Musepack
Sign in to saveAlso known as Musepack Audio, .mpc, .mp+, .mpp, MPC
Musepack or MPC is an open source lossy audio codec, specifically optimized for transparent compression of stereo audio at bitrates of 160–180 (manual set allows bitrates up to 320) kbit/s. It was formerly known as MPEGplus, MPEG+ or MP+.
Key facts
- File format.name
- Musepack (formerly MPEGplus, MPEG+, MP+)
- File format.extension
- .mpc, .mp+, .mpp
- File format.mime
- audio/x-musepackaudio/musepack
- File format.magic
- MPCK, MP+
- File format.latest release version
- r475 (SV8)
- File format.type
- Lossy audio
- File format.contained by
- MKA/MKV, NUT
- File format.extended from
- MP2
- File format.open
- Yes
- File format.free
- Yes
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Official website
Musepack
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- musepack.net
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- file extension
- mp
- media type
- audio/musepack
- source code repository URL
- www.musepack.net/index.php?pg=src
- described at URL
- trac.musepack.net/musepack/wiki/SV8Specification
- inception
- 1997-00-00
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6 sectionsContents
- Technical details
- Features
- Test results
- Hardware and software support
- References
- External links
Musepack or MPC is an open source lossy audio codec, specifically optimized for transparent compression of stereo audio at bitrates of 160–180 (manual set allows bitrates up to 320) kbit/s. It was formerly known as MPEGplus, MPEG+ or MP+.
Development of MPC was initiated in 1997 by Andree Buschmann and later assumed by Frank Klemm, and as of 2004 is maintained by the Musepack Development Team (MDT) with assistance from Buschmann and Klemm. Encoders and decoders are available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, and plugins for several third-party media players available from the Musepack website, licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) or BSD licenses, and an extensive list of programs supporting the format.