dˌiːsˌiːˌɛmˈiː kənsˈɪsts əvə tˈaɪmɐsˈaɪnmənt spˈiːtʃ ɪntˌɜːpəlˈeɪʃən tˈæsi vˈɔɪs ɪntˌɜːpəlˈeɪʃən stˈeɪdʒ, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɐ fˈɔːɹm ʌv stɐtˈɪstɪkəl mˌʌltɪplˈɛksɚɹ ɐplˈaɪd tə vˈɔɪsbænd sˈɪɡnəlz, ænd ɐ lˈoʊ ɹˈeɪt ɛŋkˈoʊdɪŋ stˈeɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ ɛksplˈɔɪts kˌɔɹɪlˈeɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn səksˈɛsɪv vˈɔɪsbænd sˈæmpəlz ˌɔn ɐn ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ˈɪnpʊt tʃˈænəl tə ɹᵻdˈuːs ðə tɹænsmˈɪɾᵻd bˈɪtɹeɪt fɹʌm ðæt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd baɪ pˌiːsˌiːˈɛm ʌv ɪkwˈɪvələnt kwˈɔlᵻɾi.
DCME consists of a time-assignment speech interpolation (TASI) voice interpolation stage, which is a form of statistical multiplexor applied to voiceband signals, and a low rate encoding stage which exploits correlation between successive voiceband samples on an individual input channel to reduce the transmitted bitrate from that required by PCM of equivalent quality.