diff --git a/sc3-test.sc b/sc3-test.sc
index f524041..6481647 100644
--- a/sc3-test.sc
+++ b/sc3-test.sc
@@ -1,2 +1,30 @@
+///// // / /    /   / / /     /
+//
+// supercollider tests
+//
+////// /  /
+
+"e p h e m e r a l   g a r d e n".postln;
+
+(
+// sc server
+Server.local.boot;
+s = Server.local;
+//s.options.memSize = 1024 * 1024;
+//s.options.maxNodes = 1024 * 1024;
+//s.options.numBuffers  = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+//s.latency = 0.05;
+s.options.sampleRate = 44100;
+)
+
+~snd = "/home/foam/snd/31-dawn-chorus-11m36--01.wav";
+
+b = Buffer.read(s,~snd);
+
+a = { (PlayBuf.ar(1, b, rate: 1, loop: 1) * 0.1).dup }.play;
+
+//a.free;
+
+//b.free;
+
 
-"/// // / / / //  /".postln;
\ No newline at end of file