problem. Installing lame 3.97 seems the only 
solution.  I don't understand.

Thanks,
John Cirillo