diff --git a/app/audio/sampleformat.cpp b/app/audio/sampleformat.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/app/decoder/waveinput.cpp b/app/decoder/waveinput.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9477139c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/decoder/waveinput.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+#include "waveinput.h"
+
+extern "C" {
+#include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
+}
+
+#include <QDataStream>
+
+WaveInput::WaveInput(const QString &f) :
+  file_(f)
+{
+}
+
+WaveInput::~WaveInput()
+{
+  close();
+}
+
+bool WaveInput::open()
+{
+  if (!file_.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (file_.read(4) != "RIFF") {
+    close();
+    qDebug() << "No RIFF found";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Skip filesize bytes
+  file_.seek(file_.pos() + 4);
+
+  if (file_.read(4) != "WAVE") {
+    close();
+    qDebug() << "No WAVE found";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Find fmt_ section
+  if (!find_str(&file_, "fmt ")) {
+    close();
+    qDebug() << "No fmt  found";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Skip fmt_ section size
+  file_.seek(file_.pos()+4);
+
+  // Create data stream for reading bytes into types
+  QDataStream data_stream(&file_);
+  data_stream.setByteOrder(QDataStream::LittleEndian);
+
+  // Read data type
+  uint16_t data_type;
+  data_stream >> data_type;
+
+  bool data_is_float;
+  switch (data_type) {
+  case 1: // PCM Integer
+    data_is_float = false;
+    break;
+  case 3:
+    data_is_float = true;
+    break;
+  default:
+    // If it's neither float nor int, we can't work with this file
+    close();
+    qDebug() << "Invalid WAV type" << data_type;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Read number of channels
+  uint16_t channel_count;
+  data_stream >> channel_count;
+
+  uint64_t channel_layout = static_cast<uint64_t>(av_get_default_channel_layout(channel_count));
+
+  int32_t sample_rate;
+  data_stream >> sample_rate;
+
+  // Skip bytes per second value and bytes per sample value
+  file_.seek(file_.pos() + 6);
+
+  uint16_t bits_per_sample;
+  data_stream >> bits_per_sample;
+
+  SampleFormat format;
+
+  switch (bits_per_sample) {
+  case 8:
+    format = SAMPLE_FMT_U8;
+    break;
+  case 16:
+    format = SAMPLE_FMT_S16;
+    break;
+  case 32:
+    if (data_is_float) {
+      format = SAMPLE_FMT_S32;
+    } else {
+      format = SAMPLE_FMT_FLT;
+    }
+    break;
+  case 64:
+    if (data_is_float) {
+      format = SAMPLE_FMT_S64;
+    } else {
+      format = SAMPLE_FMT_DBL;
+    }
+    break;
+  default:
+    // We don't know this format...
+    close();
+    qDebug() << "Invalid format found" << bits_per_sample;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // We're good to go!
+  params_ = AudioRenderingParams(sample_rate, channel_layout, format);
+
+  if (!find_str(&file_, "data")) {
+    close();
+    qDebug() << "No data tag found";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  data_position_ = file_.pos() + 4;
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool WaveInput::is_open()
+{
+  return file_.isOpen();
+}
+
+QByteArray WaveInput::read(int offset, int length)
+{
+  if (!is_open()) {
+    return QByteArray();
+  }
+
+  file_.seek(offset + data_position_);
+  return file_.read(length);
+}
+
+void WaveInput::read(int offset, char *buffer, int length)
+{
+  if (!is_open()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  file_.seek(offset + data_position_);
+  file_.read(buffer, length);
+}
+
+AudioRenderingParams WaveInput::params()
+{
+  return params_;
+}
+
+void WaveInput::close()
+{
+  if (file_.isOpen()) {
+    file_.close();
+  }
+}
+
+bool WaveInput::find_str(QFile *f, const char *str)
+{
+  qint64 pos = f->pos();
+  while (f->read(4) != str) {
+    if (f->atEnd()) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    pos++;
+    f->seek(pos);
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/app/decoder/waveinput.h b/app/decoder/waveinput.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..849afd135
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/decoder/waveinput.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#ifndef WAVEINPUT_H
+#define WAVEINPUT_H
+
+#include <QFile>
+
+#include "render/audioparams.h"
+
+class WaveInput
+{
+public:
+  WaveInput(const QString& f);
+
+  ~WaveInput();
+
+  Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(WaveInput)
+
+  bool open();
+
+  bool is_open();
+
+  QByteArray read(int offset, int length);
+  void read(int offset, char *buffer, int length);
+
+  AudioRenderingParams params();
+
+  void close();
+
+private:
+  bool find_str(QFile* f, const char* str);
+
+  AudioRenderingParams params_;
+
+  QFile file_;
+
+  qint64 data_position_;
+};
+
+#endif // WAVEINPUT_H
diff --git a/app/decoder/waveoutput.cpp b/app/decoder/waveoutput.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83fd14400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/decoder/waveoutput.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+#include "waveoutput.h"
+
+const int16_t kWAVIntegerFormat = 1;
+const int16_t kWAVFloatFormat = 3;
+
+WaveOutput::WaveOutput(const QString &f,
+                       const AudioRenderingParams& params) :
+  file_(f),
+  params_(params)
+{
+  Q_ASSERT(params_.is_valid());
+}
+
+WaveOutput::~WaveOutput()
+{
+  close();
+}
+
+bool WaveOutput::open()
+{
+  data_length_ = 0;
+
+  if (file_.open(QFile::WriteOnly)) {
+    // RIFF header
+    file_.write("RIFF");
+
+    // Total file size minus RIFF and this integer (minus 8 bytes, filled in later)
+    write_int<int32_t>(&file_, 0);
+
+    // File type header
+    file_.write("WAVE");
+
+    // Begin format descriptor chunk
+    file_.write("fmt ");
+
+    // Format chunk size
+    write_int<int32_t>(&file_, 16);
+
+    // Type of format
+    switch (params_.format()) {
+    case SAMPLE_FMT_U8:
+    case SAMPLE_FMT_S16:
+    case SAMPLE_FMT_S32:
+    case SAMPLE_FMT_S64:
+      write_int<int16_t>(&file_, kWAVIntegerFormat);
+      break;
+    case SAMPLE_FMT_FLT:
+    case SAMPLE_FMT_DBL:
+      write_int<int16_t>(&file_, kWAVFloatFormat);
+      break;
+    case SAMPLE_FMT_INVALID:
+    case SAMPLE_FMT_COUNT:
+      qWarning() << "Invalid sample format for WAVE audio";
+      file_.close();
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Number of channels
+    write_int<int16_t>(&file_, static_cast<int16_t>(params_.channel_count()));
+
+    // Sample rate
+    write_int<int32_t>(&file_, params_.sample_rate());
+
+    // Bytes per second
+    write_int<int32_t>(&file_, params_.samples_to_bytes(params_.sample_rate()));
+
+    // Bytes per sample
+    write_int<int16_t>(&file_, static_cast<int16_t>(params_.samples_to_bytes(1)));
+
+    // Bits per sample per channel
+    write_int<int16_t>(&file_, static_cast<int16_t>(params_.bits_per_sample()));
+
+    // Data chunk header
+    file_.write("data");
+
+    // Size of data chunk (filled in later)
+    write_int<int32_t>(&file_, 0);
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+void WaveOutput::write(const QByteArray &bytes)
+{
+  if (file_.isOpen()) {
+    file_.write(bytes);
+
+    data_length_ += bytes.size();
+  }
+}
+
+void WaveOutput::write(const char *bytes, int length)
+{
+  if (file_.isOpen()) {
+    file_.write(bytes, length);
+
+    data_length_ += length;
+  }
+}
+
+void WaveOutput::close()
+{
+  if (file_.isOpen()) {
+
+    // Write file sizes
+    file_.seek(4);
+    write_int<int32_t>(&file_, data_length_ + 36);
+
+    file_.seek(40);
+    write_int<int32_t>(&file_, data_length_);
+
+    file_.close();
+  }
+}
+
+void WaveOutput::switch_endianness(QByteArray& array)
+{
+  int half_sz = array.size()/2;
+
+  for (int i=0;i<half_sz;i++) {
+    int oppose_index = array.size() - i - 1;
+
+    char temp = array[i];
+    array[i] = array[oppose_index];
+    array[oppose_index] = temp;
+  }
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+void WaveOutput::write_int(QFile *file, T integer)
+{
+  QByteArray bytes;
+  bytes.resize(sizeof(T));
+  memcpy(bytes.data(), &integer, static_cast<size_t>(bytes.size()));
+
+  // WAV expects little-endian, so if the integer is big endian we need to switch
+  if (QSysInfo::ByteOrder == QSysInfo::BigEndian) {
+    switch_endianness(bytes);
+  }
+
+  file->write(bytes);
+}
diff --git a/app/decoder/waveoutput.h b/app/decoder/waveoutput.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f8d8ccb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/decoder/waveoutput.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef WAVEAUDIO_H
+#define WAVEAUDIO_H
+
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QFile>
+
+#include "audio/sampleformat.h"
+#include "render/audioparams.h"
+
+class WaveOutput
+{
+public:
+  WaveOutput(const QString& f,
+             const AudioRenderingParams& params);
+
+  ~WaveOutput();
+
+  Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(WaveOutput)
+
+  bool open();
+
+  void write(const QByteArray& bytes);
+  void write(const char* bytes, int length);
+
+  void close();
+
+private:
+  template<typename T>
+  void write_int(QFile* file, T integer);
+
+  void switch_endianness(QByteArray &array);
+
+  QFile file_;
+
+  AudioRenderingParams params_;
+
+  int data_length_;
+
+};
+
+#endif // WAVEAUDIO_H
diff --git a/app/render/backend/audio/audioworker.cpp b/app/render/backend/audio/audioworker.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..125e249b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/render/backend/audio/audioworker.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "audioworker.h"
+
+AudioWorker::AudioWorker()
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/app/render/backend/audio/audioworker.h b/app/render/backend/audio/audioworker.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76cea9f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/render/backend/audio/audioworker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#ifndef AUDIOWORKER_H
+#define AUDIOWORKER_H
+
+
+class AudioWorker
+{
+public:
+  AudioWorker();
+};
+
+#endif // AUDIOWORKER_H