diff --git a/app/audio/audiomanager.cpp b/app/audio/audiomanager.cpp
index 832ad2032..1540ab678 100644
--- a/app/audio/audiomanager.cpp
+++ b/app/audio/audiomanager.cpp
@@ -82,16 +82,23 @@ void AudioManager::PushToOutput(const QByteArray &samples)
   emit OutputPushed(samples);
 }
 
-void AudioManager::StartOutput(const QString &filename, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
+void AudioManager::StartOutput(AudioPlaybackCache *cache, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
 {
+  // Create device
+  QIODevice* device = cache->CreatePlaybackDevice();
+
+  // Move to output manager's thread
+  device->moveToThread(output_manager_.thread());
+
+  // Queue to output manger in other thread
   QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&output_manager_,
                             "PullFromDevice",
                             Qt::QueuedConnection,
-                            Q_ARG(const QString&, filename),
+                            Q_ARG(QIODevice*, device),
                             Q_ARG(qint64, offset),
                             Q_ARG(int, playback_speed));
 
-  emit OutputDeviceStarted(filename, offset, playback_speed);
+  emit OutputDeviceStarted(cache, offset, playback_speed);
 }
 
 void AudioManager::StopOutput()
diff --git a/app/audio/audiomanager.h b/app/audio/audiomanager.h
index f0c6c7db0..ea1aa4aa5 100644
--- a/app/audio/audiomanager.h
+++ b/app/audio/audiomanager.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "common/define.h"
 #include "outputmanager.h"
 #include "render/audioparams.h"
+#include "render/audioplaybackcache.h"
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
@@ -57,11 +58,9 @@ public:
   void PushToOutput(const QByteArray& samples);
 
   /**
-   * @brief Start playing audio from QIODevice
-   *
-   * This takes ownership of the QIODevice and will delete it when StopOutput() is called
+   * @brief Start playing audio from AudioPlaybackCache
    */
-  void StartOutput(const QString& filename, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
+  void StartOutput(AudioPlaybackCache* cache, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
 
   /**
    * @brief Stop audio output immediately
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ signals:
 
   void OutputNotified();
 
-  void OutputDeviceStarted(const QString& filename, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
+  void OutputDeviceStarted(AudioPlaybackCache* cache, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
 
   void AudioParamsChanged(const AudioParams& params);
 
diff --git a/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.cpp b/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.cpp
index e9732e93d..112ee5c53 100644
--- a/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.cpp
+++ b/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
-AudioOutputDeviceProxy::~AudioOutputDeviceProxy()
+AudioOutputDeviceProxy::AudioOutputDeviceProxy(QObject *parent) :
+  QIODevice(parent),
+  device_(nullptr)
 {
-  if (file_.isOpen()) {
-    file_.close();
-  }
 }
 
 void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::SetParameters(const AudioParams &params)
@@ -36,20 +35,23 @@ void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::SetParameters(const AudioParams &params)
   params_ = params;
 }
 
-void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::SetDevice(const QString &filename, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
+void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::SetDevice(QIODevice* device, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
 {
-  if (file_.isOpen()) {
-    file_.close();
+  if (device_) {
+    delete device_;
   }
 
-  file_.setFileName(filename);
+  device_ = device;
+  device_->setParent(this);
 
-  if (!file_.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
-    qCritical() << "Failed to open" << filename << "for audio playback";
+  if (!device_->open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+    qCritical() << "Failed to open IO device for audio playback";
+    delete device_;
+    device_ = nullptr;
     return;
   }
 
-  file_.seek(offset);
+  device_->seek(offset);
 
   playback_speed_ = playback_speed;
 
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::close()
 {
   QIODevice::close();
 
-  file_.close();
+  delete device_;
+  device_ = nullptr;
 
   if (tempo_processor_.IsOpen()) {
     tempo_processor_.Close();
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ void AudioOutputDeviceProxy::close()
 
 qint64 AudioOutputDeviceProxy::readData(char *data, qint64 maxlen)
 {
-  if (!file_.isOpen()) {
+  if (!device_) {
     return 0;
   }
 
@@ -111,21 +114,21 @@ qint64 AudioOutputDeviceProxy::ReverseAwareRead(char *data, qint64 maxlen)
 
   if (playback_speed_ < 0) {
     // If we're reversing, we'll seek back by maxlen bytes before we read
-    new_pos = file_.pos() - maxlen;
+    new_pos = device_->pos() - maxlen;
 
     if (new_pos < 0) {
-      maxlen = file_.pos();
+      maxlen = device_->pos();
 
       new_pos = 0;
     }
 
-    file_.seek(new_pos);
+    device_->seek(new_pos);
   }
 
-  qint64 read_count = file_.read(data, maxlen);
+  qint64 read_count = device_->read(data, maxlen);
 
   if (playback_speed_ < 0) {
-    file_.seek(new_pos);
+    device_->seek(new_pos);
 
     // Reverse the samples here
     AudioManager::ReverseBuffer(data, static_cast<int>(read_count), params_.samples_to_bytes(1));
diff --git a/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.h b/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.h
index 44dc50562..60ef8cf3c 100644
--- a/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.h
+++ b/app/audio/outputdeviceproxy.h
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ class AudioOutputDeviceProxy : public QIODevice
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
-  AudioOutputDeviceProxy() = default;
-
-  virtual ~AudioOutputDeviceProxy() override;
+  AudioOutputDeviceProxy(QObject* parent = nullptr);
 
   void SetParameters(const AudioParams& params);
 
-  void SetDevice(const QString &filename, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
+  void SetDevice(QIODevice *device, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
 
   virtual void close() override;
 
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ protected:
 private:
   qint64 ReverseAwareRead(char* data, qint64 maxlen);
 
-  QFile file_;
+  QIODevice* device_;
 
   TempoProcessor tempo_processor_;
 
diff --git a/app/audio/outputmanager.cpp b/app/audio/outputmanager.cpp
index 2248ccd26..c80f61911 100644
--- a/app/audio/outputmanager.cpp
+++ b/app/audio/outputmanager.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 AudioOutputManager::AudioOutputManager(QObject *parent) :
   QObject(parent),
   output_(nullptr),
+  device_proxy_(this),
   push_device_(nullptr)
 {
 }
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ void AudioOutputManager::Close()
   }
 }
 
-void AudioOutputManager::PullFromDevice(const QString &filename, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
+void AudioOutputManager::PullFromDevice(QIODevice *device, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
 {
   if (!output_) {
     return;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ void AudioOutputManager::PullFromDevice(const QString &filename, qint64 offset,
   push_samples_.clear();
 
   // Pull from the device
-  device_proxy_.SetDevice(filename, offset, playback_speed);
+  device_proxy_.SetDevice(device, offset, playback_speed);
   device_proxy_.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
   output_->start(&device_proxy_);
 }
diff --git a/app/audio/outputmanager.h b/app/audio/outputmanager.h
index 896cb2e74..994b4aff7 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(const QString &filename, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
+  void PullFromDevice(QIODevice* device, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
 
   // Queued
   void ResetToPushMode();
diff --git a/app/codec/encoder.cpp b/app/codec/encoder.cpp
index ea3750720..0f648884e 100644
--- a/app/codec/encoder.cpp
+++ b/app/codec/encoder.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "encoder.h"
 
+#include <QFile>
+
 #include "ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.h"
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
@@ -34,6 +36,12 @@ const EncodingParams &Encoder::params() const
   return params_;
 }
 
+void Encoder::WriteAudio(AudioParams pcm_info, const QString &pcm_filename)
+{
+  QFile f(pcm_filename);
+  WriteAudio(pcm_info, &f);
+}
+
 EncodingParams::EncodingParams() :
   video_enabled_(false),
   video_bit_rate_(0),
diff --git a/app/codec/encoder.h b/app/codec/encoder.h
index 412306388..4acf38bde 100644
--- a/app/codec/encoder.h
+++ b/app/codec/encoder.h
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ public:
 
   virtual bool WriteFrame(OLIVE_NAMESPACE::FramePtr frame, OLIVE_NAMESPACE::rational time) = 0;
   virtual void WriteAudio(OLIVE_NAMESPACE::AudioParams pcm_info,
-                          const QString& pcm_filename) = 0;
+                          QIODevice *file) = 0;
+  void WriteAudio(OLIVE_NAMESPACE::AudioParams pcm_info,
+                  const QString& pcm_filename);
 
   virtual void Close() = 0;
 
diff --git a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.cpp b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.cpp
index 562d4f82e..c31ac6b5a 100644
--- a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.cpp
+++ b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.cpp
@@ -185,10 +185,9 @@ fail:
   return success;
 }
 
-void FFmpegEncoder::WriteAudio(AudioParams pcm_info, const QString &pcm_filename)
+void FFmpegEncoder::WriteAudio(AudioParams pcm_info, QIODevice* file)
 {
-  QFile pcm(pcm_filename);
-  if (pcm.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+  if (file->open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
     // Divide PCM stream into AVFrames
 
     // See if the codec defines a number of samples per frame
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ void FFmpegEncoder::WriteAudio(AudioParams pcm_info, const QString &pcm_filename
       int max_read = pcm_info.samples_to_bytes(samples_needed);
 
       // Read bytes from PCM
-      QByteArray input_data = pcm.read(max_read);
+      QByteArray input_data = file->read(max_read);
 
       // Use swresample to convert the data into the correct format
       const char* input_data_array = input_data.constData();
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ void FFmpegEncoder::WriteAudio(AudioParams pcm_info, const QString &pcm_filename
       }
 
       // Break if we've reached the end point
-      if (pcm.atEnd()) {
+      if (file->atEnd()) {
         break;
       }
     }
@@ -282,7 +281,9 @@ void FFmpegEncoder::WriteAudio(AudioParams pcm_info, const QString &pcm_filename
 
     swr_free(&swr_ctx);
 
-    pcm.close();
+    file->close();
+  } else {
+    qWarning() << "Failed to open audio IO device for encoding";
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.h b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.h
index a3ef13482..4efc76754 100644
--- a/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.h
+++ b/app/codec/ffmpeg/ffmpegencoder.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool WriteFrame(OLIVE_NAMESPACE::FramePtr frame, OLIVE_NAMESPACE::rational time) override;
 
   virtual void WriteAudio(OLIVE_NAMESPACE::AudioParams pcm_info,
-                          const QString& pcm_filename) override;
+                          QIODevice *file) override;
 
   virtual void Close() override;
 
diff --git a/app/render/audioplaybackcache.cpp b/app/render/audioplaybackcache.cpp
index 9b9e8897b..2e3630a7c 100644
--- a/app/render/audioplaybackcache.cpp
+++ b/app/render/audioplaybackcache.cpp
@@ -28,11 +28,20 @@
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
+const rational AudioPlaybackCache::kDefaultSegmentSize = 5;
+
 AudioPlaybackCache::AudioPlaybackCache(QObject* parent) :
   PlaybackCache(parent)
 {
-  quint32 r = std::rand();
-  UpdateFilename(QString::number(r));
+}
+
+AudioPlaybackCache::~AudioPlaybackCache()
+{
+  // Segments are volatile, so delete them here
+  foreach (const Segment& s, segments_) {
+    QFile::remove(s.filename());
+  }
+  segments_.clear();
 }
 
 void AudioPlaybackCache::SetParameters(const AudioParams &params)
@@ -44,16 +53,10 @@ void AudioPlaybackCache::SetParameters(const AudioParams &params)
   params_ = params;
 
   // Restart empty file so there's always "something" to play
-  QFile f(filename_);
-  if (f.open(QFile::WriteOnly)) {
-    f.close();
-  }
+  segments_.clear();
 
   // Our current audio cache is unusable, so we truncate it automatically
-  TimeRange invalidate_range(0, GetLength());
-  if (invalidate_range.in() != invalidate_range.out()) {
-    Invalidate(invalidate_range);
-  }
+  InvalidateAll();
 
   emit ParametersChanged();
 }
@@ -65,148 +68,213 @@ void AudioPlaybackCache::WritePCM(const TimeRange &range, SampleBufferPtr sample
     return;
   }
 
-  QFile f(filename_);
-  if (f.open(QFile::ReadWrite)) {
-    QByteArray a = samples->toPackedData();
+  // Determine if we have enough segments to pull this off
+  while (segment_length_ < range.out()) {
+    rational seg_sz = qMin(kDefaultSegmentSize, range.out() - segment_length_);
+    segments_.push_back(CreateSegment(seg_sz));
+    segment_length_ += seg_sz;
+  }
 
-    foreach (const TimeRange& r, valid_ranges) {
-      // Calculate destination offsets
-      qint64 start_offset = params_.time_to_bytes(r.in());
-      qint64 max_len = params_.time_to_bytes(r.out());
+  // Convert to packed data, which is what we store on disk
+  QByteArray a = samples->toPackedData();
 
-      if (f.size() < max_len) {
-        f.resize(max_len);
+  // Keep track of validated ranges so we can signal them all at once at the end
+  TimeRangeList ranges_we_validated;
+
+  // Write each valid range to the segments
+  foreach (const TimeRange& r, valid_ranges) {
+    rational this_segment_in = 0;
+
+    for (auto it=segments_.begin(); it!=segments_.end(); it++) {
+      rational this_segment_out = this_segment_in + (*it).length();
+
+      if (r.in() < this_segment_out) {
+        // We'll write at least something to this segment
+        QFile seg_file((*it).filename());
+
+        if (seg_file.open(QFile::ReadWrite)) {
+          // Calculate how much to write
+          rational this_write_in_point = qMax(r.in(), this_segment_in);
+          rational this_write_out_point = qMin(r.out(), this_segment_out);
+
+          // Calculate what the byte offsets are going to be in this segment file
+          rational in_point_relative = this_write_in_point - this_segment_in;
+          qint64 dst_offset = params_.time_to_bytes(in_point_relative);
+
+          // Calculate where to retrieve data from in the source buffer
+          qint64 src_offset = params_.time_to_bytes(this_write_in_point - range.in());
+
+          // Determine how many bytes need to be written
+          qint64 total_write_length = params_.time_to_bytes(this_write_out_point - this_write_in_point);
+
+          // Determine how many bytes we actually have in the source buffer
+          qint64 possible_write_length = qMin(qMax(qint64(0), a.size() - src_offset), total_write_length);
+
+          // Seek to our start offset
+          seg_file.seek(dst_offset);
+
+          // If we have source bytes to write, write them here
+          if (possible_write_length > 0) {
+            seg_file.write(a.data() + src_offset, possible_write_length);
+          }
+
+          if (possible_write_length < total_write_length) {
+            // Fill remaining space with silence
+            QByteArray s(total_write_length - possible_write_length, 0x00);
+            seg_file.write(s);
+          }
+
+          seg_file.close();
+
+          ranges_we_validated.InsertTimeRange(TimeRange(this_write_in_point, this_write_out_point));
+        } else {
+          qWarning() << "Failed to write PCM data to" << seg_file.fileName();
+        }
       }
 
-      // Calculate source offsets
-      qint64 sample_start = params_.time_to_bytes(r.in() - range.in());
-      qint64 sample_len = params_.time_to_bytes(r.length());
-      qint64 actual_write = qMin(sample_len, a.size() - sample_start);
-
-      f.seek(start_offset);
-      f.write(a.data() + sample_start, actual_write);
-
-      if (actual_write < sample_len) {
-        // Fill remaining space with silence
-        QByteArray s(sample_len - actual_write, 0x00);
-        f.write(s);
+      if (r.out() <= this_segment_out) {
+        // We've reached the end of this range, we can break out of the loop here
+        break;
       }
+
+      // Each segment is contiguous, so this out will be the next segment's in
+      this_segment_in = this_segment_out;
     }
+  }
 
-    f.close();
-
-    Validate(range);
-  } else {
-    qWarning() << "Failed to write PCM data to" << filename_;
+  foreach (const TimeRange& v, ranges_we_validated) {
+    Validate(v);
   }
 }
 
-void AudioPlaybackCache::WriteSilence(const TimeRange &range)
+void AudioPlaybackCache::WriteSilence(const TimeRange &range, qint64 job_time)
 {
-  QFile f(filename_);
-  if (f.open(QFile::ReadWrite)) {
-    qint64 start_offset = params_.time_to_bytes(range.in());
-    qint64 max_len = params_.time_to_bytes(range.out());
-    qint64 write_len = max_len - start_offset;
-
-    if (f.size() < max_len) {
-      f.resize(max_len);
-    }
-
-    f.seek(start_offset);
-
-    QByteArray a(write_len, 0x00);
-    f.write(a);
-
-    f.close();
-
-    Validate(range);
-  } else {
-    qWarning() << "Failed to write PCM data to" << filename_;
-  }
+  // WritePCM will automatically fill non-existent bytes with silence, so we just have to send
+  // it an empty sample buffer
+  WritePCM(range, std::make_shared<SampleBuffer>(), job_time);
 }
 
-/*
-void AudioPlaybackCache::SetUuid(const QUuid &id)
-{
-  UpdateFilename(id.toByteArray());
-}
-*/
-
 void AudioPlaybackCache::ShiftEvent(const rational &from, const rational &to)
 {
-  qint64 from_offset = params_.time_to_bytes(from);
-  qint64 to_offset = params_.time_to_bytes(to);
-
-  if (from_offset == to_offset) {
+  if (from == to) {
     return;
   }
 
-  QFile f(filename_);
-  if (f.open(QFile::ReadWrite)) {
-    if (!f.size()) {
-      return;
-    }
+  int to_index = -1;
+  int from_index = -1;
+  rational to_start, from_start;
 
-    qint64 chunk = qAbs(to_offset - from_offset);
+  {
+    rational seg_start;
 
-    QByteArray buf(chunk, Qt::Uninitialized);
+    // Find which segments intersect with this shift event
+    for (int i=0; i<segments_.size(); i++) {
+      const Segment& seg = segments_.at(i);
 
-    if (to > from) {
-      // Shifting forwards, we must insert a new region and shift all the bytes there
-
-      // For shifting forwards, we copy bytes starting at the back so that bytes we need don't
-      // get overwritten.
-      qint64 read_offset = f.size();
-
-      f.resize(f.size() + chunk);
-
-      qint64 write_offset = f.size();
-
-      while (read_offset != from_offset) {
-
-        // Calculate how much will be read this time
-        qint64 chunk_sz = qMin(chunk, read_offset - from_offset);
-        read_offset -= chunk_sz;
-
-        // Read that chunk
-        f.seek(read_offset);
-        f.read(buf.data(), chunk_sz);
-
-        // Write it at the destination
-        write_offset -= chunk_sz;
-        f.seek(write_offset);
-        f.write(buf.data(), chunk_sz);
+      rational seg_end = seg_start + seg.length();
 
+      if (to_index == -1 && seg_end > to) {
+        to_index = i;
+        to_start = seg_start;
       }
 
-      // Replace remainder with silence
-      f.seek(from_offset);
-      buf.fill(0);
-      f.write(buf);
+      if (from_index == -1 && seg_end >= from) {
+        from_index = i;
+        from_start = seg_start;
+      }
 
+      if (to_index != -1 && from_index != -1) {
+        break;
+      }
+
+      seg_start = seg_end;
+    }
+  }
+
+  Segment& from_segment = segments_[from_index];
+  const rational& from_length = from_segment.length();
+  rational from_end = from_start + from_length;
+
+  if (from < to) {
+    // Shifting forwards, we must insert a new region and split a segment in half if necessary
+    int insert_index;
+
+    // Determine at what part of the array we'll be insert into
+    if (from == from_start) {
+      insert_index = from_index;
     } else {
-      // Shifting backwards, we will shift bytes and truncate
-
-      while (from_offset != f.size()) {
-        // Read region to be shifted
-        f.seek(from_offset);
-        qint64 read_sz = f.read(buf.data(), buf.size());
-        from_offset += read_sz;
-
-        // Write it at the destination
-        f.seek(to_offset);
-        to_offset += f.write(buf, read_sz);
-      }
-
-      // Truncate
-      f.resize(f.size() - chunk);
-
+      insert_index = from_index + 1;
     }
 
-    f.close();
+    if (from < from_end) {
+      // Split from segment into two
+      Segment second = CloneSegment(from_segment);
+
+      TrimSegmentOut(&from_segment, from - from_start);
+      TrimSegmentIn(&second, from_end - from);
+
+      segments_.insert(insert_index, second);
+    }
+
+    // Insert silent segments
+    rational time_to_insert = to - from;
+    rational inserted_time;
+
+    while (inserted_time < time_to_insert) {
+      rational new_seg_sz = qMin(kDefaultSegmentSize, time_to_insert - inserted_time);
+
+      segments_.insert(insert_index, CreateSegment(new_seg_sz));
+
+      inserted_time += new_seg_sz;
+    }
+
+    segment_length_ += time_to_insert;
+
   } else {
-    qWarning() << "Failed to write PCM data to" << filename_;
+    // Shifting backwards, we'll be removing segments and truncating them if necessary
+    Segment& to_segment = segments_[to_index];
+    const rational& to_length = to_segment.length();
+    rational to_end = to_start + to_length;
+
+    if (from_index == to_index) {
+      // Shift occurs in the same segment
+      if (to > to_start && from < to_end) {
+        // Split into two and process as normal
+        Segment second = CloneSegment(to_segment);
+        from_index++;
+        segments_.insert(from_index, second);
+      } else if (to == to_start && from == to_end) {
+        RemoveSegmentFromArray(to_index);
+      } else if (to == to_start) {
+        TrimSegmentIn(&to_segment, to_end - from);
+      } else {
+        TrimSegmentOut(&from_segment, to - to_start);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Remove all central segments (if there are any)
+      while (from_index > to_index + 1) {
+        RemoveSegmentFromArray(to_index + 1);
+        from_index--;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (from_index != to_index) {
+      // Remove or trim "to" segment
+      if (to == to_start) {
+        RemoveSegmentFromArray(to_index);
+      } else if (to < to_end) {
+        TrimSegmentOut(&to_segment, to - to_start);
+      }
+
+      // Remove or trim "from" segment
+      if (from == from_end) {
+        RemoveSegmentFromArray(from_index);
+      } else if (from > from_start) {
+        TrimSegmentIn(&from_segment, from_end - from);
+      }
+    }
+
+    segment_length_ -= (from - to);
   }
 }
 
@@ -216,11 +284,96 @@ void AudioPlaybackCache::LengthChangedEvent(const rational& old, const rational&
     return;
   }
 
-  if (newlen < old) {
-    QFile(filename_).resize(params_.time_to_bytes(newlen));
+  while (newlen < segment_length_) {
+    Segment& last_seg = segments_.back();
+
+    if (segment_length_ - last_seg.length() < newlen) {
+      // Truncate this segment rather than removing it
+      rational diff = segment_length_ - newlen;
+
+      TrimSegmentOut(&last_seg, last_seg.length() - diff);
+      segment_length_ -= diff;
+    } else {
+      // Remove last segment
+      segment_length_ -= last_seg.length();
+      RemoveSegmentFromArray(segments_.size() - 1);
+    }
   }
 }
 
+AudioPlaybackCache::Segment AudioPlaybackCache::CloneSegment(const AudioPlaybackCache::Segment &s) const
+{
+  Segment new_seg = s;
+
+  // Copy data to a new file
+  QString new_filename = GenerateSegmentFilename();
+  QFile::copy(s.filename(), new_filename);
+
+  new_seg.set_filename(new_filename);
+
+  return new_seg;
+}
+
+AudioPlaybackCache::Segment AudioPlaybackCache::CreateSegment(const rational &length) const
+{
+  Segment s(length, GenerateSegmentFilename());
+
+  // Create empty file
+  QFile f(s.filename());
+  if (f.open(QFile::WriteOnly)) {
+    f.close();
+  }
+
+  return s;
+}
+
+QString AudioPlaybackCache::GenerateSegmentFilename() const
+{
+  QString new_seg_filename;
+
+  do {
+    uint32_t r = std::rand();
+    new_seg_filename = QDir(GetCacheDirectory()).filePath(QStringLiteral("%1.pcm").arg(r));
+  } while (QFileInfo::exists(new_seg_filename));
+
+  return new_seg_filename;
+}
+
+void AudioPlaybackCache::TrimSegmentIn(AudioPlaybackCache::Segment *s, const rational &new_length)
+{
+  // Read filename
+  QFile f(s->filename());
+  if (f.open(QFile::ReadWrite)) {
+    // Read whole segment into memory
+    QByteArray data = f.readAll();
+
+    // Trim to new length
+    data = data.right(params_.time_to_bytes(new_length));
+
+    // Clear existing file
+    f.resize(0);
+
+    // Write trimmed data
+    f.write(data);
+
+    f.close();
+  }
+
+  s->set_length(new_length);
+}
+
+void AudioPlaybackCache::TrimSegmentOut(AudioPlaybackCache::Segment *s, const rational &new_length)
+{
+  QFile(s->filename()).resize(params_.time_to_bytes(new_length));
+  s->set_length(new_length);
+}
+
+void AudioPlaybackCache::RemoveSegmentFromArray(int index)
+{
+  QFile::remove(segments_.at(index).filename());
+  segments_.removeAt(index);
+}
+
 QList<TimeRange> AudioPlaybackCache::GetValidRanges(const TimeRange& range, const qint64& job_time)
 {
   QList<TimeRange> valid_ranges;
@@ -236,15 +389,110 @@ QList<TimeRange> AudioPlaybackCache::GetValidRanges(const TimeRange& range, cons
   return valid_ranges;
 }
 
-void AudioPlaybackCache::UpdateFilename(const QString &s)
+AudioPlaybackCache::PlaybackDevice *AudioPlaybackCache::CreatePlaybackDevice(QObject* parent) const
 {
-  filename_ = QDir(GetCacheDirectory()).filePath(s);
-  filename_.append(QStringLiteral(".pcm"));
+  return new PlaybackDevice(segments_, parent);
 }
 
-const QString &AudioPlaybackCache::GetPCMFilename() const
+AudioPlaybackCache::Segment::Segment(const rational &length, const QString &s)
 {
-  return filename_;
+  length_ = length;
+  filename_ = s;
+}
+
+AudioPlaybackCache::PlaybackDevice::PlaybackDevice(const AudioPlaybackCache::Playlist &playlist, QObject *parent) :
+  QIODevice(parent),
+  playlist_(playlist),
+  current_segment_(0),
+  segment_read_index_(0)
+{
+}
+
+AudioPlaybackCache::PlaybackDevice::~PlaybackDevice()
+{
+  close();
+}
+
+bool AudioPlaybackCache::PlaybackDevice::seek(qint64 pos)
+{
+  // Default behavior
+  QIODevice::seek(pos);
+
+  // Find which segment we're in
+  // FIXME: Inefficient
+  qint64 seg_start_bytes = 0;
+  for (int i=0; i<playlist_.size(); i++) {
+    const Segment& s = playlist_.at(i);
+
+    qint64 this_seg_sz = QFile(s.filename()).size();
+    qint64 seg_end_bytes = seg_start_bytes + this_seg_sz;
+
+    if (pos < seg_end_bytes) {
+      // This must be the segment we're looking for
+      current_segment_ = i;
+      segment_read_index_ = pos - seg_start_bytes;
+
+      // Succeeded at seeking to this position
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    seg_start_bytes = seg_end_bytes;
+  }
+
+  // Couldn't find this position in the file
+  return false;
+}
+
+qint64 AudioPlaybackCache::PlaybackDevice::size() const
+{
+  qint64 p = 0;
+
+  // FIXME: Inefficient
+  for (int i=0; i<playlist_.size(); i++) {
+    p += QFile(playlist_.at(i).filename()).size();
+  }
+
+  return p;
+}
+
+qint64 AudioPlaybackCache::PlaybackDevice::readData(char *data, qint64 maxSize)
+{
+  qint64 read_size = 0;
+
+  while (read_size < maxSize && current_segment_ < playlist_.size()) {
+    QFile segment_file(playlist_.at(current_segment_).filename());
+    if (segment_file.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+      // Seek to our stored index of this segment
+      segment_file.seek(segment_read_index_);
+
+      // Determine how many bytes to read
+      qint64 this_read_length = qMin(segment_file.size() - segment_read_index_,
+                                     maxSize - read_size);
+
+      // Read those bytes
+      segment_file.read(data + read_size, this_read_length);
+
+      // Close the file
+      segment_file.close();
+
+      // Add to the read index
+      segment_read_index_ += this_read_length;
+
+      // Add to the read size
+      read_size += this_read_length;
+
+      // If we've reached the end of this segment, tick the counter over to the next segment
+      if (segment_read_index_ == segment_file.size()) {
+        // Jump to the next file
+        segment_read_index_ = 0;
+        current_segment_++;
+      }
+    } else {
+      qWarning() << "Failed to read data from segment";
+    }
+  }
+
+  return read_size;
 }
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/render/audioplaybackcache.h b/app/render/audioplaybackcache.h
index facba48d3..133fc2273 100644
--- a/app/render/audioplaybackcache.h
+++ b/app/render/audioplaybackcache.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class AudioPlaybackCache : public PlaybackCache
 public:
   AudioPlaybackCache(QObject* parent = nullptr);
 
+  virtual ~AudioPlaybackCache() override;
+
   AudioParams GetParameters()
   {
     return params_;
@@ -42,14 +44,82 @@ public:
 
   void WritePCM(const TimeRange &range, SampleBufferPtr samples, const qint64& job_time);
 
-  void WriteSilence(const TimeRange &range);
-
-  //void SetUuid(const QUuid& id);
-
-  const QString& GetPCMFilename() const;
+  void WriteSilence(const TimeRange &range, qint64 job_time);
 
   QList<TimeRange> GetValidRanges(const TimeRange &range, const qint64 &job_time);
 
+  class Segment
+  {
+  public:
+    Segment() = default;
+    Segment(const rational& length, const QString& s);
+
+    const rational& length() const
+    {
+      return length_;
+    }
+
+    void set_length(const rational& length)
+    {
+      length_ = length;
+    }
+
+    const QString& filename() const
+    {
+      return filename_;
+    }
+
+    void set_filename(const QString& filename)
+    {
+      filename_ = filename;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    QString filename_;
+
+    rational length_;
+
+  };
+
+  using Playlist = QVector<Segment>;
+
+  class PlaybackDevice : public QIODevice
+  {
+  public:
+    PlaybackDevice(const Playlist& playlist, QObject* parent = nullptr);
+
+    virtual ~PlaybackDevice() override;
+
+    virtual bool isSequential() const override
+    {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    virtual bool seek(qint64 pos) override;
+
+    virtual qint64 size() const override;
+
+    virtual qint64 readData(char *data, qint64 maxSize) override;
+
+    virtual qint64 writeData(const char *data, qint64 maxSize) override
+    {
+      Q_UNUSED(data)
+      Q_UNUSED(maxSize)
+
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    Playlist playlist_;
+
+    int current_segment_;
+
+    qint64 segment_read_index_;
+
+  };
+
+  PlaybackDevice* CreatePlaybackDevice(QObject *parent = nullptr) const;
+
 signals:
   void ParametersChanged();
 
@@ -59,9 +129,23 @@ protected:
   virtual void LengthChangedEvent(const rational& old, const rational& newlen) override;
 
 private:
-  void UpdateFilename(const QString& s);
+  static const rational kDefaultSegmentSize;
 
-  QString filename_;
+  Segment CloneSegment(const Segment& s) const;
+
+  Segment CreateSegment(const rational& length) const;
+
+  QString GenerateSegmentFilename() const;
+
+  void TrimSegmentIn(Segment* s, const rational& new_length);
+
+  void TrimSegmentOut(Segment* s, const rational& new_length);
+
+  void RemoveSegmentFromArray(int index);
+
+  Playlist segments_;
+
+  rational segment_length_;
 
   AudioParams params_;
 
diff --git a/app/task/export/export.cpp b/app/task/export/export.cpp
index 6b1739622..28215e856 100644
--- a/app/task/export/export.cpp
+++ b/app/task/export/export.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ bool ExportTask::Run()
 
   if (params_.audio_enabled()) {
     // Write audio data now
-    encoder_->WriteAudio(audio_params(), audio_data_.GetPCMFilename());
+    encoder_->WriteAudio(audio_params(), audio_data_.CreatePlaybackDevice(encoder_));
   }
 
   encoder_->Close();
diff --git a/app/widget/audiomonitor/audiomonitor.cpp b/app/widget/audiomonitor/audiomonitor.cpp
index a4cbd853d..2ce1f50a5 100644
--- a/app/widget/audiomonitor/audiomonitor.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/audiomonitor/audiomonitor.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const int kMaximumSmoothness = 8;
 
 AudioMonitor::AudioMonitor(QWidget *parent) :
   QOpenGLWidget(parent),
+  file_(nullptr),
   cached_channels_(0)
 {
   values_.resize(kMaximumSmoothness);
@@ -45,11 +46,6 @@ AudioMonitor::AudioMonitor(QWidget *parent) :
   connect(AudioManager::instance(), &AudioManager::Stopped, this, &AudioMonitor::Stop);
 }
 
-AudioMonitor::~AudioMonitor()
-{
-  Stop();
-}
-
 void AudioMonitor::SetParams(const AudioParams &params)
 {
   params_ = params;
@@ -63,18 +59,19 @@ void AudioMonitor::SetParams(const AudioParams &params)
   peaked_.fill(false);
 }
 
-void AudioMonitor::OutputDeviceSet(const QString &filename, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
+void AudioMonitor::OutputDeviceSet(AudioPlaybackCache *cache, qint64 offset, int playback_speed)
 {
   Stop();
 
-  file_.setFileName(filename);
+  file_ = cache->CreatePlaybackDevice(this);
 
-  if (!file_.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
-    qWarning() << "Failed to open" << filename;
+  if (!file_->open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+    qWarning() << "Failed to open IO device for AudioMonitor display";
+    Stop();
     return;
   }
 
-  file_.seek(offset);
+  file_->seek(offset);
 
   playback_speed_ = playback_speed;
 
@@ -85,9 +82,8 @@ void AudioMonitor::OutputDeviceSet(const QString &filename, qint64 offset, int p
 
 void AudioMonitor::Stop()
 {
-  if (file_.isOpen()) {
-    file_.close();
-  }
+  delete file_;
+  file_ = nullptr;
 }
 
 void AudioMonitor::OutputPushed(const QByteArray &d)
@@ -215,7 +211,7 @@ void AudioMonitor::paintGL()
 
   QVector<double> v(params_.channel_count(), 0);
 
-  if (file_.isOpen()) {
+  if (file_) {
     UpdateValuesFromFile(v);
   }
 
@@ -258,7 +254,7 @@ void AudioMonitor::paintGL()
     }
   }
 
-  if (all_zeroes && !file_.isOpen()) {
+  if (all_zeroes && !file_) {
     // Optimize by disabling the update loop
     SetUpdateLoop(false);
   }
@@ -287,18 +283,18 @@ void AudioMonitor::UpdateValuesFromFile(QVector<double>& v)
 
   if (playback_speed_ < 0) {
     // If reversing, jump back by the amount of bytes we're going to read
-    bytes_to_read = qMin(bytes_to_read, file_.pos());
+    bytes_to_read = qMin(bytes_to_read, file_->pos());
 
-    file_.seek(file_.pos() - bytes_to_read);
+    file_->seek(file_->pos() - bytes_to_read);
   }
 
   // Read bytes in from file
-  QByteArray b = file_.read(bytes_to_read);
+  QByteArray b = file_->read(bytes_to_read);
 
   if (playback_speed_ < 0) {
     // If reversing, head back to where we were before the read so that the next read starts
     // from where we left off
-    file_.seek(file_.pos() - bytes_to_read);
+    file_->seek(file_->pos() - bytes_to_read);
   }
 
   // If speed is not 1, transform it here
diff --git a/app/widget/audiomonitor/audiomonitor.h b/app/widget/audiomonitor/audiomonitor.h
index 2b290ff14..9a0331301 100644
--- a/app/widget/audiomonitor/audiomonitor.h
+++ b/app/widget/audiomonitor/audiomonitor.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "common/define.h"
 #include "render/audioparams.h"
+#include "render/audioplaybackcache.h"
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
@@ -36,12 +37,10 @@ class AudioMonitor : public QOpenGLWidget
 public:
   AudioMonitor(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
 
-  virtual ~AudioMonitor() override;
-
 public slots:
   void SetParams(const AudioParams& params);
 
-  void OutputDeviceSet(const QString& filename, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
+  void OutputDeviceSet(AudioPlaybackCache* cache, qint64 offset, int playback_speed);
 
   void Stop();
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ private:
 
   AudioParams params_;
 
-  QFile file_;
+  QIODevice* file_;
   qint64 last_time_;
 
   int playback_speed_;
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/audiowaveformview.cpp b/app/widget/viewer/audiowaveformview.cpp
index 490d49b47..8d5140b16 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/audiowaveformview.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/audiowaveformview.cpp
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@ void AudioWaveformView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 {
   QWidget::paintEvent(event);
 
+  if (!playback_) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const AudioParams& params = playback_->GetParameters();
 
-  if (!playback_
-      || playback_->GetPCMFilename().isEmpty()
-      || !params.is_valid()) {
+  if (!params.is_valid()) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -78,9 +80,9 @@ void AudioWaveformView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
     cached_waveform_ = QPixmap(size());
     cached_waveform_.fill(Qt::transparent);
 
-    QFile fs(playback_->GetPCMFilename());
+    QIODevice* fs = playback_->CreatePlaybackDevice();
 
-    if (fs.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+    if (fs->open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
 
       QPainter wave_painter(&cached_waveform_);
 
@@ -89,13 +91,13 @@ void AudioWaveformView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 
       int drew = 0;
 
-      fs.seek(params.samples_to_bytes(ScreenToUnitRounded(0)));
+      fs->seek(params.samples_to_bytes(ScreenToUnitRounded(0)));
 
-      for (int x=0; x<width() && !fs.atEnd(); x++) {
+      for (int x=0; x<width() && !fs->atEnd(); x++) {
         int samples_len = ScreenToUnitRounded(x+1) - ScreenToUnitRounded(x);
         int max_read_size = params.samples_to_bytes(samples_len);
 
-        QByteArray read_buffer = fs.read(max_read_size);
+        QByteArray read_buffer = fs->read(max_read_size);
 
         // Detect whether we've reached EOF and recalculate sample count if so
         if (read_buffer.size() < max_read_size) {
@@ -117,9 +119,11 @@ void AudioWaveformView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
       cached_scale_ = GetScale();
       cached_scroll_ = GetScroll();
 
-      fs.close();
+      fs->close();
 
     }
+
+    delete fs;
   }
 
   QPainter p(this);
diff --git a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp
index b3b52231a..c560eaef7 100644
--- a/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp
+++ b/app/widget/viewer/viewer.cpp
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ void ViewerWidget::ConnectNodeInternal(ViewerOutput *n)
 
   UpdateStack();
 
+  waveform_view_->SetViewer(GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache());
   if (GetConnectedTimelinePoints()) {
-    waveform_view_->SetViewer(GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache());
     waveform_view_->ConnectTimelinePoints(GetConnectedTimelinePoints());
   }
 
@@ -512,23 +512,24 @@ void ViewerWidget::PushScrubbedAudio()
 {
   if (!IsPlaying() && Config::Current()["AudioScrubbing"].toBool()) {
     // Get audio src device from renderer
-    QString audio_fn = GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache()->GetPCMFilename();
-    QFile audio_src(audio_fn);
+    AudioPlaybackCache::PlaybackDevice* audio_src = GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache()->CreatePlaybackDevice();
 
-    if (audio_src.open(QFile::ReadOnly)) {
+    if (audio_src->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
       const AudioParams& params = GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache()->GetParameters();
 
       // 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(GetTime()));
-      QByteArray frame_audio = audio_src.read(size_of_sample);
+      audio_src->seek(params.time_to_bytes(GetTime()));
+      QByteArray frame_audio = audio_src->read(size_of_sample);
       AudioManager::instance()->SetOutputParams(params);
       AudioManager::instance()->PushToOutput(frame_audio);
 
-      audio_src.close();
+      audio_src->close();
     }
+
+    delete audio_src;
   }
 }
 
@@ -628,13 +629,11 @@ void ViewerWidget::FinishPlayPreprocess()
 {
   int64_t playback_start_time = ruler()->GetTime();
 
-  QString audio_fn = GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache()->GetPCMFilename();
-  if (!audio_fn.isEmpty()) {
-    AudioManager::instance()->SetOutputParams(GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache()->GetParameters());
-    AudioManager::instance()->StartOutput(audio_fn,
-                                          GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache()->GetParameters().time_to_bytes(GetTime()),
-                                          playback_speed_);
-  }
+  AudioPlaybackCache* audio_cache = GetConnectedNode()->audio_playback_cache();
+  AudioManager::instance()->SetOutputParams(audio_cache->GetParameters());
+  AudioManager::instance()->StartOutput(audio_cache,
+                                        audio_cache->GetParameters().time_to_bytes(GetTime()),
+                                        playback_speed_);
 
   playback_timer_.Start(playback_start_time, playback_speed_, timebase_dbl());