diff --git a/assets/gptcrap.md b/assets/gptcrap.md
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+✅ 1. Use Pitch Correction with pitch Element
+Normally, speeding up audio raises its pitch. To maintain pitch (i.e., keep voices from sounding chipmunky), you can use the pitch plugin (part of the soundtouch or rubberband plugins).
+
+Example GStreamer Pipeline (CLI):
+```bash
+gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=yourfile.mp3 ! decodebin ! audioconvert ! pitch pitch=1.0 rate=1.5 ! autoaudiosink
+```
+
+pitch=1.0 keeps the pitch constant
+rate=1.5 increases playback speed to 1.5x
+pitch plugin is from gst-plugins-bad
+
+✅ 2. Use Higher-Quality Resampling
+When changing playback rate, audio might need resampling. Use audioresample with better quality settings.
+```bash
+gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=yourfile.mp3 ! decodebin ! audioresample quality=10 ! pitch pitch=1.0 rate=1.5 ! autoaudiosink
+quality=10 gives better audio fidelity (default is 4)
+```
+
+✅ 3. Adjust Buffering to Prevent Glitches
+Higher playback speeds can stress the pipeline. Use queue elements or increase buffer sizes to smooth things out.
+
+```bash
+... ! queue max-size-buffers=0 max-size-bytes=0 max-size-time=500000000 ! ...
+```
+✅ 4. Use playbin with Custom Filters (in Code)
+If you're working in Qt and using GStreamer under the hood, you can’t easily insert these elements into the pipeline via QMediaPlayer. But you can build a custom pipeline using GStreamer directly in C++ or Python.
+
+Example GStreamer code snippet in Python:
+
+```python
+pipeline = Gst.parse_launch(
+    "playbin uri=file:///path/to/file.mp3 audio-filter='pitch pitch=1.0 rate=1.5'"
+)
+```
+In Qt, you'd need to bypass QMediaPlayer and integrate GStreamer directly, or subclass QMediaPlayer and access the backend (advanced).
+
+✅ 5. Ensure You Have the Right Plugins Installed
+Make sure you have:
+
+gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad (for pitch)
+gstreamer1.0-plugins-base
+gstreamer1.0-plugins-good
+gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly (if needed)
+
+Install on Debian/Ubuntu:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-plugins-{bad,base,good,ugly}
+```
+
+
+```bash
+pip install PyQt5
+sudo apt install python3-gi gir1.2-gst-1.0 gstreamer1.0-plugins-{bad,good,base}
+```
+✅ Custom Media Player with Rate & Pitch Control
+```python
+import sys
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QPushButton, QVBoxLayout, QFileDialog, QLabel, QSlider
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
+import gi
+
+gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
+from gi.repository import Gst, GObject
+
+# Initialize GStreamer
+Gst.init(None)
+
+class GStreamerPlayer(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.setWindowTitle("Custom GStreamer Audio Player with Pitch Control")
+        self.setGeometry(300, 300, 400, 200)
+
+        # UI
+        self.play_button = QPushButton("Play")
+        self.pause_button = QPushButton("Pause")
+        self.open_button = QPushButton("Open File")
+        self.label = QLabel("Playback Rate: 1.0x")
+        self.slider = QSlider(Qt.Horizontal)
+        self.slider.setMinimum(50)
+        self.slider.setMaximum(200)
+        self.slider.setValue(100)
+
+        layout = QVBoxLayout()
+        layout.addWidget(self.open_button)
+        layout.addWidget(self.play_button)
+        layout.addWidget(self.pause_button)
+        layout.addWidget(self.label)
+        layout.addWidget(self.slider)
+        self.setLayout(layout)
+
+        # Signals
+        self.open_button.clicked.connect(self.open_file)
+        self.play_button.clicked.connect(self.play)
+        self.pause_button.clicked.connect(self.pause)
+        self.slider.valueChanged.connect(self.set_playback_rate)
+
+        # GStreamer pipeline
+        self.pipeline = Gst.ElementFactory.make("playbin", "player")
+        self.pipeline.set_property("audio-filter", self.build_pitch_filter(1.0))
+
+        self.uri = None
+
+    def build_pitch_filter(self, rate):
+        pitch = Gst.ElementFactory.make("pitch", "pitch")
+        pitch.set_property("pitch", 1.0)
+        pitch.set_property("rate", rate)
+
+        # Build filter bin
+        bin = Gst.Bin.new("filter_bin")
+        conv = Gst.ElementFactory.make("audioconvert", "conv")
+        resample = Gst.ElementFactory.make("audioresample", "resample")
+        bin.add(conv)
+        bin.add(resample)
+        bin.add(pitch)
+
+        conv.link(resample)
+        resample.link(pitch)
+
+        # Ghost pad to connect to playbin
+        pad = pitch.get_static_pad("src")
+        ghost = Gst.GhostPad.new("src", pad)
+        bin.add_pad(ghost)
+
+        conv_pad = conv.get_static_pad("sink")
+        ghost_sink = Gst.GhostPad.new("sink", conv_pad)
+        bin.add_pad(ghost_sink)
+
+        return bin
+
+    def open_file(self):
+        file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, "Open Audio File")
+        if file_path:
+            self.uri = Gst.filename_to_uri(file_path)
+            self.pipeline.set_property("uri", self.uri)
+
+    def play(self):
+        if self.uri:
+            self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+
+    def pause(self):
+        self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PAUSED)
+
+    def set_playback_rate(self, value):
+        rate = value / 100.0
+        self.label.setText(f"Playback Rate: {rate:.1f}x")
+        # Replace the audio-filter with a new one using the updated rate
+        self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+        self.pipeline.set_property("audio-filter", self.build_pitch_filter(rate))
+        if self.uri:
+            self.pipeline.set_property("uri", self.uri)
+            self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+
+    def closeEvent(self, event):
+        self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+        event.accept()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    GObject.threads_init()
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    player = GStreamerPlayer()
+    player.show()
+    sys.exit(app.exec_())
+```
diff --git a/components/PMediaPlayer.py b/components/PMediaPlayer.py
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index 0000000..dd70e81
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+++ b/components/PMediaPlayer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import gi
+import os
+from gi.repository import Gst, GObject
+
+gi.require_version("Gst", "1.0")
+
+Gst.init(None)
+
+
+class PMediaPlayer:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.pipeline = Gst.ElementFactory.make("playbin", "player")
+        self.uri = None
+        self.rate = 1.0
+
+        # Set initial audio filter
+        self.pipeline.set_property("audio-filter", self._build_pitch_filter(self.rate))
+
+    def setSource(self, file_path: str):
+        if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"File not found: {file_path}")
+        self.uri = Gst.filename_to_uri(file_path)
+        self.pipeline.set_property("uri", self.uri)
+
+    def play(self):
+        if not self.uri:
+            raise RuntimeError("No media source set.")
+        self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+
+    def pause(self):
+        self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PAUSED)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+
+    def setPlaybackRate(self, rate: float):
+        if rate <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("Playback rate must be greater than 0.")
+
+        self.rate = rate
+        # Fully rebuild the pitch filter with new rate
+        self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+        self.pipeline.set_property("audio-filter", self._build_pitch_filter(rate))
+        if self.uri:
+            self.pipeline.set_property("uri", self.uri)
+        self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+
+    def _build_pitch_filter(self, rate: float):
+        pitch = Gst.ElementFactory.make("pitch", "pitch")
+        pitch.set_property("pitch", 1.0)  # Keep pitch constant
+        pitch.set_property("rate", rate)
+
+        bin = Gst.Bin.new("filter_bin")
+        conv = Gst.ElementFactory.make("audioconvert", "conv")
+        resample = Gst.ElementFactory.make("audioresample", "resample")
+
+        bin.add(conv)
+        bin.add(resample)
+        bin.add(pitch)
+        conv.link(resample)
+        resample.link(pitch)
+
+        # Ghost pads
+        sink_pad = conv.get_static_pad("sink")
+        src_pad = pitch.get_static_pad("src")
+        bin.add_pad(Gst.GhostPad.new("sink", sink_pad))
+        bin.add_pad(Gst.GhostPad.new("src", src_pad))
+
+        return bin
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+
+
+# Example usage:
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import time
+
+    GObject.threads_init()
+    player = PMediaPlayer()
+
+    try:
+        player.setSource("/path/to/your/audio/file.mp3")
+        player.play()
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+        print("Speeding up to 1.5x...")
+        player.setPlaybackRate(1.5)
+        time.sleep(5)
+
+        print("Slowing down to 0.75x...")
+        player.setPlaybackRate(0.75)
+        time.sleep(5)
+
+        print("Pausing...")
+        player.pause()
+        time.sleep(2)
+
+        print("Resuming...")
+        player.play()
+        time.sleep(5)
+
+    finally:
+        player.cleanup()
diff --git a/components/__init__.py b/components/__init__.py
index 57ba057..b8dc6b5 100644
--- a/components/__init__.py
+++ b/components/__init__.py
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ from .AddToPlaylistWindow import AddToPlaylistWindow
 from .CreatePlaylistWindow import CreatePlaylistWindow
 from .PlaylistsPane import PlaylistsPane
 from .ExportPlaylistWindow import ExportPlaylistWindow
+from .PMediaPlayer import PMediaPlayer
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index a264092..1598648 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ from components import (
     AudioVisualizer,
     CreatePlaylistWindow,
     ExportPlaylistWindow,
+    PMediaPlayer,
 )
 from utils.get_album_art import get_album_art
 
@@ -171,9 +172,12 @@ class ApplicationWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 
         # widget bits
         self.album_art_scene: QGraphicsScene = QGraphicsScene()
-        self.player: QMediaPlayer = QMediaPlayer()  # Audio player object
+        # self.player: QMediaPlayer = QMediaPlayer()  # Audio player object
+        self.player: PMediaPlayer = PMediaPlayer()
         self.probe: QAudioProbe = QAudioProbe()  # Gets audio buffer data
-        self.audio_visualizer: AudioVisualizer = AudioVisualizer(self.player, self.probe, self.PlotWidget)
+        self.audio_visualizer: AudioVisualizer = AudioVisualizer(
+            self.player, self.probe, self.PlotWidget
+        )
         self.timer = QTimer(self)  # for playback slider and such
 
         # sharing functions with other classes and that