is it possible to record mp3 in iphone sdk?

I know we can record audio and save in document Directory as caf fi开发者_Go百科le.is it possible to save it as MP3 file..can I give file extension as mp3 while saving?bcos I have to send it to server?is it possible without using 3rd party libs like LAME?

See this , this and this. As far as I know there is no straightforward way to record as mp3 in iphone. But these links talks about workarounds. I havent tried any of them, so I can't help there...Hope it leads you to good...:)

And see this too..