# Is there a good free MP2 ---\> MP3 converter?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-free-mp2-mp3-converter/117194>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 3, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-free-mp2-mp3-converter/117194 "2002-07-03T14:31:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-free-mp2-mp3-converter/117194/1 "2002-07-03T14:31:31Z")

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The excellent soundtrack to one of my computer games is in MP2 format, which I’d love to listen to separately, but Winamp apparently isn’t able to play it. Is there a converter available that can convert MP2 files to MP3? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2002, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-free-mp2-mp3-converter/117194/2 "2002-07-03T15:10:57Z")

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Winamp **should** play MP2 files just fine, if your Winamp version is newer than 2.22, according to [this](http://www.winamp.com/download/faq/index.jhtml?filenumber=140&language=english&layout=normal&prevlayout=normal).

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**Author:** ![mazzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mazzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazzer)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-free-mp2-mp3-converter/117194/3 "2002-07-03T15:18:32Z")

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It’s possible that your game slapped an .mp2 entension of files of another variety.

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**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2002, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-free-mp2-mp3-converter/117194/4 "2002-07-03T16:41:16Z")

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I have Winamp 2.8, but only the [Lite](http://www.winamp.com/download/) version. Maybe the others include an MP2 feature?

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**Author:** ![mazzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mazzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazzer)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-free-mp2-mp3-converter/117194/5 "2002-07-03T19:57:23Z")

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Give [EncSpot](http://www.guerillasoft.com/EncSpot2/) a crack at it, see what it comes up with.

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**Author:** ![mazzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@mazzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazzer)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2002, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-free-mp2-mp3-converter/117194/6 "2002-07-03T19:58:36Z")

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BTW, Winamp 2.8 Lite should play .mp2s fine.