diff --git a/src/audio.c b/src/audio.c
index 558b1a4..dffc115 100644
--- a/src/audio.c
+++ b/src/audio.c
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 #include "audio.h"
+#include <SDL2/SDL_keycode.h>
 
 void generate_audio(void);
 struct game_sounds game_sounds;
 
 Uint8 big_hum(unsigned int t); 
-Uint8 func0(int t); 
+Uint8 func0(unsigned int t); 
 
 
  void fill_audio(void *func, Uint8 *stream, int len) {
-     Uint8 (*wavegen)(int) = func;
+     Uint8 (*wavegen)(unsigned int) = func;
 
-    static int t = 1;
+    unsigned int t = 1;
     for(int i = 0; i < len; i++,t++) {
         stream[i] = wavegen(t);
     }
@@ -38,14 +39,20 @@ void start_audio(void) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open audio: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
         exit(1);
     }
+
+    if (Mix_AllocateChannels(20)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open audio: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
+    }
+
     generate_audio();
-    Mix_Resume(-1);
+
 }
 
 void play_game_sound(Mix_Chunk *chunk, int len, int channel) {
     if (Mix_Playing(channel)) {
         return;
     }
+
     Mix_FadeInChannelTimed(channel, chunk, -1, 1, len);
 }
 
@@ -97,10 +104,10 @@ void callbackfn(void *unused, Uint8 *stream, int len)
 /* Waveform Generators */
 
 Uint8 big_hum(unsigned int t) {
-    return ( (sin(t*2*3.14159265/16000*200)+1) * 20) + ( (sin(t*2*3.14159265/16000*110)+1) * 20) + ( (sin(t*2*3.14159265/16000*230)+1) * 20) + ( (sin((t % 80)*2*3.14159265/16000 * 6)+1) * 12);
+    return ( (sin(t*2*3.14159265/8000*200)+1) * 20) + ( (sin(t*2*3.14159265/8000*110)+1) * 20) + ( (sin(t*2*3.14159265/8000*230)+1) * 20) + ( (sin((t % 80)*2*3.14159265/8000 * 6)+1) * 12);
 }
 
-unsigned int sine_wave_sound(int t) {
+unsigned int sine_wave_sound(unsigned int t) {
     const double R=8000; // sample rate (samples per second)
     const double C=261.625565; // frequency of middle-C (hertz)
     const double F=R/256; // bytebeat frequency of 1*t due to 8-bit truncation (hertz)
@@ -108,17 +115,18 @@ unsigned int sine_wave_sound(int t) {
     return (sin(t*2*M_PI/R*C)+1)*V;
 }
 
-unsigned int winch_sound(int t) {
-    return (t % 80) | (t % 36) | (6 * (t % 6));
+Uint8 winch_sound(unsigned t) {
+    return (((t % 80) | (t % 36) | (6 * (t % 6))) + 20) * 1.6;
+    return ((t % 80) | (t % 36) | (6 * (t % 6)));
 }
 
-unsigned int beat_2(int t) {
+Uint8 beat_2(unsigned t) {
     return ((((t % 250) / 2)) | (t % 129)) % 110;
 }
 
-Uint8 func0(int t) {
+Uint8 func0(unsigned t) {
     int note = 18;
-    if (t % 1240) {
+    if (!(t % 1240)) {
         note = (1 + rand()) % 18 + 1;
     }
 
@@ -126,26 +134,57 @@ Uint8 func0(int t) {
     return (t % note);
 }
 
-unsigned int func1(int t) {
+Uint8 func1(unsigned int t) {
     int note = 10;
     if (!(t % 8000)) {
         note = (1 + rand()) % 10 + 5;
-        printf("%d %d\n", t, note);
     }
     return ((t & 110) % 73 | (t % 1711));
 }
 
+Uint8 collision_test(unsigned int t) {
+    // try not to loop
+    return ((t < 3000) * ((t % 5) * (3000 - t % 3000) * 0.00351)) 
+        + ((t < 3500) * ((3500 - t % 3500)) * 0.0002 * (t % 11));
+    return ((t < 3000) * ((t % 5) * (3000 - t % 3000) * 0.00351)) 
+        + ((4000 - t % 4000) * 0.0003 * (t % 128)) 
+        + ((t < 3500) * ((3500 - t % 3500)) * 0.0002 * (t % 64)); // has a big low sound
+    return (t % 4) * (4000 - t % 4000) * 0.01;
+}
 
-void generate_audio(void) {
 
-    const int sfx_len_ms = 2000;
+Uint8 boop_noise(unsigned int t) {
+    return ((t >> 10) & 42) * t;
+}
+
+Uint8 rope_attach(unsigned int t) {
+    return (((2000 - (t % 2000)))/40 * (t % 20) | (t % 44) + 20) * 1.6;
+}
+
+void generate_audio(void) {
+    const int sfx_len_ms = 1000;
     unsigned int sfx_len = (G_AUDIO_SFREQ/1000) * G_AUDIO_BSIZE * sfx_len_ms;
-    Uint8 raw_data[sfx_len]; // 10 seconds
 
+    Uint8 *raw_data = malloc(sfx_len); 
     fill_audio(winch_sound, raw_data, sfx_len);
     game_sounds.rope_pull = Mix_QuickLoad_RAW(raw_data, sfx_len);
-    fill_audio(beat_2, raw_data, sfx_len);
-    game_sounds.collision = Mix_QuickLoad_RAW(raw_data, sfx_len);
+    Mix_Volume(BC_ROPE_PULL, MIX_MAX_VOLUME * 0.4);
+
+    Uint8 *raw_data2 = malloc(sfx_len); 
+    fill_audio(collision_test, raw_data2, sfx_len);
+    game_sounds.collision = Mix_QuickLoad_RAW(raw_data2, sfx_len);
+    //Mix_Volume(BC_COLLISION, MIX_MAX_VOLUME);
+
+    Uint8 *raw_data3 = malloc(sfx_len); 
+    fill_audio(big_hum, raw_data3, sfx_len);
+    game_sounds.background = Mix_QuickLoad_RAW(raw_data3, sfx_len);
+    Mix_Volume(BC_MUSIC, MIX_MAX_VOLUME * 0.2);
+
+    Uint8 *raw_data4 = malloc(sfx_len); 
+    fill_audio(rope_attach, raw_data4, sfx_len);
+    game_sounds.rope_attach = Mix_QuickLoad_RAW(raw_data4, sfx_len);
+    //Mix_Volume(BC_ROPE_ATTACH, MIX_MAX_VOLUME);
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/audio.h b/src/audio.h
index fff0f6c..16e55f9 100644
--- a/src/audio.h
+++ b/src/audio.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct game_sounds {
     Mix_Chunk *collision;
     Mix_Chunk *rope_attach;
     Mix_Chunk *rope_pull;
+    Mix_Chunk *background;
     /* Looping samples (need backbuffer to fill while playing ) */
     Mix_Chunk *menu;
 };
@@ -23,4 +24,11 @@ extern struct game_sounds game_sounds;
 
 void play_game_sound(Mix_Chunk *chunk, int len, int channel);
 void start_audio(void); 
+
+enum audio_channel_names {
+    BC_COLLISION = 1,
+    BC_ROPE_PULL = 2,
+    BC_ROPE_ATTACH = 3,
+    BC_MUSIC = 4,
+};
 #endif
diff --git a/src/game.c b/src/game.c
index 0c8ee42..3f5323e 100644
--- a/src/game.c
+++ b/src/game.c
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include "game.h"
 #include "draw.h"
+#include "audio.h"
+#include "types.h"
+#include <SDL2/SDL_mixer.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_scancode.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_timer.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_ttf.h>
@@ -92,7 +95,6 @@ long get_best_time(void) {
 }
 
 
-
 int load_score_times(char *filename) {
 
     char *fn;
@@ -915,6 +917,8 @@ void ratcheted_winch_motor_update(Motor* motor) {
         body->strings[0].max_length = vect_mag(st);
     winch_motor_update(motor);
 
+    play_game_sound(game_sounds.rope_pull, 300, BC_ROPE_PULL);
+
 }
 
 void winch_motor_update (Motor* motor) {
@@ -950,6 +954,8 @@ void pull_rope(double newtons) {
     if (!player.physics->motors[M_WINCH].stop) {
         return;
     }
+
+
     // set force
     set_motor_newtons(player.physics, M_WINCH, 0, newtons);
     set_motor_status(player.physics, M_WINCH, true);
@@ -959,6 +965,7 @@ void pull_rope(double newtons) {
 }
 
 void stop_pull_rope(void) {
+    Mix_HaltChannel(BC_ROPE_PULL);
     player.physics->motors[M_WINCH].stop = true;
 }
 
@@ -968,6 +975,8 @@ void add_rope(int mouse_x, int mouse_y) {
         return;
     }
 
+    play_game_sound(game_sounds.rope_attach, 400, -1);
+
     Vect mouse;
     mouse.x = mouse_x;
     mouse.y = mouse_y;
@@ -1597,6 +1606,8 @@ void startgame(SDL_Renderer * ren) {
     game_paused = 0;
     viewport_pos.x = player.physics->position.x - width / 2;
     viewport_pos.y = player.physics->position.y - height / 2;
+
+    play_game_sound(game_sounds.background , -1, BC_MUSIC);
     //get_room();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 6e9d326..237a5d7 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-#include "audio.h"
-// only for mkdirat lol
+#include "audio.h" // only for mkdirat lol
 #include <fcntl.h> 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
@@ -113,6 +112,7 @@ int game(void) {
     physics_thread = SDL_CreateThread(physics_loop, "physics", (void *)ren);
 
     start_audio();
+    play_game_sound(game_sounds.background , -1, BC_MUSIC);
     int count = 0;
     while (!close)  {
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ int game(void) {
             redraw(ren);
             if (player.physics->colliding) {
                 count++;
-                play_game_sound(game_sounds.collision, 200, 1);
+                play_game_sound(game_sounds.collision, 437, BC_COLLISION);
             } else {
                 count = 0;
             }