Convert YouTube Video or Music to MP2 – Easy Steps

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Convert YouTube Video or Music to MP2 – Easy Steps

18 August 2023 Amanda J. Brook Senior Product Manager

Last update by James Smith at 8 November 2026

Summary
Learn how to easily convert YouTube videos and music to MP2 format and edit MP2 files. Discover different methods in this comprehensive guide.

Table of contents

I. About MP2

II. Method to directly download YouTube video/music to MP2 format

1. Renee Audio Tools
2. Renee Audio Recorder Pro software
3. ytmp2 online conversion tool

III. Methods to Convert Downloaded YouTube Videos/Music to MP2 Format

1. FFmpeg
2. Online Audio Converter
3. Convertio online conversion tool

IV. How to edit MP2 files or make music videos

1. Edit MP2 audio files
2. Make a music video

I. About MP2

What is MP2 format

MP2 is the abbreviation of MPEG-1 Layer II, it is a lossy compressed audio format, the file extension is “.mp2″. For those in the broadcast television industry, the MP2 format is very common, and it is mainly used in the standardization of digital audio and video encoding for digital broadcasting and digital TV broadcasting (DAB, DMB, DVB). MP2 has less data compression than the popular MP3 format, resulting in larger audio files, but MP2 files are more compressed than MP1.

advantage:MP2 is still the dominant format in the broadcast TV industry because of its higher error tolerance and better sound quality when the rate is 256kbps or above.

shortcoming:The MP2 file format does not have a high support rate on common audio players, so it may be necessary to convert the audio format to play music on some music players.

Nowadays, there are more and more video websites and music websites on the Internet, and the content on the websites is also various. People can browse various video and music contents only through simple operations. Among all video sites, the most popular video site is YouTube. The YouTube video website can provide a lot of content about movies, music, sports, games, etc., which can provide you with a lot of creative inspiration, especially when editing videos. If you want to save YouTube content in MP2 format for playback on certain devices, then you must use a converter to change YouTube videos to MP2 format. Below we will introduce multiple solutions for converting YouTube videos to MP2.

II. Method to directly download YouTube video/music to MP2 format

To save the video/music on YouTube, the most direct way is to operate through recording software. The recording software is not subject to download restrictions, as long as the video or music can be played normally, the audio can be directly extracted and saved to the computer. Some recording software can set MP2 as the audio recording format before recording, but some may need to convert the format again. In addition to using recording software, users can also use online websites to directly extract the sound from YouTube videos. The following will recommend some online website converters and their conversion methods.

1. Renee Audio Tools

To convert YouTube videos or music to MP2 format, you can try Renee Audio Tools. In this software, it has recording function and audio editing function. You can use the recording tool to extract the audio file of YouTube video/music, and then convert it to the format.

Renee Audio Tools is a multi-functional audio editing software. As long as you download it, you can have “audio conversion tool”, “audio recording tool”, “audio editing tool”, “CD burning tool” at the same time. The software can simultaneously realize various audio editing needs. The software supports all mainstream audio formats, and the conversion is fast without waiting. Compared with online conversion methods, using Renee Audio Tools will be safer and prevent privacy leaks. Renee Audio Tools is a free audio editing software, you can use it to quickly convert music on YouTube to MP2, and the operation is easy to understand, with high security, and you don’t have to worry about malicious ads popping up.

Professional Audio Editor – Renee Audio Tools

CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in MP3, ACC, FLAC and APE formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing and volume adjustment, are available.

ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.

RecorderRecord computer sounds from streaming media and microphone at the same time and output into multiple audio formats.

JoinerMerge music files into one regardless the original file formats. The output format and quality can be set, too.

CD BurnerBurn multiple music files into CD, DVD and also make APE or BIN image file.

Compatible with: Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP (32bit/64bit)

CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in diffrent formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing, are available.

ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.

RecorderRecord computer sounds from streaming media and microphone at the same time and output into multiple audio formats.

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The specific operation steps are as follows:

① After successful installation, open Renee Audio Tools and select Recorder.

② Select computer sound, output format and output location, then open YouTube, find the music video to be recorded, press the Record button and play the video. After waiting for the music video to finish playing, click the Stop button to save the recorded music file. The default recording audio format of this software is MP3, so the format needs to be converted after the recording is completed.

click to extract audios from a youtube video in renee audio recorder pro

③ Then return to the main interface, click Conversion > Add Files, and import the MP3 file just saved locally. Then select the output format as MP2, the output file location, and finally click Start.

2. Renee Audio Recorder Pro software

To get video/music on YouTube and convert to MP2 format, you can directly use recording software to record simultaneously while listening to music. Renee Audio Recorder Pro is a powerful recording software. It supports to directly save the recorded audio in various common formats such as MP2, WAV, MP3, AAC, M4A, FLAC, etc. In addition, when recording YouTube, you can also record the sound of the microphone simultaneously and adjust the recording quality. If you don’t have free time, you can also specify an automatic recording schedule to automatically start and end recording YouTube videos.

The specific operation steps are as follows:

① Install and open Renee Audio Recorder Pro software. Select PC sounds at the sound source, select the output format as MP2 format and select the output file location.

click to record audios in renee recorder pro

② After the selection is completed, open and play the YouTube video/music on the browser, and then click Record on the software.

③ After the recording is complete, click Stop, and then save the audio. In addition to the conventional methods mentioned above, Renee Audio Recorder Pro also supports the automatic recording function, click Automatic recording on the software interface. You can choose the time and end time of automatic recording, and you can even directly input the YouTube video in Open URL, automatically record the audio of the video.

enable the auto record plan in renee audio recorder pro to record voa

3. ytmp2 online conversion tool

ytmp2 is a free online conversion tool that you can use without installing software. It can help you convert any YouTube video to MP2, MP3, MP4 format and it is free to download. Although this online conversion tool is very convenient without downloading, you need to wait for a long time when converting videos that are too long.

Online conversion link: https://converttomp2.com/

The specific operation steps are as follows:

① Open the conversion link on the browser, and copy the URL of the YouTube video/music into the converter.

② Select the MP2 format you want to convert, and click the CONVERT button. After the conversion is complete, you can click the download button to download the video.

III. Methods to Convert Downloaded YouTube Videos/Music to MP2 Format

If you have already downloaded YouTube videos or music to your computer, but you don’t know which tool to use for format conversion, then you can read on. The following will introduce a professional multimedia conversion tool to help you quickly convert video or audio files into MP2 format.

TipsIf you don’t know how to download YouTube videos/music, you can click here to view detailed step-by-step instructions.

1. FFmpeg

FFmpeg is a free and open source multimedia framework that supports a variety of audio/video formats and enables free conversion between various audio files. The conversion method of FFmpeg is carried out through the command line. For novices who are not familiar with the command line, it is not recommended to use it. You can refer to other conversion methods.

Input format: MP3, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC, M4A, M4R, AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, M2TS, M4V and other audio/video formats.

Output audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC, M4A, M4B, M4R, MKA, MP2, OGG, RA, VOC, WAV, WMA.

The specific operation steps are as follows:

① After downloading FFmpeg to the computer, press and hold the Windows and R key on the keyboard at the same time, enter cmd in the run box, and click OK.

② If you need to convert multimedia files to MP2 format, just enter the command in the command prompt window C:WindowsSystem32ffmpeg.exe –i D:MP3006.mp3 D:111.mp2, and press Enter to run, the video can be successfully converted to the MP2 audio format you need.

Note: (D:MP3006.mp3) is the location and name of the video file you need to convert, (D:111.mp2) is the path, name and format of the converted output file.

2. Online Audio Converter

Online Audio Converter is a free online audio conversion tool, through which you can quickly convert various audio files. In addition to converting between various audio formats, the tool also supports extracting audio from video files and converting video files to audio formats. During the conversion process, you can set the output audio quality, bitrate, frequency, number of tracks, apply reverse or fade in and out effects, etc. Online Audio Converter supports batch conversion of multiple files and saves them in ZIP format for easy download.

Input format: MP3, M4A, AAC, AC3, WAV, APE, FLAC, WMA, MKA, OGG, AIFF, AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, M4V and other audio/video formats.

Output audio formats: mp3, wav, m4a, flac, ogg, amr, mp2 and m4r.

Online conversion link: https://online-audio-converter.com

The specific operation steps are as follows:

① After opening the webpage in the browser, you can select the desired website language in the lower right corner. Then click Open Files to upload the file to be converted.

② After the file is uploaded successfully, click More Formats > mp2. Then select the output audio quality, and you can click Advanced Settings and Edit Track Info to further edit the audio. Finally, click Convert and wait for the conversion to be successful before downloading the file to your computer.

convert to mp2 on online audio converter

3. Convertio online conversion tool

Convertio online conversion tool helps you convert downloaded YouTube videos to MP2 or other audio formats. It supports conversion between more than 300 different file formats. The operation of this online converter is simple and the conversion speed is fast. Convertio supports simultaneous conversion of single video files or multiple video files.

Online conversion link: https://convertio.co/en/mp2-converter/

The specific operation steps are as follows:

① Open the Convertio online conversion link on the browser, then click Choose files to upload the YouTube video/music to be converted. Of course, you can also import YouTube videos from Dropbox and Google drive.

② If you need to upload more files, please click Add more files. After uploading, click the Convert button to start converting the file. After the conversion is complete, click Download to download the MP2 file to your computer.

IV. How to edit MP2 files or make music videos

Through the various methods introduced above, I believe you already know how to convert YouTube video/music to MP2 format. For the obtained MP2 audio files, you can further edit the audio or make a music video.

1. Edit MP2 audio files

Renee Audio Tools is a multi-functional audio editing software, in addition to recording audio, it can also achieve a variety of audio editing needs. This software can edit music in popular formats such as MP2, MP3, ACC, FLAC, APE, etc., and can add audio mixing, progressive, fade-out, acceleration, male/female voice conversion and other effects to the audio. If you only need to separate or combine audio files, Renee Audio Tools can also help you quickly. In addition, you can also use this software to convert MP2 format to various audio formats. Renee Audio Tools is completely free, you can use it with confidence.

Input format: MP2, MP3, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC, M4A, M4R, AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, M2TS, M4V and other audio/video formats.

Output audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AMR, AU, FLAC, M4A, M4B, M4R, MKA, MP2, OGG, RA, VOC, WAV, WMA.

Professional Audio Editor – Renee Audio Tools

CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in MP3, ACC, FLAC and APE formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing and volume adjustment, are available.

ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.

RecorderRecord computer sounds from streaming media and microphone at the same time and output into multiple audio formats.

JoinerMerge music files into one regardless the original file formats. The output format and quality can be set, too.

CD BurnerBurn multiple music files into CD, DVD and also make APE or BIN image file.

Compatible with: Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP (32bit/64bit)

CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in diffrent formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing, are available.

ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.

RecorderRecord computer sounds from streaming media and microphone at the same time and output into multiple audio formats.

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The function of Renee Audio Tools is not only audio recording, you can also perform further editing operations on MP2 audio. In the main menu of the software, click Conversion, in which you can perform operations such as cutting audio, mixing, adjusting speed, and equalizing sound.

① Cut audio

After adding the file, click Cut, and then you can cut the audio by dragging the slider or preset the start time and end time.

② Audio mixing

Click Mix > Load Music to add the music to be mixed; click the music, drag the slider or preset the start and end time to specify the mixing period of each piece of music.

③ Audio speed adjustment

Click Adjust speed to adjust the playback speed. (1.00) means normal speed playback, less than 1 means slow speed, greater than means fast.

adjust speed of the audio file within renee audio tools

④ Equalize sound

In order to ensure the harmony between the sounds during sound mixing and audio production, it is necessary to adjust each piece of audio to avoid the situation that the volume of a certain piece of music is too high or too low. In the volume adjustment, slide to adjust the volume. Please click Mix, select the audio to be adjusted, and in Adjust volume, slide left or right to adjust the volume.

adjust volume of the audio file with renee audio tools

2. Make a music video

If you need to publish this MP2 music file to YouTube or other video sites, you can edit it into a wonderful music video before publishing, so as to get more clicks and likes. Commonly used video editing operations include: video merging, video cutting, video rotation and cropping, special effects, watermarks, subtitles, etc. When creating music videos, we recommend using Renee Video Editor Pro software, the software has a simple interface, even beginners in video editing can quickly edit a complete video.

The specific operation steps are as follows:

① First you add the video to Renee Video Editor Pro, then as shown in the picture, select None under the audio button to eliminate the original audio of the video. After elimination, further editing is performed.

add a video file in Renee Video Editor Pro

② Video cutting. In order to better integrate music and video, you need to cut the video first, and cut out the required video content. Click Cut to cut the video by moving the slider or entering the start and end time.

③ Rotation and cropping functions. Click Rotate and Crop to rotate and crop part of the video.

④ Add special effects. Click Effect to choose to add filter effects, zoom effects, and volume effects to a certain video.

⑤ Add watermark, add exclusive watermark for the music video you make. After clicking Watermark, you can choose Text Watermark, Video Watermark, Image Watermark and Graphic Watermark.

⑥ Add background music, add MP2 music to the cut music video. Click Music > Add Audio to Video. After adding music, you can make detailed adjustments to the music, such as fade in and fade out, volume, remove the original sound, etc.

⑦ Add subtitles, a very important part of making music videos is to add subtitles. Click Subtitle, you can add lyrics to the video, or something you want to write to the audience. Once added, you can adjust the position and font of the subtitle.