What is the relation between MUSICAM and MPEG Audio Layer II?
MUSICAM was the name of an audio coding system submitted to MPEG, which became the basis for MPEG Audio Layer I and II. Since the finalisation of MPEG-1 Audio, the original MUSICAM algorithm is not used anymore. The name MUSICAM is however mistakenly still used regularly when MPEG Audio Layer II is meant. This is especially to be avoided because the name MUSICAM is trademarked by different companies in different regions of the world.
