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'''MusePack''' ('''MPC''') is an audio codec, designed for compression of stereo audio at bitrates of 160-180 kbit/s.
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'''Musepack''' ('''MPC''') is a [[lossy]] [[VBR]] audio codec based on the [[MP2]] codec that aims to [[compress]]/decompress faster than [[mp3]] or [[AAC]] while maintaining high sound quality.
  
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Support for Musepack was added in VLC 0.8.4, and both formats (S7 and S8) have been [[supported]] since 1.1.6 (according to [https://www.musepack.net/index.php?pg=new Musepack: A wake up call and VLC support]).
==Container==
 
{{mux|id=mpc|encoder=n}}
 
The MPC container can only be used for storing data using the MusePack codec.
 
 
 
==Module options==
 
* --mpc-replaygain-type ([[integer]])
 
*: Replay gain type. Musepack can have a title-specific replay gain (volume control) or an album-specific one. Values are:
 
*:* 0: None
 
*:* 1: Title
 
*:* 2: Album (default)
 
  
 
== Source code ==
 
== Source code ==
 
{{file|modules/demux/mpc.c|input demuxer}}
 
{{file|modules/demux/mpc.c|input demuxer}}

Latest revision as of 05:45, 27 March 2019

mpc
This is an audio codec. The name to use at the command line is mpc.
This codec is from the mpc module.

Musepack (MPC) is a lossy VBR audio codec based on the MP2 codec that aims to compress/decompress faster than mp3 or AAC while maintaining high sound quality.

Support for Musepack was added in VLC 0.8.4, and both formats (S7 and S8) have been supported since 1.1.6 (according to Musepack: A wake up call and VLC support).

Source code