diff --git a/src/engine/filePlayer.cpp b/src/engine/filePlayer.cpp
index dda2e9066..94e335dc6 100644
--- a/src/engine/filePlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/filePlayer.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,63 @@
 #define DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SIZE (1U<<DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SHIFT)
 #define DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_MASK (DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SIZE-1)
 
+#define DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCKS_FROM_FILL 2
+#define DIV_FPCACHE_DISCARD_SIZE 4096
+
 void DivFilePlayer::fillBlocksNear(size_t pos) {
+  // don't if file isn't present
+  if (!blocks) return;
+
+  // don't if there was an I/O error
+  if (fileError) return;
+
+  // don't read anything if we cannot seek
+  // (if this is set the file is already read in its entirety)
+  if (!si.seekable) return;
+
+  size_t firstBlock=pos>>DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SHIFT;
+  size_t lastBlock=firstBlock+DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCKS_FROM_FILL;
+  if (lastBlock>=numBlocks) lastBlock=numBlocks-1;
+
+  // don't read if we're after end of file
+  if (firstBlock>lastBlock) return;
+  
+  bool needToFill=false;
+  for (size_t i=firstBlock; i<=lastBlock; i++) {
+    if (!blocks[i]) {
+      needToFill=true;
+      firstBlock=blocks[i];
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!needToFill) return;
+
+  // check whether we need to seek
+  sf_count_seek curSeek=sf_seek(sf,0,SEEK_CUR);
+  if (curSeek==-1) {
+    // I/O error
+    fileError=true;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  
+
+  // read blocks
+  for (size_t i=firstBlock; i<=lastBlock; i++) {
+    if (!blocks[i]) {
+      blocks[i]=new float[DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SIZE*si.channels];
+      memset(blocks[i],0,
+    }
+    sf_count_t totalRead=sf_readf_float(sf,blocks[i],DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SIZE);
+    if (totalRead<DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SIZE) {
+      // we've reached end of file
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void DivFilePlayer::mix(float** buf, int chans, unsigned int size) {
-
+  
 }
 
 size_t DivFilePlayer::getPos() {
@@ -35,7 +87,7 @@ size_t DivFilePlayer::getPos() {
 }
 
 size_t DivFilePlayer::setPos(size_t newPos, unsigned int offset=0) {
-
+  playPos=newPos;
 }
 
 void DivFilePlayer::play(unsigned int offset=0) {
@@ -48,11 +100,53 @@ void DivFilePlayer::stop(unsigned int offset=0) {
 
 bool DivFilePlayer::closeFile() {
   if (sf==NULL) return false;
-  sf_close(sf);
+  sfw.doClose();
   sf=NULL;
+  playing=false;
+
+  for (size_t i=0; i<numBlocks; i++) {
+    if (blocks[i]) {
+      delete[] blocks[i];
+      blocks[i]=NULL;
+    }
+  }
+  numBlocks=0;
+  delete[] blocks;
+  blocks=NULL;
+
+  delete[] discardBuf;
+  discardBuf=NULL;
 }
 
 bool DivFilePlayer::loadFile(const char* path) {
+  sf=sfw.doOpen(path,SFM_READ,&si);
+  if (sf==NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  numBlocks=(DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_MASK+si.frames)>>DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SHIFT;
+  blocks=new float*[numBlocks];
+  memset(blocks,0,numBlocks*sizeof(void*));
+
+  playPos=0;
+  rateAccum=0;
+  fileError=false;
+
+  // read the entire file if not seekable
+  if (!si.seekable) {
+    for (size_t i=0; i<numBlocks; i++) {
+      blocks[i]=new float[DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SIZE*si.channels];
+    }
+    for (size_t i=0; i<numBlocks; i++) {
+      sf_count_t totalRead=sf_readf_float(sf,blocks[i],DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SIZE);
+      if (totalRead<DIV_FPCACHE_BLOCK_SIZE) {
+        // we've reached end of file
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  discardBuf=new float[DIV_FPCACHE_DISCARD_SIZE*si.channels];
 }
 
 String DivFilePlayer::getLastError() {
@@ -60,19 +154,21 @@ String DivFilePlayer::getLastError() {
 }
 
 void DivFilePlayer::setOutputRate(int rate) {
-
+  outRate=0;
 }
 
 float DivFilePlayer::getVolume() {
-
+  return volume;
 }
 
 void DivFilePlayer::setVolume(float vol) {
-
+  volume=vol;
 }
 
 DivFilePlayer::DivFilePlayer():
+  discardBuf(NULL),
   blocks(NULL),
+  numBlocks(0),
   sf(NULL),
   playPos(0),
   outRate(44100),
@@ -80,6 +176,7 @@ DivFilePlayer::DivFilePlayer():
   volume(1.0f),
   playing(false),
   fileError(false) {
+  memset(&si,0,sizeof(SF_INFO));
 }
 
 DivFilePlayer::~DivFilePlayer() {
diff --git a/src/engine/filePlayer.h b/src/engine/filePlayer.h
index d2a450cfe..c409e7882 100644
--- a/src/engine/filePlayer.h
+++ b/src/engine/filePlayer.h
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ struct SF_INFO {
 #endif
 
 class DivFilePlayer {
+  float* discardBuf;
   float** blocks;
+  size_t numBlocks;
   String lastError;
+  SFWrapper sfw;
   SNDFILE* sf;
   SF_INFO si;