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diff --git a/js/audio.js b/js/audio.js
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/audio.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// pentatonic major: 0, 2, 4, 7,  9
+// pentatonic minor: 0, 3, 5, 7, 10
+const notes = [0, 3, 5, 7, 10].map((note) => 2 ** (note / 12 - 0.25));
+
+const audioCodecs = [
+	{ codec: "audio/webm; codecs=vorbis", extension: "webm" },
+	{ codec: "audio/mp4; codecs=mp4a.40.5", extension: "m4a" },
+	{ codec: "audio/wav; codecs=1", extension: "wav" },
+];
+
+const extension = (() => {
+	const audio = new Audio();
+	return audioCodecs.find(({ codec }) => audio.canPlayType(codec))?.extension;
+})();
+
+const context = new AudioContext();
+
+// Borrowed from Oskar Eriksson's web audio examples
+const slapback = (() => {
+	const input = context.createGain();
+	const output = context.createGain();
+	const delay = context.createDelay();
+	const feedback = context.createGain();
+	const wetLevel = context.createGain();
+
+	delay.delayTime.value = 0.15;
+	feedback.gain.value = 0.25;
+	wetLevel.gain.value = 0.55;
+
+	input.connect(output);
+	input.connect(delay).connect(feedback).connect(delay).connect(wetLevel).connect(output);
+
+	return { input, output };
+})();
+
+slapback.output.connect(context.destination);
+
+const fetchAudioData = async (url) => {
+	const response = await fetch(url);
+	const buffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
+	return await context.decodeAudioData(buffer);
+};
+
+const sample = await fetchAudioData(`assets/raindrop_placeholder.${extension}`);
+
+const delay = (seconds) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, seconds * 1000));
+
+const startDrop = async () => {
+	setTimeout(() => startDrop(), 300);
+
+	await delay(Math.random() * 0.25);
+
+	const source = context.createBufferSource();
+	source.buffer = sample;
+	// source.detune.value = (Math.random() - 0.5) * 500;
+	source.playbackRate.value = notes[Math.floor(Math.random() * notes.length)];
+
+	const gain = context.createGain();
+	gain.gain.value = Math.random() ** 0.5 * 0.06; //  0 to  1
+
+	const panner = context.createStereoPanner();
+	panner.pan.value = Math.random() * 2 - 1; // -1 to  1
+
+	source.connect(gain).connect(panner).connect(slapback.input);
+	source.addEventListener("ended", () => panner.disconnect(slapback.input));
+	source.start(0);
+};
+
+const firstTap = new Promise((resolve) => {
+	document.addEventListener("touchStart", () => resolve());
+	document.addEventListener("mousedown", () => resolve());
+});
+
+export default async () => {
+	await firstTap;
+
+	for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		setTimeout(() => startDrop(), i * 500);
+	}
+};
diff --git a/js/config.js b/js/config.js
index b5973b8..b163c5a 100644
--- a/js/config.js
+++ b/js/config.js
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ const defaults = {
 	loops: false,
 	skipIntro: true,
 	testFix: null,
+	audio: false,
 };
 
 const versions = {
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ const paramMapping = {
 	loops: { key: "loops", parser: (s) => s.toLowerCase().includes("true") },
 	fps: { key: "fps", parser: (s) => nullNaN(range(parseFloat(s), 0, 60)) },
 	skipIntro: { key: "skipIntro", parser: (s) => s.toLowerCase().includes("true") },
+	audio: { key: "audio", parser: (s) => s.toLowerCase().includes("true") },
 	renderer: { key: "renderer", parser: (s) => s },
 	once: { key: "once", parser: (s) => s.toLowerCase().includes("true") },
 	isometric: { key: "isometric", parser: (s) => s.toLowerCase().includes("true") },
diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 61d454a..acfd52c 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -17,11 +17,21 @@ const isRunningSwiftShader = () => {
 	return renderer.toLowerCase().includes("swiftshader");
 };
 
+
+const initRenderer = async (config) => {
+	const useWebGPU = (await supportsWebGPU()) && ["webgpu"].includes(config.renderer?.toLowerCase());
+	const solution = import(`./${useWebGPU ? "webgpu" : "regl"}/main.js`);
+	(await solution).default(canvas, config);
+};
+
+const initAudio = async (config) => {
+	if (!config.audio) return;
+	(await import("./audio.js")).default();
+};
+
 document.body.onload = async () => {
 	const urlParams = Object.fromEntries(new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).entries());
 	const config = makeConfig(urlParams);
-	const useWebGPU = (await supportsWebGPU()) && ["webgpu"].includes(config.renderer?.toLowerCase());
-	const solution = import(`./${useWebGPU ? "webgpu" : "regl"}/main.js`);
 
 	if (isRunningSwiftShader()) {
 		const notice = document.createElement("notice");
@@ -34,11 +44,13 @@ document.body.onload = async () => {
 		canvas.style.display = "none";
 		document.body.appendChild(notice);
 		document.querySelector(".blue.pill").addEventListener("click", async () => {
-			(await solution).default(canvas, config);
+			initRenderer(config);
+			initAudio(config);
 			canvas.style.display = "unset";
 			document.body.removeChild(notice);
 		});
 	} else {
-		(await solution).default(canvas, config);
+		initRenderer(config);
+		initAudio(config);
 	}
 };