“MPEG-2 Audio Layer III” is commonly known as “mp3”. It is an encoding format for the digital audio and its first version i.e. MPEG-1 Audio Layer II was launched in the year 1993. But “MPEG-2 Audio Layer III” was initially launched in the year 1995 and its latest edition was launched in the year 1998. It allows a total of 14 bit rates i.e. 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160 Kbit/s.
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“MPEG-2 Audio Layer III” is commonly known as “mp3”. It is an encoding format for the digital audio and its first version i.e. MPEG-1 Audio Layer II was launched in the year 1993. But “MPEG-2 Audio Layer III” was initially launched in the year 1995 and its latest edition was launched in the year 1998. It allows a total of 14 bit rates i.e. 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 144, 160 Kbit/s.
14 bit rates are allowed by MPEG-2 Audio Layer III.