diff --git a/internal/playback/audio.go b/internal/playback/audio.go
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+package playback
+
+import "context"
+
+// AudioFrame contains deinterleaved F32 audio samples.
+//
+// Samples contains one byte slice per channel. Each channel contains
+// SampleCount float32 samples.
+//
+// The sample payload may borrow source-owned memory. AudioSink must finish
+// reading it before ConsumeAudio returns.
+type AudioFrame struct {
+	Index       uint64
+	SampleCount uint64
+	Channels    uint64
+
+	SampleRateNumerator   int64
+	SampleRateDenominator int64
+
+	Samples [][]byte
+}
+
+// AudioReader reads batches from one audio feed.
+//
+// ReadAudio must not be called again until the previous frame has been
+// consumed.
+type AudioReader interface {
+	ReadAudio(context.Context) (AudioFrame, error)
+	Close() error
+}
+
+// AudioReaderFactory opens a reader for the configured audio feed.
+type AudioReaderFactory interface {
+	OpenAudio(context.Context, FeedConfig) (AudioReader, error)
+}
+
+// AudioSink synchronously consumes one borrowed audio batch.
+//
+// ConsumeAudio must not retain frame.Samples or their underlying byte slices.
+type AudioSink interface {
+	ConsumeAudio(context.Context, AudioFrame) error
+}