diff --git a/app/audio/CMakeLists.txt b/app/audio/CMakeLists.txt
index dd5a92d48..a03a4d88e 100644
--- a/app/audio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/audio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@
 
 set(OLIVE_SOURCES
   ${OLIVE_SOURCES}
-  audio/audiomanager.h
   audio/audiomanager.cpp
-  audio/audiovisualwaveform.h
+  audio/audiomanager.h
   audio/audiovisualwaveform.cpp
-  audio/outputdeviceproxy.h
+  audio/audiovisualwaveform.h
   audio/outputdeviceproxy.cpp
-  audio/outputmanager.h
+  audio/outputdeviceproxy.h
   audio/outputmanager.cpp
-  audio/tempoprocessor.h
+  audio/outputmanager.h
+  audio/packedprocessor.cpp
+  audio/packedprocessor.h
   audio/tempoprocessor.cpp
+  audio/tempoprocessor.h
   PARENT_SCOPE
 )
diff --git a/app/audio/audiomanager.cpp b/app/audio/audiomanager.cpp
index 0b4f2fa57..4cb9358fa 100644
--- a/app/audio/audiomanager.cpp
+++ b/app/audio/audiomanager.cpp
@@ -94,11 +94,8 @@ void AudioManager::PushToOutput(const QByteArray &samples)
   emit OutputPushed(samples);
 }
 
-void AudioManager::StartOutput(AudioPlaybackCache *cache, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
+void AudioManager::StartOutput(std::shared_ptr<QIODevice> device)
 {
-  // Create device
-  QIODevice* device = cache->CreatePlaybackDevice();
-
   // Move to output manager's thread
   device->moveToThread(&output_thread_);
 
@@ -106,11 +103,7 @@ void AudioManager::StartOutput(AudioPlaybackCache *cache, qint64 offset, int pla
   QMetaObject::invokeMethod(output_manager_,
                             "PullFromDevice",
                             Qt::QueuedConnection,
-                            Q_ARG(QIODevice*, device),
-                            Q_ARG(qint64, offset),
-                            Q_ARG(int, playback_speed));
-
-  emit OutputDeviceStarted(cache, offset, playback_speed);
+                            Q_ARG(std::shared_ptr<QIODevice>, device));
 }
 
 void AudioManager::StopOutput()
diff --git a/app/audio/audiomanager.h b/app/audio/audiomanager.h
index d71b1c57d..a9ba75670 100644
--- a/app/audio/audiomanager.h
+++ b/app/audio/audiomanager.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
   /**
    * @brief Start playing audio from AudioPlaybackCache
    */
-  void StartOutput(AudioPlaybackCache* cache, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
+  void StartOutput(std::shared_ptr<QIODevice> device);
 
   /**
    * @brief Stop audio output immediately
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ signals:
 
   void OutputNotified();
 
-  void OutputDeviceStarted(AudioPlaybackCache* cache, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
-
   void OutputWaveformStarted(const AudioVisualWaveform* waveform, const rational &start, int playback_speed);
 
   void AudioParamsChanged(const AudioParams& params);
diff --git a/app/audio/audiovisualwaveform.cpp b/app/audio/audiovisualwaveform.cpp
index ab590fe41..1ee61425b 100644
--- a/app/audio/audiovisualwaveform.cpp
+++ b/app/audio/audiovisualwaveform.cpp
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@
 
 namespace olive {
 
+const rational AudioVisualWaveform::kMinimumSampleRate = rational(1, 8);
+const rational AudioVisualWaveform::kMaximumSampleRate = 1024;
+
 AudioVisualWaveform::AudioVisualWaveform() :
   channels_(0)
 {
-  // Must be a power of 2
-  static const rational kMinimumSampleRate = rational(1, 8);
-  static const rational kMaximumSampleRate = 1024;
-
   for (rational i=kMinimumSampleRate; i<=kMaximumSampleRate; i*=2) {
     mipmapped_data_.insert({i, Sample()});
   }
@@ -278,7 +277,19 @@ AudioVisualWaveform::Sample AudioVisualWaveform::GetSummaryFromTime(const ration
   int start_sample = time_to_samples(start, rate_dbl);
   int sample_length = time_to_samples(length, rate_dbl);
 
-  return ReSumSamples(&using_mipmap->second.constData()[start_sample], sample_length, channels_);
+  const QVector<AudioVisualWaveform::SamplePerChannel> &mipmap_data = using_mipmap->second;
+
+  // Determine if the array actually has this sample
+  sample_length = qMin(sample_length, mipmap_data.size() - start_sample);
+
+  // Based on the above `min`, if sample length <= 0, that means start_sample >= the size of the
+  // array and nothing can be returned.
+  if (sample_length > 0) {
+    return ReSumSamples(&mipmap_data.constData()[start_sample], sample_length, channels_);
+  }
+
+  // Return null samples
+  return AudioVisualWaveform::Sample(channel_count(), {0, 0});
 }
 
 AudioVisualWaveform::Sample AudioVisualWaveform::SumSamples(const float *samples, int nb_samples, int nb_channels)
@@ -431,15 +442,14 @@ int AudioVisualWaveform::time_to_samples(const double &time, double sample_rate)
 std::map<rational, AudioVisualWaveform::Sample>::const_iterator AudioVisualWaveform::GetMipmapForScale(double scale) const
 {
   // Find largest mipmap for this scale (or the largest if we don't find one sufficient)
-  auto using_mipmap = mipmapped_data_.cend();
-  using_mipmap--;
   for (auto it=mipmapped_data_.cbegin(); it!=mipmapped_data_.cend(); it++) {
     if (it->first.toDouble() >= scale) {
-      using_mipmap = it;
-      break;
+      return it;
     }
   }
-  return using_mipmap;
+
+  // We don't have a mipmap large enough for this scale, so just return the largest we have
+  return std::prev(mipmapped_data_.cend());
 }
 
 void AudioVisualWaveform::ExpandMinMax(AudioVisualWaveform::SamplePerChannel &sum, float value)
diff --git a/app/audio/audiovisualwaveform.h b/app/audio/audiovisualwaveform.h
index 33cce0fdd..ce74f9b4a 100644
--- a/app/audio/audiovisualwaveform.h
+++ b/app/audio/audiovisualwaveform.h
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ public:
 
   static void DrawWaveform(QPainter* painter, const QRect &rect, const double &scale, const AudioVisualWaveform& samples, const rational &start_time);
 
+  // Must be a power of 2
+  static const rational kMinimumSampleRate;
+  static const rational kMaximumSampleRate;
+
 private:
   static void ExpandMinMax(SamplePerChannel &sum, float value);
 
diff --git a/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.cpp b/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.cpp
index f8da3cb05..924cc359c 100644
--- a/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.cpp
+++ b/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.cpp
@@ -35,41 +35,22 @@ void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::SetParameters(const AudioParams &params)
   params_ = params;
 }
 
-void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::SetDevice(QIODevice* device, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
+void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::SetDevice(std::shared_ptr<QIODevice> device)
 {
-  if (device_) {
-    delete device_;
-  }
-
   device_ = device;
-  device_->setParent(this);
 
   if (!device_->open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
     qCritical() << "Failed to open IO device for audio playback";
-    delete device_;
     device_ = nullptr;
     return;
   }
-
-  device_->seek(offset);
-
-  playback_speed_ = playback_speed;
-
-  if (qAbs(playback_speed_) != 1) {
-    tempo_processor_.Open(params_, qAbs(playback_speed_));
-  }
 }
 
 void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::close()
 {
   QIODevice::close();
 
-  delete device_;
   device_ = nullptr;
-
-  if (tempo_processor_.IsOpen()) {
-    tempo_processor_.Close();
-  }
 }
 
 qint64 AudioOutputDeviceProxy::readData(char *data, qint64 maxlen)
@@ -78,26 +59,7 @@ qint64 AudioOutputDeviceProxy::readData(char *data, qint64 maxlen)
     return 0;
   }
 
-  qint64 read_count;
-
-  if (tempo_processor_.IsOpen()) {
-
-    while ((read_count = tempo_processor_.Pull(data, static_cast<int>(maxlen))) == 0) {
-      int dev_read = static_cast<int>(ReverseAwareRead(data, maxlen));
-
-      if (!dev_read) {
-        break;
-      }
-
-      tempo_processor_.Push(data, dev_read);
-    }
-
-  } else {
-    // If we aren't doing any tempo processing, simply passthrough the read signal
-    read_count = ReverseAwareRead(data, maxlen);
-  }
-
-  return read_count;
+  return device_->read(data, maxlen);
 }
 
 qint64 AudioOutputDeviceProxy::writeData(const char *data, qint64 maxSize)
@@ -105,38 +67,7 @@ qint64 AudioOutputDeviceProxy::writeData(const char *data, qint64 maxSize)
   Q_UNUSED(data)
   Q_UNUSED(maxSize)
 
-  return 0;
-}
-
-qint64 AudioOutputDeviceProxy::ReverseAwareRead(char *data, qint64 maxlen)
-{
-  qint64 new_pos = -1;
-
-  if (playback_speed_ < 0) {
-    // If we're reversing, we'll seek back by maxlen bytes before we read
-    qint64 len_adjusted_by_channels = maxlen / params_.channel_count();
-
-    new_pos = device_->pos() - len_adjusted_by_channels;
-
-    if (new_pos < 0) {
-      maxlen = device_->pos() * params_.channel_count();
-
-      new_pos = 0;
-    }
-
-    device_->seek(new_pos);
-  }
-
-  qint64 read_count = device_->read(data, maxlen);
-
-  if (playback_speed_ < 0) {
-    device_->seek(new_pos);
-
-    // Reverse the samples here
-    AudioManager::ReverseBuffer(data, static_cast<int>(read_count), params_.samples_to_bytes(1));
-  }
-
-  return read_count;
+  return -1;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.h b/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.h
index 08022b2b4..092776a7c 100644
--- a/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.h
+++ b/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
 
   void SetParameters(const AudioParams& params);
 
-  void SetDevice(QIODevice *device, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
+  void SetDevice(std::shared_ptr<QIODevice> device);
 
   virtual void close() override;
 
@@ -49,16 +49,10 @@ protected:
   virtual qint64 writeData(const char *data, qint64 maxSize) override;
 
 private:
-  qint64 ReverseAwareRead(char* data, qint64 maxlen);
-
-  QIODevice* device_;
-
-  TempoProcessor tempo_processor_;
+  std::shared_ptr<QIODevice> device_;
 
   AudioParams params_;
 
-  int playback_speed_;
-
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/app/audio/outputmanager.cpp b/app/audio/outputmanager.cpp
index 5d7298950..9182c5040 100644
--- a/app/audio/outputmanager.cpp
+++ b/app/audio/outputmanager.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void AudioOutputManager::Close()
   }
 }
 
-void AudioOutputManager::PullFromDevice(QIODevice *device, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
+void AudioOutputManager::PullFromDevice(std::shared_ptr<QIODevice> device)
 {
   if (!output_) {
     return;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void AudioOutputManager::PullFromDevice(QIODevice *device, qint64 offset, int pl
   push_samples_.clear();
 
   // Pull from the device
-  device_proxy_.SetDevice(device, offset, playback_speed);
+  device_proxy_.SetDevice(device);
   device_proxy_.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
   output_->start(&device_proxy_);
 }
diff --git a/app/audio/outputmanager.h b/app/audio/outputmanager.h
index 888a0f923..cea14474e 100644
--- a/app/audio/outputmanager.h
+++ b/app/audio/outputmanager.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public slots:
    * This will clear any pushed samples or QIODevices currently being read and will start reading from this next time
    * the audio output requests data.
    */
-  void PullFromDevice(QIODevice* device, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
+  void PullFromDevice(std::shared_ptr<QIODevice> device);
 
   // Queued
   void ResetToPushMode();
@@ -86,4 +86,6 @@ private slots:
 
 }
 
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(std::shared_ptr<QIODevice>)
+
 #endif // AUDIOHYBRIDDEVICE_H
diff --git a/app/audio/packedprocessor.cpp b/app/audio/packedprocessor.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10eb9ea18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/audio/packedprocessor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/***
+
+  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
+  Copyright (C) 2021 Olive Team
+
+  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+***/
+
+#include "packedprocessor.h"
+
+#include "common/ffmpegutils.h"
+
+namespace olive {
+
+PackedProcessor::PackedProcessor() :
+  swr_ctx_(nullptr)
+{
+}
+
+PackedProcessor::~PackedProcessor()
+{
+  Close();
+}
+
+bool PackedProcessor::Open(const AudioParams &params)
+{
+  if (IsOpen()) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  swr_ctx_ = swr_alloc_set_opts(nullptr,
+                                params.channel_layout(),
+                                FFmpegUtils::GetFFmpegSampleFormat(params.format(), false),
+                                params.sample_rate(),
+                                params.channel_layout(),
+                                FFmpegUtils::GetFFmpegSampleFormat(params.format(), true),
+                                params.sample_rate(),
+                                0,
+                                nullptr);
+
+  if (!swr_ctx_) {
+    qCritical() << "Failed to allocate resample context";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (swr_init(swr_ctx_) < 0) {
+    qCritical() << "Failed to init resample context";
+    swr_free(&swr_ctx_);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+QByteArray PackedProcessor::Convert(SampleBufferPtr planar)
+{
+  if (!IsOpen()) {
+    qCritical() << "Tried to convert while closed";
+    return QByteArray();
+  }
+
+  int nb_samples = planar->sample_count();
+  if (nb_samples == 0) {
+    return QByteArray();
+  }
+
+  int nb_channels = planar->audio_params().channel_count();
+
+  QByteArray output(planar->audio_params().samples_to_bytes(nb_samples), Qt::Uninitialized);
+  uint8_t *output_data = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(output.data());
+
+  QVector<const uint8_t*> input_arrays(nb_channels);
+  for (int i=0; i<nb_channels; i++) {
+    input_arrays[i] = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(planar->data(i));
+  }
+
+  int ret = swr_convert(swr_ctx_, &output_data, nb_samples, input_arrays.data(), nb_samples);
+  if (ret < 0) {
+    char buf[200];
+    av_strerror(ret, buf, 200);
+    qDebug() << "Packed processor failed with error:" << buf << ret;
+  }
+
+  return output;
+}
+
+void PackedProcessor::Close()
+{
+  if (swr_ctx_) {
+    swr_free(&swr_ctx_);
+  }
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/app/audio/packedprocessor.h b/app/audio/packedprocessor.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b1bb59c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/audio/packedprocessor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/***
+
+  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
+  Copyright (C) 2021 Olive Team
+
+  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+***/
+
+#ifndef PACKEDPROCESSOR_H
+#define PACKEDPROCESSOR_H
+
+extern "C" {
+#include <libswresample/swresample.h>
+}
+
+#include "codec/samplebuffer.h"
+#include "render/audioparams.h"
+
+namespace olive {
+
+class PackedProcessor
+{
+public:
+  PackedProcessor();
+
+  ~PackedProcessor();
+
+  DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(PackedProcessor)
+
+  bool Open(const AudioParams &params);
+
+  QByteArray Convert(SampleBufferPtr planar);
+
+  void Close();
+
+  bool IsOpen() const
+  {
+    return swr_ctx_;
+  }
+
+private:
+  SwrContext *swr_ctx_;
+
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // PACKEDPROCESSOR_H
diff --git a/app/audio/tempoprocessor.cpp b/app/audio/tempoprocessor.cpp
index e45f51bec..0a0aa777e 100644
--- a/app/audio/tempoprocessor.cpp
+++ b/app/audio/tempoprocessor.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ TempoProcessor::TempoProcessor() :
   processed_frame_(nullptr),
   open_(false)
 {
+}
 
+TempoProcessor::~TempoProcessor()
+{
+  Close();
 }
 
 bool TempoProcessor::IsOpen() const
diff --git a/app/audio/tempoprocessor.h b/app/audio/tempoprocessor.h
index cdbda48df..bac242751 100644
--- a/app/audio/tempoprocessor.h
+++ b/app/audio/tempoprocessor.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class TempoProcessor
 public:
   TempoProcessor();
 
+  ~TempoProcessor();
+
+  DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(TempoProcessor)
+
   bool IsOpen() const;
 
   const double& GetSpeed() const;
diff --git a/app/codec/samplebuffer.cpp b/app/codec/samplebuffer.cpp
index 4846c96a3..df00e0f7f 100644
--- a/app/codec/samplebuffer.cpp
+++ b/app/codec/samplebuffer.cpp
@@ -237,27 +237,4 @@ void SampleBuffer::set(int channel, const float *data, int sample_offset, int sa
   memcpy(&data_[channel].data()[sample_offset], data, sizeof(float) * sample_length);
 }
 
-QByteArray SampleBuffer::toPackedData() const
-{
-  QByteArray packed_data;
-
-  if (is_allocated()) {
-    packed_data.resize(audio_params_.samples_to_bytes(sample_count_per_channel_));
-
-    float* output_data = reinterpret_cast<float*>(packed_data.data());
-
-    int output_index = 0;
-
-    for (int j=0;j<sample_count_per_channel_;j++) {
-      for (int i=0;i<audio_params_.channel_count();i++) {
-        output_data[output_index] = data_[i][j];
-
-        output_index++;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return packed_data;
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/app/codec/samplebuffer.h b/app/codec/samplebuffer.h
index f136f3f18..f3660be07 100644
--- a/app/codec/samplebuffer.h
+++ b/app/codec/samplebuffer.h
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ public:
     set(channel, data, 0, sample_length);
   }
 
-  QByteArray toPackedData() const;
-
 private:
   AudioParams audio_params_;
 
diff --git a/app/node/output/viewer/viewer.cpp b/app/node/output/viewer/viewer.cpp
index 0c1ebf408..d003c91d6 100644
--- a/app/node/output/viewer/viewer.cpp
+++ b/app/node/output/viewer/viewer.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ViewerOutput::ViewerOutput(bool create_buffer_inputs, bool create_default_stream
     IgnoreHashingFrom(kVideoAutoCacheInput);
     IgnoreInvalidationsFrom(kVideoAutoCacheInput);
 
-    AddInput(kAudioAutoCacheInput, NodeValue::kBoolean, true, InputFlags(kInputFlagNotKeyframable | kInputFlagNotConnectable));
+    AddInput(kAudioAutoCacheInput, NodeValue::kBoolean, false, InputFlags(kInputFlagNotKeyframable | kInputFlagNotConnectable));
     IgnoreHashingFrom(kAudioAutoCacheInput);
     IgnoreInvalidationsFrom(kAudioAutoCacheInput);
   }
diff --git a/app/render/CMakeLists.txt b/app/render/CMakeLists.txt
index ad07e6686..35c7d78b6 100644
--- a/app/render/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/render/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ set(OLIVE_SOURCES
   render/managedcolor.h
   render/playbackcache.cpp
   render/playbackcache.h
+  render/previewaudiodevice.cpp
+  render/previewaudiodevice.h
   render/previewautocacher.cpp
   render/previewautocacher.h
   render/renderer.cpp
diff --git a/app/render/audioplaybackcache.cpp b/app/render/audioplaybackcache.cpp
index 93b3c592a..995658d26 100644
--- a/app/render/audioplaybackcache.cpp
+++ b/app/render/audioplaybackcache.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void AudioPlaybackCache::SetParameters(const AudioParams &params)
   emit ParametersChanged();
 }
 
-void AudioPlaybackCache::WritePCM(const TimeRange &range, const TimeRangeList &valid_ranges, SampleBufferPtr samples, const AudioVisualWaveform *waveform)
+void AudioPlaybackCache::WritePCM(const TimeRange &range, const TimeRangeList &valid_ranges, SampleBufferPtr samples)
 {
   // Ensure if we have enough segments to write this data, creating more if not
   qint64 length_diff = params_.time_to_bytes_per_channel(range.out()) - playlist_.GetLength();
@@ -143,13 +143,6 @@ void AudioPlaybackCache::WritePCM(const TimeRange &range, const TimeRangeList &v
       // Each segment is contiguous, so this out will be the next segment's in
       this_segment_in = this_segment_out;
     }
-
-    // Write visual
-    if (waveform) {
-      visual_.OverwriteSums(*waveform, r.in(), r.in() - range.in(), r.length());
-    } else {
-      visual_.OverwriteSilence(r.in(), r.length());
-    }
   }
 
   foreach (const TimeRange& v, ranges_we_validated) {
@@ -157,11 +150,24 @@ void AudioPlaybackCache::WritePCM(const TimeRange &range, const TimeRangeList &v
   }
 }
 
+void AudioPlaybackCache::WriteWaveform(const TimeRange &range, const TimeRangeList &valid_ranges, const AudioVisualWaveform *waveform)
+{
+  // Write each valid range to the segments
+  foreach (const TimeRange& r, valid_ranges) {
+    // Write visual
+    if (waveform) {
+      visual_.OverwriteSums(*waveform, r.in(), r.in() - range.in(), r.length());
+    } else {
+      visual_.OverwriteSilence(r.in(), r.length());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void AudioPlaybackCache::WriteSilence(const TimeRange &range)
 {
   // WritePCM will automatically fill non-existent bytes with silence, so we just have to send
   // it an empty sample buffer
-  WritePCM(range, {range}, nullptr, nullptr);
+  WritePCM(range, {range}, nullptr);
 }
 
 void AudioPlaybackCache::ShiftEvent(const rational &from_in_time, const rational &to_in_time)
diff --git a/app/render/audioplaybackcache.h b/app/render/audioplaybackcache.h
index ee697808d..8394975a9 100644
--- a/app/render/audioplaybackcache.h
+++ b/app/render/audioplaybackcache.h
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ public:
 
   void SetParameters(const AudioParams& params);
 
-  void WritePCM(const TimeRange &range, const TimeRangeList &valid_ranges, SampleBufferPtr samples, const AudioVisualWaveform *waveform);
+  void WritePCM(const TimeRange &range, const TimeRangeList &valid_ranges, SampleBufferPtr samples);
+
+  void WriteWaveform(const TimeRange &range, const TimeRangeList &valid_ranges, const AudioVisualWaveform *waveform);
 
   void WriteSilence(const TimeRange &range);
 
diff --git a/app/render/previewaudiodevice.cpp b/app/render/previewaudiodevice.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a4f770a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/render/previewaudiodevice.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/***
+
+  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
+  Copyright (C) 2021 Olive Team
+
+  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+***/
+
+#include "previewaudiodevice.h"
+
+namespace olive {
+
+PreviewAudioDevice::PreviewAudioDevice(QObject *parent)
+{
+  // These pointers are always valid
+  using_ = &internal_buffer_[0];
+  pushing_ = &internal_buffer_[1];
+
+  // Default to swap being true because we'll have nothing in the main buffer at first
+  swap_requested_ = true;
+}
+
+PreviewAudioDevice::~PreviewAudioDevice()
+{
+  close();
+}
+
+bool PreviewAudioDevice::isSequential() const
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
+qint64 PreviewAudioDevice::readData(char *data, qint64 maxSize)
+{
+  if (swap_requested_) {
+    SwapBuffers(kFullLock);
+    swap_requested_ = false;
+  }
+
+  // This function should NEVER touch the buffer in `pushing_`
+  qint64 copy_length = qMin(maxSize, qint64(using_->size()));
+
+  if (copy_length) {
+    memcpy(data, using_->constData(), copy_length);
+    *using_ = using_->mid(copy_length);
+
+    if (using_->isEmpty() && !SwapBuffers(kTryLock)) {
+      // Ask push function to swap if it can. If it can't, we'll catch it next read.
+      swap_requested_ = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return copy_length;
+}
+
+qint64 PreviewAudioDevice::writeData(const char *, qint64)
+{
+  // No writing to this device
+  return -1;
+}
+
+void PreviewAudioDevice::Push(const QByteArray &b)
+{
+  // This function should NEVER touch the buffer in `using_`
+  QMutexLocker locker(&lock_);
+  pushing_->append(b);
+
+  // If swap requested, do this now
+  if (swap_requested_) {
+    SwapBuffers(kDontLock);
+    swap_requested_ = false;
+  }
+}
+
+bool PreviewAudioDevice::SwapBuffers(LockMethod m)
+{
+  switch (m) {
+  case kDontLock:
+    break;
+  case kTryLock:
+    if (!lock_.tryLock()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    break;
+  case kFullLock:
+    lock_.lock();
+    break;
+  }
+
+  std::swap(using_, pushing_);
+
+  if (m != kDontLock) {
+    lock_.unlock();
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/app/render/previewaudiodevice.h b/app/render/previewaudiodevice.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b4179128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/render/previewaudiodevice.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/***
+
+  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
+  Copyright (C) 2021 Olive Team
+
+  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+***/
+
+#ifndef PREVIEWAUDIODEVICE_H
+#define PREVIEWAUDIODEVICE_H
+
+#include "previewautocacher.h"
+
+namespace olive {
+
+class PreviewAudioDevice : public QIODevice
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+public:
+  PreviewAudioDevice(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+  virtual ~PreviewAudioDevice() override;
+
+  void StartQueuing();
+
+  virtual bool isSequential() const override;
+
+  virtual qint64 readData(char *data, qint64 maxSize) override;
+
+  virtual qint64 writeData(const char *, qint64) override;
+
+  void Push(const QByteArray &b);
+
+private:
+  enum LockMethod {
+    kDontLock,
+    kTryLock,
+    kFullLock
+  };
+
+  bool SwapBuffers(LockMethod m);
+
+  QMutex lock_;
+
+  QByteArray internal_buffer_[2];
+
+  QByteArray *using_;
+  QByteArray *pushing_;
+
+  QAtomicInt swap_requested_;
+
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // PREVIEWAUDIODEVICE_H
diff --git a/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp b/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp
index 0643628e5..2884b226c 100644
--- a/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp
+++ b/app/render/previewautocacher.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/***
+
+  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
+  Copyright (C) 2021 Olive Team
+
+  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+***/
+
 #include "previewautocacher.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -12,6 +32,10 @@
 
 namespace olive {
 
+// We may want to make this configurable at some point, so for now this constant is used as a
+// placeholder for where that configarable variable would be used.
+const bool PreviewAutoCacher::kRealTimeWaveformsEnabled = true;
+
 PreviewAutoCacher::PreviewAutoCacher() :
   viewer_node_(nullptr),
   use_custom_range_(false),
@@ -61,6 +85,11 @@ RenderTicketPtr PreviewAutoCacher::GetSingleFrame(const rational &t, bool priori
   return sfr;
 }
 
+RenderTicketPtr PreviewAutoCacher::GetRangeOfAudio(TimeRange range, bool prioritize)
+{
+  return RenderAudio(range, false, prioritize);
+}
+
 QVector<PreviewAutoCacher::HashData> PreviewAutoCacher::GenerateHashes(ViewerOutput *viewer, FrameHashCache* cache, const QVector<rational> &times)
 {
   QVector<HashData> hash_data(times.size());
@@ -101,8 +130,8 @@ void PreviewAutoCacher::VideoInvalidated(const TimeRange &range)
   // want to dedicate all our rendering power to realtime feedback for the user
   CancelVideoTasks();
 
-  // If a slider is not being dragged, queue up to hash these frames
-  if (!NodeInputDragger::IsInputBeingDragged()) {
+  // If auto-cache is enabled and a slider is not being dragged, queue up to hash these frames
+  if (viewer_node_->GetVideoAutoCacheEnabled() && !NodeInputDragger::IsInputBeingDragged()) {
     invalidated_video_.insert(range);
     video_job_tracker_.insert(range, graph_changed_time_);
 
@@ -116,7 +145,8 @@ void PreviewAutoCacher::AudioInvalidated(const TimeRange &range)
   // cancelled, so some areas may end up unrendered forever
   //  ClearAudioQueue();
 
-  if (viewer_node_->GetAudioAutoCacheEnabled()) {
+  // If we're auto-caching audio or require realtime waveforms, we'll have to render this
+  if (viewer_node_->GetAudioAutoCacheEnabled() || kRealTimeWaveformsEnabled) {
     audio_job_tracker_.insert(range, graph_changed_time_);
 
     // Start jobs to re-render the audio at this range, split into 2 second chunks
@@ -178,11 +208,14 @@ void PreviewAutoCacher::AudioRendered()
 
       AudioVisualWaveform waveform = watcher->GetTicket()->property("waveform").value<AudioVisualWaveform>();
 
-      // WritePCM is tolerant to its buffer being null, it will just write silence instead
-      viewer_node_->audio_playback_cache()->WritePCM(range,
-                                                     valid_ranges,
-                                                     watcher->Get().value<SampleBufferPtr>(),
-                                                     &waveform);
+      if (viewer_node_->GetAudioAutoCacheEnabled()) {
+        // WritePCM is tolerant to its buffer being null, it will just write silence instead
+        viewer_node_->audio_playback_cache()->WritePCM(range,
+                                                       valid_ranges,
+                                                       watcher->Get().value<SampleBufferPtr>());
+      }
+
+      viewer_node_->audio_playback_cache()->WriteWaveform(range, valid_ranges, &waveform);
 
       // Detect if this audio was incomplete because it was waiting on a conform to finish
       if (watcher->GetTicket()->property("incomplete").toBool()) {
@@ -627,15 +660,12 @@ void PreviewAutoCacher::TryRender()
     // Copy first range in list
     TimeRange r = audio_iterator_.first();
 
-    // Limit to 1 second (FIXME: Hardcoded)
-    r.set_out(qMin(r.out(), r.in() + 1));
+    // Limit to the minimum sample rate supported by AudioVisualWaveform - we use this value so that
+    // whatever chunk we render can be summed down to the smallest mipmap whole
+    r.set_out(qMin(r.out(), r.in() + AudioVisualWaveform::kMinimumSampleRate.flipped()));
 
     // Start job
-    RenderTicketWatcher* watcher = new RenderTicketWatcher();
-    watcher->setProperty("job", QVariant::fromValue(last_update_time_));
-    connect(watcher, &RenderTicketWatcher::Finished, this, &PreviewAutoCacher::AudioRendered);
-    audio_tasks_.insert(watcher, r);
-    watcher->SetTicket(RenderManager::instance()->RenderAudio(copied_viewer_node_, r, RenderMode::kOffline, true));
+    RenderAudio(r, true, false);
 
     audio_iterator_.remove(r);
   }
@@ -658,6 +688,18 @@ RenderTicketWatcher* PreviewAutoCacher::RenderFrame(const QByteArray &hash, cons
   return watcher;
 }
 
+RenderTicketPtr PreviewAutoCacher::RenderAudio(const TimeRange &r, bool generate_waveforms, bool prioritize)
+{
+  RenderTicketWatcher* watcher = new RenderTicketWatcher();
+  watcher->setProperty("job", QVariant::fromValue(last_update_time_));
+  connect(watcher, &RenderTicketWatcher::Finished, this, &PreviewAutoCacher::AudioRendered);
+  audio_tasks_.insert(watcher, r);
+
+  RenderTicketPtr ticket = RenderManager::instance()->RenderAudio(copied_viewer_node_, r, RenderMode::kOffline, generate_waveforms, prioritize);
+  watcher->SetTicket(ticket);
+  return ticket;
+}
+
 void PreviewAutoCacher::RequeueFrames()
 {
   delayed_requeue_timer_.stop();
diff --git a/app/render/previewautocacher.h b/app/render/previewautocacher.h
index 1108714d6..150a45e48 100644
--- a/app/render/previewautocacher.h
+++ b/app/render/previewautocacher.h
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/***
+
+  Olive - Non-Linear Video Editor
+  Copyright (C) 2021 Olive Team
+
+  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+***/
+
 #ifndef AUTOCACHER_H
 #define AUTOCACHER_H
 
@@ -9,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "node/node.h"
 #include "node/output/viewer/viewer.h"
 #include "node/project/project.h"
+#include "render/audioparams.h"
 #include "render/renderjobtracker.h"
 #include "threading/threadticketwatcher.h"
 
@@ -29,6 +50,8 @@ public:
 
   RenderTicketPtr GetSingleFrame(const rational& t, bool prioritize);
 
+  RenderTicketPtr GetRangeOfAudio(TimeRange range, bool prioritize);
+
   /**
    * @brief Set the viewer node to auto-cache
    */
@@ -75,6 +98,7 @@ private:
   void TryRender();
 
   RenderTicketWatcher *RenderFrame(const QByteArray& hash, const rational &time, bool prioritize, bool texture_only);
+  RenderTicketPtr RenderAudio(const TimeRange &range, bool generate_waveforms, bool prioritize);
 
   /**
    * @brief Process all changes to internal NodeGraph copy
@@ -168,6 +192,8 @@ private:
   TimeRangeListFrameIterator hash_iterator_;
   TimeRangeList audio_iterator_;
 
+  static const bool kRealTimeWaveformsEnabled;
+
 private slots:
   /**
    * @brief Handler for when the NodeGraph reports a video change over a certain time range
diff --git a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.cpp b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.cpp
index a97c76b3a..9d3e77000 100644
--- a/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/nodeparamview/nodeparamview.cpp
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ NodeParamView::NodeParamView(QWidget *parent) :
   // Set a default scale - FIXME: Hardcoded
   SetScale(120);
 
-  SetMaximumScale(TimeBasedView::kMaximumScale);
-
   // Pickup on widget focus changes
   connect(qApp,
           &QApplication::focusChanged,
diff --git a/app/widget/timebased/timescaledobject.cpp b/app/widget/timebased/timescaledobject.cpp
index 93da7c171..85b154a48 100644
--- a/app/widget/timebased/timescaledobject.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timebased/timescaledobject.cpp
@@ -23,19 +23,17 @@
 #include <cfloat>
 #include <QtMath>
 
+#include "audio/audiovisualwaveform.h"
 #include "common/clamp.h"
 
 namespace olive {
 
-// Keep this aligned with the kMaximumSampleRate in AudioVisualWaveform
-const double TimeScaledObject::kMaximumScale = 1024;
-
 const int TimeScaledObject::kCalculateDimensionsPadding = 10;
 
 TimeScaledObject::TimeScaledObject() :
   scale_(1.0),
   min_scale_(0),
-  max_scale_(kMaximumScale)
+  max_scale_(AudioVisualWaveform::kMaximumSampleRate.toDouble())
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/app/widget/timebased/timescaledobject.h b/app/widget/timebased/timescaledobject.h
index cf734fb60..8c858c8fc 100644
--- a/app/widget/timebased/timescaledobject.h
+++ b/app/widget/timebased/timescaledobject.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
   static rational SceneToTime(const double &x, const double& x_scale, const rational& timebase, bool round = false);
 
   const double& GetScale() const;
+  const double &GetMaximumScale() const { return max_scale_; }
 
   void SetScale(const double& scale);
 
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ public:
   double TimeToScene(const rational& time) const;
   rational SceneToTime(const double &x, bool round = false) const;
 
-  static const double kMaximumScale;
-
 protected:
   virtual void TimebaseChangedEvent(const rational&){}
 
diff --git a/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/zoom.cpp b/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/zoom.cpp
index 60f85594f..9b6731fe2 100644
--- a/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/zoom.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/timelinewidget/tool/zoom.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void ZoomTool::MouseRelease(TimelineViewMouseEvent *event)
     // Normalize scale to 1.0 scale
     double scene_width = (scene_right - scene_left) / parent()->GetScale();
 
-    double new_scale = qMin(TimeBasedView::kMaximumScale, static_cast<double>(reference_view->viewport()->width()) / scene_width);
+    double new_scale = qMin(parent()->GetFirstTimelineView()->GetMaximumScale(), static_cast<double>(reference_view->viewport()->width()) / scene_width);
 
     parent()->SetScale(new_scale);
 
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp
index 253443795..acf40fb30 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 #include "audio/audiomanager.h"
+#include "common/clamp.h"
 #include "common/power.h"
 #include "common/ratiodialog.h"
 #include "common/timecodefunctions.h"
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ namespace olive {
 #define super TimeBasedWidget
 
 QVector<ViewerWidget*> ViewerWidget::instances_;
+const int ViewerWidget::kAudioPlaybackInterval = 2;
 
 const int kMaxPreQueueSize = 8;
 
@@ -54,8 +56,10 @@ ViewerWidget::ViewerWidget(QWidget *parent) :
   playback_speed_(0),
   color_menu_enabled_(true),
   time_changed_from_timer_(false),
-  prequeuing_(false),
-  active_queue_jobs_(0)
+  prequeuing_video_(false),
+  prequeuing_audio_(false),
+  active_queue_jobs_(0),
+  audio_playback_device_(nullptr)
 {
   // Set up main layout
   QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
@@ -111,11 +115,6 @@ ViewerWidget::ViewerWidget(QWidget *parent) :
   connect(controls_, &PlaybackControls::TimeChanged, this, &ViewerWidget::SetTimeAndSignal);
   layout->addWidget(controls_);
 
-  // If audio is invalidated during playback, we wait some time before starting it again
-  audio_restart_timer_.setInterval(250);
-  audio_restart_timer_.setSingleShot(true);
-  connect(&audio_restart_timer_, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ViewerWidget::StartAudioOutput);
-
   // FIXME: Magic number
   SetScale(48.0);
 
@@ -130,6 +129,11 @@ ViewerWidget::ViewerWidget(QWidget *parent) :
   instances_.append(this);
 
   setAcceptDrops(true);
+
+  audio_queue_next_timer_ = new QTimer(this);
+  audio_queue_next_timer_->setInterval(kAudioPlaybackInterval * 1000);
+  audio_queue_next_timer_->setSingleShot(true);
+  connect(audio_queue_next_timer_, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ViewerWidget::QueueNextAudioBuffer);
 }
 
 ViewerWidget::~ViewerWidget()
@@ -182,8 +186,6 @@ void ViewerWidget::ConnectNodeEvent(ViewerOutput *n)
   connect(n, &ViewerOutput::AudioParamsChanged, this, &ViewerWidget::UpdateRendererAudioParameters);
   connect(n->video_frame_cache(), &FrameHashCache::Invalidated, this, &ViewerWidget::ViewerInvalidatedVideoRange);
   connect(n->video_frame_cache(), &FrameHashCache::Shifted, this, &ViewerWidget::ViewerShiftedRange);
-  connect(n->audio_playback_cache(), &AudioPlaybackCache::Invalidated, this, &ViewerWidget::AudioCacheInvalidated);
-  connect(n->audio_playback_cache(), &AudioPlaybackCache::Validated, this, &ViewerWidget::AudioCacheValidated);
   connect(n, &ViewerOutput::TextureInputChanged, this, &ViewerWidget::UpdateStack);
 
   VideoParams vp = n->GetVideoParams();
@@ -197,6 +199,9 @@ void ViewerWidget::ConnectNodeEvent(ViewerOutput *n)
   last_length_ = 0;
   LengthChangedSlot(n->GetLength());
 
+  AudioParams ap = n->GetAudioParams();
+  packed_processor_.Open(ap);
+
   ColorManager* color_manager = n->project()->color_manager();
 
   display_widget_->ConnectColorManager(color_manager);
@@ -228,10 +233,10 @@ void ViewerWidget::DisconnectNodeEvent(ViewerOutput *n)
   disconnect(n, &ViewerOutput::AudioParamsChanged, this, &ViewerWidget::UpdateRendererAudioParameters);
   disconnect(n->video_frame_cache(), &FrameHashCache::Invalidated, this, &ViewerWidget::ViewerInvalidatedVideoRange);
   disconnect(n->video_frame_cache(), &FrameHashCache::Shifted, this, &ViewerWidget::ViewerShiftedRange);
-  disconnect(n->audio_playback_cache(), &AudioPlaybackCache::Invalidated, this, &ViewerWidget::AudioCacheInvalidated);
-  disconnect(n->audio_playback_cache(), &AudioPlaybackCache::Validated, this, &ViewerWidget::AudioCacheValidated);
   disconnect(n, &ViewerOutput::TextureInputChanged, this, &ViewerWidget::UpdateStack);
 
+  packed_processor_.Close();
+
   SetDisplayImage(QVariant());
 
   ruler()->SetPlaybackCache(nullptr);
@@ -248,7 +253,7 @@ void ViewerWidget::DisconnectNodeEvent(ViewerOutput *n)
   waveform_view_->ConnectTimelinePoints(nullptr);
 
   // Queue an UpdateStack so that when it runs, the viewer node will be fully disconnected
-  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "UpdateStack", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, &ViewerWidget::UpdateStack, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 void ViewerWidget::ConnectedNodeChangeEvent(ViewerOutput *n)
@@ -408,17 +413,108 @@ void ViewerWidget::ClearVideoAutoCacherQueue()
 
 void ViewerWidget::StartAudioOutput()
 {
-  AudioPlaybackCache* audio_cache = GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache();
-  if (audio_cache->GetParameters().is_valid()) {
-    AudioManager::instance()->SetOutputParams(audio_cache->GetParameters());
-    AudioManager::instance()->StartOutput(audio_cache,
-                                          audio_cache->GetParameters().time_to_bytes_per_channel(GetTime()),
-                                          playback_speed_);
-    emit AudioManager::instance()->OutputWaveformStarted(&audio_cache->visual(),
+  AudioParams params = GetConnectedNode()->GetAudioParams();
+
+  if (params.is_valid()) {
+    AudioManager::instance()->SetOutputParams(params);
+    AudioManager::instance()->StartOutput(audio_playback_device_);
+
+    emit AudioManager::instance()->OutputWaveformStarted(&GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache()->visual(),
                                                          GetTime(), playback_speed_);
   }
 }
 
+void ViewerWidget::QueueNextAudioBuffer()
+{
+  // NOTE: Hardcoded 2 second interval
+  rational queue_end = audio_playback_queue_time_ + (kAudioPlaybackInterval * playback_speed_);
+
+  // Clamp queue end by zero and the audio length
+  queue_end  = clamp(queue_end, rational(0), GetConnectedNode()->GetAudioLength());
+  if (queue_end == audio_playback_queue_time_) {
+    // This will queue nothing, so stop the loop here
+    return;
+  }
+
+  RenderTicketWatcher *watcher = new RenderTicketWatcher(this);
+  connect(watcher, &RenderTicketWatcher::Finished, this, &ViewerWidget::ReceivedAudioBufferForPlayback);
+  audio_playback_queue_.push_back(watcher);
+  watcher->SetTicket(auto_cacher_.GetRangeOfAudio(TimeRange(audio_playback_queue_time_, queue_end), true));
+
+  audio_playback_queue_time_ = queue_end;
+}
+
+void ViewerWidget::ReceivedAudioBufferForPlayback()
+{
+  while (!audio_playback_queue_.empty() && audio_playback_queue_.front()->HasResult()) {
+    RenderTicketWatcher *watcher = audio_playback_queue_.front();
+    audio_playback_queue_.pop_front();
+
+    if (watcher->HasResult()) {
+      SampleBufferPtr samples = watcher->Get().value<SampleBufferPtr>();
+      if (samples && audio_playback_device_) {
+        // If the samples must be reversed, reverse them now
+        if (playback_speed_ < 0) {
+          samples->reverse();
+        }
+
+        // Convert to packed data for audio output
+        QByteArray pack = packed_processor_.Convert(samples);
+
+        // If the tempo must be adjusted, adjust now
+        if (tempo_processor_.IsOpen()) {
+          tempo_processor_.Push(pack.data(), pack.size());
+          int actual = tempo_processor_.Pull(pack.data(), pack.size());
+          if (actual != pack.size()) {
+            pack.resize(actual);
+          }
+        }
+
+        // TempoProcessor may have emptied the array
+        if (!pack.isEmpty()) {
+          audio_playback_device_->Push(pack);
+
+          if (prequeuing_audio_) {
+            prequeuing_audio_ = false;
+            FinishPlayPreprocess();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Do this in the loop so that clearing the array effectively prevents a queue
+    audio_queue_next_timer_->stop();
+    audio_queue_next_timer_->start();
+
+    delete watcher;
+  }
+}
+
+void ViewerWidget::ReceivedAudioBufferForScrubbing()
+{
+  // NOTE: Might be good to organize a queue for this in the event that audio takes a long time to
+  //       keep the scrubbed chunks ordered, similar to the playback_queue_ or audio_playback_queue_
+
+  RenderTicketWatcher *watcher = static_cast<RenderTicketWatcher *>(sender());
+
+  if (watcher->HasResult()) {
+    if (SampleBufferPtr samples = watcher->Get().value<SampleBufferPtr>()) {
+      /* Fade code
+      const int kFadeSz = qMin(200, samples->sample_count()/4);
+      for (int i=0; i<kFadeSz; i++) {
+        float amt = float(i)/float(kFadeSz);
+        samples->transform_volume_for_sample(i, amt);
+        samples->transform_volume_for_sample(samples->sample_count() - i - 1, amt);
+      }*/
+
+      AudioManager::instance()->SetOutputParams(samples->audio_params());
+      AudioManager::instance()->PushToOutput(packed_processor_.Convert(samples));
+    }
+  }
+
+  delete watcher;
+}
+
 void ViewerWidget::UpdateTextureFromNode()
 {
   rational time = GetTime();
@@ -475,7 +571,7 @@ void ViewerWidget::UpdateTextureFromNode()
 
     // Only show warning if frame actually exists
     if (frame_exists_at_time && !frame_might_be_still) {
-      qWarning() << "Playback queue failed to keep up";
+      //qWarning() << "Playback queue failed to keep up";
     }
 
   }
@@ -551,7 +647,7 @@ void ViewerWidget::PlayInternal(int speed, bool in_to_out_only)
     prequeue_length_ = DeterminePlaybackQueueSize();
 
     if (prequeue_length_ > 0) {
-      prequeuing_ = true;
+      prequeuing_video_ = true;
 
       // We "prioritize" the frames, which means they're pushed to the top of the render queue,
       // we queue in reverse so that they're still queued in order
@@ -568,8 +664,14 @@ void ViewerWidget::PlayInternal(int speed, bool in_to_out_only)
     }
   }
 
-  if (!prequeuing_) {
-    FinishPlayPreprocess();
+  if (std::abs(playback_speed_) > 1) {
+    tempo_processor_.Open(GetConnectedNode()->GetAudioParams(), std::abs(playback_speed_));
+  }
+  audio_playback_device_ = std::make_shared<PreviewAudioDevice>();
+  prequeuing_audio_ = true;
+  audio_playback_queue_time_ = GetTime();
+  for (int i=0; i<2; i++) {
+    QueueNextAudioBuffer();
   }
 }
 
@@ -588,37 +690,35 @@ void ViewerWidget::PauseInternal()
 
     playback_queue_.clear();
     playback_backup_timer_.stop();
-    audio_restart_timer_.stop();
+
+    audio_playback_device_ = nullptr;
+    qDeleteAll(audio_playback_queue_);
+    audio_playback_queue_.clear();
+    if (tempo_processor_.IsOpen()) {
+      tempo_processor_.Close();
+    }
+    audio_queue_next_timer_->stop();
 
     UpdateTextureFromNode();
   }
 
-  prequeuing_ = false;
+  prequeuing_video_ = false;
+  prequeuing_audio_ = false;
 }
 
 void ViewerWidget::PushScrubbedAudio()
 {
-  if (!IsPlaying() && GetConnectedNode() && Config::Current()["AudioScrubbing"].toBool()) {
+  if (!IsPlaying() && GetConnectedNode() && Config::Current()[QStringLiteral("AudioScrubbing")].toBool()) {
     // Get audio src device from renderer
     const AudioParams& params = GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache()->GetParameters();
 
     if (params.is_valid()) {
-      AudioPlaybackCache::PlaybackDevice* audio_src = GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache()->CreatePlaybackDevice();
+      // NOTE: Hardcoded scrubbing interval (20ms)
+      rational interval = rational(50, 1000);
 
-      if (audio_src->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-        // FIXME: Hardcoded scrubbing interval (20ms)
-        int size_of_sample = params.time_to_bytes(rational(20, 1000));
-
-        // Push audio
-        audio_src->seek(params.time_to_bytes_per_channel(GetTime()));
-        QByteArray frame_audio = audio_src->read(size_of_sample);
-        AudioManager::instance()->SetOutputParams(params);
-        AudioManager::instance()->PushToOutput(frame_audio);
-
-        audio_src->close();
-      }
-
-      delete audio_src;
+      RenderTicketWatcher *watcher = new RenderTicketWatcher();
+      connect(watcher, &RenderTicketWatcher::Finished, this, &ViewerWidget::ReceivedAudioBufferForScrubbing);
+      watcher->SetTicket(auto_cacher_.GetRangeOfAudio(TimeRange(GetTime(), GetTime() + interval), true));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -714,6 +814,11 @@ RenderTicketPtr ViewerWidget::GetFrame(const rational &t, bool prioritize)
 
 void ViewerWidget::FinishPlayPreprocess()
 {
+  // Check if we're still waiting for video or audio respectively
+  if (prequeuing_video_ || prequeuing_audio_) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   int64_t playback_start_time = GetTimestamp();
 
   StartAudioOutput();
@@ -858,7 +963,7 @@ void ViewerWidget::RendererGeneratedFrameForQueue()
     QVariant frame = watcher->Get();
 
     // Ignore this signal if we've paused now
-    if (IsPlaying() || prequeuing_) {
+    if (IsPlaying() || prequeuing_video_) {
       rational ts = watcher->property("time").value<rational>();
 
       playback_queue_.AppendTimewise({ts, frame}, playback_speed_);
@@ -867,8 +972,8 @@ void ViewerWidget::RendererGeneratedFrameForQueue()
         window->queue()->AppendTimewise({ts, frame}, playback_speed_);
       }
 
-      if (prequeuing_ && int(playback_queue_.size()) == prequeue_length_) {
-        prequeuing_ = false;
+      if (prequeuing_video_ && int(playback_queue_.size()) == prequeue_length_) {
+        prequeuing_video_ = false;
         FinishPlayPreprocess();
       }
     }
@@ -1154,6 +1259,10 @@ void ViewerWidget::PlaybackTimerUpdate()
     max_time = qMax(min_time, max_time - timebase());
   }
 
+  rational time_to_set;
+  bool end_of_line = false;
+  bool play_after_pause = false;
+
   if ((playback_speed_ < 0 && current_time <= min_time)
       || (playback_speed_ > 0 && current_time >= max_time)) {
 
@@ -1166,34 +1275,48 @@ void ViewerWidget::PlaybackTimerUpdate()
       tripped_time = max_time;
     }
 
+    // Signal that we've reached the end of whatever range we're playing and should either pause
+    // or restart playback
+    end_of_line = true;
+
     if (Config::Current()[QStringLiteral("Loop")].toBool()) {
 
       // If we're looping, jump to the other side of the workarea and continue
-      rational opposing_time = (tripped_time == min_time) ? max_time : min_time;
+      time_to_set = (tripped_time == min_time) ? max_time : min_time;
 
-      // Cache the current speed
-      int current_speed = playback_speed_;
-
-      // Jump to the other side and keep playing at the same speed
-      SetTimeAndSignal(opposing_time);
-      PlayInternal(current_speed, play_in_to_out_only_);
+      // Signal to restart playback after the pause signalled by `end_of_line`
+      play_after_pause = true;
 
     } else {
 
-      // Pause at the boundary
-      SetTimeAndSignal(tripped_time);
+      // Pause at the boundary we tripped
+      time_to_set = tripped_time;
 
     }
 
   } else {
 
-    // Sets time, wrapping in this bool ensures we don't pause from setting the time
-    time_changed_from_timer_ = true;
-    SetTimeAndSignal(current_time);
-    time_changed_from_timer_ = false;
+    // Sets time normally to whatever we calculated as the "current time"
+    time_to_set = current_time;
 
   }
 
+  // Set the time. By wrapping in this bool, we prevent TimeChangedEvent's default behavior of
+  // pausing. Even if we pause it later with `end_of_line`, we prefer pausing after setting the time
+  // so that an audio scrub event, etc. isn't sent.
+  time_changed_from_timer_ = true;
+  SetTimeAndSignal(time_to_set);
+  time_changed_from_timer_ = false;
+  if (end_of_line) {
+    // Cache the current speed
+    int current_speed = playback_speed_;
+
+    PauseInternal();
+    if (play_after_pause) {
+      PlayInternal(current_speed, play_in_to_out_only_);
+    }
+  }
+
   if (display_widget_->isVisible()) {
     // Updating display widget
     UpdateTextureFromNode();
@@ -1259,6 +1382,11 @@ void ViewerWidget::UpdateRendererVideoParameters()
 
 void ViewerWidget::UpdateRendererAudioParameters()
 {
+  packed_processor_.Close();
+
+  AudioParams ap = GetConnectedNode()->GetAudioParams();
+
+  packed_processor_.Open(ap);
 }
 
 void ViewerWidget::SetZoomFromMenu(QAction *action)
@@ -1270,7 +1398,7 @@ void ViewerWidget::ViewerInvalidatedVideoRange(const TimeRange &range)
 {
   // If our current frame is within this range, we need to update
   if (GetTime() >= range.in() && (GetTime() < range.out() || range.in() == range.out())) {
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "UpdateTextureFromNode", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, &ViewerWidget::UpdateTextureFromNode, Qt::QueuedConnection);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1286,7 +1414,7 @@ void ViewerWidget::ManualSwitchToWaveform(bool e)
 void ViewerWidget::ViewerShiftedRange(const rational &from, const rational &to)
 {
   if (GetTime() >= qMin(from, to)) {
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "UpdateTextureFromNode", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, &ViewerWidget::UpdateTextureFromNode, Qt::QueuedConnection);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1323,21 +1451,4 @@ void ViewerWidget::Dropped(QDropEvent *event)
   }
 }
 
-void ViewerWidget::AudioCacheInvalidated()
-{
-  if (IsPlaying()) {
-    AudioManager::instance()->StopOutput();
-  }
-}
-
-void ViewerWidget::AudioCacheValidated()
-{
-  if (IsPlaying()) {
-    // This timer will restart audio
-    AudioManager::instance()->StopOutput();
-    audio_restart_timer_.stop();
-    audio_restart_timer_.start();
-  }
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h
index e5f6edc82..8ff8ddacd 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.h
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QWidget>
 
+#include "audio/packedprocessor.h"
+#include "audio/tempoprocessor.h"
 #include "audiowaveformview.h"
 #include "common/rational.h"
 #include "node/output/viewer/viewer.h"
 #include "panel/scope/scope.h"
+#include "render/previewaudiodevice.h"
 #include "render/previewautocacher.h"
 #include "threading/threadticketwatcher.h"
 #include "viewerdisplay.h"
@@ -240,7 +243,8 @@ private:
   ViewerQueue playback_queue_;
   int64_t playback_queue_next_frame_;
 
-  bool prequeuing_;
+  bool prequeuing_video_;
+  bool prequeuing_audio_;
 
   QList<RenderTicketWatcher*> nonqueue_watchers_;
 
@@ -250,10 +254,16 @@ private:
 
   PreviewAutoCacher auto_cacher_;
 
-  QTimer audio_restart_timer_;
-
   int active_queue_jobs_;
 
+  std::shared_ptr<PreviewAudioDevice> audio_playback_device_;
+  std::list<RenderTicketWatcher*> audio_playback_queue_;
+  rational audio_playback_queue_time_;
+  PackedProcessor packed_processor_;
+  TempoProcessor tempo_processor_;
+  static const int kAudioPlaybackInterval;
+  QTimer *audio_queue_next_timer_;
+
   static QVector<ViewerWidget*> instances_;
 
 private slots:
@@ -299,11 +309,14 @@ private slots:
 
   void Dropped(QDropEvent* event);
 
-  void AudioCacheInvalidated();
-  void AudioCacheValidated();
-
   void StartAudioOutput();
 
+  void QueueNextAudioBuffer();
+
+  void ReceivedAudioBufferForPlayback();
+
+  void ReceivedAudioBufferForScrubbing();
+
 };
 
 }