diff --git a/libmve/CMakeLists.txt b/libmve/CMakeLists.txt
index ef90c497..5762c55d 100644
--- a/libmve/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libmve/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set(CPPS
 #  mvelibl.cpp
 #  platform.cpp
   lnxdsound.cpp
+  lnx_sound.cpp
 
   # d2x implementation
   decoder8.cpp
diff --git a/libmve/lnx_sound.cpp b/libmve/lnx_sound.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ccb77d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmve/lnx_sound.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Descent 3
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Descent Developers
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <functional>
+#include "lnx_sound.h"
+
+namespace D3 {
+
+void MovieSoundDevice::SDLAudioCallback(void *userdata, unsigned char *stream, int len) {
+  auto device = static_cast<MovieSoundDevice *>(userdata);
+  for (int i = 0; i < len; i += 2) {
+    int16_t sample = device->m_sound_buffer->front();
+    device->m_sound_buffer->pop_front();
+    stream[i] = sample & 0xff;
+    stream[i + 1] = sample >> 8;
+  }
+}
+
+MovieSoundDevice::MovieSoundDevice(int sample_rate, uint16_t sample_size, uint8_t channels, uint32_t buf_size,
+                                   bool is_compressed) {
+  SDL_AudioFormat format = (sample_size == 2) ? AUDIO_S16LSB : AUDIO_U8;
+  SDL_AudioSpec spec{
+      .freq = sample_rate,
+      .format = format,
+      .channels = channels,
+      .size = buf_size,
+      .callback = &MovieSoundDevice::SDLAudioCallback,
+      .userdata = this,
+  };
+  m_device_id = SDL_OpenAudioDevice(nullptr, 0, &spec, nullptr, SDL_AUDIO_ALLOW_ANY_CHANGE);
+  m_is_compressed = is_compressed;
+};
+
+MovieSoundDevice::~MovieSoundDevice() {
+  if (m_device_id > 0) {
+    SDL_CloseAudioDevice(m_device_id);
+  }
+  m_sound_buffer.reset();
+}
+
+void MovieSoundDevice::Play() { SDL_PauseAudioDevice(m_device_id, 0); }
+
+void MovieSoundDevice::Stop() { SDL_PauseAudioDevice(m_device_id, 1); }
+
+void MovieSoundDevice::Lock() { SDL_LockAudioDevice(m_device_id); };
+
+void MovieSoundDevice::Unlock() { SDL_UnlockAudioDevice(m_device_id); };
+
+} // namespace D3
diff --git a/libmve/lnx_sound.h b/libmve/lnx_sound.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d56d7a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmve/lnx_sound.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+* Descent 3
+* Copyright (C) 2024 Descent Developers
+*
+* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+* (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+* GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+* along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef LIBMVE_LNX_SOUND_H_
+#define LIBMVE_LNX_SOUND_H_
+
+#include <SDL_audio.h>
+
+#include "sound_interface.h"
+
+namespace D3 {
+
+class MovieSoundDevice : ISoundDevice {
+private:
+  SDL_AudioDeviceID m_device_id = 0;
+
+public:
+  MovieSoundDevice(int sample_rate, uint16_t sample_size, uint8_t channels, uint32_t buf_size, bool is_compressed);
+  ~MovieSoundDevice();
+
+  [[nodiscard]] bool IsInitialized() const { return m_device_id > 0 ? true : false; }
+
+  void static SDLAudioCallback(void *userdata, unsigned char *stream, int len);
+
+  void Play() override;
+  void Stop() override;
+  void Lock() override;
+  void Unlock() override;
+
+  using ISoundDevice::GetBuffer;
+  using ISoundDevice::IsCompressed;
+
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // LIBMVE_LNX_SOUND_H_
diff --git a/libmve/mveplay.cpp b/libmve/mveplay.cpp
index ff952f17..44319a2e 100644
--- a/libmve/mveplay.cpp
+++ b/libmve/mveplay.cpp
@@ -28,15 +28,18 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif // _WIN32
 
-#if defined(AUDIO)
-#include <SDL.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "byteswap.h"
 #include "decoders.h"
 #include "mvelib.h"
 #include "mve_audio.h"
-#include "SystemInterfaces.h"
+
+#ifdef AUDIO
+#ifdef _WIN32
+
+#else
+#include "lnx_sound.h"
+#endif
+#endif
 
 #define MVE_OPCODE_ENDOFSTREAM 0x00
 #define MVE_OPCODE_ENDOFCHUNK 0x01
@@ -65,10 +68,6 @@ int g_spdFactorNum = 0;
 static int g_spdFactorDenom = 10;
 static int g_frameUpdated = 0;
 
-static ISoundDevice *snd_ds = nullptr;
-
-static SDL_AudioDeviceID device = 0;
-
 static short get_short(const unsigned char *data) {
   return D3::convert_le<int16_t>(data[0] | (data[1] << 8));
 }
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ static unsigned int unhandled_chunks[32 * 256];
 
 static int default_seg_handler(unsigned char major, unsigned char minor, unsigned char *data, int len, void *context) {
   unhandled_chunks[major << 8 | minor]++;
-  // fprintf(stderr, "unknown chunk type %02x/%02x\n", major, minor);
   return 1;
 }
 
@@ -210,84 +208,31 @@ end:
  *************************/
 
 #ifdef AUDIO
-
-static std::unique_ptr<std::deque<int16_t>> mve_sound_buffer;
-
-static int mve_audio_playing = 0;
-static int mve_audio_canplay = 0;
-static int mve_audio_compressed = 0;
+static std::unique_ptr<D3::MovieSoundDevice> snd_ds;
 static int mve_audio_enabled = 1;
-
-static void mve_audio_callback(void *userdata, unsigned char *stream, int len) {
-  for(int i = 0; i < len; i += 2) {
-    int16_t sample = mve_sound_buffer->front();
-    mve_sound_buffer->pop_front();
-    stream[i] = sample & 0xff;
-    stream[i + 1] = sample >> 8;
-  }
-}
+#else
+static int mve_audio_enabled = 0;
 #endif
 
 static int create_audiobuf_handler(unsigned char major, unsigned char minor, unsigned char *data, int len,
                                    void *context) {
 #ifdef AUDIO
-  int flags;
-  int sample_rate;
-  int desired_buffer;
-
-  int stereo;
-  int bitsize;
-
-  int format;
-
   if (!mve_audio_enabled)
     return 1;
 
-  flags = get_ushort(data + 2);
-  sample_rate = get_ushort(data + 4);
-  desired_buffer = get_int(data + 6);
+  int flags = get_ushort(data + 2);
+  int sample_rate = get_ushort(data + 4);
+  int desired_buffer = get_int(data + 6);
 
-  stereo = (flags & MVE_AUDIO_FLAGS_STEREO) ? 1 : 0;
-  bitsize = (flags & MVE_AUDIO_FLAGS_16BIT) ? 1 : 0;
+  int channels = (flags & MVE_AUDIO_FLAGS_STEREO) ? 2 : 1;
+  int sample_size = (flags & MVE_AUDIO_FLAGS_16BIT) ? 2 : 1;
 
-  mve_audio_compressed = 0;
+  bool is_compressed = false;
   if (minor > 0 && (flags & MVE_AUDIO_FLAGS_COMPRESSED)) {
-    mve_audio_compressed = 1;
+    is_compressed = true;
   }
 
-  if (bitsize == 1) {
-#ifdef OUTRAGE_BIG_ENDIAN
-    format = AUDIO_S16MSB;
-#else
-    format = AUDIO_S16LSB;
-#endif
-  } else {
-    format = AUDIO_U8;
-  }
-
-  fprintf(stderr, "creating audio buffers:\n");
-  fprintf(stderr, "sample rate = %d, stereo = %d, bitsize = %d, compressed = %d\n", sample_rate, stereo,
-          bitsize ? 16 : 8, mve_audio_compressed);
-
-  SDL_AudioSpec spec {
-      .freq = sample_rate,
-      .format = (unsigned short)format,
-      .channels = (unsigned char)(stereo ? 2 : 1),
-      .size = 4096,
-      .callback = mve_audio_callback,
-  };
-  device = SDL_OpenAudioDevice(nullptr, 0, &spec, nullptr, SDL_AUDIO_ALLOW_ANY_CHANGE);
-  if (device != 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "   success\n");
-    mve_audio_canplay = 1;
-  } else {
-    fprintf(stderr, "   failure : %s\n", SDL_GetError());
-    mve_audio_canplay = 0;
-  }
-
-  mve_audio_canplay = 1;
-
-  mve_sound_buffer = std::make_unique<std::deque<int16_t >>();
+  snd_ds = std::make_unique<D3::MovieSoundDevice>(sample_rate, sample_size, channels, 4096, is_compressed);
 #endif
 
   return 1;
@@ -295,9 +240,8 @@ static int create_audiobuf_handler(unsigned char major, unsigned char minor, uns
 
 static int play_audio_handler(unsigned char major, unsigned char minor, unsigned char *data, int len, void *context) {
 #ifdef AUDIO
-  if (mve_audio_canplay && !mve_audio_playing) {
-    SDL_PauseAudioDevice(device, 0);
-    mve_audio_playing = 1;
+  if (snd_ds && snd_ds->IsInitialized()) {
+    snd_ds->Play();
   }
 #endif
   return 1;
@@ -306,15 +250,19 @@ static int play_audio_handler(unsigned char major, unsigned char minor, unsigned
 static int audio_data_handler(unsigned char major, unsigned char minor, unsigned char *data, int len, void *context) {
 #ifdef AUDIO
   static const int selected_chan = 1;
-  if (mve_audio_canplay) {
+  if (snd_ds->IsInitialized()) {
     int chan = get_ushort(data + 2);
     if (chan & selected_chan) {
       if (major == MVE_OPCODE_AUDIOFRAMEDATA) {
-        mveaudio_process(mve_sound_buffer, data, mve_audio_compressed);
+        snd_ds->Lock();
+        mveaudio_process(snd_ds->GetBuffer(), data, snd_ds->IsCompressed());
+        snd_ds->Unlock();
       } else {
         // SILENCE, MORTALS!
         int nsamp = get_ushort(data + 4);
-        mve_sound_buffer->insert(mve_sound_buffer->end(), nsamp, 0);
+        snd_ds->Lock();
+        snd_ds->GetBuffer()->insert(snd_ds->GetBuffer()->end(), nsamp, 0);
+        snd_ds->Unlock();
       }
     }
   }
@@ -559,14 +507,7 @@ void MVE_rmEndMovie(MVESTREAM *mve) {
   timer_created = 0;
 
 #ifdef AUDIO
-  if (mve_audio_canplay) {
-    // only close audio if we opened it
-    SDL_CloseAudioDevice(device);
-    mve_audio_canplay = 0;
-  }
-  mve_audio_playing = 0;
-  mve_audio_canplay = 0;
-  mve_audio_compressed = 0;
+  snd_ds.reset();
 #endif
 
   mve_free(g_vBuffers);
@@ -584,7 +525,7 @@ void MVE_rmHoldMovie() { timer_started = 0; }
 
 void MVE_sndInit(ISoundDevice *lpDS) {
 #ifdef AUDIO
-  snd_ds = lpDS;
+  // snd_ds = lpDS;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/libmve/sound_interface.h b/libmve/sound_interface.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5dcfdd2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmve/sound_interface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+* Descent 3
+* Copyright (C) 2024 Descent Developers
+*
+* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+* (at your option) any later version.
+*
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+* GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+* along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef LIBMVE_SOUND_INTERFACE_H_
+#define LIBMVE_SOUND_INTERFACE_H_
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <deque>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace D3 {
+
+class ISoundDevice {
+protected:
+  std::unique_ptr<std::deque<int16_t>> m_sound_buffer;
+  bool m_is_compressed = false;
+
+public:
+  ISoundDevice() { m_sound_buffer = std::make_unique<std::deque<int16_t>>(); };
+  virtual void Play() {};
+  virtual void Stop() {};
+  virtual void Lock() {};
+  virtual void Unlock() {};
+
+  std::unique_ptr<std::deque<int16_t>> &GetBuffer() { return m_sound_buffer; }
+  [[nodiscard]] bool IsCompressed() const { return m_is_compressed; };
+
+};
+
+}
+#endif // LIBMVE_SOUND_INTERFACE_H_