Format

ADX Audio Format

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Summary

Name: ADX Audio Format
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/840
Format type: Audio
Description: ADX is a proprietary audio storage and compression format developed by CRI Middleware. PRONOM currently holds one PUID for all known version numbers, with separate identification signatures for each.
File extensions: adx
Submitted by: Artefactual Systems Inc / Artefactual Systems Inc

Internal signatures

ADX V3

Description: 2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_(file_format)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 8000{16}0300{0-65535}286329435249
Endianness: None

ADX V4

Description: 2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_(file_format)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 8000{16}0400{0-65535}286329435249
Endianness: None

ADX V5

Description: 2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_(file_format)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 8000{16}0500{0-65535}286329435249
Endianness: None

ADX V8 encrypted

Description: 2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_(file_format)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 8000{16}0408{0-65535}286329435249
Endianness: None

ADX V9 encrypted

Description: 2 Byte Magic, then variable 2 byte offset to copyright statement (max value 0xFFFF, or 65535 bytes). Bytes 0x12-13 are the version and encryption flag statements.
Provenance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_(file_format)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 8000{16}0409{0-65535}286329435249
Endianness: None

Changelog

V84

Release date

21 January 2016
- Added format
  
  ADX Audio Format: Full entry added. Submitted by Artefactual Systems Inc.
- Added signature
  
  ADX Audio Format: Signature submitted by Artefactual Systems Inc.