Because ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) is a lossy, block-based compression format commonly used in vintage video games, telephony, and legacy multimedia apps, editing these files directly can degrade their quality or break loop points. To achieve the best results, audio professionals convert ADPCM files into uncompressed WAV (PCM) format, execute their edits, and then re-encode them back into the specific ADPCM codec needed.
The industry-standard software tools and command-line utilities optimized for working with ADPCM files include: 1. Adobe Audition (Best Professional Audio Editor)
Adobe Audition is a premier, industry-standard digital audio workstation (DAW) featuring natively integrated Microsoft ADPCM encoding and decoding capabilities.
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