diff --git a/.changeset/soft-cougars-smile.md b/.changeset/soft-cougars-smile.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0feed69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/soft-cougars-smile.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'svelte-podcast': minor
+---
+
+Adds initial audio element abstraction with store
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 760f388..9aa44d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,20 +28,22 @@
 		"svelte": "^3.54.0"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
+		"@changesets/cli": "^2.26.0",
 		"@playwright/test": "^1.28.1",
 		"@sveltejs/adapter-auto": "^2.0.0",
 		"@sveltejs/kit": "^1.5.0",
 		"@sveltejs/package": "^2.0.0",
 		"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.45.0",
 		"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.45.0",
-		"eslint": "^8.28.0",
 		"eslint-config-prettier": "^8.5.0",
 		"eslint-plugin-svelte3": "^4.0.0",
-		"prettier": "^2.8.0",
+		"eslint": "^8.28.0",
+		"just-clamp": "^4.2.0",
 		"prettier-plugin-svelte": "^2.8.1",
+		"prettier": "^2.8.0",
 		"publint": "^0.1.9",
-		"svelte": "^3.54.0",
 		"svelte-check": "^3.0.1",
+		"svelte": "^3.54.0",
 		"tslib": "^2.4.1",
 		"typescript": "^4.9.3",
 		"vite": "^4.0.0"
@@ -49,7 +51,5 @@
 	"svelte": "./dist/index.js",
 	"types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
 	"type": "module",
-	"dependencies": {
-		"@changesets/cli": "^2.26.0"
-	}
+	"dependencies": {}
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio.svelte b/src/lib/components/audio.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 504da8c..0000000
--- a/src/lib/components/audio.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import AudioA11yProgress from '$lib/components/audio-a11y-progress.svelte';
-	import { createEventDispatcher } from 'svelte';
-	import { usePlayer, type PlayerElement } from './audio';
-
-	// TODO: Abstract to a store so we can add actions like reqind 20s
-
-	export let src: string;
-	export let autoplay: boolean;
-
-	export let currentTime = 0;
-	export let muted = false;
-	export let paused = true;
-	export let playbackRate = 1;
-	export let volume = 0;
-
-	let audioElement: PlayerElement;
-
-	$: usePlayer(audioElement, 'playbackRate', playbackRate);
-
-	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher<{
-		playing: void;
-		finished: void;
-		paused: { currentTime: number };
-		progress: { currentTime: number };
-		seek: { currentTime: number };
-		rateChange: { playbackRate: number };
-	}>();
-
-	let duration = 0;
-</script>
-
-{#key src}
-	<audio
-		bind:this={audioElement}
-		{src}
-		{autoplay}
-		bind:currentTime
-		bind:duration
-		bind:paused
-		bind:muted
-		bind:volume
-		preload="metadata"
-		controls={false}
-		on:timeupdate={() => dispatch('progress', { currentTime })}
-		on:playing={() => dispatch('playing')}
-		on:pause={() => dispatch('paused', { currentTime })}
-		on:ratechange={() => dispatch('rateChange', { playbackRate })}
-		on:ended={() => dispatch('finished')}
-		on:seeked={() => dispatch('seek', { currentTime })}
-		on:durationchange={() => console.log('durationchange')}
-		on:loadeddata={() => console.log('loaded data')}
-		on:loadedmetadata={() => console.log('loadedmetadata')}
-		on:loadstart={() => console.log('load start')}
-		on:seeking={() => console.log('seeking')}
-		on:suspend={() => console.log('suspend')}
-		on:volumechange={() => console.log('volumechange')}
-		on:play={() => console.log('play')}
-		on:canplay={() => console.log('canplay')}
-		on:canplaythrough={() => console.log('canplaythrough')}
-		on:waiting={() => console.log('waiting')}
-		on:stalled={(e) => console.log('stalled', e)}
-		on:emptied={(e) => console.log('emptied', e)}
-		on:load={(e) => console.log('load', e)}
-	/>
-	<AudioA11yProgress {currentTime} {paused} {duration} />
-	<slot {duration} />
-{/key}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio.ts b/src/lib/components/audio.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a37190a..0000000
--- a/src/lib/components/audio.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-export type PlayerElement = HTMLAudioElement | undefined;
-
-export function usePlayer<K extends keyof HTMLAudioElement>(
-	el: PlayerElement,
-	key: K,
-	value: HTMLAudioElement[K],
-) {
-	if (!el) return;
-	el[key] = value;
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio-a11y-progress.svelte b/src/lib/components/audio/audio-progress.svelte
similarity index 65%
rename from src/lib/components/audio-a11y-progress.svelte
rename to src/lib/components/audio/audio-progress.svelte
index 5b8d464..f41f219 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/audio-a11y-progress.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/audio/audio-progress.svelte
@@ -4,15 +4,10 @@
 	export let duration: number;
 </script>
 
-<progress
-	class="svelte-podcast-a11y-hidden"
-	data-paused={paused ? 'true' : 'false'}
-	max={duration}
-	value={currentTime}
-/>
+<progress data-paused={paused ? 'true' : 'false'} max={duration} value={currentTime} />
 
 <style>
-	.svelte-podcast-a11y-hidden {
+	progress {
 		position: absolute;
 		width: 1px;
 		height: 1px;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio/audio.svelte b/src/lib/components/audio/audio.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..663061e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/audio/audio.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import {
+		__internal_audio_current_time,
+		__internal_audio_element,
+		__internal_audio_metadata,
+		__internal_audio_src,
+	} from '$lib/components/audio/store';
+	import type { PlayerElement } from '$lib/components/audio/types';
+	import { isBoolean, isNumber } from '$lib/helper/check';
+
+	let element: PlayerElement;
+	let currentTime = 0;
+	let muted = false;
+
+	$: src = $__internal_audio_src;
+	$: __internal_audio_element.set(element);
+	$: __internal_audio_current_time.set(currentTime);
+	$: __internal_audio_metadata.update((x) => ({ ...x, muted }));
+</script>
+
+{#key src}
+	<audio
+		bind:this={element}
+		{src}
+		autoplay={false}
+		bind:currentTime
+		bind:muted
+		preload="metadata"
+		controls={false}
+		on:canplay={(e) => false && console.log('canplay', e)}
+		on:canplaythrough={(e) => false && console.log('canplaythrough', e)}
+		on:timeupdate={(e) => false && console.log('progress', e)}
+		on:loadedmetadata={(e) => false && console.log('loadedmetadata', e)}
+		on:suspend={(e) => false && console.log('suspend', e)}
+		on:seeked={(e) => false && console.log('seeked', e)}
+		on:play={(e) => false && console.log('play', e)}
+		on:waiting={(e) => console.log('waiting', e)}
+		on:stalled={(e) => console.log('stalled', e)}
+		on:load={(e) => console.log('load', e)}
+		on:emptied={() => {
+			// TODO: reset player state
+			// console.log('emptied', e);
+		}}
+		on:loadeddata={() => {
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, loading: false }));
+		}}
+		on:loadstart={() => {
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, loading: true }));
+		}}
+		on:playing={(e) => {
+			// @ts-expect-error event is not fully typed
+			const is_paused = e.target.paused;
+			if (!isBoolean(is_paused)) return;
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, paused: is_paused }));
+		}}
+		on:pause={(e) => {
+			// @ts-expect-error event is not fully typed
+			const is_paused = e.target.paused;
+			if (!isBoolean(is_paused)) return;
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, paused: is_paused }));
+		}}
+		on:ratechange={(e) => {
+			// @ts-expect-error event is not fully typed
+			const playbackRate = e.target.playbackRate;
+			if (!isNumber(playbackRate)) return;
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, playbackRate }));
+		}}
+		on:durationchange={(e) => {
+			// @ts-expect-error event is not fully typed
+			const duration = e.target?.duration;
+			if (!isNumber(duration)) return;
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, duration }));
+		}}
+	/>
+	<!-- <AudioA11yProgress {currentTime} {paused} {duration} /> -->
+{/key}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio/index.ts b/src/lib/components/audio/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4a0c36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/audio/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { default as AudioManager } from './audio.svelte';
+export { audio } from './store';
diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio/store.ts b/src/lib/components/audio/store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70f6c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/audio/store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import { dev } from '$app/environment';
+import type { PlayerElement, PlayerMetadata } from '$lib/components/audio/types';
+import { secondsToTimestamp } from '$lib/helper/seconds-to-timestamp';
+import clamp from 'just-clamp';
+import { derived, writable } from 'svelte/store';
+
+function log(...val: (string | number | boolean)[]) {
+	if (!dev) return;
+	console.info('🎶 ', ...val);
+}
+function warn(...val: (string | number | boolean)[]) {
+	if (!dev) return;
+	console.warn('🎶 ', ...val);
+}
+
+export const __internal_audio_current_time = writable<number>(0);
+export const __internal_audio_src = writable<string | null>(null);
+export const __internal_audio_element = writable<PlayerElement>();
+export const __internal_audio_metadata = writable<PlayerMetadata>({
+	duration: 0,
+	muted: false,
+	paused: true,
+	playbackRate: 1,
+	loading: false,
+});
+
+const state = derived(
+	[__internal_audio_metadata, __internal_audio_current_time],
+	([$metadata, $current_time]) => {
+		return {
+			current_time: $current_time,
+			timestamp: secondsToTimestamp($current_time),
+			...$metadata,
+		};
+	},
+);
+
+type HandleType = 'toggle' | 'set';
+
+function play(type: HandleType = 'set') {
+	log('play: ', type);
+	return __internal_audio_element.subscribe((el) => {
+		if (!el) return warn('no audio element');
+		if (type === 'toggle') {
+			el.paused ? el.play() : el.pause();
+		} else {
+			el.play();
+		}
+	})();
+}
+function pause(type: HandleType = 'set') {
+	log('pause: ', type);
+	return __internal_audio_element.subscribe((el) => {
+		if (!el) return warn('no audio element');
+		if (type === 'toggle') {
+			el.paused ? el.play() : el.pause();
+		} else {
+			el.pause();
+		}
+	})();
+}
+
+function mute(type: HandleType = 'set') {
+	log('mute: ', type);
+	return __internal_audio_element.subscribe((el) => {
+		if (!el) return warn('no audio element');
+		if (type === 'toggle') {
+			el.muted = !el.muted;
+		} else {
+			el.muted = true;
+		}
+	})();
+}
+function unmute(type: HandleType = 'set') {
+	log('unmute: ', type);
+	return __internal_audio_element.subscribe((el) => {
+		if (!el) return warn('no audio element');
+		if (type === 'toggle') {
+			el.muted = !el.muted;
+		} else {
+			el.muted = false;
+		}
+	})();
+}
+
+function load(src: string) {
+	log('load: ', src);
+	__internal_audio_src.set(src);
+	return __internal_audio_element.subscribe((el) => {
+		if (!el) return warn('no audio element');
+		el.volume = 1;
+		el.pause();
+	})();
+}
+function unload() {
+	log('unload: ');
+	__internal_audio_src.set(null);
+}
+
+function setPlaybackRate(rate: number) {
+	log('setPlaybackRate: ', rate);
+	return __internal_audio_element.subscribe((el) => {
+		if (!el) return warn('no audio element');
+		el.playbackRate = clamp(0, 10, rate);
+	})();
+}
+
+function seek(seconds: number, from: 'from-start' | 'from-end' = 'from-start') {
+	log('seek: ', seconds, from);
+	return __internal_audio_element.subscribe((el) => {
+		if (!el) return warn('no audio element');
+		if (from === 'from-end') {
+			el.currentTime = clamp(0, el.duration, el.duration - seconds);
+		} else {
+			el.currentTime = clamp(0, el.duration, seconds);
+		}
+	})();
+}
+
+function skip(seconds: number, type: 'forward' | 'backward' = 'forward') {
+	log('skip: ', seconds, type);
+	return __internal_audio_element.subscribe((el) => {
+		if (!el) return warn('no audio element');
+		if (type === 'backward') {
+			el.currentTime = clamp(0, el.duration, el.currentTime - seconds);
+		} else {
+			el.currentTime = clamp(0, el.duration, el.currentTime + seconds);
+		}
+	})();
+}
+
+export const audio = {
+	subscribe: state.subscribe,
+	play,
+	pause,
+	mute,
+	unmute,
+	load,
+	unload,
+	setPlaybackRate,
+	seek,
+	skip,
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio/types.ts b/src/lib/components/audio/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e5c9a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/audio/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export type PlayerElement = HTMLAudioElement | undefined;
+
+export type PlayerMetadata = {
+	duration: number;
+	muted: boolean;
+	paused: boolean;
+	playbackRate: number;
+	loading: boolean;
+};
diff --git a/src/lib/helper/check.ts b/src/lib/helper/check.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e537435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/helper/check.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export function isBoolean(value: any): value is boolean {
+	return typeof value === 'boolean';
+}
+
+export function isNumber(value: any): value is number {
+	return typeof value === 'number' && !isNaN(value);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/helper/seconds-to-timestamp.ts b/src/lib/helper/seconds-to-timestamp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bd152f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/helper/seconds-to-timestamp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+function section(t: number) {
+	if (t < 10) return `0${t}`;
+	return t;
+}
+
+export function secondsToTimestamp(seconds: number) {
+	const hh = Math.floor(seconds / 3600);
+	const hh_remainder = seconds % 3600;
+	const mm = Math.floor(hh_remainder / 60);
+	const mm_remainder = hh_remainder % 60;
+	const ss = Math.floor(mm_remainder);
+
+	const hrs = hh > 0 ? `${section(hh)}:` : '';
+	const mins = mm ? `${section(mm)}:` : '00:';
+	const secs = ss ? `${section(ss)}` : '00';
+
+	return `${hrs}${mins}${secs}`;
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83ffe02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { AudioManager } from '$lib/components/audio';
+</script>
+
+<AudioManager />
+
+<slot />
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 60b7246..12786bf 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,52 +1,57 @@
-<script>
-	import Audio from '$lib/components/audio.svelte';
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { audio } from '$lib/components/audio';
 
-	let playbackRate = 1;
-	let volume = 0.5;
-	let paused = true;
+	const sources = {
+		syntax: '/example-syntax.mp3',
+		knomii: '/example-knomii.mp3',
+	} as const;
 
-	let currentTime = 0;
+	let current_time = 0;
+	$: current_time = $audio.current_time;
 </script>
 
+<pre>{JSON.stringify($audio, null, 3)}</pre>
+
 <h1>Demo</h1>
+<a href="/another-page">Another Page</a>
 
-<h5>Native audio controls</h5>
-<Audio
-	on:progress={(e) => console.log(e.detail)}
-	src="/example.mp3"
-	autoplay={false}
-	{volume}
-	{playbackRate}
-	{paused}
-	bind:currentTime
-	let:duration
->
-	<progress data-paused={paused ? 'true' : 'false'} max={duration} value={currentTime} />
+<h5>Load Audio</h5>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.load(sources['syntax'])}>Syntax</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.load(sources['knomii'])}>Knomii</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.unload()}>None</button>
 
-	<h5>Custom audio controls</h5>
+<h5>Custom audio controls</h5>
 
-	<h6>Audio Actions</h6>
+<h6>Play / Pause Actions</h6>
 
-	<button type="button" on:click={() => (paused = false)}>Play</button>
-	<button type="button" on:click={() => (paused = true)}>Pause</button>
-	<button type="button" on:click={() => (paused = !paused)}>Toggle</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.play()}>Play</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.pause()}>Pause</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.pause('toggle')}>Toggle</button>
 
-	<h6>Seeking</h6>
+<h6>Audio Actions</h6>
 
-	<button type="button" on:click={() => (currentTime = currentTime + 5)}>Skip 5s</button>
-	<button type="button" on:click={() => (currentTime = currentTime - 5)}>Rewind 5s</button>
-	<button type="button" on:click={() => (currentTime = 30)}>Go to 30s</button>
-	<button type="button" on:click={() => (currentTime = duration - 30)}>Go to 30s before end</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.mute()}>Mute</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.unmute()}>Unmute</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.mute('toggle')}>Toggle</button>
 
-	<h6>Playback Rate</h6>
+<h6>Seeking</h6>
 
-	{#each [0.5, 1, 2, 3] as rate}
-		<button type="button" on:click={() => (playbackRate = rate)}>{rate}x</button>
-	{/each}
+<input
+	type="range"
+	min={0}
+	max={$audio.duration}
+	style="width:100%"
+	bind:value={current_time}
+	on:change={(e) => audio.seek(parseInt(e.currentTarget.value))}
+/>
 
-	<h6>Volume</h6>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.seek(30)}>Go to 30s from start </button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.seek(30, 'from-end')}>Go to 30s from end</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.skip(10, 'forward')}>Skip 10s</button>
+<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.skip(10, 'backward')}>Rewind 10s</button>
 
-	{#each [0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1] as v}
-		<button type="button" on:click={() => (volume = v)}>{v * 100}%</button>
-	{/each}
-</Audio>
+<h6>Playback Rate</h6>
+
+{#each [0.5, 1, 2, 3] as rate}
+	<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.setPlaybackRate(rate)}>{rate}x</button>
+{/each}
diff --git a/src/routes/another-page/+page.svelte b/src/routes/another-page/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0d9805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/another-page/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { audio } from '$lib/components/audio';
+
+	const sources = {
+		syntax: '/example-syntax.mp3',
+		knomii: '/example-knomii.mp3',
+	} as const;
+
+	let current_time = 0;
+	$: current_time = $audio.current_time;
+</script>
+
+<h1>Demo</h1>
+
+<a href="/">Demo</a>
+
+<pre>{JSON.stringify($audio, null, 3)}</pre>
diff --git a/static/example.mp3 b/static/example-knomii.mp3
similarity index 100%
rename from static/example.mp3
rename to static/example-knomii.mp3
diff --git a/static/example-syntax.mp3 b/static/example-syntax.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a1b90
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/example-syntax.mp3 differ
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 53ecce4..21fb52a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1905,6 +1905,11 @@ jsonfile@^4.0.0:
   optionalDependencies:
     graceful-fs "^4.1.6"
 
+just-clamp@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/just-clamp/-/just-clamp-4.2.0.tgz#4dafc300d2f44685082b686f13deaa84d1c53b21"
+  integrity sha512-ssHiAxuN7R+VP7jS1XyUP7ju5YC4bTQwQdzYtuZkASTrKe9KsI/X0t+5BJeD6Un6z/dNMDFVNQpQEgUphpXa0w==
+
 kind-of@^6.0.3:
   version "6.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/kind-of/-/kind-of-6.0.3.tgz#07c05034a6c349fa06e24fa35aa76db4580ce4dd"