diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d800231..6d0b111 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ path = "src/lib.rs"
 [[bin]]
 path = "src/main.rs"
 name = "raust"
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.104"
+cpal = { version = "0.18.2", features = ["realtime"] }
+
+[features]
+default = []
+
+pipewire = ["cpal/pipewire"]
diff --git a/devenv.nix b/devenv.nix
index 6b94466..2a55255 100644
--- a/devenv.nix
+++ b/devenv.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@
   packages = with pkgs; [
     tombi
     bacon
+
+    pkg-config
+    alsa-lib.dev
+    pipewire
+    pipewire.dev
+    llvmPackages.libclang
   ];
 
+  env.LIBCLANG_PATH = "${pkgs.llvmPackages.libclang.lib}/lib";
+
   languages.rust = {
     enable = true;
     toolchainFile = ./rust-toolchain.toml;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6eec06a..49dfc7d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,98 @@
+use cpal::{
+    Device, Error, ErrorKind, FromSample, HostId, I24, OutputCallbackInfo, Sample, SampleFormat,
+    SizedSample, StreamConfig,
+    traits::{DeviceTrait, HostTrait, StreamTrait},
+};
+
 pub fn add(a: u32, b: u32) -> u32 {
     a + b
 }
+
+pub fn synthesize() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    #[allow(unused_mut, unused_assignments)]
+    let mut pipewire_host_id: Result<HostId, Error> = Err(ErrorKind::HostUnavailable.into());
+    #[cfg(any(
+        target_os = "linux",
+        target_os = "dragonfly",
+        target_os = "freebsd",
+        target_os = "netbsd",
+    ))]
+    {
+        #[cfg(feature = "pipewire")]
+        {
+            pipewire_host_id = Ok(HostId::PipeWire);
+        }
+    }
+    let host = pipewire_host_id
+        .and_then(cpal::host_from_id)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| cpal::default_host());
+    let device = host.default_output_device().expect("Failed to find output device");
+    println!("Output device: {}", device.id()?);
+    let config = device.default_output_config()?;
+    println!("Default output config: {config:?}");
+    match config.sample_format() {
+        SampleFormat::I8 => run::<i8>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::I16 => run::<i16>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::I24 => run::<I24>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::I32 => run::<i32>(&device, config.into()),
+        // SampleFormat::I48 => run::<I48>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::I64 => run::<i64>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::U8 => run::<u8>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::U16 => run::<u16>(&device, config.into()),
+        // SampleFormat::U24 => run::<U24>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::U32 => run::<u32>(&device, config.into()),
+        // SampleFormat::U48 => run::<U48>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::U64 => run::<u64>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::F32 => run::<f32>(&device, config.into()),
+        SampleFormat::F64 => run::<f64>(&device, config.into()),
+        sample_format => panic!("Unsupported sample format '{sample_format}'"),
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn run<T>(device: &Device, config: StreamConfig) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error>
+where
+    T: SizedSample + FromSample<f32>,
+{
+    let sample_rate = config.sample_rate as f32;
+    let channels = config.channels as usize;
+
+    // Produce a sinusoid of maximum amplitude.
+    let mut sample_clock = 0f32;
+    let mut next_value = move || {
+        sample_clock = (sample_clock + 1.0) % sample_rate;
+        (sample_clock * 440.0 * 2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI / sample_rate).sin()
+    };
+
+    let err_fn = |err: Error| match err.kind() {
+        ErrorKind::DeviceChanged | ErrorKind::RealtimeDenied => {
+            eprintln!("{err}")
+        }
+        _ => eprintln!("Stream error: {err}"),
+    };
+
+    let stream = device.build_output_stream(
+        config,
+        move |data: &mut [T], _: &OutputCallbackInfo| write_data(data, channels, &mut next_value),
+        err_fn,
+        None,
+    )?;
+    stream.play()?;
+
+    std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1000));
+
+    stream.pause()?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn write_data<T>(output: &mut [T], channels: usize, next_sample: &mut dyn FnMut() -> f32)
+where
+    T: Sample + FromSample<f32>,
+{
+    for frame in output.chunks_mut(channels) {
+        let value: T = T::from_sample(next_sample());
+        for sample in frame.iter_mut() {
+            *sample = value;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3a6446c..3048d7c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use raust::add;
+use raust::synthesize;
 
 fn main() {
-    println!("Hello, world! {}", add(1, 2));
+    synthesize().expect("Failed to run synthesis engine");
 }