diff --git a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java
index abd0488..7caef0f 100644
--- a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java
+++ b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/BaseGame.java
@@ -1,18 +1,31 @@
 package com.danitheskunk.skunkworks;
 
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.AudioEngine;
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.ISample;
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.nodes.Mixer;
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.nodes.Node;
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.nodes.SamplePlayer;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.IRenderContext;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.gfx.font.IFont;
-import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.nodes.Node;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.nodes.NodeRoot;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
 
 public abstract class BaseGame {
 	protected Engine engine;
+	protected AudioEngine audioEngine;
+	protected Mixer mixer;
+	protected SamplePlayer samplePlayer;
 	protected IWindow window;
 	protected IFont debugFont;
 	protected NodeRoot rootNode;
 
 	public BaseGame(Vec2i windowSize, String windowTitle) {
+		this.audioEngine = new AudioEngine(44100, 256, 8);
+		this.mixer = new Mixer(this.audioEngine, 2);
+		this.samplePlayer = new SamplePlayer(this.audioEngine);
+		Node.connect(samplePlayer, 0, mixer, 0);
+		this.audioEngine.setNode(this.mixer);
+
 		this.engine = new Engine();
 		this.window = engine.openWindow(windowSize, windowTitle);
 		//todo: load from .jar
@@ -38,6 +51,7 @@ public abstract class BaseGame {
 			rootNode.render(rc);
 			render(rc);
 			window.renderFinish(rc);
+			audioEngine.refill();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -58,4 +72,16 @@ public abstract class BaseGame {
 	protected void update(double delta) {
 
 	}
+
+	protected ISample loadSample(String path) {
+		return audioEngine.loadSample(path);
+	}
+
+	protected void playSample(ISample sample) {
+		samplePlayer.play(sample);
+	}
+
+	protected void playSample(ISample sample, boolean looping) {
+		samplePlayer.play(sample, looping);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestNode.java b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestNode.java
index 48a7909..bd8acd2 100644
--- a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestNode.java
+++ b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestNode.java
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 package com.danitheskunk.skunkworks;
 
+import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.audio.ISample;
 import com.danitheskunk.skunkworks.nodes.NodeSprite;
 
 public class TestNode extends BaseGame {
 	NodeSprite sprite;
+	ISample kick;
 
 	public TestNode() {
 		super(new Vec2i(1280, 720), "Skunkworks");
+
+		kick = loadSample("demoassets/kick.wav");
+		playSample(kick);
+
 		sprite = new NodeSprite();
 		sprite.setTexture(window.loadTexture("demoassets/test.png"));
 		sprite.setPos(new Vec2f(100, 100));
@@ -14,6 +20,7 @@ public class TestNode extends BaseGame {
 		sprite.tweenPos(new Vec2f(800, 400), 120).delay(60).then(() -> {
 			System.out.println("yay! got there! now lets go home");
 			sprite.tweenPos(new Vec2f(100, 100), 120);
+			playSample(kick);
 		});
 	}
 
diff --git a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestSound.java b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestSound.java
index c901c72..7af3290 100644
--- a/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestSound.java
+++ b/com/danitheskunk/skunkworks/TestSound.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class TestSound {
 		var sin3 = new Sine(engine, 523.25);
 		engine.setNode(mix);
 		//Node.connect(sin1, 0, mix, 0);
-		//Node.connect(sin3, 0, mix, 1);
+		Node.connect(sin3, 0, mix, 1);
 		//Node.connect(sin2, 0, mix, 2);
 
 		var loop = engine.loadSample("C:\\Users\\dani\\Downloads\\AKWF" +
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class TestSound {
 
 		player.play(loop, true);
 		for(int j = 0; j < 10; ++j) {
-			//player.play(kick);
+			player.play(kick);
 			for(int i = 0; i < 50; ++i) {
 				engine.refill();
 				Thread.sleep(20);
diff --git a/demoassets/kick.wav b/demoassets/kick.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09741a3
Binary files /dev/null and b/demoassets/kick.wav differ