diff --git a/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml b/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fa9493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/copyright/profiles_settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<component name="CopyrightManager">
+  <settings default="OAPL notice" />
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/hosts/AudioHost.java b/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/hosts/AudioHost.java
index d40f52a..e05eb62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/hosts/AudioHost.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/hosts/AudioHost.java
@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * This code, and therefore this entire project, is licensed under
+ * the Open Autonomous Public License (OAPL) v1.0, or one that
+ * derives from that license.
+ * For more details, please refer to the LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Maple.
+ */
+
 package org.openautonomousconnection.luascript.hosts;
 
+import org.openautonomousconnection.luascript.type.AudioValue;
+
 import java.io.File;
 
+/**
+ * Abstract audio service host
+ */
 public interface AudioHost {
 
-    void play(File audioFile);
+    /**
+     * Load an audio file as a LuaValue (AudioValue type)
+     * @param audioFile audio media file
+     * @return reference object to media
+     */
+    AudioValue load(File audioFile);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/tables/AudioTable.java b/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/tables/AudioTable.java
index c0de21b..c1a67f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/tables/AudioTable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/tables/AudioTable.java
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ public class AudioTable extends ScriptTable {
     protected void define(HostServices services) {
         AudioHost audioHost = services.audio().orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("AudioHost not provided"));
 
-        table().set("play", new OneArgFunction() {
+        table().set("load", new OneArgFunction() {
             @Override
             public LuaValue call(LuaValue arg) {
                 String fileName = arg.checkjstring();
-                audioHost.play(new File(fileName));
-                return LuaValue.NIL;
+
+                return audioHost.load(new File(fileName));
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/type/AudioValue.java b/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/type/AudioValue.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4583f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openautonomousconnection/luascript/type/AudioValue.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * This code, and therefore this entire project, is licensed under
+ * the Open Autonomous Public License (OAPL) v1.0, or one that
+ * derives from that license.
+ * For more details, please refer to the LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Maple.
+ */
+
+package org.openautonomousconnection.luascript.type;
+
+import javafx.scene.media.MediaPlayer;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import org.luaj.vm2.LuaFunction;
+import org.luaj.vm2.LuaNumber;
+import org.luaj.vm2.LuaTable;
+import org.luaj.vm2.LuaValue;
+import org.openautonomousconnection.luascript.tables.AudioTable;
+
+/**
+ * Different from {@link AudioTable} in that this is an instance gathered from {@code AudioTable::load}
+ */
+public class AudioValue extends LuaTable {
+    @Getter @Setter
+    private MediaPlayer mediaPlayer;
+
+    public AudioValue(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
+        this.mediaPlayer = mediaPlayer;
+
+        this.set("play", new LuaFunction() {
+            @Override
+            public LuaValue call() {
+                mediaPlayer.play();
+
+                return LuaValue.NIL;
+            }
+        });
+
+        this.set("stop", new LuaFunction() {
+            @Override
+            public LuaValue call() {
+                mediaPlayer.stop();
+
+                return LuaValue.NIL;
+            }
+        });
+
+        this.set("pause", new LuaFunction() {
+            @Override
+            public LuaValue call() {
+                mediaPlayer.pause();
+
+                return LuaValue.NIL;
+            }
+        });
+
+        this.set("setVolume", new LuaFunction() {
+            @Override
+            public LuaValue call(LuaValue volume) {
+                double v = volume.checkdouble();
+
+                mediaPlayer.setVolume(Math.clamp(v, 0, 1));
+
+                return LuaValue.NIL;
+            }
+        });
+
+        this.set("getVolume", new LuaFunction() {
+            @Override
+            public LuaValue call() {
+                return LuaNumber.valueOf(mediaPlayer.getVolume());
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+}