The process msadp32.acm is related to Microsoft ADPCM CODEC, and is part of Microsoft Windows Operating System. Adaptive differential pulse code modulation (ADPCM) techniques were used by the Interactive Multimedia Association (IMA) in the development of legacy audio codec known as DVI4, ADPCM DVI, and IMA ADPCM. The audio codec is a computer program that implements an algorithm to compress and decompress digital audio data according to a given audio file format or streaming media audio format. The algorithm represents the high fidelity audio signal with a minimum number of bits while retaining the quality. This effectively reduces the storage space and the bandwidth required for transmission of the stored audio file. Most codecs are implemented as libraries, which interface with multimedia players. The Microsoft ADPCM audio codec can play certain audio files with ADPCM format such as wav files in Windows Media Player.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. msadp32.acm. is used by Microsoft ADPCM Codec, If you shut down msadp32.acm, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop msadp32.acm, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft ADPCM Codec, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed msadp32.acm

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft ADPCM Codec, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if msadp32.acm. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that msadp32.acm, belongs to, in this case Microsoft ADPCM Codec