diff --git a/src/dac.rs b/src/dac.rs
index f3fa49f..19773a5 100644
--- a/src/dac.rs
+++ b/src/dac.rs
@@ -135,4 +135,70 @@ impl<'a, T: DacInterface> DpcmDac<'a, T> {
     pub fn disable_output(&mut self) {
         self.output.disable();
     }
+}
+
+
+
+pub struct DpcmDecoder<'a> {
+    data: Option<&'a [u8]>,
+    index: usize,
+    prev_amplitude: usize,
+    step_size: usize,
+    min: usize,
+    max: usize,
+}
+
+impl<'a> DpcmDecoder<'a> {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data: None,
+            index: 0,
+            prev_amplitude: 0x80,
+            step_size: 0x3,
+            min: 0x19, 
+            max: 0xe6,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn load_data(&mut self, data: &'a [u8]) {
+        self.data = Some(data);
+    }
+    pub fn seek_to_sample(&mut self, index: usize) {
+        self.index = index;
+    }
+
+    // output the next sample's amplitude
+    pub fn output_next(&mut self) -> usize {
+        if let Some(data) = self.data {
+            let sub_index = 1 - self.index % 2;
+
+            let sample = DpcmSample::new(data[self.index / 2], sub_index);
+            let new_amplitude = match sample.direction {
+                Direction::Down => self.prev_amplitude.saturating_sub(sample.step_count as usize * self.step_size).max(self.min),
+                Direction ::Up => (self.prev_amplitude + (sample.step_count as usize * self.step_size)).min(self.max),
+            };
+
+            // calculate normalized amplitude
+            // TODO: e4c811653781e69e40b63fd27a8c1e20
+            let normalized_amplitude = (new_amplitude - self.min) * 100 / (self.max - self.min);
+            self.prev_amplitude = new_amplitude;             
+            
+
+            // increment the sample index
+            let mut samples_remaining = true;
+            self.index = self.index + 1;
+
+            // reset the index to 0 if we roll over
+            if (self.index >= data.len()  * 2) {
+                self.index = 0;
+                self.prev_amplitude = 0x74;
+                samples_remaining = false;
+            }           
+
+            // return the normalized amplitude 
+            return normalized_amplitude;
+        } else {
+            // otherwise just output 0
+            0
+        }
+    }
 }
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