diff --git a/Resources/audio/sosci.flac b/Resources/audio/sosci.flac
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..745e2b8
Binary files /dev/null and b/Resources/audio/sosci.flac differ
diff --git a/Source/CommonPluginProcessor.cpp b/Source/CommonPluginProcessor.cpp
index 168671c..9587168 100644
--- a/Source/CommonPluginProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/CommonPluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ CommonAudioProcessor::CommonAudioProcessor()
     permanentEffects.push_back(thresholdEffect);
     effects.push_back(volumeEffect);
     effects.push_back(thresholdEffect);
+
+    wavParser.setLooping(false);
 }
 
 void CommonAudioProcessor::addAllParameters() {
@@ -187,6 +189,12 @@ double CommonAudioProcessor::getSampleRate() {
 void CommonAudioProcessor::loadAudioFile(const juce::File& file) {
     auto stream = std::make_unique<juce::FileInputStream>(file);
     if (stream->openedOk()) {
+        loadAudioFile(std::move(stream));
+    }
+}
+
+void CommonAudioProcessor::loadAudioFile(std::unique_ptr<juce::InputStream> stream) {
+    if (stream != nullptr) {
         juce::SpinLock::ScopedLockType lock(wavParserLock);
         wavParser.parse(std::move(stream));
 
diff --git a/Source/CommonPluginProcessor.h b/Source/CommonPluginProcessor.h
index 98decb6..0daf153 100644
--- a/Source/CommonPluginProcessor.h
+++ b/Source/CommonPluginProcessor.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public:
     void changeProgramName(int index, const juce::String& newName) override;
     double getSampleRate() override;
     void loadAudioFile(const juce::File& file);
+    void loadAudioFile(std::unique_ptr<juce::InputStream> stream);
     void stopAudioFile();
     void addAudioPlayerListener(AudioPlayerListener* listener);
     void removeAudioPlayerListener(AudioPlayerListener* listener);
diff --git a/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp b/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp
index 30e0b7c..05477d5 100644
--- a/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/SosciPluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 #include "audio/EffectParameter.h"
 
 SosciAudioProcessor::SosciAudioProcessor() {
+    // demo audio file on standalone only
+    if (juce::JUCEApplicationBase::isStandaloneApp()) {
+        std::unique_ptr<juce::InputStream> stream = std::make_unique<juce::MemoryInputStream>(BinaryData::sosci_flac, BinaryData::sosci_flacSize, false);
+        loadAudioFile(std::move(stream));
+    }
+
     addAllParameters();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/components/AudioPlayerComponent.cpp b/Source/components/AudioPlayerComponent.cpp
index 69cfa19..73604c3 100644
--- a/Source/components/AudioPlayerComponent.cpp
+++ b/Source/components/AudioPlayerComponent.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ AudioPlayerComponent::AudioPlayerComponent(CommonAudioProcessor& processor) : au
     playButton.setTooltip("Play audio file");
     pauseButton.setTooltip("Pause audio file");
 
-    repeatButton.setToggleState(true, juce::dontSendNotification);
-
     playButton.onClick = [this]() {
         audioProcessor.wavParser.setPaused(false);
         if (audioProcessor.wavParser.isInitialised()) {
@@ -73,6 +71,8 @@ AudioPlayerComponent::~AudioPlayerComponent() {
 
 // must hold lock
 void AudioPlayerComponent::setup() {
+    repeatButton.setToggleState(audioProcessor.wavParser.isLooping(), juce::dontSendNotification);
+
     if (audioProcessor.wavParser.isInitialised()) {
         slider.setVisible(true);
         repeatButton.setVisible(true);
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ void AudioPlayerComponent::setup() {
         };
         playButton.setVisible(audioProcessor.wavParser.isPaused());
         pauseButton.setVisible(!audioProcessor.wavParser.isPaused());
-        audioProcessor.wavParser.setLooping(repeatButton.getToggleState());
     } else {
         slider.setVisible(false);
         repeatButton.setVisible(false);
diff --git a/sosci.jucer b/sosci.jucer
index a10644b..fe3d7b0 100644
--- a/sosci.jucer
+++ b/sosci.jucer
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
               pluginManufacturerCode="Jhba" pluginCode="Sosc" pluginAUMainType="'aufx'">
   <MAINGROUP id="j5Ge2T" name="sosci">
     <GROUP id="{5ABCED88-0059-A7AF-9596-DBF91DDB0292}" name="Resources">
+      <GROUP id="{42A9EAA7-6D00-065D-0F8B-755E9B552173}" name="audio">
+        <FILE id="bv80Wk" name="sosci.flac" compile="0" resource="1" file="Resources/audio/sosci.flac"/>
+      </GROUP>
       <GROUP id="{1C0FC3AA-01F6-8768-381C-200ED18AB5F2}" name="fonts">
         <FILE id="R0Gs1t" name="FiraSans-Bold.ttf" compile="0" resource="1"
               file="Resources/fonts/FiraSans-Bold.ttf"/>