dBpoweramp Codec Central: mp2
 
Requirements

Windows 98 or newer, dBpoweramp R12 Reference or newer required.

Download

BWF mp2 & mp2 Release 6   (requires dBpoweramp Reference) 
503 KB

or

tooLame mp2 Release 3   440KB

Description


MP2 is a lossy audio codec, meaning that audio quality is lost during encoding. It has found its place in professional broadcast applications as well as VCD video CDs. Using a higher bitrate will minimize the effects of the compression, the higher the bitrate the better the quality. 256kbps is generally accepted as a bitrate at which the quality is "good" and is used for many broadcast applications. 384kbps is considered to be "high quality" and is also used for broadcast and audio archiving applications. Video CDs use a bitrate of 224kbps.


Decodes   .mp2      Encodes   .mp2

In addition BWF mp2 is supported.