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MP3 → MP2: MPEG Layer II audio

The first audio track is encoded as MP2 at 384 kbit/s. MP2 is not MP3; converting between lossy codecs does not improve quality. Sample rate and channels must be supported by the encoder.

  1. Keep the MP3 source for comparison.
  2. Convert and download the MP2 output after processing.
  3. Check the codec, duration and playback in a compatible application.

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MP3 → MP2: MPEG Layer II audio

  1. Keep the MP3 source for comparison.
  2. Convert and download the MP2 output after processing.
  3. Check the codec, duration and playback in a compatible application.

MP3 to MP2

Upload an MP3 audio file and save it as MP2 for players, messengers, editing, publishing or archiving.



MP3 is the most common music (sound) file format. This format was developed by Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. This format for storing and transmitting music (sound) files in digital form uses signal compression technology. That is why, unlike the previously widespread WAV format, MP3 files (full name - MPEG Audio Layer-3) are much smaller in size, and their sound quality is much higher. The MP3 format was one of the first and most successful sound compression methods. One of the important characteristics of this process is the degree of compression, that is, how much data is transferred per unit of time. Standard MP3 encoding is from 64 to 320 kb / s.

MP2 is an extension of compressed MPEG Layer II audio files. This type of file is still the standard format for digital television and radio. However, most users prefer the MP3 format. The MP2 file is compatible with most portable audio players. We emphasize that for certain devices it is necessary to convert MP2 files to MP3 format. Note that MP2 files are not identical to MPEG-2 video files. Typically, an MPEG-2 video file is used as an MPG extension. In some cases, MP2 files are called musicam files, which cannot be considered correct. In the 80s of the last century, specialists developed many versions of MP files. It was then that the developers of the International Standardization Organization Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) were engaged in new standards for digital encoding of audio and video data. Part of the initial release of the MP1 files were 3 separate layers of the audio file. In the 90s, they developed the MP2 format. To this day, this format is used for digital television and radio broadcasting. Due to its broad support for MPEG-1, MP2 files can be played, saved, converted and edited by a multitude of multimedia players and audio editors on a wide variety of platforms and operating systems.

Supported formats

This converter shows the accepted source formats and the result format.

Input files
MP2 MP3 MPGA OGA OGG WMA VOC FLAC WAV OPUS MPC 3GA MKA KAR MMF M4A M4P M4R AMR MID MIDI AAC AC3 APE AIF AIFF RA RM CAF EAC3 WEBA IMY MXMF OTA RTTTL RTX XMF AWB
Result
MP2

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