diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d9f4de29..e8c1f2fc 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Linux:
 - Qt version >= 4.2.3  --> http://trolltech.com/
 - libcrypt (e.g. version 0.9.7)  --> http://www.openssl.org/
 - libboost_thread (e.g. version 1.33)  --> http://www.boost.org/
+- libSDL_mixer, libSDL --> http://www.libsdl.org/
 
 Windows:
 
diff --git a/pokerth.pro b/pokerth.pro
index 50e8510f..d68c7054 100755
--- a/pokerth.pro
+++ b/pokerth.pro
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ win32{
 }
 
 unix{
-    LIBS += -lboost_thread -lcrypto
+    LIBS += -lboost_thread -lcrypto -lSDL_mixer
 }
 
 macx{
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
index 9bf62ce2..5f80e034 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,17 @@
 
 #include <net/socket_msg.h>
 
+//SOUND TESTING
+// #include "SDL.h"
+// #include "SDL_mixer.h"
+//SOUND TESTING
+
 #define FORMATLEFT(X) "<p align='center'>(X)"
 #define FORMATRIGHT(X) "(X)</p>"
 
 
+
+
 using namespace std;
 
 mainWindowImpl::mainWindowImpl(ConfigFile *c, QMainWindow *parent)
@@ -621,12 +628,34 @@ mainWindowImpl::mainWindowImpl(ConfigFile *c, QMainWindow *parent)
 // 	playerNameLabelArray[1]->setText(QString::fromUtf8(myConfig->readConfigString("Opponent1Name").c_str()));
 
 
+
+	//SOUNDTESTING
+	audio_rate = 44100;
+  	audio_format = AUDIO_S16; /* 16-bit stereo */
+  	audio_channels = 2;
+  	audio_buffers = 4096;
+	music = NULL;
+
+	SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_AUDIO);
+
+	if(Mix_OpenAudio(audio_rate, audio_format, audio_channels, audio_buffers)) {
+    		printf("Unable to open audio!\n");
+    		exit(1);
+  	}
+	
+	Mix_QuerySpec(&audio_rate, &audio_format, &audio_channels);
+	//SOUNDTESTING
+
 }
 
 mainWindowImpl::~mainWindowImpl() {
 
 	delete myConfig;
 	myConfig = 0;
+
+	//SOUND TESTING
+	Mix_CloseAudio();
+  	SDL_Quit();
 }
 
 void mainWindowImpl::callNewGameDialog() {
@@ -2468,7 +2497,7 @@ void mainWindowImpl::keyPressEvent ( QKeyEvent * event ) {
 	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_F10) { switchLeftToolBox(); } 
 	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_F11) { switchRightToolBox(); } 
 // 	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_F) { switchFullscreen(); } //f
-	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_S) { myChat->checkInvisible(); } //f	
+	if (event->key() == Qt::Key_S) { playSound(); } //s	
 	if (event->key() == 16777249) { 
 		pushButton_break->click(); 
 		ctrlPressed = TRUE;
@@ -2561,3 +2590,30 @@ void mainWindowImpl::networkGameModification() {
 
 }
 
+void mainWindowImpl::musicDone() {
+  Mix_HaltMusic();
+  Mix_FreeMusic(music);
+  music = NULL;
+}
+
+void mainWindowImpl::playSound() {
+
+	cout << "play now" << endl;
+	 /* Actually loads up the music */
+        music = Mix_LoadMUS("beep.ogg");
+
+        /* This begins playing the music - the first argument is a
+           pointer to Mix_Music structure, and the second is how many
+           times you want it to loop (use -1 for infinite, and 0 to
+           have it just play once) */
+        Mix_PlayMusic(music, 0);
+
+        /* We want to know when our music has stopped playing so we
+           can free it up and set 'music' back to NULL.  SDL_Mixer
+           provides us with a callback routine we can use to do
+           exactly that */
+//         Mix_HookMusicFinished(mainWindowImpl::musicDone);
+        
+ }
+
+
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h
index 094076cd..65febae6 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #include <QtGui>
 #include <QtCore>
 
+#include "SDL/SDL.h"
+#include "SDL/SDL_mixer.h"
+
 class Log;
 class Chat;
 class ConfigFile;
@@ -250,6 +253,11 @@ public slots:
 	void localGameModification();
 	void networkGameModification();
 
+	//SOUND TESTING
+	void playSound();
+	void musicDone();
+	
+
 private: 
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<GuiInterface> myServerGuiInterface;
@@ -379,6 +387,13 @@ private:
 	// statistic testing
 	int statisticArray[15];
 
+	//sound testing
+	int audio_rate;
+  	Uint16 audio_format;
+ 	int audio_channels;
+  	int audio_buffers;
+	Mix_Music *music;
+
 friend class GuiWrapper;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/resources.qrc b/src/gui/qt/resources.qrc
index 77eea62d..ee731066 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/resources.qrc
+++ b/src/gui/qt/resources.qrc
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     <qresource prefix="/data" >
         <file>resources/data/preflopValues</file>
 	<file>resources/data/flopValues</file>
+	<file>resources/data/beep.ogg</file>
     </qresource>
     <qresource prefix="/fonts" >
         <file>resources/fonts/VeraBd.ttf</file>
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/resources/data/beep.ogg b/src/gui/qt/resources/data/beep.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c8d2741
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