diff --git a/csdr/__init__.py b/csdr/__init__.py
index 3f8cbb8..cc0ca81 100644
--- a/csdr/__init__.py
+++ b/csdr/__init__.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class Dsp(DirewolfConfigSubscriber):
                 chain += ["csdr convert_f_s16"]
 
         if self.audio_compression == "adpcm":
-            chain += ["csdr encode_ima_adpcm_i16_u8"]
+            chain += ["csdr++ adpcm -e --sync"]
         return chain
 
     def secondary_chain(self, which):
diff --git a/csdr/chain/clientaudio.py b/csdr/chain/clientaudio.py
index d331bf8..1f346f9 100644
--- a/csdr/chain/clientaudio.py
+++ b/csdr/chain/clientaudio.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ class ClientAudioChain(Chain):
             workers += [AudioResampler(inputRate, clientRate)]
         workers += [Convert(Format.FLOAT, Format.SHORT)]
         if compression == "adpcm":
-            workers += [AdpcmEncoder()]
+            workers += [AdpcmEncoder(sync=True)]
         super().__init__(*workers)
diff --git a/htdocs/lib/AudioEngine.js b/htdocs/lib/AudioEngine.js
index 8a3df67..48efb26 100644
--- a/htdocs/lib/AudioEngine.js
+++ b/htdocs/lib/AudioEngine.js
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ AudioEngine.prototype.processAudio = function(data, resampler) {
     var buffer;
     if (this.compression === "adpcm") {
         //resampling & ADPCM
-        buffer = this.audioCodec.decode(new Uint8Array(data));
+        buffer = this.audioCodec.decodeWithSync(new Uint8Array(data));
     } else {
         buffer = new Int16Array(data);
     }
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@ ImaAdpcmCodec.prototype.reset = function() {
     this.stepIndex = 0;
     this.predictor = 0;
     this.step = 0;
+    this.synchronized = 0;
+    this.syncWord = "SYNC";
+    this.syncCounter = 0;
+    this.skip = 0;
 };
 
 ImaAdpcmCodec.imaIndexTable = [ -1, -1, -1, -1, 2, 4, 6, 8, -1, -1, -1, -1, 2, 4, 6, 8 ];
@@ -353,6 +357,43 @@ ImaAdpcmCodec.prototype.decode = function(data) {
     return output;
 };
 
+ImaAdpcmCodec.prototype.decodeWithSync = function(data) {
+    var output = new Int16Array(data.length * 2);
+    var index = this.skip;
+    var oi = 0;
+    while (index < data.length) {
+        while (this.synchronized < 4 && index < data.length) {
+            if (data[index] === this.syncWord.charCodeAt(this.synchronized)) {
+                this.synchronized++;
+            } else {
+                this.synchronized = 0;
+            }
+            index++;
+            if (this.synchronized === 4) {
+                if (index + 4 < data.length) {
+                    var syncData = new Int16Array(data.buffer.slice(index, index + 4));
+                    this.stepIndex = syncData[0];
+                    this.predictor = syncData[1];
+                }
+                this.syncCounter = 1000;
+                index += 4;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        while (index < data.length) {
+            if (this.syncCounter-- < 0) {
+                this.synchronized = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+            output[oi++] = this.decodeNibble(data[index] & 0x0F);
+            output[oi++] = this.decodeNibble(data[index] >> 4);
+            index++;
+        }
+    }
+    this.skip = index - data.length;
+    return output.slice(0, oi);
+};
+
 ImaAdpcmCodec.prototype.decodeNibble = function(nibble) {
     this.stepIndex += ImaAdpcmCodec.imaIndexTable[nibble];
     this.stepIndex = Math.min(Math.max(this.stepIndex, 0), 88);