diff --git a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playmp2.js b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playmp2.js
index 1d3a446..36a4893 100644
--- a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playmp2.js
+++ b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playmp2.js
@@ -1,209 +1,122 @@
-const SND_BASE_ADDR = audio.getBaseAddr()
+// playmp2 — MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer II player with the shared playgui visualiser.
+// Usage: playmp2 <file.mp2> [-i]
 
+const SND_BASE_ADDR = audio.getBaseAddr()
 if (!SND_BASE_ADDR) return 10
 
-const MP2_BITRATES = ["???", 32, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384]
+const MP2_BITRATES     = ["???", 32, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384]
 const MP2_CHANNELMODES = ["Stereo", "Joint", "Dual", "Mono"]
+
 const pcm = require("pcm")
-const interactive = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() == "-i"
+const interactive = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() === "-i"
+const gui = interactive ? require("playgui") : null
+
 function printdbg(s) { if (0) serial.println(s) }
 
-
 class SequentialFileBuffer {
-
     constructor(path, offset, length) {
         if (Array.isArray(path)) throw Error("arg #1 is path(string), not array")
-
         this.path = path
         this.file = files.open(path)
-
         this.offset = offset || 0
         this.originalOffset = offset
         this.length = length || this.file.size
-
         this.seq = require("seqread")
         this.seq.prepare(path)
     }
-
-    readBytes(size, ptr) {
-        return this.seq.readBytes(size, ptr)
-    }
-
-    readStr(n) {
-        let ptr = this.seq.readBytes(n)
-        let s = ''
-        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-            if (i >= this.length) break
-            s += String.fromCharCode(sys.peek(ptr + i))
-        }
-        sys.free(ptr)
-        return s
-    }
-
-    unread(diff) {
-        let newSkipLen = this.seq.getReadCount() - diff
-        this.seq.prepare(this.path)
-        this.seq.skip(newSkipLen)
-    }
-
-    rewind() {
-        this.seq.prepare(this.path)
-    }
-
-    seek(p) {
-        this.seq.prepare(this.path)
-        this.seq.skip(p)
-    }
-
-    get byteLength() {
-        return this.length
-    }
-
-    get fileHeader() {
-        return this.seq.fileHeader
-    }
-
-    /*get remaining() {
-        return this.length - this.getReadCount()
-    }*/
+    readBytes(size, ptr) { return this.seq.readBytes(size, ptr) }
+    get fileHeader() { return this.seq.fileHeader }
 }
 
-
-
-
-
-let filebuf = new SequentialFileBuffer(_G.shell.resolvePathInput(exec_args[1]).full)
-const FILE_SIZE = filebuf.length// - 100
-const FRAME_SIZE = audio.mp2GetInitialFrameSize(filebuf.fileHeader)
+const filebuf       = new SequentialFileBuffer(_G.shell.resolvePathInput(exec_args[1]).full)
+const FILE_SIZE     = filebuf.length
+const FRAME_SIZE    = audio.mp2GetInitialFrameSize(filebuf.fileHeader)
 const MEDIA_BITRATE = MP2_BITRATES[filebuf.fileHeader[2] >>> 4]
-const MEDIA_CHANNEL_MODE = MP2_CHANNELMODES[filebuf.fileHeader[3] >>> 6]
+const MEDIA_CHANNEL = MP2_CHANNELMODES[filebuf.fileHeader[3] >>> 6]
 
+// mediaDecodedBin sits at MMIO offset 64 in the audio peripheral and holds
+// 2304 bytes (1152 stereo u8 samples per MP2 frame).  Peripheral memory grows
+// toward 0 so the canonical pointer is SND_BASE_ADDR - 64.
+//
+// IMPORTANT: single-byte sys.peek on this address hits AudioAdapter.peek()
+// which maps the lower offsets to sampleBin, not mediaDecodedBin (the
+// MMIO/Memory-Space split — see CLAUDE.md).  To get the decoded PCM into the
+// visualiser, we sys.memcpy mediaDecodedBin → a RAM scratch buffer; memcpy
+// uses VM.getDev internally which DOES route the MMIO read correctly.
+//
+// VM.getDev's range check on mediaDecodedBin (relPtrInDev) is half-open and
+// won't let us copy the full 2304 bytes — we copy 2302 (one stereo sample
+// short of the frame, invisible at visualiser resolution).
+const MP2_DECODED_ADDR    = SND_BASE_ADDR - 64
+const MP2_VIS_COPY_BYTES  = 2302
+const MP2_VIS_SAMPLE_COUNT = MP2_VIS_COPY_BYTES >> 1   // 1151
+const mp2VisScratch = interactive ? sys.malloc(MP2_VIS_COPY_BYTES) : 0
 
-let bytes_left = FILE_SIZE
+let bytes_left    = FILE_SIZE
 let decodedLength = 0
 
-
-//serial.println(`Frame size: ${FRAME_SIZE}`)
-
-
-con.curs_set(0)
-let [__, CONSOLE_WIDTH] = con.getmaxyx()
-if (interactive) {
-    let [cy, cx] = con.getyx()
-    // file name
-    con.mvaddch(cy, 1)
-    con.prnch(0xC9);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print(filebuf.file.name)
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD)
-    print("\x84205u".repeat(CONSOLE_WIDTH - 26 - filebuf.file.name.length))
-    con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print("Hold Bksp to Exit")
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xBB)
-
-    // L R pillar
-    con.prnch(0xBA)
-    con.mvaddch(cy+1, CONSOLE_WIDTH, 0xBA)
-
-    // media info
-    let mediaInfoStr = `MP2 ${MEDIA_CHANNEL_MODE} ${MEDIA_BITRATE}kbps`
-    con.move(cy+2,1)
-    con.prnch(0xC8)
-    print("\x84205u".repeat(CONSOLE_WIDTH - 5 - mediaInfoStr.length))
-    con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print(mediaInfoStr)
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xBC)
-
-    con.move(cy+1, 2)
-}
-let [cy, cx] = con.getyx()
-let paintWidth = CONSOLE_WIDTH - 20
-function bytesToSec(i) {
-    // using fixed value: FRAME_SIZE(216) bytes for 36 ms on sampling rate 32000 Hz
-    return i / (FRAME_SIZE * 1000 / bufRealTimeLen)
-}
-function secToReadable(n) {
-    let mins = ''+((n/60)|0)
-    let secs = ''+(n % 60)
-    return `${mins.padStart(2,'0')}:${secs.padStart(2,'0')}`
-}
-function printPlayBar(currently) {
-    if (interactive) {
-        let currently = decodedLength
-        let total = FILE_SIZE
-
-        let currentlySec = Math.round(bytesToSec(currently))
-        let totalSec = Math.round(bytesToSec(total))
-
-        con.move(cy, 3)
-        print(' '.repeat(15))
-        con.move(cy, 3)
-
-        print(`${secToReadable(currentlySec)} / ${secToReadable(totalSec)}`)
-
-        con.move(cy, 17)
-        print(' ')
-        let progressbar = '\x84196u'.repeat(paintWidth + 1)
-        print(progressbar)
-
-        con.mvaddch(cy, 18 + Math.round(paintWidth * (currently / total)), 0xDB)
-    }
-}
-
-
+const bufRealTimeLen = 36   // one MP2 frame at 32 kHz ≈ 36 ms
 
 audio.resetParams(0)
 audio.purgeQueue(0)
 audio.setPcmMode(0)
-audio.setPcmQueueCapacityIndex(0, 2) // queue size is now 8
+audio.setPcmQueueCapacityIndex(0, 2)
 const QUEUE_MAX = audio.getPcmQueueCapacity(0)
 audio.setMasterVolume(0, 255)
 audio.play(0)
-
-
-//let mp2context = audio.mp2Init()
 audio.mp2Init()
 
-// decode frame
-let t1 = sys.nanoTime()
-let bufRealTimeLen = 36
+function bytesToSec(i) { return i / (FRAME_SIZE * 1000 / bufRealTimeLen) }
+
+if (interactive) {
+    const tag   = "MP2"
+    const title = `${filebuf.file.name}  ${MEDIA_CHANNEL} ${MEDIA_BITRATE}kbps`
+    gui.audioInit({ title, tag })
+}
+
 let stopPlay = false
 let errorlevel = 0
 try {
     while (bytes_left > 0 && !stopPlay) {
-
-        if (interactive) {
-            sys.poke(-40, 1)
-            if (sys.peek(-41) == 67) {
-                stopPlay = true
-            }
-        }
-
-        printPlayBar()
-
+        if (interactive && gui.audioIsExitRequested()) { stopPlay = true; break }
 
         filebuf.readBytes(FRAME_SIZE, SND_BASE_ADDR - 2368)
         audio.mp2Decode()
 
+        // After decode, 1152 PCMu8 stereo samples sit in mediaDecodedBin
+        // (MMIO).  Bounce them through RAM so single-byte peek in the
+        // visualiser pipeline can reach them — see MP2_DECODED_ADDR notes.
+        if (interactive) {
+            sys.memcpy(MP2_DECODED_ADDR, mp2VisScratch, MP2_VIS_COPY_BYTES)
+            gui.audioFeedPcm(mp2VisScratch, MP2_VIS_SAMPLE_COUNT)
+        }
+
         if (audio.getPosition(0) >= QUEUE_MAX) {
             while (audio.getPosition(0) >= (QUEUE_MAX >>> 1)) {
-                printdbg(`Queue full, waiting until the queue has some space (${audio.getPosition(0)}/${QUEUE_MAX})`)
+                if (interactive) gui.audioRender()
                 sys.sleep(bufRealTimeLen)
             }
         }
         audio.mp2UploadDecoded(0)
+
+        if (interactive) {
+            gui.audioSetProgress(decodedLength / FILE_SIZE,
+                                 bytesToSec(decodedLength), bytesToSec(FILE_SIZE))
+            gui.audioRender()
+        }
         sys.sleep(10)
 
-
-
-        bytes_left -= FRAME_SIZE
+        bytes_left    -= FRAME_SIZE
         decodedLength += FRAME_SIZE
     }
-}
-catch (e) {
+} catch (e) {
     printerrln(e)
     errorlevel = 1
-}
-finally {
+} finally {
+    if (interactive) {
+        if (mp2VisScratch) sys.free(mp2VisScratch)
+        gui.audioClose()
+    }
 }
 
-return errorlevel
\ No newline at end of file
+return errorlevel
diff --git a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playpcm.js b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playpcm.js
index e91565e..e83a183 100644
--- a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playpcm.js
+++ b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playpcm.js
@@ -1,196 +1,81 @@
-// usage: playpcm audiofile.pcm [/i]
-let fileeeee = files.open(_G.shell.resolvePathInput(exec_args[1]).full)
-let filename = fileeeee.fullPath
-function printdbg(s) { if (0) serial.println(s) }
+// playpcm — raw PCMu8 stereo player with the shared playgui visualiser.
+// Usage: playpcm <file.pcm> [-i]
 
-const interactive = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() == "-i"
-const pcm = require("pcm")
-const FILE_SIZE = files.open(filename).size
-
-
-
-function printComments() {
-    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(comments)) {
-        printdbg(`${key}: ${value}`)
-    }
-}
-
-function GCD(a, b) {
-    a = Math.abs(a)
-    b = Math.abs(b)
-    if (b > a) {var temp = a; a = b; b = temp}
-    while (true) {
-        if (b == 0) return a
-        a %= b
-        if (a == 0) return b
-        b %= a
-    }
-}
-
-function LCM(a, b) {
-    return (!a || !b) ? 0 : Math.abs((a * b) / GCD(a, b))
-}
-
-
-
-//println("Reading...")
-//serial.println("!!! READING")
+const fileHandle = files.open(_G.shell.resolvePathInput(exec_args[1]).full)
+const filePath   = fileHandle.fullPath
 
+const interactive = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() === "-i"
+const pcm     = require("pcm")
 const seqread = require("seqread")
-seqread.prepare(filename)
-
-
-
-
+const gui     = interactive ? require("playgui") : null
 
+const FILE_SIZE = files.open(filePath).size
 
 let BLOCK_SIZE = 4096
-let INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE
-const QUEUE_MAX = 8 // according to the spec
+const INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE
+const QUEUE_MAX = 8
 
-let nChannels = 2
-let samplingRate = pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE;
-let blockSize = 2;
-let bitsPerSample = 8;
-let byterate = 2*samplingRate;
-let comments = {};
-let readPtr = undefined
-let decodePtr = undefined
+const samplingRate = pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE
+const byterate     = 2 * samplingRate
 
-function bytesToSec(i) {
-    return i / byterate
-}
-function secToReadable(n) {
-    let mins = ''+((n/60)|0)
-    let secs = ''+(n % 60)
-    return `${mins.padStart(2,'0')}:${secs.padStart(2,'0')}`
-}
-
-let stopPlay = false
-con.curs_set(0)
-let [__, CONSOLE_WIDTH] = con.getmaxyx()
-if (interactive) {
-    let [cy, cx] = con.getyx()
-    // file name
-    con.mvaddch(cy, 1)
-    con.prnch(0xC9);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print(fileeeee.name)
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD)
-    print("\x84205u".repeat(CONSOLE_WIDTH - 26 - fileeeee.name.length))
-    con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print("Hold Bksp to Exit")
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xBB)
-
-    // L R pillar
-    con.prnch(0xBA)
-    con.mvaddch(cy+1, CONSOLE_WIDTH, 0xBA)
-
-    // media info
-    let mediaInfoStr = `Raw PCM 512kbps`
-    con.move(cy+2,1)
-    con.prnch(0xC8)
-    print("\x84205u".repeat(CONSOLE_WIDTH - 5 - mediaInfoStr.length))
-    con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print(mediaInfoStr)
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xBC)
-
-    con.move(cy+1, 2)
-}
-let [cy, cx] = con.getyx()
-let paintWidth = CONSOLE_WIDTH - 20
-// read chunks loop
-readPtr = sys.malloc(BLOCK_SIZE * bitsPerSample / 8)
-decodePtr = sys.malloc(BLOCK_SIZE * pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE / samplingRate)
+function bytesToSec(i) { return i / byterate }
 
+seqread.prepare(filePath)
 
+const readPtr = sys.malloc(BLOCK_SIZE)
 audio.resetParams(0)
 audio.purgeQueue(0)
 audio.setPcmMode(0)
 audio.setMasterVolume(0, 255)
 
-let readLength = 1
-
-function printPlayBar() {
-    if (interactive) {
-        let currently = seqread.getReadCount()
-        let total = FILE_SIZE
-
-        let currentlySec = Math.round(bytesToSec(currently))
-        let totalSec = Math.round(bytesToSec(total))
-
-        con.move(cy, 3)
-        print(' '.repeat(15))
-        con.move(cy, 3)
-
-        print(`${secToReadable(currentlySec)} / ${secToReadable(totalSec)}`)
-
-        con.move(cy, 17)
-        print(' ')
-        let progressbar = '\x84196u'.repeat(paintWidth + 1)
-        print(progressbar)
-
-        con.mvaddch(cy, 18 + Math.round(paintWidth * (currently / total)), 0xDB)
-    }
+if (interactive) {
+    gui.audioInit({
+        title: `${fileHandle.name}  Raw PCM 32kHz Stereo`,
+        tag: "PCM"
+    })
 }
+
+let stopPlay = false
 let errorlevel = 0
+let readLength = 1
 try {
-while (!stopPlay && seqread.getReadCount() < FILE_SIZE && readLength > 0) {
-    if (interactive) {
-        sys.poke(-40, 1)
-        if (sys.peek(-41) == 67) {
-            stopPlay = true
-        }
-    }
+    while (!stopPlay && seqread.getReadCount() < FILE_SIZE && readLength > 0) {
+        if (interactive && gui.audioIsExitRequested()) { stopPlay = true; break }
 
+        const queueSize = audio.getPosition(0)
+        if (queueSize <= 1) {
+            for (let repeat = QUEUE_MAX - queueSize; repeat > 0; repeat--) {
+                const remainingBytes = FILE_SIZE - seqread.getReadCount()
+                readLength = (remainingBytes < INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE) ? remainingBytes : INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE
+                if (readLength <= 0) break
 
-    let queueSize = audio.getPosition(0)
-    if (queueSize <= 1) {
+                seqread.readBytes(readLength, readPtr)
 
-        printPlayBar()
+                // Raw PCMu8 stereo — sampleCount = bytes / 2.
+                if (interactive) gui.audioFeedPcm(readPtr, readLength >> 1)
 
-        // upload four samples for lag-safely
-        for (let repeat = QUEUE_MAX - queueSize; repeat > 0; repeat--) {
-            let remainingBytes = FILE_SIZE - seqread.getReadCount()
+                audio.putPcmDataByPtr(0, readPtr, readLength, 0)
+                audio.setSampleUploadLength(0, readLength)
+                audio.startSampleUpload(0)
 
-            readLength = (remainingBytes < INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE) ? remainingBytes : INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE
-            if (readLength <= 0) {
-                printdbg(`readLength = ${readLength}`)
-                break
+                if (repeat > 1) sys.sleep(10)
             }
-
-            printdbg(`offset: ${seqread.getReadCount()}/${FILE_SIZE}; readLength: ${readLength}`)
-
-            seqread.readBytes(readLength, readPtr)
-
-            audio.putPcmDataByPtr(0, readPtr, readLength, 0)
-            audio.setSampleUploadLength(0, readLength)
-            audio.startSampleUpload(0)
-
-
-            if (repeat > 1) sys.sleep(10)
-
-            printPlayBar()
+            audio.play(0)
         }
 
-        audio.play(0)
+        if (interactive) {
+            const cur = seqread.getReadCount()
+            gui.audioSetProgress(cur / FILE_SIZE, bytesToSec(cur), bytesToSec(FILE_SIZE))
+            gui.audioRender()
+        }
+        sys.sleep(10)
     }
-
-    let remainingBytes = FILE_SIZE - seqread.getReadCount()
-    printdbg(`readLength = ${readLength}; remainingBytes2 = ${remainingBytes}; seqread.getReadCount() = ${seqread.getReadCount()};`)
-
-
-    sys.sleep(10)
-}
-}
-catch (e) {
+} catch (e) {
     printerrln(e)
     errorlevel = 1
-}
-finally {
-    //audio.stop(0)
+} finally {
     if (readPtr !== undefined) sys.free(readPtr)
-    if (decodePtr !== undefined) sys.free(decodePtr)
+    if (interactive) gui.audioClose()
 }
 
 return errorlevel
-
diff --git a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playtad.js b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playtad.js
index d43f076..8c64d4d 100644
--- a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playtad.js
+++ b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playtad.js
@@ -1,114 +1,66 @@
+// playtad — TAD (TSVM Advanced Audio) player with the shared playgui visualiser.
+// Usage: playtad <file.tad> [-i | -d]
+//   -i   Interactive mode (visualiser + progress bar; hold Backspace to exit)
+//   -d   Dump mode (print the first three chunks to serial for debugging)
+
 const SND_BASE_ADDR = audio.getBaseAddr()
-const SND_MEM_ADDR = audio.getMemAddr()
-// tadInputBin lives at audio-local offset 917504 and tadDecodedBin at 983040
-// (post-bef85f6 memory map; the old 262144 offset now hits the enlarged sampleBin).
-const TAD_INPUT_ADDR = SND_MEM_ADDR - 917504  // TAD input buffer (matches TAV packet 0x24)
-const TAD_DECODED_ADDR = SND_MEM_ADDR - 983040  // TAD decoded buffer
+const SND_MEM_ADDR  = audio.getMemAddr()
+// tadInputBin at offset 917504, tadDecodedBin at 983040.  Both addressed via
+// negative pointers — peripheral memory grows toward 0.
+const TAD_INPUT_ADDR   = SND_MEM_ADDR - 917504
+const TAD_DECODED_ADDR = SND_MEM_ADDR - 983040
 
 if (!SND_BASE_ADDR) return 10
 
-// Check for help flag or missing arguments
-if (!exec_args[1] || exec_args[1] == "-h" || exec_args[1] == "--help") {
-    serial.println("Usage: playtad <file.tad> [-i | -d] [quality]")
-    serial.println("  -i         Interactive mode (progress bar, press Backspace to exit)")
-    serial.println("  -d         Dump mode (show first 3 chunks with payload hex and decoded samples)")
-    serial.println("")
-    serial.println("Examples:")
-    serial.println("  playtad audio.tad -i        # Play with progress bar")
-    serial.println("  playtad audio.tad -d        # Dump first 3 chunks for debugging")
+if (!exec_args[1] || exec_args[1] === "-h" || exec_args[1] === "--help") {
+    serial.println("Usage: playtad <file.tad> [-i | -d]")
+    serial.println("  -i  Interactive mode (visualiser + progress bar)")
+    serial.println("  -d  Dump first three chunks for debugging")
     return 0
 }
 
-const pcm = require("pcm")
-const interactive = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() == "-i"
-const dumpCoeffs = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() == "-d"
-
-function printdbg(s) { if (0) serial.println(s) }
-
+const interactive = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() === "-i"
+const dumpCoeffs  = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() === "-d"
+const gui = interactive ? require("playgui") : null
 
 class SequentialFileBuffer {
-
-    constructor(path, offset, length) {
+    constructor(path) {
         if (Array.isArray(path)) throw Error("arg #1 is path(string), not array")
-
         this.path = path
         this.file = files.open(path)
-
-        this.offset = offset || 0
-        this.originalOffset = offset
-        this.length = length || this.file.size
-
+        this.length = this.file.size
         this.seq = require("seqread")
         this.seq.prepare(path)
     }
-
-    readBytes(size, ptr) {
-        return this.seq.readBytes(size, ptr)
-    }
-
+    readBytes(size, ptr) { return this.seq.readBytes(size, ptr) }
     readByte() {
-        let ptr = this.seq.readBytes(1)
-        let val = sys.peek(ptr)
+        const ptr = this.seq.readBytes(1)
+        const val = sys.peek(ptr)
         sys.free(ptr)
         return val
     }
-
     readShort() {
-        let ptr = this.seq.readBytes(2)
-        let val = sys.peek(ptr) | (sys.peek(ptr + 1) << 8)
+        const ptr = this.seq.readBytes(2)
+        const val = sys.peek(ptr) | (sys.peek(ptr + 1) << 8)
         sys.free(ptr)
         return val
     }
-
     readInt() {
-        let ptr = this.seq.readBytes(4)
-        let val = sys.peek(ptr) | (sys.peek(ptr + 1) << 8) | (sys.peek(ptr + 2) << 16) | (sys.peek(ptr + 3) << 24)
+        const ptr = this.seq.readBytes(4)
+        const val = sys.peek(ptr) | (sys.peek(ptr + 1) << 8) | (sys.peek(ptr + 2) << 16) | (sys.peek(ptr + 3) << 24)
         sys.free(ptr)
         return val
     }
-
-    readStr(n) {
-        let ptr = this.seq.readBytes(n)
-        let s = ''
-        for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-            if (i >= this.length) break
-            s += String.fromCharCode(sys.peek(ptr + i))
-        }
-        sys.free(ptr)
-        return s
-    }
-
     unread(diff) {
-        let newSkipLen = this.seq.getReadCount() - diff
+        const newSkipLen = this.seq.getReadCount() - diff
         this.seq.prepare(this.path)
         this.seq.skip(newSkipLen)
     }
-
-    rewind() {
-        this.seq.prepare(this.path)
-    }
-
-    seek(p) {
-        this.seq.prepare(this.path)
-        this.seq.skip(p)
-    }
-
-    get byteLength() {
-        return this.length
-    }
-
-    get fileHeader() {
-        return this.seq.fileHeader
-    }
-
-    getReadCount() {
-        return this.seq.getReadCount()
-    }
+    rewind() { this.seq.prepare(this.path) }
+    getReadCount() { return this.seq.getReadCount() }
 }
 
-
-// Read TAD chunk header to determine format
-let filebuf = new SequentialFileBuffer(_G.shell.resolvePathInput(exec_args[1]).full)
+const filebuf   = new SequentialFileBuffer(_G.shell.resolvePathInput(exec_args[1]).full)
 const FILE_SIZE = filebuf.length
 
 if (FILE_SIZE < 7) {
@@ -116,12 +68,12 @@ if (FILE_SIZE < 7) {
     return 1
 }
 
-// Read first chunk header (standalone TAD format: no TAV wrapper)
-let firstSampleCount = filebuf.readShort()
-let firstMaxIndex = filebuf.readByte()
-let firstPayloadSize = filebuf.readInt()
+// Peek the first chunk header so we know the chunk size for the rough bytes-
+// to-seconds conversion shown in the progress bar.
+const firstSampleCount = filebuf.readShort()
+const firstMaxIndex    = filebuf.readByte()
+const firstPayloadSize = filebuf.readInt()
 
-// Validate first chunk
 if (firstSampleCount < 0 || firstSampleCount > 65536) {
     serial.println(`ERROR: Invalid sample count ${firstSampleCount}. File may be corrupted.`)
     return 1
@@ -135,148 +87,68 @@ if (firstPayloadSize < 1 || firstPayloadSize > 65536) {
     return 1
 }
 
-// Rewind to start
 filebuf.rewind()
 
-// Calculate approximate frame info
-const AVG_CHUNK_SIZE = 7 + firstPayloadSize  // TAD header (2+1+4) + payload
-const SAMPLE_RATE = 32000
-const bufRealTimeLen = Math.floor((firstSampleCount / SAMPLE_RATE) * 1000)  // milliseconds per chunk
+const AVG_CHUNK_SIZE = 7 + firstPayloadSize
+const SAMPLE_RATE    = 32000
+const bufRealTimeLen = Math.floor((firstSampleCount / SAMPLE_RATE) * 1000)
 
 if (dumpCoeffs) {
     serial.println(`TAD Coefficient Dump Mode`)
     serial.println(`File: ${filebuf.file.name}`)
-    serial.println(`First chunk header:`)
-    serial.println(`  Sample Count: ${firstSampleCount}`)
-    serial.println(`  Max Index: ${firstMaxIndex}`)
-    serial.println(`  Payload Size: ${firstPayloadSize} bytes`)
+    serial.println(`First chunk: ${firstSampleCount} samples, Q${firstMaxIndex}, ${firstPayloadSize} bytes payload`)
     serial.println(`Chunk Duration: ${bufRealTimeLen} ms`)
     serial.println(``)
 }
 
-
-let bytes_left = FILE_SIZE
+let bytes_left    = FILE_SIZE
 let decodedLength = 0
-let chunkNumber = 0
-
-
-con.curs_set(0)
-let [__, CONSOLE_WIDTH] = con.getmaxyx()
-if (interactive) {
-    let [cy, cx] = con.getyx()
-    // file name
-    con.mvaddch(cy, 1)
-    con.prnch(0xC9);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print(filebuf.file.name)
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD)
-    print("\x84205u".repeat(CONSOLE_WIDTH - 26 - filebuf.file.name.length))
-    con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print("Hold Bksp to Exit")
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xBB)
-
-    // L R pillar
-    con.prnch(0xBA)
-    con.mvaddch(cy+1, CONSOLE_WIDTH, 0xBA)
-
-    // media info
-    let mediaInfoStr = `TAD Q${firstMaxIndex} ${SAMPLE_RATE/1000}kHz`
-    con.move(cy+2,1)
-    con.prnch(0xC8)
-    print("\x84205u".repeat(CONSOLE_WIDTH - 5 - mediaInfoStr.length))
-    con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print(mediaInfoStr)
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xBC)
-
-    con.move(cy+1, 2)
-}
-let [cy, cx] = con.getyx()
-let paintWidth = CONSOLE_WIDTH - 20
+let chunkNumber   = 0
 
 function bytesToSec(i) {
-    // Approximate: use first chunk's ratio
     return Math.round((i / FILE_SIZE) * (FILE_SIZE / AVG_CHUNK_SIZE) * (bufRealTimeLen / 1000))
 }
 
-function secToReadable(n) {
-    let mins = ''+((n/60)|0)
-    let secs = ''+(n % 60)
-    return `${mins.padStart(2,'0')}:${secs.padStart(2,'0')}`
-}
-
-function printPlayBar() {
-    if (interactive) {
-        let currently = decodedLength
-        let total = FILE_SIZE
-
-        let currentlySec = bytesToSec(currently)
-        let totalSec = bytesToSec(total)
-
-        con.move(cy, 3)
-        print(' '.repeat(15))
-        con.move(cy, 3)
-
-        print(`${secToReadable(currentlySec)} / ${secToReadable(totalSec)}`)
-
-        con.move(cy, 17)
-        print(' ')
-        let progressbar = '\x84196u'.repeat(paintWidth + 1)
-        print(progressbar)
-
-        con.mvaddch(cy, 18 + Math.round(paintWidth * (currently / total)), 0xDB)
-    }
-}
-
-
 audio.resetParams(0)
 audio.purgeQueue(0)
 audio.setPcmMode(0)
-audio.setPcmQueueCapacityIndex(0, 2) // queue size is now 8
+audio.setPcmQueueCapacityIndex(0, 2)
 const QUEUE_MAX = audio.getPcmQueueCapacity(0)
 audio.setMasterVolume(0, 255)
 audio.play(0)
 
+if (interactive) {
+    gui.audioInit({
+        title: `${filebuf.file.name}  TAD Q${firstMaxIndex} ${SAMPLE_RATE/1000}kHz`,
+        tag: "TAD"
+    })
+}
 
 let stopPlay = false
 let errorlevel = 0
-
 try {
     while (bytes_left > 0 && !stopPlay) {
+        if (interactive && gui.audioIsExitRequested()) { stopPlay = true; break }
 
-        if (interactive) {
-            sys.poke(-40, 1)
-            if (sys.peek(-41) == 67) {  // Backspace key
-                stopPlay = true
-            }
-        }
+        const sampleCount = filebuf.readShort()
+        const maxIndex    = filebuf.readByte()
+        const payloadSize = filebuf.readInt()
 
-        printPlayBar()
-
-        // Read TAD chunk header (standalone TAD format)
-        // Format: [sample_count][max_index][payload_size][payload]
-        let sampleCount = filebuf.readShort()
-        let maxIndex = filebuf.readByte()
-        let payloadSize = filebuf.readInt()
-
-        // Validate every chunk (not just first one)
         if (sampleCount < 0 || sampleCount > 65536) {
-            serial.println(`ERROR: Chunk ${chunkNumber}: Invalid sample count ${sampleCount}. File may be corrupted.`)
-            errorlevel = 1
-            break
+            serial.println(`ERROR: Chunk ${chunkNumber}: Invalid sample count ${sampleCount}.`)
+            errorlevel = 1; break
         }
         if (maxIndex < 0 || maxIndex > 255) {
-            serial.println(`ERROR: Chunk ${chunkNumber}: Invalid max index ${maxIndex}. File may be corrupted.`)
-            errorlevel = 1
-            break
+            serial.println(`ERROR: Chunk ${chunkNumber}: Invalid max index ${maxIndex}.`)
+            errorlevel = 1; break
         }
         if (payloadSize < 1 || payloadSize > 65536) {
-            serial.println(`ERROR: Chunk ${chunkNumber}: Invalid payload size ${payloadSize}. File may be corrupted.`)
-            errorlevel = 1
-            break
+            serial.println(`ERROR: Chunk ${chunkNumber}: Invalid payload size ${payloadSize}.`)
+            errorlevel = 1; break
         }
         if (payloadSize + 7 > bytes_left) {
-            serial.println(`ERROR: Chunk ${chunkNumber}: Chunk size ${payloadSize + 7} exceeds remaining file size ${bytes_left}`)
-            errorlevel = 1
-            break
+            serial.println(`ERROR: Chunk ${chunkNumber}: Chunk size exceeds remaining file size.`)
+            errorlevel = 1; break
         }
 
         if (dumpCoeffs && chunkNumber < 3) {
@@ -284,80 +156,59 @@ try {
             serial.println(`  Sample Count: ${sampleCount}`)
             serial.println(`  Max Index: ${maxIndex}`)
             serial.println(`  Payload Size: ${payloadSize} bytes`)
-            serial.println(`  Bytes remaining in file: ${bytes_left}`)
         }
 
-        // Rewind 7 bytes to re-read the header along with payload
-        // This allows reading the complete chunk (header + payload) in one call
+        // Read entire chunk (header + payload) into TAD input buffer.
         filebuf.unread(7)
+        filebuf.readBytes(7 + payloadSize, TAD_INPUT_ADDR)
 
-        // Read entire chunk (header + payload) to TAD input buffer
-        // This matches TAV's approach for packet 0x24
-        let totalChunkSize = 7 + payloadSize
-        filebuf.readBytes(totalChunkSize, TAD_INPUT_ADDR)
-
-        if (dumpCoeffs && chunkNumber < 3) {
-            // Dump first 32 bytes of compressed payload (skip 7-byte header)
-            serial.print(`  Compressed data (first 32 bytes): `)
-            for (let i = 0; i < Math.min(32, payloadSize); i++) {
-                let b = sys.peek(TAD_INPUT_ADDR + 7 + i)
-                serial.print(`${(b & 0xFF).toString(16).padStart(2, '0')} `)
-            }
-            serial.println('')
-        }
-
-        // Decode TAD chunk
         audio.tadDecode()
-
-        if (dumpCoeffs && chunkNumber < 3) {
-            // After decoding, the decoded PCMu8 samples are in tadDecodedBin
-            serial.println(`  Decoded ${sampleCount} samples`)
-
-            // Dump first 16 decoded samples (PCMu8 stereo interleaved)
-            serial.print(`  Decoded (first 16 L samples): `)
-            for (let i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-                serial.print(`${sys.peek(TAD_DECODED_ADDR + i * 2) & 0xFF} `)
-            }
-            serial.println('')
-            serial.print(`  Decoded (first 16 R samples): `)
-            for (let i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-                serial.print(`${sys.peek(TAD_DECODED_ADDR + i * 2 + 1) & 0xFF} `)
-            }
-            serial.println('')
-            serial.println('')
-        }
-
-        // Upload decoded audio to queue
         audio.tadUploadDecoded(0, sampleCount)
+        // After upload tadDecodedBin still holds the chunk until the next
+        // tadDecode call, so it's safe to keep slicing samples out of it
+        // during the playback wait below.
 
         if (!dumpCoeffs) {
-            // Sleep for the duration of the audio chunk to pace playback
-            // This prevents uploading everything at once
-            sys.sleep(bufRealTimeLen)
+            // TAD chunks are typically 1 s long, so feeding the visualiser
+            // once would freeze it for ~1 s.  Walk the chunk in 2048-sample
+            // slices (~64 ms each at 32 kHz) so the wavescope and XY-scope
+            // stay in step with what the audio engine is actually playing.
+            const chunkMs       = Math.floor((sampleCount / SAMPLE_RATE) * 1000)
+            const TAD_VIS_SLICE = 2048
+            if (interactive) {
+                gui.audioSetProgress(decodedLength / FILE_SIZE,
+                                     bytesToSec(decodedLength), bytesToSec(FILE_SIZE))
+                let sliceOff = 0
+                while (sliceOff < sampleCount && !stopPlay) {
+                    if (gui.audioIsExitRequested()) { stopPlay = true; break }
+                    const sliceN = Math.min(TAD_VIS_SLICE, sampleCount - sliceOff)
+                    // tadDecodedBin is negative-addressed: sample i sits at
+                    // TAD_DECODED_ADDR - i*2.  audioFeedPcm flips the read
+                    // direction for negative ptrs internally.
+                    gui.audioFeedPcm(TAD_DECODED_ADDR - sliceOff * 2, sliceN)
+                    gui.audioRender()
+                    sys.sleep(Math.floor((sliceN / SAMPLE_RATE) * 1000))
+                    sliceOff += sliceN
+                }
+            } else {
+                sys.sleep(chunkMs)
+            }
         }
 
-        // Chunk size = header (7 bytes) + payload
-        let chunkSize = 7 + payloadSize
-        bytes_left -= chunkSize
+        const chunkSize = 7 + payloadSize
+        bytes_left    -= chunkSize
         decodedLength += chunkSize
         chunkNumber++
 
-        // Limit coefficient dump to first 3 chunks
         if (dumpCoeffs && chunkNumber >= 3) {
             serial.println(`... (remaining chunks omitted)`)
-            // Keep playing but don't dump more
         }
     }
-}
-catch (e) {
+} catch (e) {
     printerrln(e)
     errorlevel = 1
-}
-finally {
-    if (interactive) {
-        con.move(cy + 3, 1)
-        con.curs_set(1)
-    }
+} finally {
+    if (interactive) gui.audioClose()
 }
 
 return errorlevel
diff --git a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playtaud.js b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playtaud.js
index 37c5fbd..7348358 100644
--- a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playtaud.js
+++ b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playtaud.js
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ function drawFrame() {
     colour(COL_LABEL, COL_BG)
     mvtext(ROW_TOP_BORDER, 4, ' TAUD ')
     colour(COL_DIM, COL_BG)
-    mvtext(ROW_TOP_BORDER, COLS - 7, ' v0.1 ')
 
     // Bottom border + exit hint.
     colour(COL_BORDER, COL_BG)
@@ -725,7 +724,7 @@ function spawnEventsForRow(cueIdx, rowIdx) {
             note: note, pan: pan,
             ageFrames: 0,
             peakVol: 0,
-            glyphSeed: (cueIdx * 64 + rowIdx + v * 13) & 0xFFFF
+            glyphSeed: (cueIdx * 64 + rowIdx + v * 1280) & 0xFFFF
         }
         voiceLastNote[v] = note
         voiceLastInst[v] = effInst
diff --git a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playwav.js b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playwav.js
index 59f0add..0358857 100644
--- a/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playwav.js
+++ b/assets/disk0/tvdos/bin/playwav.js
@@ -1,329 +1,189 @@
-// usage: playwav audiofile.wav [/i]
-let fileeeee = files.open(_G.shell.resolvePathInput(exec_args[1]).full)
-let filename = fileeeee.fullPath
+// playwav — WAV (LPCM/ADPCM) player with the shared playgui visualiser.
+// Usage: playwav <file.wav> [-i]
+
+const fileHandle = files.open(_G.shell.resolvePathInput(exec_args[1]).full)
+const filePath   = fileHandle.fullPath
+
+const WAV_FORMATS  = ["LPCM", "ADPCM"]
+const WAV_CHANNELS = ["Mono", "Stereo", "3ch", "Quad", "4.1", "5.1", "6.1", "7.1"]
+const interactive  = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() === "-i"
+
+const seqread = require("seqread")
+const pcm     = require("pcm")
+const gui     = interactive ? require("playgui") : null
+
 function printdbg(s) { if (0) serial.println(s) }
 
-const WAV_FORMATS = ["LPCM", "ADPCM"]
-const WAV_CHANNELS = ["Mono", "Stereo", "3ch", "Quad", "4.1", "5.1", "6.1", "7.1"]
-const interactive = exec_args[2] && exec_args[2].toLowerCase() == "-i"
-const seqread = require("seqread")
-const pcm = require("pcm")
-
-
-
-function printComments() {
-    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(comments)) {
-        printdbg(`Wave Comment ${key}: ${value}`)
-    }
-}
-
 function GCD(a, b) {
-    a = Math.abs(a)
-    b = Math.abs(b)
-    if (b > a) {var temp = a; a = b; b = temp}
+    a = Math.abs(a); b = Math.abs(b)
+    if (b > a) { const t = a; a = b; b = t }
     while (true) {
-        if (b == 0) return a
+        if (b === 0) return a
         a %= b
-        if (a == 0) return b
+        if (a === 0) return b
         b %= a
     }
 }
+function LCM(a, b) { return (!a || !b) ? 0 : Math.abs((a * b) / GCD(a, b)) }
 
-function LCM(a, b) {
-    return (!a || !b) ? 0 : Math.abs((a * b) / GCD(a, b))
-}
-
-
-
-//println("Reading...")
-//serial.println("!!! READING")
-
-seqread.prepare(filename)
-
-
-
-
-// decode header
-if (seqread.readFourCC() != "RIFF") {
-    throw Error("File not RIFF")
-}
-
-const FILE_SIZE = seqread.readInt() // size from "WAVEfmt"
-
-if (seqread.readFourCC() != "WAVE") {
-    throw Error("File is RIFF but not WAVE")
-}
+seqread.prepare(filePath)
+if (seqread.readFourCC() !== "RIFF") throw Error("File not RIFF")
+const FILE_SIZE = seqread.readInt()
+if (seqread.readFourCC() !== "WAVE") throw Error("File is RIFF but not WAVE")
 
 let BLOCK_SIZE = 0
 let INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE = 0
-const QUEUE_MAX = 8 // according to the spec
+const QUEUE_MAX = 8
 
-let pcmType;
-let nChannels;
-let samplingRate;
-let blockSize;
-let bitsPerSample;
-let byterate;
-let comments = {};
-let adpcmSamplesPerBlock;
-let readPtr = undefined
-let decodePtr = undefined
+let pcmType, nChannels, samplingRate, blockSize, bitsPerSample, byterate
+let adpcmSamplesPerBlock
+let readPtr, decodePtr
+const comments = {}
 
 function bytesToSec(i) {
     if (adpcmSamplesPerBlock) {
-        let newByteRate = samplingRate
-        let generatedSamples = i / blockSize * adpcmSamplesPerBlock
-        return generatedSamples / newByteRate
-    }
-    else {
-        return i / byterate
+        const generatedSamples = i / blockSize * adpcmSamplesPerBlock
+        return generatedSamples / samplingRate
     }
+    return i / byterate
 }
-function secToReadable(n) {
-    let mins = ''+((n/60)|0)
-    let secs = ''+(n % 60)
-    return `${mins.padStart(2,'0')}:${secs.padStart(2,'0')}`
-}
+
 function checkIfPlayable() {
-    if (pcmType != 1 && pcmType != 2) return `PCM Type not LPCM/ADPCM (${pcmType})`
+    if (pcmType !== 1 && pcmType !== 2) return `PCM Type not LPCM/ADPCM (${pcmType})`
     if (nChannels < 1 || nChannels > 2) return `Audio not mono/stereo but instead has ${nChannels} channels`
-    if (pcmType != 1 && samplingRate != pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE) return `Format is ADPCM but sampling rate is not ${pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE}: ${samplingRate}`
+    if (pcmType !== 1 && samplingRate !== pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE)
+        return `Format is ADPCM but sampling rate is not ${pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE}: ${samplingRate}`
     return "playable!"
 }
-// @return decoded sample length (not count!)
+
 function decodeInfilePcm(inPtr, outPtr, inputLen) {
-    // LPCM
-    if (1 == pcmType)
+    if (pcmType === 1)
         return pcm.decodeLPCM(inPtr, outPtr, inputLen, { nChannels, bitsPerSample, samplingRate, blockSize })
-    else if (2 == pcmType)
+    if (pcmType === 2)
         return pcm.decodeMS_ADPCM(inPtr, outPtr, inputLen, { nChannels })
-    else
-        throw Error(`PCM Type not LPCM or ADPCM (${pcmType})`)
+    throw Error(`PCM Type not LPCM or ADPCM (${pcmType})`)
 }
+
 let stopPlay = false
-
-
-con.curs_set(0)
-let [__, CONSOLE_WIDTH] = con.getmaxyx()
-function printPlayerShell() {
-if (interactive) {
-    let [cy, cx] = con.getyx()
-    // file name
-    con.mvaddch(cy, 1)
-    con.prnch(0xC9);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print(fileeeee.name)
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD)
-    print("\x84205u".repeat(CONSOLE_WIDTH - 26 - fileeeee.name.length))
-    con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print("Hold Bksp to Exit")
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xBB)
-
-    // L R pillar
-    con.prnch(0xBA)
-    con.mvaddch(cy+1, CONSOLE_WIDTH, 0xBA)
-
-    // media info
-    let mediaInfoStr = `WAV ${WAV_FORMATS[pcmType-1]} ${WAV_CHANNELS[nChannels-1]} ${byterate*0.008*(pcmType == 2 ? 2 : 1)}kbps`
-    con.move(cy+2,1)
-    con.prnch(0xC8)
-    print("\x84205u".repeat(CONSOLE_WIDTH - 5 - mediaInfoStr.length))
-    con.prnch(0xB5)
-    print(mediaInfoStr)
-    con.prnch(0xC6);con.prnch(0xCD);con.prnch(0xBC)
-
-    con.move(cy+1, 2)
-}
-}
-let [cy, cx] = con.getyx(); cy++
-let paintWidth = CONSOLE_WIDTH - 20
-function printPlayBar(startOffset) {
-    if (interactive) {
-        let currently = seqread.getReadCount() - startOffset
-        let total = FILE_SIZE - startOffset - 8
-
-        let currentlySec = Math.round(bytesToSec(currently))
-        let totalSec = Math.round(bytesToSec(total))
-
-        con.move(cy, 3)
-        print(' '.repeat(15))
-        con.move(cy, 3)
-
-        print(`${secToReadable(currentlySec)} / ${secToReadable(totalSec)}`)
-
-        con.move(cy, 17)
-        print(' ')
-        let progressbar = '\x84196u'.repeat(paintWidth + 1)
-        print(progressbar)
-
-        con.mvaddch(cy, 18 + Math.round(paintWidth * (currently / total)), 0xDB)
-    }
-}
 let errorlevel = 0
-// read chunks loop
-try {
-while (!stopPlay && seqread.getReadCount() < FILE_SIZE - 8) {
-    let chunkName = seqread.readFourCC()
-    let chunkSize = seqread.readInt()
-    printdbg(`Reading '${chunkName}' at ${seqread.getReadCount() - 8}`)
 
-    // here be lotsa if-else
-    if ("fmt " == chunkName) {
-        pcmType = seqread.readShort()
-        nChannels = seqread.readShort()
-        samplingRate = seqread.readInt()
-        byterate = seqread.readInt()
-        blockSize = seqread.readShort()
-        bitsPerSample = seqread.readShort()
-        if (pcmType != 2) {
-            seqread.skip(chunkSize - 16)
+try {
+    while (!stopPlay && seqread.getReadCount() < FILE_SIZE - 8) {
+        const chunkName = seqread.readFourCC()
+        const chunkSize = seqread.readInt()
+        printdbg(`Reading '${chunkName}' at ${seqread.getReadCount() - 8}`)
+
+        if (chunkName === "fmt ") {
+            pcmType       = seqread.readShort()
+            nChannels     = seqread.readShort()
+            samplingRate  = seqread.readInt()
+            byterate      = seqread.readInt()
+            blockSize     = seqread.readShort()
+            bitsPerSample = seqread.readShort()
+            if (pcmType !== 2) {
+                seqread.skip(chunkSize - 16)
+            } else {
+                seqread.skip(2)
+                adpcmSamplesPerBlock = seqread.readShort()
+                seqread.skip(chunkSize - (16 + 4))
+            }
+
+            if (pcmType === 1) {
+                const incr = LCM(blockSize, samplingRate / GCD(samplingRate, pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE))
+                while (BLOCK_SIZE < 4096) BLOCK_SIZE += incr
+                INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE * bitsPerSample / 8
+            } else if (pcmType === 2) {
+                BLOCK_SIZE = blockSize
+                INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE
+            }
+
+            if (interactive) {
+                const tag = "WAV"
+                const title = fileHandle.name +
+                    `  ${WAV_FORMATS[pcmType-1]} ${WAV_CHANNELS[nChannels-1]} ${byterate*0.008*(pcmType === 2 ? 2 : 1)}kbps`
+                gui.audioInit({ title, tag })
+            }
+        }
+        else if (chunkName === "LIST") {
+            const startOffset = seqread.getReadCount()
+            const subChunkName = seqread.readFourCC()
+            while (seqread.getReadCount() < startOffset + chunkSize) {
+                if (subChunkName === "INFO") {
+                    let key = seqread.readFourCC()
+                    let valueLen = seqread.readInt()
+                    while (key.charCodeAt(0) === 0) {
+                        const kbytes = [key.charCodeAt(1), key.charCodeAt(2), key.charCodeAt(3), valueLen & 255]
+                        const klen   = [(valueLen >>> 8) & 255, (valueLen >>> 16) & 255, (valueLen >>> 24) & 255, seqread.readOneByte()]
+                        key = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, kbytes)
+                        valueLen = klen[0] | (klen[1] << 8) | (klen[2] << 16) | (klen[3] << 24)
+                    }
+                    comments[key] = seqread.readString(valueLen)
+                } else {
+                    seqread.skip(startOffset + chunkSize - seqread.getReadCount())
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        else if (chunkName === "data") {
+            const startOffset = seqread.getReadCount()
+            const reason = checkIfPlayable()
+            if (reason !== "playable!") throw Error("WAVE not playable: " + reason)
+
+            readPtr   = sys.malloc(pcmType === 2 ? BLOCK_SIZE : BLOCK_SIZE * bitsPerSample / 8)
+            decodePtr = sys.malloc(BLOCK_SIZE * pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE / samplingRate)
+
+            audio.resetParams(0)
+            audio.purgeQueue(0)
+            audio.setPcmMode(0)
+            audio.setMasterVolume(0, 255)
+
+            let readLength = 1
+            while (!stopPlay && seqread.getReadCount() < startOffset + chunkSize && readLength > 0) {
+                if (interactive && gui.audioIsExitRequested()) { stopPlay = true; break }
+
+                if (audio.getPosition(0) <= 1) {
+                    for (let repeat = 0; repeat < QUEUE_MAX; repeat++) {
+                        const remainingBytes = FILE_SIZE - 8 - seqread.getReadCount()
+                        readLength = (remainingBytes < INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE) ? remainingBytes : INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE
+                        if (readLength <= 0) break
+
+                        seqread.readBytes(readLength, readPtr)
+                        const decodedSampleLength = decodeInfilePcm(readPtr, decodePtr, readLength)
+
+                        // Hand the decoded PCMu8 stereo block to the visualiser
+                        // before queueing — the buffer is reused next iteration.
+                        if (interactive) gui.audioFeedPcm(decodePtr, decodedSampleLength >> 1)
+
+                        audio.putPcmDataByPtr(0, decodePtr, decodedSampleLength, 0)
+                        audio.setSampleUploadLength(0, decodedSampleLength)
+                        audio.startSampleUpload(0)
+
+                        sys.spin()
+                    }
+                    audio.play(0)
+                }
+
+                if (interactive) {
+                    const cur = seqread.getReadCount() - startOffset
+                    const tot = FILE_SIZE - startOffset - 8
+                    gui.audioSetProgress(cur / tot, bytesToSec(cur), bytesToSec(tot))
+                    gui.audioRender()
+                }
+                sys.sleep(10)
+            }
         }
         else {
-            seqread.skip(2)
-            adpcmSamplesPerBlock = seqread.readShort()
-            seqread.skip(chunkSize - (16 + 4))
+            seqread.skip(chunkSize)
         }
 
-        // define BLOCK_SIZE as integer multiple of blockSize, for LPCM
-        // ADPCM will be decoded per-block basis
-        if (1 == pcmType) {
-            // get GCD of given values; this wll make resampling headache-free
-            let blockSizeIncrement = LCM(blockSize, samplingRate / GCD(samplingRate, pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE))
-
-            while (BLOCK_SIZE < 4096) {
-                BLOCK_SIZE += blockSizeIncrement // for rate 44100, BLOCK_SIZE will be 4116
-            }
-            INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE * bitsPerSample / 8 // for rate 44100, INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE will be 8232
-        }
-        else if (2 == pcmType) {
-            BLOCK_SIZE = blockSize
-            INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE = BLOCK_SIZE
-        }
-
-        printdbg(`Format: ${pcmType}, Channels: ${nChannels}, Rate: ${samplingRate}, BitDepth: ${bitsPerSample}`)
-        printdbg(`BLOCK_SIZE=${BLOCK_SIZE}, INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE=${INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE}`)
-        printPlayerShell()
+        sys.spin()
     }
-    else if ("LIST" == chunkName) {
-        let startOffset = seqread.getReadCount()
-        let subChunkName = seqread.readFourCC()
-        while (seqread.getReadCount() < startOffset + chunkSize) {
-            if ("INFO" == subChunkName) {
-                let key = seqread.readFourCC()
-                let valueLen = seqread.readInt()
-
-                // f-you WAVE encoders with nonstandard behaviours
-                // related: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49537639/riff-icmt-tag-size-doesnt-seem-to-match-data
-                while (0 == key.charCodeAt(0)) {
-                    printdbg(`Previous key had more zero bytes padded than its marked length, skipping one byte...`)
-
-                    let kbytes = [key.charCodeAt(1), key.charCodeAt(2), key.charCodeAt(3), valueLen & 255]
-                    let klen = [(valueLen >>> 8) & 255, (valueLen >>> 16) & 255, (valueLen >>> 24) & 255, seqread.readOneByte()]
-
-                    key = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, kbytes)
-                    valueLen = klen[0] | (klen[1] << 8) | (klen[2] << 16) | (klen[3] << 24)
-                }
-
-                printdbg(`Reading LIST INFO ${key}[${[0,1,2,3].map((i)=>"0x"+key.charCodeAt(i).toString(16).padStart(2,'0'))}] (${valueLen} bytes): `)
-
-
-                let value = seqread.readString(valueLen)
-                printdbg("   |"+value)
-                comments[key] = value
-            }
-            else {
-                printdbg(`LIST skip subchunk ${subChunkName} (${startOffset + chunkSize - seqread.getReadCount()} bytes)`)
-                seqread.skip(startOffset + chunkSize - seqread.getReadCount())
-            }
-        }
-        printComments()
-    }
-    else if ("data" == chunkName) {
-        let startOffset = seqread.getReadCount()
-
-        printdbg(`WAVE size: ${chunkSize}, startOffset=${startOffset}`)
-        // check if the format is actually playable
-        let unplayableReason  = checkIfPlayable()
-        if (unplayableReason != "playable!") throw Error("WAVE not playable: "+unplayableReason)
-
-        if (pcmType == 2)
-            readPtr = sys.malloc(BLOCK_SIZE)
-        else
-            readPtr = sys.malloc(BLOCK_SIZE * bitsPerSample / 8)
-
-        decodePtr = sys.malloc(BLOCK_SIZE * pcm.HW_SAMPLING_RATE / samplingRate)
-
-        audio.resetParams(0)
-        audio.purgeQueue(0)
-        audio.setPcmMode(0)
-        audio.setMasterVolume(0, 255)
-
-        let readLength = 1
-        while (!stopPlay && seqread.getReadCount() < startOffset + chunkSize && readLength > 0) {
-            if (interactive) {
-                sys.poke(-40, 1)
-                if (sys.peek(-41) == 67) {
-                    stopPlay = true
-                }
-            }
-
-            printPlayBar(startOffset)
-
-            let queueSize = audio.getPosition(0)
-            if (queueSize <= 1) {
-
-
-                // upload four samples for lag-safely
-                for (let repeat = 0; repeat < QUEUE_MAX; repeat++) {
-                    let remainingBytes = FILE_SIZE - 8 - seqread.getReadCount()
-
-                    readLength = (remainingBytes < INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE) ? remainingBytes : INFILE_BLOCK_SIZE
-                    if (readLength <= 0) {
-                        printdbg(`readLength = ${readLength}`)
-                        break
-                    }
-
-                    printdbg(`offset: ${seqread.getReadCount()}/${FILE_SIZE + 8}; readLength: ${readLength}`)
-
-                    seqread.readBytes(readLength, readPtr)
-
-                    let decodedSampleLength = decodeInfilePcm(readPtr, decodePtr, readLength)
-                    printdbg(`        decodedSampleLength: ${decodedSampleLength}`)
-
-                    audio.putPcmDataByPtr(0, decodePtr, decodedSampleLength, 0)
-                    audio.setSampleUploadLength(0, decodedSampleLength)
-                    audio.startSampleUpload(0)
-
-                    sys.spin()
-                }
-
-                audio.play(0)
-            }
-
-            let remainingBytes = FILE_SIZE - 8 - seqread.getReadCount()
-            printdbg(`readLength = ${readLength}; remainingBytes2 = ${remainingBytes}; seqread.getReadCount() = ${seqread.getReadCount()}; startOffset + chunkSize = ${startOffset + chunkSize}`)
-
-
-            sys.sleep(10)
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        seqread.skip(chunkSize)
-    }
-
-
-    let remainingBytes = FILE_SIZE - 8 - seqread.getReadCount()
-    printdbg(`remainingBytes2 = ${remainingBytes}`)
-    sys.spin()
-}
-}
-catch (e) {
+} catch (e) {
     printerrln(e)
     errorlevel = 1
-}
-finally {
-    //audio.stop(0)
-    if (readPtr !== undefined) sys.free(readPtr)
+} finally {
+    if (readPtr   !== undefined) sys.free(readPtr)
     if (decodePtr !== undefined) sys.free(decodePtr)
+    if (interactive) gui.audioClose()
 }
 
 return errorlevel
diff --git a/assets/disk0/tvdos/include/playgui.mjs b/assets/disk0/tvdos/include/playgui.mjs
index 184a476..1697dd9 100644
--- a/assets/disk0/tvdos/include/playgui.mjs
+++ b/assets/disk0/tvdos/include/playgui.mjs
@@ -281,9 +281,611 @@ function printTopBar(status, moreInfo) {
     con.move(1, 1)
 }
 
+// ── Audio player visualiser ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Shared by playwav/playmp2/playpcm/playtad.  Design follows
+// `assets/playwav_visualiser_design_2_for_tsvm.md`:
+//   * 3-row ASCII wavescope (mid signal envelope) on rows 3..5
+//   * 22-col progress dashes on the right side of the song-title row
+//   * 24-row XY-scope + wavelet-modulated persistence visualiser on rows 7..30
+//   * stereo energy bar on row 31
+//
+// The visualiser fuses two displays the design doc calls complementary:
+//   * XY-scope geometry (rotated 45° so L plots along the `\` diagonal and R
+//     along `/`) gives spatial motion and stereo image.
+//   * Haar wavelet features (transient / noise / sustain energies) steer the
+//     beam's behaviour — transients evaporate it and emit sparks, sustained
+//     content lets trails breathe longer, mid noise jitters the beam.
+//
+// The wavelet is therefore a *modulator*, not a renderer.  No FFT, no pitch
+// tracking, no per-frame allocation in the hot loop.
+
+const AG_COLS = 80
+const AG_ROWS = 32
+const AG_COL_INSIDE_L = 2
+const AG_COL_INSIDE_R = 79
+const AG_LANE_W       = 78
+
+const AG_ROW_TOP_BORDER = 1
+const AG_ROW_TITLE      = 2
+const AG_ROW_WAVE_TOP   = 3
+const AG_ROW_WAVE_BOT   = 5     // 3-row wavescope
+const AG_ROW_VIS_SEP    = 6
+const AG_ROW_VIS_TOP    = 7
+const AG_ROW_VIS_BOT    = 30    // 24-row wavelet visualiser
+const AG_ROW_STEREO     = 31
+const AG_ROW_BOT_BORDER = 32
+
+const AG_VIS_H = AG_ROW_VIS_BOT - AG_ROW_VIS_TOP + 1   // 24
+const AG_VIS_W = AG_LANE_W                              // 78
+
+// Palette (TSVM 256-colour indices)
+const AG_COL_BG       = 0
+const AG_COL_BORDER   = 250
+const AG_COL_LABEL    = 220
+const AG_COL_DIM      = 235
+const AG_COL_TITLE    = 230
+const AG_COL_VALUE    = 254
+const AG_COL_PROG_ON  = 226     // bright yellow (matches Taud)
+
+// Box-drawing constants (CP437)
+const AG_BX_TL = 0xC9, AG_BX_TR = 0xBB, AG_BX_BL = 0xC8, AG_BX_BR = 0xBC
+const AG_BX_V  = 0xBA, AG_BX_H  = 0xCD
+const AG_SEP_L = 0xC7, AG_SEP_R = 0xB6
+
+// Half-block glyphs for wavescope
+const AG_HB_NONE = 0x20  // ' '
+const AG_HB_TOP  = 0xDF  // '▀'
+const AG_HB_BOT  = 0xDC  // '▄'
+const AG_HB_BOTH = 0xDB  // '█'
+
+// Density stairs for visualiser + stereo bar
+const AG_STAIRS = [0x20, 0xB0, 0xB1, 0xB2, 0xDB]   // ' ', ░, ▒, ▓, █
+
+// Electron-beam colour ramp.  Index 0 = silent (background), last = freshly
+// drawn beam.  Amber-on-black mimics analog vector-scope CRT phosphor — the
+// glyph shape carries the spatial information, the colour ramp carries age.
+const AG_BEAM_PAL = [AG_COL_BG, 94, 130, 166, 220]
+
+// Five wavelet levels (Haar decomp).  These are used only as modulators —
+// they never get rendered as bars.  Indexing:
+//   AG_WL_TRANSIENT — top-octave detail (8 kHz..16 kHz at 32 kHz Fs).
+//                     Spikes on percussion attacks, vocal consonants, cymbals.
+//   AG_WL_NOISE     — upper-mid detail (4..8 kHz).  Drives beam jitter.
+//   AG_WL_BODY      — mid detail (2..4 kHz).
+//   AG_WL_TONAL     — lower-mid detail (1..2 kHz).
+//   AG_WL_BASS      — low detail (0.5..1 kHz).  Slows the decay (sustain).
+const AG_N_BANDS    = 5
+const AG_WL_TRANSIENT = 0
+const AG_WL_NOISE     = 1
+const AG_WL_BODY      = 2
+const AG_WL_TONAL     = 3
+const AG_WL_BASS      = 4
+
+// Stereo bar colour ramp (5 levels) — uses the tonal blue gradient so the
+// stereo strip reads as the "ground" beneath the wavelet cloud.
+const AG_STEREO_COL = [AG_COL_DIM, 17, 33, 75, 117]
+
+// ── State ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// All state lives in module scope so a player just does:
+//     const gui = require('playgui')
+//     gui.audioInit({...})
+//     while (...) { ...; gui.audioFeedPcm(ptr, n); gui.audioRender(); }
+//     gui.audioClose()
+//
+// Multiple concurrent players in one process are not supported — but TVDOS
+// only runs one foreground command at a time, so that's fine.
+
+const AG_SNAPSHOT_N = 1024   // power of 2; covers ~32 ms at 32 kHz
+const ag_snapL = new Float32Array(AG_SNAPSHOT_N)
+const ag_snapR = new Float32Array(AG_SNAPSHOT_N)
+
+const AG_WORK_N = AG_SNAPSHOT_N   // scratch buffers for Haar pyramid
+const ag_workMid = new Float32Array(AG_WORK_N)
+const ag_workTmp = new Float32Array(AG_WORK_N >> 1)
+const ag_bandEnergy = new Float32Array(AG_N_BANDS)
+
+// Persistence buffer — float intensity per cell, plus the glyph last written
+// there.  Decay shrinks intensity each frame; new beam samples overwrite the
+// glyph and bump intensity.
+const ag_persist      = new Float32Array(AG_VIS_H * AG_VIS_W)
+const ag_persistGlyph = new Int16Array(AG_VIS_H * AG_VIS_W)
+
+// Skip-redraw cache — only emit a cell when its glyph or colour changes.
+const ag_cellGlyph = new Int16Array(AG_VIS_H * AG_VIS_W).fill(-1)
+const ag_cellFg    = new Int16Array(AG_VIS_H * AG_VIS_W).fill(-1)
+const ag_waveGlyph = new Int16Array(AG_LANE_W * 3).fill(-1)
+const ag_stereoGlyph = new Int16Array(AG_LANE_W).fill(-1)
+const ag_stereoFg    = new Int16Array(AG_LANE_W).fill(-1)
+
+// Render rate-limiter — playmp2 spins ~32 Hz, playtad ~1 Hz, playwav ~100 Hz
+// at decode time.  Clamp visual refresh to 20 Hz so each caller can spam
+// audioRender() without worrying about pacing.
+let ag_lastRenderNs = 0
+const AG_RENDER_INTERVAL_NS = 50 * 1000 * 1000   // 50 ms
+
+// Latest progress fraction so we redraw the bar only when it changes.
+let ag_lastProgressIdx = -1
+let ag_lastTimeStr = ''
+
+// Init params held for re-use during render.
+let ag_initParams = null
+
+function ag_color(fg, bg) { con.color_pair(fg, bg) }
+function ag_mvprn(row, col, ch) { con.mvaddch(row, col, ch) }
+function ag_mvtext(row, col, s) { con.move(row, col); print(s) }
+
+function ag_pad(n, w) {
+    let s = '' + n
+    while (s.length < w) s = ' ' + s
+    return s
+}
+
+function ag_secToReadable(n) {
+    const mins = ('' + ((n / 60) | 0)).padStart(2, '0')
+    const secs = ('' + (n % 60)).padStart(2, '0')
+    return mins + ':' + secs
+}
+
+function ag_drawSeparator(row, label) {
+    ag_color(AG_COL_BORDER, AG_COL_BG)
+    ag_mvprn(row, 1, AG_SEP_L)
+    for (let x = 2; x < AG_COLS; x++) ag_mvprn(row, x, AG_BX_H)
+    ag_mvprn(row, AG_COLS, AG_SEP_R)
+    if (label) {
+        ag_color(AG_COL_LABEL, AG_COL_BG)
+        ag_mvtext(row, 5, ' ' + label + ' ')
+    }
+}
+
+function ag_drawFrame() {
+    // Top border with embedded format tag.
+    ag_color(AG_COL_BORDER, AG_COL_BG)
+    ag_mvprn(AG_ROW_TOP_BORDER, 1, AG_BX_TL)
+    for (let x = 2; x < AG_COLS; x++) ag_mvprn(AG_ROW_TOP_BORDER, x, AG_BX_H)
+    ag_mvprn(AG_ROW_TOP_BORDER, AG_COLS, AG_BX_TR)
+    if (ag_initParams.tag) {
+        ag_color(AG_COL_LABEL, AG_COL_BG)
+        ag_mvtext(AG_ROW_TOP_BORDER, 4, ' ' + ag_initParams.tag + ' ')
+    }
+
+    // Bottom border with exit hint.
+    ag_color(AG_COL_BORDER, AG_COL_BG)
+    ag_mvprn(AG_ROW_BOT_BORDER, 1, AG_BX_BL)
+    for (let x = 2; x < AG_COLS; x++) ag_mvprn(AG_ROW_BOT_BORDER, x, AG_BX_H)
+    ag_mvprn(AG_ROW_BOT_BORDER, AG_COLS, AG_BX_BR)
+    ag_color(AG_COL_DIM, AG_COL_BG)
+    ag_mvtext(AG_ROW_BOT_BORDER, 4, ' Hold BkSp to exit ')
+
+    // Side bars.
+    ag_color(AG_COL_BORDER, AG_COL_BG)
+    for (let r = 2; r < AG_ROWS; r++) {
+        ag_mvprn(r, 1, AG_BX_V)
+        ag_mvprn(r, AG_COLS, AG_BX_V)
+    }
+
+    // Inner separator over the visualiser canvas.  The wavescope strip sits
+    // flush against the title row — no separator there.
+    ag_drawSeparator(AG_ROW_VIS_SEP, 'VISUALS')
+}
+
+function ag_clearInside(row) {
+    ag_color(AG_COL_DIM, AG_COL_BG)
+    con.move(row, AG_COL_INSIDE_L)
+    print(' '.repeat(AG_LANE_W))
+}
+
+function ag_drawTitle() {
+    ag_clearInside(AG_ROW_TITLE)
+    let title = ag_initParams.title || ''
+    // Reserve 24 cols on the right for time string + progress bar.
+    if (title.length > AG_LANE_W - 26) title = title.substring(0, AG_LANE_W - 29) + '...'
+    ag_color(AG_COL_TITLE, AG_COL_BG)
+    ag_mvtext(AG_ROW_TITLE, AG_COL_INSIDE_L + 1, title)
+}
+
+// Progress: time string + 22-wide dashes ramp (matches playtaud).  Called by
+// the player via audioSetProgress; redraws only when something changed.
+function ag_drawProgress(progress, elapsedSec, totalSec) {
+    const barW = 22
+    const bx0 = AG_COL_INSIDE_R - barW
+    const filled = Math.round(progress * barW)
+
+    const timeStr = ag_secToReadable(elapsedSec) + '/' + ag_secToReadable(totalSec)
+    if (timeStr !== ag_lastTimeStr) {
+        ag_lastTimeStr = timeStr
+        ag_color(AG_COL_VALUE, AG_COL_BG)
+        ag_mvtext(AG_ROW_TITLE, bx0 - timeStr.length - 1, timeStr)
+    }
+
+    if (filled === ag_lastProgressIdx) return
+    ag_lastProgressIdx = filled
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < barW; i++) {
+        const lit = i < filled
+        ag_color(lit ? AG_COL_PROG_ON : AG_COL_DIM, AG_COL_BG)
+        ag_mvprn(AG_ROW_TITLE, bx0 + i, lit ? 0x7C /*│*/ : 0x2E /*.*/)
+    }
+}
+
+// ── PCM ingestion ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// feedPcm copies the most recent SNAPSHOT_N samples from a PCMu8-stereo-
+// interleaved buffer into our snapshot.  `ptr` can be a positive heap address
+// (LPCM/ADPCM decoded buffer, raw PCM) or a negative peripheral address (TAD
+// decoded buffer, MP2 mediaDecodedBin) — TSVM peripheral memory grows toward
+// 0, so reads use a signed step `vec`.
+
+function audioFeedPcm(ptr, sampleCount) {
+    if (!sampleCount) return
+    const vec = ptr >= 0 ? 1 : -1
+    const inv128 = 1 / 128
+
+    if (sampleCount >= AG_SNAPSHOT_N) {
+        // Take last AG_SNAPSHOT_N samples — discard the rest.
+        const start = sampleCount - AG_SNAPSHOT_N
+        for (let i = 0; i < AG_SNAPSHOT_N; i++) {
+            const off = (start + i) * 2 * vec
+            ag_snapL[i] = ((sys.peek(ptr + off) & 0xFF) - 128) * inv128
+            ag_snapR[i] = ((sys.peek(ptr + off + vec) & 0xFF) - 128) * inv128
+        }
+    } else {
+        // Shift snapshot left by `sampleCount` and append all new samples.
+        const shift = sampleCount
+        const keep  = AG_SNAPSHOT_N - shift
+        for (let i = 0; i < keep; i++) {
+            ag_snapL[i] = ag_snapL[i + shift]
+            ag_snapR[i] = ag_snapR[i + shift]
+        }
+        for (let i = 0; i < shift; i++) {
+            const off = i * 2 * vec
+            ag_snapL[keep + i] = ((sys.peek(ptr + off) & 0xFF) - 128) * inv128
+            ag_snapR[keep + i] = ((sys.peek(ptr + off + vec) & 0xFF) - 128) * inv128
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Wavelet analysis ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// In-place Haar decomposition.  Five levels on 1024 samples gives band
+// passes (at 32 kHz): [8k..16k], [4k..8k], [2k..4k], [1k..2k], [500..1k].
+// Sub-500 Hz ends up in the approximation and is intentionally dropped —
+// otherwise the bass would dominate every track.
+
+function ag_analyseHaar() {
+    // mid = (L + R) / 2
+    for (let i = 0; i < AG_SNAPSHOT_N; i++) {
+        ag_workMid[i] = (ag_snapL[i] + ag_snapR[i]) * 0.5
+    }
+    let len = AG_SNAPSHOT_N
+    const SQ_HALF = 0.70710678   // 1/sqrt(2) keeps L2 norm
+    for (let lv = 0; lv < AG_N_BANDS; lv++) {
+        const half = len >> 1
+        let sumSq = 0
+        for (let i = 0; i < half; i++) {
+            const a = ag_workMid[i * 2]
+            const b = ag_workMid[i * 2 + 1]
+            const lo = (a + b) * SQ_HALF
+            const hi = (a - b) * SQ_HALF
+            ag_workMid[i] = lo
+            ag_workTmp[i] = hi
+            sumSq += hi * hi
+        }
+        // Higher-freq levels naturally have weaker energy in music; scale
+        // each band by an empirical gain so all five read at comparable
+        // brightness on typical material.
+        const gain = 3.0 + lv * 1.5
+        const rms = Math.sqrt(sumSq / half) * gain
+        ag_bandEnergy[lv] = rms > 1 ? 1 : rms
+        len = half
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Wavescope (rows 3..5) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// Peak-detected envelope: each column shows the range [min, max] of its slice
+// of the snapshot using half-block characters for 6 vertical sub-positions.
+// Mid-signal only — for stereo information you read the bottom bar.
+
+function ag_drawWavescope() {
+    const N = AG_SNAPSHOT_N
+    const samplesPerCol = N / AG_LANE_W
+    // 6 sub-positions: 0..5 from top to bottom.
+    for (let c = 0; c < AG_LANE_W; c++) {
+        const s = (c * samplesPerCol) | 0
+        const e = (((c + 1) * samplesPerCol) | 0)
+        let mn = 1.0, mx = -1.0
+        for (let i = s; i < e; i++) {
+            const v = (ag_snapL[i] + ag_snapR[i]) * 0.5
+            if (v < mn) mn = v
+            if (v > mx) mx = v
+        }
+        // Map [-1, 1] → [0, 5] (top..bottom).  +1 → 0, -1 → 5.
+        let yMax = ((1 - mx) * 0.5 * 6) | 0
+        let yMin = ((1 - mn) * 0.5 * 6) | 0
+        if (yMax < 0) yMax = 0; if (yMax > 5) yMax = 5
+        if (yMin < 0) yMin = 0; if (yMin > 5) yMin = 5
+        // yMax is the top of the bar (smaller y = higher up), yMin is bottom.
+        for (let row = 0; row < 3; row++) {
+            const subTop = row * 2
+            const subBot = row * 2 + 1
+            const hitTop = (yMax <= subTop) && (yMin >= subTop)
+            const hitBot = (yMax <= subBot) && (yMin >= subBot)
+            let g = AG_HB_NONE
+            if (hitTop && hitBot) g = AG_HB_BOTH
+            else if (hitTop)      g = AG_HB_TOP
+            else if (hitBot)      g = AG_HB_BOT
+            const idx = row * AG_LANE_W + c
+            if (ag_waveGlyph[idx] === g) continue
+            ag_waveGlyph[idx] = g
+            ag_color(AG_COL_LABEL, AG_COL_BG)
+            ag_mvprn(AG_ROW_WAVE_TOP + row, AG_COL_INSIDE_L + c, g)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ── XY-scope persistence visualiser (rows 7..30) ───────────────────────────
+//
+// 45°-rotated vectorscope, standard convention.  Each PCM sample plots at
+//     col = centre_col + (L − R) · SX
+//     row = centre_row + (L + R) · SY
+// giving the four canonical traces:
+//     in-phase mono (L = R)    → vertical line   ((L−R)=0, (L+R) varies)
+//     out-of-phase mono (L=−R) → horizontal line ((L+R)=0, (L−R) varies)
+//     pure L  (R = 0)          → lower-right diagonal — the `\` axis
+//     pure R  (L = 0)          → lower-left  diagonal — the `/` axis
+// (Positive mono sits below centre because screen row increases downward.)
+// The glyph per cell follows channel dominance, the cell's intensity is
+// bumped on every hit, and a global decay shrinks stale traces back to zero.
+//
+// Wavelet energies are used as *modulators* — the design's central idea:
+//
+//   transient  → faster decay + scattered spark emission
+//   bass/tonal → slower decay (sustained content breathes longer)
+//   noise      → small jitter on plot position (texture fuzz)
+//
+// TSVM terminal cells are ~2:1 (taller than wide); SX is set to ~2×SY so the
+// scope reads roughly circular under steady mono content.
+
+const AG_XY_CX = AG_VIS_W >> 1     // centre column inside visualiser canvas
+const AG_XY_CY = AG_VIS_H >> 1     // centre row
+const AG_XY_SX = 18                // (L−R) → horizontal extent ±36 cells
+const AG_XY_SY = 9                 // (L+R) → vertical   extent ±18 cells
+
+// Glyphs.
+const AG_G_DOT  = 0xFA  // ·
+const AG_G_BSL  = 0x5C  // \\
+const AG_G_FSL  = 0x2F  // /
+const AG_G_XCR  = 0x58  // X
+const AG_G_SPK  = 0x2A  // *
+const AG_G_HBAR = 0xC4  // ─
+
+function ag_updateXYScope() {
+    // Wavelet-driven modulators, all in [0, 1].
+    const transient = ag_bandEnergy[AG_WL_TRANSIENT]
+    const noise     = ag_bandEnergy[AG_WL_NOISE]
+    const sustain   = ag_bandEnergy[AG_WL_BASS] * 0.6 + ag_bandEnergy[AG_WL_TONAL] * 0.4
+
+    // Decay: base 0.93, longer for sustained content, much shorter for sharp
+    // transients.  Clamped so a screaming hi-hat never freezes the trails and
+    // a deep pad never overflows.
+    let decay = 0.93 + 0.05 * (sustain > 1 ? 1 : sustain)
+                     - 0.10 * (transient > 1 ? 1 : transient)
+    if (decay < 0.72) decay = 0.72
+    if (decay > 0.985) decay = 0.985
+
+    // Decay all cells.
+    for (let i = 0; i < ag_persist.length; i++) {
+        ag_persist[i] *= decay
+    }
+
+    // Plot every sample in the snapshot.  Step 1 keeps lines continuous
+    // visually; with 1024 samples per ~50 ms frame, most cells get multiple
+    // hits and the persistence builds the "beam" silhouette.
+    const SX = AG_XY_SX
+    const SY = AG_XY_SY
+    const cx = AG_XY_CX
+    const cy = AG_XY_CY
+    const jitterAmt = noise * 0.06        // noise-driven beam fuzz
+    const plotBoost = 0.05
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < AG_SNAPSHOT_N; i++) {
+        const L = ag_snapL[i]
+        const R = ag_snapR[i]
+        const mono = L + R                 // vertical axis  ∈ [-2, 2]
+        const side = L - R                 // horizontal axis ∈ [-2, 2]
+        // Wavelet-driven jitter is symmetric — substitute a deterministic
+        // pseudo-random by mixing the snapshot index so we don't churn the
+        // shared Math.random() PRNG 1024× per frame.
+        const jx = (((i * 1103515245 + 12345) & 0xFFFF) / 65536 - 0.5) * jitterAmt
+        const jy = (((i * 1664525     + 1013904223) & 0xFFFF) / 65536 - 0.5) * jitterAmt
+        let col = cx + ((side + jx) * SX) | 0
+        let row = cy + ((mono + jy) * SY) | 0
+        if (col < 0 || col >= AG_VIS_W || row < 0 || row >= AG_VIS_H) continue
+
+        const absL = L < 0 ? -L : L
+        const absR = R < 0 ? -R : R
+        let glyph
+        if (absL + absR < 0.04) {
+            glyph = AG_G_DOT
+        } else if (absL > absR * 1.25) {
+            glyph = AG_G_BSL                 // L-dominant → \
+        } else if (absR > absL * 1.25) {
+            glyph = AG_G_FSL                 // R-dominant → /
+        } else {
+            glyph = AG_G_XCR                 // mixed     → X
+        }
+
+        const idx = row * AG_VIS_W + col
+        let nv = ag_persist[idx] + plotBoost
+        if (nv > 1.0) nv = 1.0
+        ag_persist[idx] = nv
+        ag_persistGlyph[idx] = glyph
+    }
+
+    // Transient spark emission — when high-freq energy peaks, scatter a few
+    // bright `*` glyphs across the canvas.  Cap at ~32 sparks to stay cheap.
+    if (transient > 0.32) {
+        const nSparks = ((transient - 0.32) * 60) | 0
+        for (let s = 0; s < nSparks && s < 32; s++) {
+            const c = (Math.random() * AG_VIS_W) | 0
+            const r = (Math.random() * AG_VIS_H) | 0
+            const idx = r * AG_VIS_W + c
+            if (ag_persist[idx] < 0.85) ag_persist[idx] = 0.85
+            ag_persistGlyph[idx] = AG_G_SPK
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function ag_drawVisualiser() {
+    for (let r = 0; r < AG_VIS_H; r++) {
+        const rowOff = r * AG_VIS_W
+        const screenY = AG_ROW_VIS_TOP + r
+        for (let c = 0; c < AG_VIS_W; c++) {
+            const idx = rowOff + c
+            const e = ag_persist[idx]
+            let levelIdx = (e * 5) | 0
+            if (levelIdx > 4) levelIdx = 4
+            if (levelIdx < 0) levelIdx = 0
+            const glyph = (levelIdx === 0) ? 0x20 : ag_persistGlyph[idx]
+            const fg    = AG_BEAM_PAL[levelIdx]
+            if (ag_cellGlyph[idx] === glyph && ag_cellFg[idx] === fg) continue
+            ag_cellGlyph[idx] = glyph
+            ag_cellFg[idx]    = fg
+            ag_color(fg, AG_COL_BG)
+            ag_mvprn(screenY, AG_COL_INSIDE_L + c, glyph)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Stereo energy bar (row 31) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// Same idea as playtaud.drawStereo() but driven by raw PCM: for each sample,
+// pan = side/|mid| → bin index, energy = sqrt(|mid|+|side|).  Gaussian-ish
+// 7-cell spread so individual sample clusters read as bars, not single spikes.
+
+function ag_drawStereo() {
+    const W = AG_LANE_W
+    const bins = new Float32Array(W)
+    const N    = AG_SNAPSHOT_N
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+        const L = ag_snapL[i]
+        const R = ag_snapR[i]
+        const mid  = (L + R) * 0.5
+        const side = (L - R) * 0.5
+        const absM = mid < 0 ? -mid : mid
+        const absS = side < 0 ? -side : side
+        // Pan estimate, clamped — `side/|mid|` blows up near silence so we
+        // floor the denominator.  This is a coarse stereo image, not a
+        // calibrated readout.
+        let pan = side / (absM + 0.02)
+        if (pan < -1) pan = -1; else if (pan > 1) pan = 1
+        const energy = Math.pow(absM + absS, 0.5)
+        if (energy <= 0) continue
+
+        let col = ((pan + 1) * 0.5 * (W - 1)) | 0
+        if (col < 0) col = 0; else if (col >= W) col = W - 1
+        bins[col] += energy
+        if (col >= 3)     bins[col - 3] += energy * 0.05
+        if (col >= 2)     bins[col - 2] += energy * 0.3
+        if (col >= 1)     bins[col - 1] += energy * 0.75
+        if (col < W - 1)  bins[col + 1] += energy * 0.75
+        if (col < W - 2)  bins[col + 2] += energy * 0.3
+        if (col < W - 3)  bins[col + 3] += energy * 0.05
+    }
+    // Calibrated for "typical" 32 kHz × 1024-sample snapshot at modest level.
+    const norm = 8.0 / N
+    for (let i = 0; i < W; i++) {
+        const v = bins[i] * norm
+        let idx = (v * 1.6) | 0
+        if (idx > 4) idx = 4
+        if (idx < 0) idx = 0
+        const glyph = AG_STAIRS[idx]
+        const fg    = AG_STEREO_COL[idx]
+        if (ag_stereoGlyph[i] === glyph && ag_stereoFg[i] === fg) continue
+        ag_stereoGlyph[i] = glyph
+        ag_stereoFg[i]    = fg
+        ag_color(fg, AG_COL_BG)
+        ag_mvprn(AG_ROW_STEREO, AG_COL_INSIDE_L + i, glyph)
+    }
+}
+
+// ── Public API ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// audioInit({ title, tag }): paint the static frame.
+//   title : song title shown on row 2 (left)
+//   tag   : 3-5 char format label embedded in the top border (e.g. "WAV", "MP2")
+//
+// audioFeedPcm(ptr, sampleCount): hand the visualiser a fresh slice of
+//   PCMu8-stereo-interleaved samples (typically the freshly decoded chunk).
+//
+// audioSetProgress(progress, elapsedSec, totalSec): update the title-row
+//   progress bar.  Cheap — only redraws on change.
+//
+// audioRender(): repaint wavescope + visualiser + stereo bar from the latest
+//   snapshot.  Internally rate-limited to ~20 Hz so callers can invoke
+//   liberally without juggling frame timing.
+//
+// audioClose(): restore cursor + move out of the panel for a clean exit.
+
+function audioInit(params) {
+    ag_initParams = params || {}
+    ag_lastRenderNs = 0
+    ag_lastProgressIdx = -1
+    ag_lastTimeStr = ''
+    for (let i = 0; i < ag_snapL.length; i++) { ag_snapL[i] = 0; ag_snapR[i] = 0 }
+    for (let i = 0; i < ag_persist.length; i++) ag_persist[i] = 0
+    ag_persistGlyph.fill(0x20)
+    ag_cellGlyph.fill(-1); ag_cellFg.fill(-1)
+    ag_waveGlyph.fill(-1)
+    ag_stereoGlyph.fill(-1); ag_stereoFg.fill(-1)
+
+    con.curs_set(0)
+    con.clear()
+    ag_drawFrame()
+    ag_drawTitle()
+}
+
+function audioSetProgress(progress, elapsedSec, totalSec) {
+    if (progress < 0) progress = 0; else if (progress > 1) progress = 1
+    ag_drawProgress(progress, elapsedSec | 0, totalSec | 0)
+}
+
+function audioRender() {
+    const now = sys.nanoTime()
+    if (now - ag_lastRenderNs < AG_RENDER_INTERVAL_NS) return
+    ag_lastRenderNs = now
+
+    ag_analyseHaar()
+    ag_updateXYScope()
+    ag_drawWavescope()
+    ag_drawVisualiser()
+    ag_drawStereo()
+}
+
+function audioClose() {
+    con.move(AG_ROW_BOT_BORDER + 1, 1)
+    con.curs_set(1)
+}
+
+// ── Exit polling ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Mirror the Backspace-to-quit convention already in playtaud.
+
+function audioIsExitRequested() {
+    sys.poke(-40, 1)
+    return sys.peek(-41) === 67
+}
+
 exports = {
     clearSubtitleArea,
     displaySubtitle,
     printTopBar,
-    printBottomBar
+    printBottomBar,
+    audioInit,
+    audioFeedPcm,
+    audioSetProgress,
+    audioRender,
+    audioClose,
+    audioIsExitRequested
 }
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