diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bb4f14c..5efb099 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/vsariola/sointu
 
 go 1.15
+
+require (
+	gioui.org v0.0.0-20201106195654-dbc0796d0207
+	github.com/hajimehoshi/oto v0.6.6
+)
diff --git a/go4k/audio/convertbuffer.go b/go4k/audio/convertbuffer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e63f91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/audio/convertbuffer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package audio
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+)
+
+// FloatBufferTo16BitLE is a naive helper method to convert []float32 buffers to
+// 16-bit little-endian integer buffers.
+// TODO: optimize/refactor this, current is far from the best solution
+func FloatBufferTo16BitLE(buff []float32) ([]byte, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	for i, v := range buff {
+		uv := int16(v * math.MaxInt16)
+		if err := binary.Write(&buf, binary.LittleEndian, uv); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error converting buffer (@ %v, value %v) to bytes: %w", i, v, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return buf.Bytes(), nil
+}
diff --git a/go4k/audio/convertbuffer_test.go b/go4k/audio/convertbuffer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77578a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/audio/convertbuffer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package audio
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestFloatBufferToBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	floats := []float32{0, 0.000489128, 0, 0.0019555532, 0, 0.0043964, 0, 0.007806882, 0, 0.012180306, 0, 0.017508084, 0, 0.023779746, 0, 0.030982954, 0, 0.039103523, 0, 0.04812544, 0, 0.05803088, 0, 0.068800256, 0, 0.08041221, 0, 0.09284368, 0, 0.10606992, 0, 0.120064534, 0, 0.13479951, 0, 0.1502453, 0, 0.16637078, 0, 0.18314338, 0, 0.20052913, 0, 0.21849263, 0, 0.23699719, 0, 0.2560048, 0, 0.27547634, 0, 0.29537144, 0, 0.31564865, 0, 0.33626547, 0, 0.35717854, 0, 0.37834346, 0, 0.39971504, 0, 0.4212474, 0, 0.4428938, 0, 0.46460703, 0, 0.48633927, 0, 0.50804216, 0, 0.52966696, 0, 0.5511646, 0, 0.57248586, 0, 0.5935812, 0, 0.6144009, 0, 0.63489544, 0, 0.6550152, 0, 0.67471063, 0, 0.6939326, 0, 0.712632, 0, 0.7307603, 0, 0.7482692, 0, 0.7651111, 0, 0.7812389}
+	bytes := []byte{0x0, 0x0, 0x10, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x40, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x90, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0xff, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x8f, 0x1, 0x0, 0x0, 0x3d, 0x2, 0x0, 0x0, 0xb, 0x3, 0x0, 0x0, 0xf7, 0x3, 0x0, 0x0, 0x1, 0x5, 0x0, 0x0, 0x28, 0x6, 0x0, 0x0, 0x6d, 0x7, 0x0, 0x0, 0xce, 0x8, 0x0, 0x0, 0x4a, 0xa, 0x0, 0x0, 0xe2, 0xb, 0x0, 0x0, 0x93, 0xd, 0x0, 0x0, 0x5e, 0xf, 0x0, 0x0, 0x40, 0x11, 0x0, 0x0, 0x3b, 0x13, 0x0, 0x0, 0x4b, 0x15, 0x0, 0x0, 0x71, 0x17, 0x0, 0x0, 0xaa, 0x19, 0x0, 0x0, 0xf7, 0x1b, 0x0, 0x0, 0x55, 0x1e, 0x0, 0x0, 0xc4, 0x20, 0x0, 0x0, 0x42, 0x23, 0x0, 0x0, 0xce, 0x25, 0x0, 0x0, 0x66, 0x28, 0x0, 0x0, 0xa, 0x2b, 0x0, 0x0, 0xb7, 0x2d, 0x0, 0x0, 0x6d, 0x30, 0x0, 0x0, 0x29, 0x33, 0x0, 0x0, 0xeb, 0x35, 0x0, 0x0, 0xb0, 0x38, 0x0, 0x0, 0x77, 0x3b, 0x0, 0x0, 0x3f, 0x3e, 0x0, 0x0, 0x7, 0x41, 0x0, 0x0, 0xcb, 0x43, 0x0, 0x0, 0x8c, 0x46, 0x0, 0x0, 0x46, 0x49, 0x0, 0x0, 0xf9, 0x4b, 0x0, 0x0, 0xa4, 0x4e, 0x0, 0x0, 0x43, 0x51, 0x0, 0x0, 0xd6, 0x53, 0x0, 0x0, 0x5c, 0x56, 0x0, 0x0, 0xd2, 0x58, 0x0, 0x0, 0x36, 0x5b, 0x0, 0x0, 0x88, 0x5d, 0x0, 0x0, 0xc6, 0x5f, 0x0, 0x0, 0xee, 0x61, 0x0, 0x0, 0xfe, 0x63}
+	converted, err := FloatBufferTo16BitLE(floats)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FloatBufferTo16BitLE threw an error")
+	}
+	for i, v := range converted {
+		if bytes[i] != v {
+			t.Fail()
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected conversion output byte %x (expected %x) at position %v", v, bytes[i], i)
+		}
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(converted, bytes) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected conversion output from FloatBufferTo16BitLE")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFloatBufferToBytesLimits(t *testing.T) {
+	floats := []float32{0, 1, -1, 0.999, -0.999}
+	bytes := []byte{
+		0x0, 0x0,
+		0xFF, 0x7F, // float 1 = 0x7FFF = 0111111111111111
+		0x01, 0x80, // float -1 = 0x8001 = 1000000000000001
+		0xDE, 0x7F, // float 0.999 = 0x7FDE = 0111111111011110
+		0x22, 0x80, // float -0.999 = 0x8022 = 1000000000100010
+	}
+	converted, err := FloatBufferTo16BitLE(floats)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FloatBufferTo16BitLE threw an error")
+	}
+	for i, v := range converted {
+		if bytes[i] != v {
+			t.Fail()
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected conversion output byte %x (expected %x) at position %v", v, bytes[i], i)
+		}
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(converted, bytes) {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected conversion output from FloatBufferTo16BitLE")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go4k/audio/oto/otoplayer.go b/go4k/audio/oto/otoplayer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..577ff0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/audio/oto/otoplayer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package oto
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hajimehoshi/oto"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k/audio"
+)
+
+// OtoPlayer wraps github.com/hajimehoshi/oto to play sointu-style float32[] audio
+type OtoPlayer struct {
+	context *oto.Context
+	player  *oto.Player
+}
+
+// Play implements the audio.Player interface for OtoPlayer
+func (o *OtoPlayer) Play(floatBuffer []float32) (err error) {
+	if byteBuffer, err := audio.FloatBufferTo16BitLE(floatBuffer); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert buffer to bytes: %w", err)
+	} else if _, err := o.player.Write(byteBuffer); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot write to player: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Close disposes of resources
+func (o *OtoPlayer) Close() error {
+	if err := o.player.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot close player: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := o.context.Close(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot close oto context: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+const otoBufferSize = 8192
+
+// NewPlayer creates and initializes a new OtoPlayer
+func NewPlayer() (*OtoPlayer, error) {
+	context, err := oto.NewContext(44100, 2, 2, otoBufferSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot create oto context: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	player := context.NewPlayer()
+	return &OtoPlayer{
+		context: context,
+		player:  player,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/go4k/audio/player.go b/go4k/audio/player.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a28b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/audio/player.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package audio
+
+type Player interface {
+	Play(buffer []float32) (err error)
+	Close() error
+}
diff --git a/go4k/cmd/sointu-player/main.go b/go4k/cmd/sointu-player/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5df4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/cmd/sointu-player/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k/audio"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k/audio/oto"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k/bridge"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// parse flags
+	quiet := flag.Bool("quiet", false, "no sound output")
+	out := flag.String("out", "", "write output to file")
+	help := flag.Bool("h", false, "show help")
+	flag.Usage = printUsage
+	flag.Parse()
+	if flag.NArg() == 0 || *help {
+		flag.Usage()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	// read input song
+	var song go4k.Song
+	if bytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(flag.Arg(0)); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Cannot read song file: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	} else if err := json.Unmarshal(bytes, &song); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Cannot unmarshal song file: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// set up synth
+	synth, err := bridge.Synth(song.Patch)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Cannot create synth: %v", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// render the actual data for the entire song
+	fmt.Print("Rendering.. ")
+	buff, err := go4k.Play(synth, song)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error rendering with go4k: %v\n", err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Rendered %v samples.\n", len(buff))
+	}
+
+	// play output if not in quiet mode
+	if !*quiet {
+		fmt.Print("Playing.. ")
+		player, err := oto.NewPlayer()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error creating oto player: %v\n", err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		defer player.Close()
+		if err := player.Play(buff); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error playing: %v\n", err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Played.")
+	}
+
+	// write output to file if output given
+	if out != nil && *out != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("Writing output to %v.. ", *out)
+		if bbuffer, err := audio.FloatBufferTo16BitLE(buff); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error converting buffer: %v\n", err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		} else if err := ioutil.WriteFile(*out, bbuffer, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error writing: %v\n", err.Error())
+			os.Exit(1)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("Wrote %v bytes.\n", len(bbuffer))
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("All done.")
+	os.Exit(0)
+}
+
+func printUsage() {
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Usage: %s [OPTIONS] [SONG FILE] [OUTPUT FILE]\n", os.Args[0])
+	flag.PrintDefaults()
+}
diff --git a/go4k/cmd/sointu-tracker/main.go b/go4k/cmd/sointu-tracker/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe6c843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/cmd/sointu-tracker/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"gioui.org/app"
+	"gioui.org/unit"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k/audio/oto"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k/tracker"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	plr, err := oto.NewPlayer()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	defer plr.Close()
+	go func() {
+		w := app.NewWindow(
+			app.Size(unit.Dp(800), unit.Dp(600)),
+			app.Title("Sointu Tracker"),
+		)
+		t := tracker.New(plr)
+		defer t.Close()
+		if err := t.Run(w); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}()
+	app.Main()
+}
diff --git a/go4k/song_json_test.go b/go4k/song_json_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80217d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/song_json_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package go4k_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+const expectedMarshaled = "{\"BPM\":100,\"Patterns\":[\"QABEACAAAABLAE4AAAAAAA==\"],\"Tracks\":[{\"NumVoices\":1,\"Sequence\":\"AA==\"}],\"SongLength\":0,\"Patch\":[{\"NumVoices\":1,\"Units\":[{\"Type\":\"envelope\",\"Stereo\":false,\"Parameters\":{\"attack\":32,\"decay\":32,\"gain\":128,\"release\":64,\"sustain\":64}},{\"Type\":\"oscillator\",\"Stereo\":false,\"Parameters\":{\"color\":96,\"detune\":64,\"flags\":64,\"gain\":128,\"phase\":0,\"shape\":64,\"transpose\":64}},{\"Type\":\"mulp\",\"Stereo\":false,\"Parameters\":{}},{\"Type\":\"envelope\",\"Stereo\":false,\"Parameters\":{\"attack\":32,\"decay\":32,\"gain\":128,\"release\":64,\"sustain\":64}},{\"Type\":\"oscillator\",\"Stereo\":false,\"Parameters\":{\"color\":64,\"detune\":64,\"flags\":64,\"gain\":128,\"phase\":64,\"shape\":96,\"transpose\":72}},{\"Type\":\"mulp\",\"Stereo\":false,\"Parameters\":{}},{\"Type\":\"out\",\"Stereo\":true,\"Parameters\":{\"gain\":128}}]}]}"
+
+var testSong = go4k.Song{
+	BPM:      100,
+	Patterns: [][]byte{{64, 0, 68, 0, 32, 0, 0, 0, 75, 0, 78, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}},
+	Tracks: []go4k.Track{
+		{NumVoices: 1, Sequence: []byte{0}},
+	},
+	SongLength: 0,
+	Patch: go4k.Patch{
+		go4k.Instrument{NumVoices: 1, Units: []go4k.Unit{
+			{"envelope", false, map[string]int{"attack": 32, "decay": 32, "sustain": 64, "release": 64, "gain": 128}},
+			{"oscillator", false, map[string]int{"transpose": 64, "detune": 64, "phase": 0, "color": 96, "shape": 64, "gain": 128, "flags": 0x40}},
+			{"mulp", false, map[string]int{}},
+			{"envelope", false, map[string]int{"attack": 32, "decay": 32, "sustain": 64, "release": 64, "gain": 128}},
+			{"oscillator", false, map[string]int{"transpose": 72, "detune": 64, "phase": 64, "color": 64, "shape": 96, "gain": 128, "flags": 0x40}},
+			{"mulp", false, map[string]int{}},
+			{"out", true, map[string]int{"gain": 128}},
+		}},
+	},
+}
+
+func TestSongMarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	songbytes, err := json.Marshal(testSong)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot marshal song: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(songbytes) != expectedMarshaled {
+		t.Fatalf("expectedMarshaled song to unexpected result, got %v, expected %v", string(songbytes), expectedMarshaled)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSongUnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	var song go4k.Song
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(expectedMarshaled), &song)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot unmarshal song: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(song, testSong) {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshaled song to unexpected result, got %#v, expected  %#v", song, testSong)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/defaultsong.go b/go4k/tracker/defaultsong.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec4de66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/defaultsong.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package tracker
+
+import "github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k"
+
+var defaultSong = go4k.Song{
+	BPM: 100,
+	Patterns: [][]byte{
+		{64, 0, 68, 0, 32, 0, 0, 0, 75, 0, 78, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+		{0, 0, 64, 0, 68, 0, 32, 0, 0, 0, 75, 0, 78, 0, 0, 0},
+	},
+	Tracks: []go4k.Track{
+		{NumVoices: 1, Sequence: []byte{0}},
+		{NumVoices: 1, Sequence: []byte{1}},
+	},
+	SongLength: 0,
+	Patch: go4k.Patch{
+		go4k.Instrument{NumVoices: 2, Units: []go4k.Unit{
+			{"envelope", false, map[string]int{"attack": 32, "decay": 32, "sustain": 64, "release": 64, "gain": 128}},
+			{"oscillator", false, map[string]int{"transpose": 64, "detune": 64, "phase": 0, "color": 96, "shape": 64, "gain": 128, "flags": 0x40}},
+			{"mulp", false, map[string]int{}},
+			{"envelope", false, map[string]int{"attack": 32, "decay": 32, "sustain": 64, "release": 64, "gain": 128}},
+			{"oscillator", false, map[string]int{"transpose": 72, "detune": 64, "phase": 64, "color": 64, "shape": 96, "gain": 128, "flags": 0x40}},
+			{"mulp", false, map[string]int{}},
+			{"out", true, map[string]int{"gain": 128}},
+		}},
+	},
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/keyevent.go b/go4k/tracker/keyevent.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c234216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/keyevent.go
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package tracker
+
+import (
+	"gioui.org/io/key"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+var noteMap = map[string]byte{
+	"Z": 0,
+	"S": 1,
+	"X": 2,
+	"D": 3,
+	"C": 4,
+	"V": 5,
+	"G": 6,
+	"B": 7,
+	"H": 8,
+	"N": 9,
+	"J": 10,
+	"M": 11,
+	"Q": 12,
+	"2": 13,
+	"W": 14,
+	"3": 15,
+	"E": 16,
+	"R": 17,
+	"5": 18,
+	"T": 19,
+	"6": 20,
+	"Y": 21,
+	"7": 22,
+	"U": 23,
+}
+
+// KeyEvent handles incoming key events and returns true if repaint is needed.
+func (t *Tracker) KeyEvent(e key.Event) bool {
+	if e.State == key.Press {
+		if t.CursorColumn == 0 {
+			if val, ok := noteMap[e.Name]; ok {
+				t.NotePressed(val)
+				return true
+			}
+		} else {
+			if iv, err := strconv.ParseInt(e.Name, 16, 8); err == nil {
+				t.NumberPressed(byte(iv))
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		switch e.Name {
+		case key.NameEscape:
+			os.Exit(0)
+		case "Space":
+			t.TogglePlay()
+			return true
+		case key.NameUpArrow:
+			t.CursorRow = (t.CursorRow + t.song.PatternRows() - 1) % t.song.PatternRows()
+			return true
+		case key.NameDownArrow:
+			t.CursorRow = (t.CursorRow + 1) % t.song.PatternRows()
+			return true
+		case key.NameLeftArrow:
+			if t.CursorColumn == 0 {
+				t.ActiveTrack = (t.ActiveTrack + len(t.song.Tracks) - 1) % len(t.song.Tracks)
+				t.CursorColumn = 2
+			} else {
+				t.CursorColumn--
+			}
+			return true
+		case key.NameRightArrow:
+			if t.CursorColumn == 2 {
+				t.ActiveTrack = (t.ActiveTrack + 1) % len(t.song.Tracks)
+				t.CursorColumn = 0
+			} else {
+				t.CursorColumn++
+			}
+			return true
+		case key.NameTab:
+			if e.Modifiers.Contain(key.ModShift) {
+				t.ActiveTrack = (t.ActiveTrack + len(t.song.Tracks) - 1) % len(t.song.Tracks)
+			} else {
+				t.ActiveTrack = (t.ActiveTrack + 1) % len(t.song.Tracks)
+			}
+			t.CursorColumn = 0
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// setCurrent sets the (note) value in current pattern under cursor to iv
+func (t *Tracker) setCurrent(iv byte) {
+	t.song.Patterns[t.song.Tracks[t.ActiveTrack].Sequence[t.DisplayPattern]][t.CursorRow] = iv
+}
+
+// getCurrent returns the current (note) value in current pattern under the cursor
+func (t *Tracker) getCurrent() byte {
+	return t.song.Patterns[t.song.Tracks[t.ActiveTrack].Sequence[t.DisplayPattern]][t.CursorRow]
+}
+
+// NotePressed handles incoming key presses while in the note column
+func (t *Tracker) NotePressed(val byte) {
+	t.setCurrent(getNoteValue(t.CurrentOctave, val))
+}
+
+// NumberPressed handles incoming presses while in either of the hex number columns
+func (t *Tracker) NumberPressed(iv byte) {
+	val := t.getCurrent()
+	if t.CursorColumn == 1 {
+		val = ((iv & 0xF) << 4) | (val & 0xF)
+	} else if t.CursorColumn == 2 {
+		val = (val & 0xF0) | (iv & 0xF)
+	}
+	t.setCurrent(val)
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/label.go b/go4k/tracker/label.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1edbf20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/label.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package tracker
+
+import (
+	"gioui.org/f32"
+	"gioui.org/layout"
+	"gioui.org/op"
+	"gioui.org/op/paint"
+	"gioui.org/text"
+	"gioui.org/widget"
+	"image"
+	"image/color"
+)
+
+type LabelStyle struct {
+	Text       string
+	Color      color.RGBA
+	ShadeColor color.RGBA
+}
+
+func (l LabelStyle) Layout(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+	return layout.Stack{Alignment: layout.Center}.Layout(gtx,
+		layout.Stacked(func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+			defer op.Push(gtx.Ops).Pop()
+			paint.ColorOp{Color: l.ShadeColor}.Add(gtx.Ops)
+			op.Offset(f32.Pt(2, 2)).Add(gtx.Ops)
+			dims := widget.Label{
+				Alignment: text.Start,
+				MaxLines:  1,
+			}.Layout(gtx, textShaper, labelFont, labelFontSize, l.Text)
+			return layout.Dimensions{
+				Size:     dims.Size.Add(image.Pt(2, 2)),
+				Baseline: dims.Baseline,
+			}
+		}),
+		layout.Stacked(func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+			paint.ColorOp{Color: l.Color}.Add(gtx.Ops)
+			return widget.Label{
+				Alignment: text.Start,
+				MaxLines:  1,
+			}.Layout(gtx, textShaper, labelFont, labelFontSize, l.Text)
+		}),
+	)
+}
+
+func Label(text string, color color.RGBA) layout.Widget {
+	return LabelStyle{Text: text, Color: color, ShadeColor: black}.Layout
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/layout.go b/go4k/tracker/layout.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..883c96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/layout.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package tracker
+
+import (
+	"gioui.org/layout"
+)
+
+func (t *Tracker) Layout(gtx layout.Context) {
+	layout.Flex{Axis: layout.Vertical}.Layout(gtx,
+		layout.Rigid(t.layoutControls),
+		layout.Flexed(1, Lowered(t.layoutTracker)),
+	)
+}
+
+func (t *Tracker) layoutTracker(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+	flexTracks := make([]layout.FlexChild, len(t.song.Tracks))
+	for i, trk := range t.song.Tracks {
+		flexTracks[i] = layout.Rigid(Lowered(t.layoutTrack(
+			t.song.Patterns[trk.Sequence[t.DisplayPattern]],
+			t.ActiveTrack == i,
+			t.CursorRow,
+			t.CursorColumn,
+			int(t.PlayRow),
+		)))
+	}
+	return layout.Flex{Axis: layout.Horizontal}.Layout(gtx,
+		flexTracks...,
+	)
+}
+
+func (t *Tracker) layoutControls(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+	gtx.Constraints.Min.Y = 400
+	gtx.Constraints.Max.Y = 400
+	return layout.Stack{Alignment: layout.NW}.Layout(gtx,
+		layout.Expanded(t.QuitButton.Layout),
+		layout.Stacked(Raised(Label("Hello", white))),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/music.go b/go4k/tracker/music.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c16b2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/music.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package tracker
+
+import "fmt"
+
+const baseNote = 20
+
+var notes = []string{
+	"C-",
+	"C#",
+	"D-",
+	"D#",
+	"E-",
+	"F-",
+	"F#",
+	"G-",
+	"G#",
+	"A-",
+	"A#",
+	"B-",
+}
+
+// valueAsNote returns the textual representation of a note value
+func valueAsNote(val byte) string {
+	octave := (val - baseNote) / 12
+	oNote := (val - baseNote) % 12
+	if octave < 0 || oNote < 0 || octave > 10 {
+		return "..."
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", notes[oNote], octave)
+}
+
+// noteValue return the note value for a particular note and octave combination
+func getNoteValue(octave, note byte) byte {
+	return baseNote + (octave * 12) + note
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/panels.go b/go4k/tracker/panels.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e2b079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/panels.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package tracker
+
+import (
+	"gioui.org/f32"
+	"gioui.org/layout"
+	"gioui.org/op"
+	"gioui.org/op/clip"
+	"gioui.org/op/paint"
+	"image"
+	"image/color"
+)
+
+func Raised(w layout.Widget) layout.Widget {
+	return Beveled(w, panelColor, panelLightColor, panelShadeColor)
+}
+
+func Lowered(w layout.Widget) layout.Widget {
+	return Beveled(w, panelColor, panelShadeColor, panelLightColor)
+}
+
+func Beveled(w layout.Widget, base, light, shade color.RGBA) layout.Widget {
+	return func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+		paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, light, clip.Rect(image.Rect(0, 0, gtx.Constraints.Max.X, 1)).Op())
+		paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, light, clip.Rect(image.Rect(0, 0, 1, gtx.Constraints.Max.Y)).Op())
+		paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, base, clip.Rect(image.Rect(1, 1, gtx.Constraints.Max.X-1, gtx.Constraints.Max.Y-1)).Op())
+		paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, shade, clip.Rect(image.Rect(0, gtx.Constraints.Max.Y-1, gtx.Constraints.Max.X, gtx.Constraints.Max.Y)).Op())
+		paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, shade, clip.Rect(image.Rect(gtx.Constraints.Max.X-1, 0, gtx.Constraints.Max.X, gtx.Constraints.Max.Y)).Op())
+		stack := op.Push(gtx.Ops)
+		mcs := gtx.Constraints
+		mcs.Max.X -= 2
+		if mcs.Max.X < 0 {
+			mcs.Max.X = 0
+		}
+		if mcs.Min.X > mcs.Max.X {
+			mcs.Min.X = mcs.Max.X
+		}
+		mcs.Max.Y -= 2
+		if mcs.Max.Y < 0 {
+			mcs.Max.Y = 0
+		}
+		if mcs.Min.Y > mcs.Max.Y {
+			mcs.Min.Y = mcs.Max.Y
+		}
+		op.Offset(f32.Pt(1, 1)).Add(gtx.Ops)
+		gtx.Constraints = mcs
+		dims := w(gtx)
+		stack.Pop()
+		return layout.Dimensions{
+			Size:     dims.Size.Add(image.Point{X: 2, Y: 2}),
+			Baseline: dims.Baseline + 1,
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/run.go b/go4k/tracker/run.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfb547e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/run.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package tracker
+
+import (
+	"gioui.org/app"
+	"gioui.org/io/key"
+	"gioui.org/io/system"
+	"gioui.org/layout"
+	"gioui.org/op"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func (t *Tracker) Run(w *app.Window) error {
+	var ops op.Ops
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-t.ticked:
+			w.Invalidate()
+		case e := <-w.Events():
+			switch e := e.(type) {
+			case system.DestroyEvent:
+				return e.Err
+			case key.Event:
+				if t.KeyEvent(e) {
+					w.Invalidate()
+				}
+			case system.FrameEvent:
+				gtx := layout.NewContext(&ops, e)
+				if t.QuitButton.Clicked() {
+					os.Exit(0)
+				}
+				t.Layout(gtx)
+				e.Frame(gtx.Ops)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/sequencer.go b/go4k/tracker/sequencer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec67367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/sequencer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package tracker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func (t *Tracker) TogglePlay() {
+	t.Playing = !t.Playing
+	t.setPlaying <- t.Playing
+}
+
+// sequencerLoop is the main goroutine that handles the playing logic
+func (t *Tracker) sequencerLoop(closer chan struct{}) {
+	playing := false
+	rowTime := (time.Second * 60) / time.Duration(4*t.song.BPM)
+	tick := make(<-chan time.Time)
+	curVoices := make([]int, len(t.song.Tracks))
+	for i := range curVoices {
+		curVoices[i] = t.song.FirstTrackVoice(i)
+	}
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-tick:
+			next := time.Now().Add(rowTime)
+			pattern := atomic.LoadInt32(&t.PlayPattern)
+			row := atomic.LoadInt32(&t.PlayRow)
+			if int(row+1) == t.song.PatternRows() {
+				if int(pattern+1) == t.song.SequenceLength() {
+					atomic.StoreInt32(&t.PlayPattern, 0)
+				} else {
+					atomic.AddInt32(&t.PlayPattern, 1)
+				}
+				atomic.StoreInt32(&t.PlayRow, 0)
+			} else {
+				atomic.AddInt32(&t.PlayRow, 1)
+			}
+			if playing {
+				tick = time.After(next.Sub(time.Now()))
+			}
+			t.playRow(curVoices)
+			t.ticked <- struct{}{}
+		// TODO: maybe refactor the controls to be nicer, somehow?
+		case rowJump := <-t.rowJump:
+			atomic.StoreInt32(&t.PlayRow, int32(rowJump))
+		case patternJump := <-t.patternJump:
+			atomic.StoreInt32(&t.PlayPattern, int32(patternJump))
+		case <-closer:
+			return
+		case playState := <-t.setPlaying:
+			playing = playState
+			if playing {
+				t.playBuffer = make([]float32, t.song.SamplesPerRow())
+				tick = time.After(0)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// playRow renders and writes the current row
+func (t *Tracker) playRow(curVoices []int) {
+	pattern := atomic.LoadInt32(&t.PlayPattern)
+	row := atomic.LoadInt32(&t.PlayRow)
+	for i, trk := range t.song.Tracks {
+		patternIndex := trk.Sequence[pattern]
+		note := t.song.Patterns[patternIndex][row]
+		if note == 1 { // anything but hold causes an action.
+			continue // TODO: can hold be actually something else than 1?
+		}
+		t.synth.Release(curVoices[i])
+		if note > 1 {
+			curVoices[i]++
+			first := t.song.FirstTrackVoice(i)
+			if curVoices[i] >= first+trk.NumVoices {
+				curVoices[i] = first
+			}
+			t.synth.Trigger(curVoices[i], note)
+		}
+	}
+	buff := make([]float32, t.song.SamplesPerRow()*2)
+	rendered, timeAdvanced, _ := t.synth.Render(buff, t.song.SamplesPerRow())
+	err := t.player.Play(buff)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("error playing: %w", err)
+	} else if timeAdvanced != t.song.SamplesPerRow() {
+		fmt.Println("rendered only", rendered, "/", timeAdvanced, "expected", t.song.SamplesPerRow())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/theme.go b/go4k/tracker/theme.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..812abcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/theme.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package tracker
+
+import (
+	"gioui.org/font/gofont"
+	"gioui.org/text"
+	"gioui.org/unit"
+	"image/color"
+)
+
+var fontCollection []text.FontFace = gofont.Collection()
+var textShaper = text.NewCache(fontCollection)
+
+var neutral = color.RGBA{R: 73, G: 117, B: 130, A: 255}
+var light = color.RGBA{R: 138, G: 219, B: 243, A: 255}
+var dark = color.RGBA{R: 24, G: 40, B: 44, A: 255}
+var white = color.RGBA{R: 255, G: 255, B: 255, A: 255}
+var black = color.RGBA{R: 0, G: 0, B: 0, A: 255}
+var yellow = color.RGBA{R: 255, G: 255, B: 130, A: 255}
+var red = color.RGBA{R: 255, G: 0, B: 0, A: 255}
+
+var panelColor = neutral
+var panelShadeColor = dark
+var panelLightColor = light
+
+var labelFont = fontCollection[6].Font
+var labelFontSize = unit.Px(18)
+
+var activeTrackColor = color.RGBA{0, 0, 50, 255}
+var inactiveTrackColor = black
+
+var trackerFont = fontCollection[6].Font
+var trackerFontSize = unit.Px(16)
+var trackerTextColor = white
+var trackerActiveTextColor = yellow
+var trackerPlayColor = red
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/track.go b/go4k/tracker/track.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4540b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/track.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package tracker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"gioui.org/f32"
+	"gioui.org/layout"
+	"gioui.org/op"
+	"gioui.org/op/clip"
+	"gioui.org/op/paint"
+	"gioui.org/widget"
+	"image"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const trackRowHeight = 16
+const trackWidth = 100
+
+func (t *Tracker) layoutTrack(notes []byte, active bool, cursorRow, cursorCol, playingRow int) layout.Widget {
+	return func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
+		gtx.Constraints.Min.X = trackWidth
+		gtx.Constraints.Max.X = trackWidth
+		if active {
+			paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, activeTrackColor, clip.Rect{
+				Max: gtx.Constraints.Max,
+			}.Op())
+		} else {
+			paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, inactiveTrackColor, clip.Rect{
+				Max: gtx.Constraints.Max,
+			}.Op())
+		}
+		defer op.Push(gtx.Ops).Pop()
+		clip.Rect{Max: gtx.Constraints.Max}.Add(gtx.Ops)
+		op.Offset(f32.Pt(0, float32(gtx.Constraints.Max.Y/2)-trackRowHeight)).Add(gtx.Ops)
+		paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, panelColor, clip.Rect{Max: image.Pt(gtx.Constraints.Max.X, trackRowHeight)}.Op())
+		if active {
+			switch cursorCol {
+			case 0:
+				paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, panelShadeColor, clip.Rect{Max: image.Pt(36, trackRowHeight)}.Op())
+			case 1, 2:
+				s := op.Push(gtx.Ops)
+				op.Offset(f32.Pt(trackWidth/2+float32(cursorCol-1)*10, 0)).Add(gtx.Ops)
+				paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, panelShadeColor, clip.Rect{Max: image.Pt(10, trackRowHeight)}.Op())
+				s.Pop()
+			}
+		}
+		op.Offset(f32.Pt(0, (-1*trackRowHeight)*float32(cursorRow))).Add(gtx.Ops)
+		for i, c := range notes {
+			if i == playingRow {
+				paint.FillShape(gtx.Ops, trackerPlayColor, clip.Rect{Max: image.Pt(trackWidth, trackRowHeight)}.Op())
+			}
+			if i == cursorRow {
+				paint.ColorOp{Color: trackerActiveTextColor}.Add(gtx.Ops)
+			} else {
+				paint.ColorOp{Color: trackerTextColor}.Add(gtx.Ops)
+			}
+			widget.Label{}.Layout(gtx, textShaper, trackerFont, trackerFontSize, valueAsNote(c))
+			op.Offset(f32.Pt(trackWidth/2, 0)).Add(gtx.Ops)
+			widget.Label{}.Layout(gtx, textShaper, trackerFont, trackerFontSize, strings.ToUpper(fmt.Sprintf("%02x", c)))
+			op.Offset(f32.Pt(-trackWidth/2, trackRowHeight)).Add(gtx.Ops)
+		}
+		return layout.Dimensions{Size: gtx.Constraints.Max}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go4k/tracker/tracker.go b/go4k/tracker/tracker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e025081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go4k/tracker/tracker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package tracker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"gioui.org/widget"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k/audio"
+	"github.com/vsariola/sointu/go4k/bridge"
+)
+
+type Tracker struct {
+	QuitButton     *widget.Clickable
+	song           go4k.Song
+	CursorRow      int
+	CursorColumn   int
+	DisplayPattern int
+	PlayPattern    int32
+	PlayRow        int32
+	ActiveTrack    int
+	CurrentOctave  byte
+	Playing        bool
+	ticked         chan struct{}
+	setPlaying     chan bool
+	rowJump        chan int
+	patternJump    chan int
+	player         audio.Player
+	synth          go4k.Synth
+	playBuffer     []float32
+	closer         chan struct{}
+}
+
+func (t *Tracker) LoadSong(song go4k.Song) error {
+	if err := song.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid song: %w", err)
+	}
+	t.song = song
+	if synth, err := bridge.Synth(song.Patch); err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("error loading synth: %v\n", err)
+		t.synth = nil
+	} else {
+		t.synth = synth
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Tracker) Close() {
+	t.player.Close()
+	t.closer <- struct{}{}
+}
+
+func New(player audio.Player) *Tracker {
+	t := &Tracker{
+		QuitButton:    new(widget.Clickable),
+		CurrentOctave: 4,
+		player:        player,
+		setPlaying:    make(chan bool),
+		rowJump:       make(chan int),
+		patternJump:   make(chan int),
+		ticked:        make(chan struct{}),
+		closer:        make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+	go t.sequencerLoop(t.closer)
+	if err := t.LoadSong(defaultSong); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("cannot load default song: %w", err))
+	}
+	return t
+}