diff --git a/src/audio/avcodec.rs b/src/audio/avcodec.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cd1ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/audio/avcodec.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+use crate::utils::Error;
+
+pub fn init() -> Result<(), Error> {
+    unimplemented!()
+}
diff --git a/src/audio/mod.rs b/src/audio/mod.rs
index 8f960ea..24d4d77 100644
--- a/src/audio/mod.rs
+++ b/src/audio/mod.rs
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ pub fn init(
     Ok(audio_control_in)
 }
 
+mod avcodec;
 mod pw;
 mod sound_mgr;
diff --git a/src/audio/pw.rs b/src/audio/pw.rs
index 29f1e88..54f7b30 100644
--- a/src/audio/pw.rs
+++ b/src/audio/pw.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use pipewire::{
     stream::{Stream, StreamFlags},
 };
 
-use crate::utils::Error;
+use crate::utils::{default_pw_pod, Error};
 
 pub fn init(
     samples: std::sync::mpsc::Receiver<Vec<u8>>,
@@ -58,18 +58,19 @@ pub fn init(
         })
         .register()?;
 
+    let default_audio = default_pw_pod();
+    let mut params = [Pod::from_bytes(&default_audio).unwrap()];
+    audio_source.connect(
+        Direction::Output,
+        None,
+        StreamFlags::AUTOCONNECT | StreamFlags::ALLOC_BUFFERS | StreamFlags::MAP_BUFFERS,
+        &mut params,
+    );
+
     let audio_source_ref = audio_source.clone();
     let _receiver = pw_signal.attach(mainloop.loop_(), move |pod_bytes| {
         let mut params = [Pod::from_bytes(&pod_bytes).unwrap()];
-        audio_source_ref.disconnect().unwrap();
-        audio_source_ref
-            .connect(
-                Direction::Output,
-                None,
-                StreamFlags::AUTOCONNECT | StreamFlags::MAP_BUFFERS | StreamFlags::ALLOC_BUFFERS,
-                &mut params,
-            )
-            .unwrap();
+        audio_source_ref.update_params(&mut params);
     });
 
     mainloop.run();
diff --git a/src/audio/sound_mgr.rs b/src/audio/sound_mgr.rs
index 07a6aa2..9e2df68 100644
--- a/src/audio/sound_mgr.rs
+++ b/src/audio/sound_mgr.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 use std::{
-    f64::consts,
-    io::Cursor,
     sync::{
         mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender},
         Arc,
@@ -8,17 +6,9 @@ use std::{
     thread,
 };
 
-use pipewire::spa::{
-    param::audio::{AudioFormat, AudioInfoRaw, MAX_CHANNELS},
-    pod::{serialize::PodSerializer, Object, Pod, Value},
-    sys::{
-        SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format, SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_FL, SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_FR,
-    },
-};
-
 use crate::{config::Settings, player::PlayerEvent, utils::Error};
 
-use super::{pw, AudioEvent, SoundManager};
+use super::{avcodec, pw, AudioEvent, SoundManager};
 
 impl SoundManager {
     pub fn init(
@@ -40,25 +30,7 @@ impl SoundManager {
                 Ok(_) => (),
             };
         });
-        let mut test_info = AudioInfoRaw::new();
-        test_info.set_format(AudioFormat::S16LE);
-        test_info.set_rate(44100);
-        test_info.set_channels(2);
-        let mut positions = [0; MAX_CHANNELS];
-        (positions[0], positions[1]) = (SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_FL, SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_FR);
-        test_info.set_position(positions);
-        let test_pod = PodSerializer::serialize(
-            Cursor::new(Vec::new()),
-            &Value::Object(Object {
-                type_: SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format,
-                id: SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat,
-                properties: test_info.into(),
-            }),
-        )
-        .unwrap()
-        .0
-        .into_inner();
-        pw_signal_in.send(test_pod).unwrap();
+        let libav_context = avcodec::init()?;
         Ok(SoundManager {
             settings,
             error_chan,
@@ -69,22 +41,11 @@ impl SoundManager {
         })
     }
     pub fn begin(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let mut test_tone: Vec<u8> = vec![0; 1764];
-        for i in 0..441 {
-            let t = i as f64 / 441.0 * consts::PI * 2.0;
-            let v = (f64::sin(t) * 16767.0) as i16;
-            test_tone[i * 4..i * 4 + 2].copy_from_slice(&i16::to_le_bytes(v));
-            test_tone[i * 4 + 2..i * 4 + 4].copy_from_slice(&i16::to_le_bytes(v));
-        }
-
         loop {
             match self.audio_controls.recv()? {
                 AudioEvent::DecodeChunk(chunk) => (),
                 _ => unimplemented!(),
             }
-            for i in 0..100 {
-                self.sample_in.send(test_tone.clone())?;
-            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 5f2e176..831b56a 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
+use std::io::Cursor;
+
 use image::DynamicImage;
+use pipewire::spa::{
+    param::audio::AudioInfoRaw,
+    pod::{serialize::PodSerializer, Object, Value},
+    sys::{SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format},
+};
 use rand::{distributions::Alphanumeric, thread_rng, Rng};
 
 pub type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
@@ -33,3 +40,18 @@ pub fn format_duration(secs: u32) -> String {
         return format!("{:0>2}:{:0>2}", minutes, rem);
     }
 }
+
+pub fn default_pw_pod() -> Vec<u8> {
+    let audio_info = AudioInfoRaw::new();
+    PodSerializer::serialize(
+        Cursor::new(Vec::new()),
+        &Value::Object(Object {
+            type_: SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format,
+            id: SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat,
+            properties: audio_info.into(),
+        }),
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+    .0
+    .into_inner()
+}