diff --git a/js/components/home.mjs b/js/components/home.mjs
index 0d8dd6b..89bbca9 100644
--- a/js/components/home.mjs
+++ b/js/components/home.mjs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { checkConnection } from "../api/checkconnection.mjs";
 import { sendkml } from "../api/sendkml.mjs";
 import { showballoon } from "../api/balloon.mjs";
 import { flytoview } from "../api/flytoview.mjs";
+import { stopAllSounds } from "../utils/audio.mjs";
 import "./voice.mjs";
 import {exportprocessQueryExternally} from "./voice.mjs"
 import "./sample-queries-tab.mjs";
@@ -223,18 +224,3 @@ export class Home extends HTMLElement {
     }
   }
 }
-
-const oceanSound = new Audio('./assets/ocean.mp3');
-const fireSound = new Audio('./assets/fire.mp3');
-
-oceanSound.loop = true;
-fireSound.loop = true;
-fireSound.volume = 0.25;
-oceanSound.volume = 0.25;
-
-function stopAllSounds() {
-  oceanSound.pause();
-  fireSound.pause();
-  oceanSound.currentTime = 0;
-  fireSound.currentTime = 0;
-}
diff --git a/js/components/voice.mjs b/js/components/voice.mjs
index 506c251..7bf9ebd 100644
--- a/js/components/voice.mjs
+++ b/js/components/voice.mjs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { flytoview } from "../api/flytoview.mjs";
 import { startOrbit } from "../api/orbit.mjs";
 import { stopOrbit } from "../api/orbit.mjs";
 import { showballoon } from "../api/balloon.mjs";
+import { stopAllSounds, playSoundscapeBasedOnText } from "../utils/audio.mjs";
 import ReadAloudComponent from "./read-aloud.mjs";
 customElements.define("read-aloud", ReadAloudComponent);
 
@@ -823,49 +824,7 @@ export class LGVoice extends HTMLElement {
   }
 }
 
-const oceanSound = new Audio('./assets/ocean.mp3');
-const fireSound = new Audio('./assets/fire.mp3');
-
-oceanSound.loop = true;
-fireSound.loop = true;
-fireSound.volume = 0.15;
-oceanSound.volume = 0.15;
-
-function stopAllSounds() {
-  oceanSound.pause();
-  fireSound.pause();
-  oceanSound.currentTime = 0;
-  fireSound.currentTime = 0;
-}
-
-function playSoundscapeBasedOnText(text) {
-  stopAllSounds();
-
-  const lower = text.toLowerCase();
-  let soundToPlay = null;
-
-  if (lower.includes("ocean") || lower.includes("sea") || lower.includes("wave") || lower.includes("beach") || lower.includes("coast") || lower.includes("island") || lower.includes("tsunami") || lower.includes("flood") || lower.includes("water")) {
-    soundToPlay = oceanSound;
-  } else if (lower.includes("fire") || lower.includes("burning") || lower.includes("flame") || lower.includes("campfire") || lower.includes("wildfire")) {
-    soundToPlay = fireSound;
-  }
-
-  if (soundToPlay) {
-    soundToPlay.play().then(() => {
-      console.log("Sound started");
-    }).catch(err => {
-      console.error("Play error:", err);
-    });
-
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      soundToPlay.pause();
-      soundToPlay.currentTime = 0;
-      console.log("Sound stopped");
-    }, 10000);
-  }
-}
-
-customElements.define("lg-voice", LGVoice); 
+customElements.define("lg-voice", LGVoice);
 
 export async function exportprocessQueryExternally(query) {
   const lgVoiceInstance = document.querySelector("lg-voice");
diff --git a/js/utils/audio.mjs b/js/utils/audio.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5450e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/utils/audio.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+const oceanSound = new Audio('./assets/ocean.mp3');
+const fireSound = new Audio('./assets/fire.mp3');
+
+oceanSound.loop = true;
+fireSound.loop = true;
+oceanSound.volume = 0.25;
+fireSound.volume = 0.25;
+
+function stopAllSounds() {
+  oceanSound.pause();
+  fireSound.pause();
+  oceanSound.currentTime = 0;
+  fireSound.currentTime = 0;
+}
+
+function playSoundscapeBasedOnText(text) {
+  stopAllSounds();
+
+  const lower = text.toLowerCase();
+  let soundToPlay = null;
+
+  if (lower.includes("ocean") || lower.includes("sea") || lower.includes("wave") || lower.includes("beach") || lower.includes("coast") || lower.includes("island") || lower.includes("tsunami") || lower.includes("flood") || lower.includes("water")) {
+    soundToPlay = oceanSound;
+  } else if (lower.includes("fire") || lower.includes("burning") || lower.includes("flame") || lower.includes("campfire") || lower.includes("wildfire")) {
+    soundToPlay = fireSound;
+  }
+
+  if (soundToPlay) {
+    soundToPlay.play().then(() => {
+      console.log("Sound started");
+    }).catch(err => {
+      console.error("Play error:", err);
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      soundToPlay.pause();
+      soundToPlay.currentTime = 0;
+      console.log("Sound stopped");
+    }, 10000);
+  }
+}
+
+export { oceanSound, fireSound, stopAllSounds, playSoundscapeBasedOnText };