diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f106012a..03204ebd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+ "libc",
+ "objc2-audio-toolbox",
+ "objc2-core-audio",
+ "objc2-core-audio-types",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
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+
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+ "coreaudio-rs 0.13.0",
+ "dasp_sample",
+ "jni",
+ "js-sys",
+ "libc",
+ "mach2",
+ "ndk 0.9.0",
+ "ndk-context",
+ "num-derive",
+ "num-traits",
+ "objc2-audio-toolbox",
+ "objc2-core-audio",
+ "objc2-core-audio-types",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+ "wasm-bindgen-futures",
+ "web-sys",
+ "windows 0.54.0",
+]
+
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+ "bitflags 2.10.0",
+ "objc2",
+]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "af9673d8203fcb076b19dfd17e38b3d4ae9f44959416ea532ce72415a6020365"
+
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- "tinyvec",
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@@ -4597,7 +4630,21 @@ dependencies = [
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  "jni-sys",
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- "ndk-sys",
+ "ndk-sys 0.5.0+25.2.9519653",
+ "num_enum",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "jni-sys",
+ "log",
+ "ndk-sys 0.6.0+11769913",
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  "thiserror 1.0.69",
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@@ -4617,6 +4664,15 @@ dependencies = [
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+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ee6cda3051665f1fb8d9e08fc35c96d5a244fb1be711a03b71118828afc9a873"
+dependencies = [
+ "jni-sys",
+]
+
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+ "libc",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-core-audio",
+ "objc2-core-audio-types",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
+ "objc2-foundation",
+]
+
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+dependencies = [
+ "dispatch2",
+ "objc2",
+ "objc2-core-audio-types",
+ "objc2-core-foundation",
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+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.10.0",
+ "objc2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2a180dd8642fa45cdb7dd721cd4c11b1cadd4929ce112ebd8b9f5803cc79d536"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.10.0",
+ "dispatch2",
+ "objc2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ef25abbcd74fb2609453eb695bd2f860d389e457f67dc17cafc8b8cbc89d0c33"
+
+[[package]]
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e3e0adef53c21f888deb4fa59fc59f7eb17404926ee8a6f59f5df0fd7f9f3272"
+dependencies = [
+ "objc2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.1.2"
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 dependencies = [
  "jni",
- "ndk",
+ "ndk 0.8.0",
  "ndk-context",
  "num-derive",
  "num-traits",
@@ -5030,15 +5158,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
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-dependencies = [
- "byteorder",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
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-version = "0.17.3"
+version = "0.21.1"
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-checksum = "3b1bb7b48ee48471f55da122c0044fcc7600cfcc85db88240b89cb832935e611"
+checksum = "e40ecf59e742e03336be6a3d53755e789fd05a059fa22dfa0ed624722319e183"
 dependencies = [
- "claxon",
- "cpal",
- "hound",
- "lewton",
+ "cpal 0.16.0",
+ "dasp_sample",
+ "num-rational",
  "symphonia",
 ]
 
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 checksum = "5773a4c030a19d9bfaa090f49746ff35c75dfddfa700df7a5939d5e076a57039"
 dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
+ "symphonia-bundle-flac",
  "symphonia-bundle-mp3",
+ "symphonia-codec-aac",
+ "symphonia-codec-pcm",
+ "symphonia-codec-vorbis",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-format-isomp4",
+ "symphonia-format-ogg",
+ "symphonia-format-riff",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-bundle-flac"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c91565e180aea25d9b80a910c546802526ffd0072d0b8974e3ebe59b686c9976"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
  "symphonia-core",
  "symphonia-metadata",
+ "symphonia-utils-xiph",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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  "symphonia-metadata",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-codec-aac"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c263845aa86881416849c1729a54c7f55164f8b96111dba59de46849e73a790"
+dependencies = [
+ "lazy_static",
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-codec-pcm"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4e89d716c01541ad3ebe7c91ce4c8d38a7cf266a3f7b2f090b108fb0cb031d95"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-codec-vorbis"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f025837c309cd69ffef572750b4a2257b59552c5399a5e49707cc5b1b85d1c73"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-utils-xiph",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "symphonia-core"
 version = "0.5.5"
@@ -7468,6 +7637,43 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-format-isomp4"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "243739585d11f81daf8dac8d9f3d18cc7898f6c09a259675fc364b382c30e0a5"
+dependencies = [
+ "encoding_rs",
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+ "symphonia-utils-xiph",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-format-ogg"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b4955c67c1ed3aa8ae8428d04ca8397fbef6a19b2b051e73b5da8b1435639cb"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+ "symphonia-utils-xiph",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-format-riff"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c2d7c3df0e7d94efb68401d81906eae73c02b40d5ec1a141962c592d0f11a96f"
+dependencies = [
+ "extended",
+ "log",
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "symphonia-metadata"
 version = "0.5.5"
@@ -7480,6 +7686,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "symphonia-core",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "symphonia-utils-xiph"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ee27c85ab799a338446b68eec77abf42e1a6f1bb490656e121c6e27bfbab9f16"
+dependencies = [
+ "symphonia-core",
+ "symphonia-metadata",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "1.0.109"
@@ -7558,7 +7774,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "candle-nn",
  "candle-transformers",
  "chrono",
- "cpal",
+ "cpal 0.15.3",
  "futures",
  "image 0.24.9",
  "imageproc",
diff --git a/crates/synapse-infra/Cargo.toml b/crates/synapse-infra/Cargo.toml
index b6623c13..8b803688 100644
--- a/crates/synapse-infra/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/synapse-infra/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ candle-transformers = { workspace = true }
 # Sensory (Vision & Audio)
 nokhwa = { version = "0.10", features = ["input-native"] }
 cpal = "0.15"
-rodio = "0.17"
+rodio = "0.21"
 
 # Random (for diffusion)
 rand = { workspace = true }