diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio/audio.svelte b/src/lib/components/audio/audio.svelte
index 8dc1f10..180dcb5 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/audio/audio.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/audio/audio.svelte
@@ -1,80 +1,83 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { usePlayer, type PlayerElement } from '$lib/components/audio/helper';
 	import {
-		_currentTime,
-		_duration,
-		_muted,
-		_paused,
-		_playbackRate,
-		_seek,
-		_src,
-		_volume,
-	} from '$lib/components/audio/state';
-
-	export let autoplay: boolean;
-	let audioElement: PlayerElement;
+		__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';
 
+	let element: PlayerElement;
 	let currentTime = 0;
-	let paused = true;
-	let playbackRate = 1;
 	let muted = false;
-	let volume = 0;
-	let duration = 0;
 
-	$: usePlayer(audioElement, 'playbackRate', playbackRate);
-
-	function handleSeek(value: number) {
-		if (value < 0) return;
-		if (value > duration) return;
-		currentTime = value;
-	}
-
-	$: _currentTime.set(currentTime);
-	$: _duration.set(duration);
-	$: _paused.set(paused);
-
-	$: handleSeek($_seek);
-
-	$: volume = $_volume;
-	$: muted = $_muted;
-	$: playbackRate = $_playbackRate;
-	$: paused = $_paused;
+	$: 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}
-	{#if $_src}
-		<audio
-			bind:this={audioElement}
-			src={$_src}
-			{autoplay}
-			bind:currentTime
-			bind:duration
-			bind:paused
-			bind:muted
-			bind:volume
-			preload="metadata"
-			controls={false}
-			on:seeked={() => _seek.set(-1)}
-			on:timeupdate={() => console.log('progress', { currentTime })}
-			on:ratechange={() => console.log('rateChange', { playbackRate })}
-			on:ended={() => console.log('finished')}
-			on:playing={() => console.log('playing')}
-			on:pause={() => console.log('pause')}
-			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} /> -->
-	{/if}\
-{/key}
+{#if 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={(e) => {
+			// TODO: reset player state
+			// console.log('emptied', e);
+		}}
+		aria-activedescendant="audio-progress"
+		aria-atomic="true"
+		aria-busy="false"
+		aria-controls="audio-progress"
+		on:loadeddata={() => {
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, loading: false }));
+		}}
+		on:loadstart={() => {
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, loading: true }));
+		}}
+		on:ratechange={(e) => {
+			// @ts-expect-error
+			const rate = e.target.playbackRate;
+			console.log('rateChange', rate);
+			if (typeof rate != 'number' || isNaN(rate)) return;
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, playbackRate: rate }));
+		}}
+		on:playing={(e) => {
+			// @ts-expect-error
+			const is_paused = e.target.paused;
+			console.log('playing paused:', is_paused);
+			if (typeof is_paused != 'boolean') return;
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, paused: is_paused }));
+		}}
+		on:pause={(e) => {
+			// @ts-expect-error
+			const is_paused = e.target.paused;
+			console.log('pause paused:', is_paused);
+			if (typeof is_paused != 'boolean') return;
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, paused: is_paused }));
+		}}
+		on:durationchange={(e) => {
+			// @ts-expect-error
+			const dur = e.target?.duration;
+			console.log('durationchange', dur);
+			if (typeof dur != 'number' || isNaN(dur)) return;
+			__internal_audio_metadata.update((m) => ({ ...m, duration: dur }));
+		}}
+	/>
+	<!-- <AudioA11yProgress {currentTime} {paused} {duration} /> -->
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio/helper.ts b/src/lib/components/audio/helper.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a37190a..0000000
--- a/src/lib/components/audio/helper.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/state.ts b/src/lib/components/audio/state.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ce1844a..0000000
--- a/src/lib/components/audio/state.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-import clamp from 'just-clamp';
-import { derived, writable } from 'svelte/store';
-
-export const _src = writable<string | undefined>(undefined);
-export const _duration = writable<number>(0);
-
-export const _currentTime = writable<number>(0);
-export const _muted = writable<boolean>(false);
-export const _paused = writable<boolean>(true);
-export const _playbackRate = writable<number>(1);
-export const _seek = writable<number>(0);
-export const _volume = writable<number>(1);
-
-const state = derived(
-	[_src, _currentTime, _duration, _muted, _paused, _playbackRate, _volume, _seek],
-	([$src, $currentTime, $duration, $muted, $paused, $playbackRate, $volume, $seek]) => {
-		const currentTime = $currentTime > $duration ? $duration : $currentTime;
-
-		return {
-			src: $src,
-			duration: $duration,
-
-			currentTime,
-			muted: $muted,
-			paused: $paused,
-			playbackRate: $playbackRate,
-			seek: $seek,
-			volume: $volume,
-		};
-	},
-);
-
-type AudioState = Parameters<Parameters<(typeof state)['subscribe']>[0]>[0];
-type PlayerState = Omit<AudioState, 'src' | 'duration'>;
-const default_player_state: PlayerState = {
-	currentTime: 0,
-	muted: false,
-	paused: true,
-	playbackRate: 1,
-	seek: 0,
-	volume: 1,
-};
-
-export function resetAudio() {
-	_currentTime.set(0);
-	_duration.set(0);
-	_muted.set(false);
-	_paused.set(true);
-	_playbackRate.set(1);
-	_volume.set(1);
-}
-
-function set_player_state(opts?: Partial<PlayerState>) {
-	_currentTime.set(opts?.currentTime ?? default_player_state.currentTime);
-	_muted.set(opts?.muted ?? default_player_state.muted);
-	_paused.set(opts?.paused ?? default_player_state.paused);
-	_playbackRate.set(opts?.playbackRate ?? default_player_state.playbackRate);
-	_volume.set(opts?.volume ?? default_player_state.volume);
-	_seek.set(opts?.seek ?? default_player_state.seek);
-}
-
-function unload() {
-	set_player_state();
-	_duration.set(0);
-	_src.set(undefined);
-}
-
-function load(src: string, opts?: Partial<PlayerState>) {
-	set_player_state(opts);
-	_src.set(src);
-}
-
-function play() {
-	// Incase of a missmatch between the html and js, we first pause and then play
-	_paused.set(true);
-	_paused.set(false);
-}
-function pause() {
-	// Incase of a missmatch between the html and js, we first play and then pause
-	_paused.set(false);
-	_paused.set(true);
-}
-
-export const audio = {
-	subscribe: state.subscribe,
-	currentTime: { subscribe: _currentTime.subscribe },
-	duration: { subscribe: _duration.subscribe },
-	muted: { subscribe: _muted.subscribe },
-	paused: { subscribe: _paused.subscribe },
-	playbackRate: { subscribe: _playbackRate.subscribe },
-	volume: { subscribe: _volume.subscribe },
-
-	load,
-	unload,
-
-	seek: (value: number) => {
-		console.log('seek', value);
-		// let duration = 0
-		// _duration.subscribe(d => duration = d)
-		return _duration.subscribe((dur) => {
-			_seek.set(clamp(0, dur, value));
-		});
-	},
-
-	toggle_mute: () => _muted.update((previous) => !previous),
-	unmute: () => _muted.set(false),
-	mute: () => _muted.set(true),
-
-	toggle_pause: () => _paused.update((previous) => !previous),
-	play,
-	pause: () => _paused.set(true),
-
-	setVolume: (value: number) => _volume.set(clamp(0, 1, value)),
-	setPlaybackRate: (value: number) => _playbackRate.set(clamp(0, 10, value)),
-};
diff --git a/src/lib/components/audio/store.ts b/src/lib/components/audio/store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57b0747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/audio/store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { dev } from '$app/environment';
+import type { PlayerElement, PlayerMetadata } from '$lib/components/audio/types';
+import clamp from 'just-clamp';
+import { 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,
+});
+
+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: __internal_audio_metadata.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/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index e9483dd..856f111 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import Audio from '$lib/components/audio/audio.svelte';
-	import { audio, _currentTime, _duration, _paused } from '$lib/components/audio/state';
+	import { audio } from '$lib/components/audio/store';
 
 	const sources = {
 		syntax: '/example-syntax.mp3',
@@ -8,52 +8,46 @@
 	} as const;
 </script>
 
-<pre>
-	{JSON.stringify($audio, null, 3)}
-</pre>
+<pre>{JSON.stringify($audio, null, 3)}</pre>
 
 <h1>Demo</h1>
 
-<Audio on:progress={(e) => console.log(e.detail)} autoplay={false} />
-<progress
+<Audio on:progress={(e) => console.log(e.detail)} />
+<!-- <progress
 	style="width: 960px; max-width:100%"
 	data-paused={$_paused ? 'true' : 'false'}
 	max={$_duration}
 	value={$_currentTime}
-/>
+/> -->
 
 <h5>Load Audio</h5>
-<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.load(sources['syntax'], { paused: false })}
-	>Syntax</button
->
-<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.load(sources['knomii'], { paused: false })}
-	>Knomii</button
->
+<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>
 
+<h6>Play / Pause Actions</h6>
+
+<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>Audio Actions</h6>
 
-<button type="button" on:click={audio.play}>Play</button>
-<button type="button" on:click={audio.pause}>Pause</button>
-<button type="button" on:click={audio.toggle_pause}>Toggle</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>Seeking</h6>
 
-<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.seek(30)}>Go to 30s</button>
-<!-- <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 = duration - 30)}>Go to 30s before end</button> -->
+<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>
 
 <h6>Playback Rate</h6>
 
 {#each [0.5, 1, 2, 3] as rate}
 	<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.setPlaybackRate(rate)}>{rate}x</button>
 {/each}
-
-<h6>Volume</h6>
-
-{#each [0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1] as v}
-	<button type="button" on:click={() => audio.setVolume(v)}>{v * 100}%</button>
-{/each}