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This article is from the MPEG FAQ, by Frank Gadegast phade@cs.tu-berlin.de with numerous contributions by others.

35 What are the main differences between the three Layers, from a global view? (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))

From Layer-1 to Layer-3,
complexity increases (mainly true for the encoder),
overall codec delay increases, and
performance increases (sound quality per bitrate).

 

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