MP2
Noun
Meaning
MP2
A streamed audio file using MPEG Layer 2
Examples
Mike Cheng eventually left leadership and started working on tooLAME (an MP2 encoder).
The first generation DAB uses the MPEG-1 Audio Layer II (MP2) audio codec which has less efficient compression than newer codecs.
The MPEG-1 Audio Layer II ("MP2") codec was created as part of the EU147 project.
Wustenhagen et al., Subjective Listening Test of Multi-channel Audio Codecs, AES 105th Convention Paper 4813, San Francisco 1998 citation This is one reason that MP2 audio continues to be used extensively.