diff --git a/apps/react/src/App.tsx b/apps/react/src/App.tsx
index 7ae3fa91..22042a93 100644
--- a/apps/react/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/react/src/App.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { BrowserRouter, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { StudyScreen } from './components';
 import { MidiToRedux } from './components/MidiToRedux';
+import { PianoSound } from './components/PianoSound';
 import { AuthenticatedRoute } from './components/navigation/Routers';
 import { CoursesScreen, NotationInputScreen } from './screens';
 import { AllDeckCardsScreen } from './screens/AllDeckCardsScreen';
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export default function App() {
 	return (
 		<Provider store={store}>
 			<MidiToRedux />
+			<PianoSound />
 			<BrowserRouter>
 				<Routes>
 					<Route path="/" element={<AuthenticatedRoute screen={<CoursesScreen />} />} />
diff --git a/apps/react/src/components/MidiInputsDropdown.tsx b/apps/react/src/components/MidiInputsDropdown.tsx
index e2347a21..598215ca 100644
--- a/apps/react/src/components/MidiInputsDropdown.tsx
+++ b/apps/react/src/components/MidiInputsDropdown.tsx
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@ export const MidiInputsDropdown: React.FunctionComponent<MidiInputsDropdownProps
 	const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
 	const devices = useAppSelector((state) => state.midi.availableMidiDevices);
 	const inputs = devices.filter((device) => device.type === 'input');
-	// const outputs = devices.filter((device) => device.type === 'output');
 	const selectedInputId = useAppSelector((state) => state.midi.selectedInput);
 	const selectedInputName = devices.find((input) => input.id === selectedInputId)?.name;
-	// const selectedOutputId = useAppSelector((state) => state.midi.selectedOutput);
-	// const selectedOutputName = devices.find((input) => input.id === selectedOutputId)?.name;
+	const pianoSamplesEnabled = useAppSelector((state) => state.midi.pianoSamplesEnabled);
 
 	return (
 		<div className="flex flex-row gap-4">
-			{/* <Dropdown
-				label={selectedOutputName || 'No MIDI Output'}
-				items={outputs.map((device) => ({
-					label: device.name,
-					onClick: () => {
-						dispatch(midiActions.setSelectedOutput(device.id));
-					},
-				}))}
-			/> */}
+			<button
+				onClick={() => dispatch(midiActions.setPianoSamplesEnabled(!pianoSamplesEnabled))}
+				className={`px-3 py-1 rounded text-sm ${
+					pianoSamplesEnabled
+						? 'bg-blue-500 text-white'
+						: 'bg-gray-200 text-gray-700 dark:bg-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300'
+				}`}
+				title="Toggle piano samples"
+			>
+				🎹
+			</button>
 			<Dropdown
 				label={selectedInputName || 'No MIDI Input'}
 				onButtonClick={(e) => {
diff --git a/apps/react/src/components/PianoSound.tsx b/apps/react/src/components/PianoSound.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1afa1973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/react/src/components/PianoSound.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useAppSelector } from 'MemoryFlashCore/src/redux/store';
+import { Midi } from 'tonal';
+
+export const PianoSound: React.FC = () => {
+	const audioContextRef = useRef<AudioContext | null>(null);
+	const activeNotesRef = useRef<Map<number, OscillatorNode>>(new Map());
+	const onNotes = useAppSelector((state) => state.midi.notes);
+	const pianoSamplesEnabled = useAppSelector((state) => state.midi.pianoSamplesEnabled);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		audioContextRef.current = new AudioContext();
+
+		return () => {
+			activeNotesRef.current.forEach((oscillator) => {
+				try {
+					oscillator.stop();
+				} catch (e) {}
+			});
+			activeNotesRef.current.clear();
+		};
+	}, []);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!pianoSamplesEnabled || !audioContextRef.current) return;
+
+		const currentNoteNumbers = new Set(onNotes.map((n) => n.number));
+		const activeNoteNumbers = new Set(activeNotesRef.current.keys());
+
+		activeNoteNumbers.forEach((noteNumber) => {
+			if (!currentNoteNumbers.has(noteNumber)) {
+				const oscillator = activeNotesRef.current.get(noteNumber);
+				if (oscillator) {
+					try {
+						oscillator.stop();
+					} catch (e) {}
+					activeNotesRef.current.delete(noteNumber);
+				}
+			}
+		});
+
+		currentNoteNumbers.forEach((noteNumber) => {
+			if (!activeNoteNumbers.has(noteNumber)) {
+				const frequency = Midi.midiToFreq(noteNumber);
+				const oscillator = audioContextRef.current!.createOscillator();
+				const gainNode = audioContextRef.current!.createGain();
+
+				oscillator.type = 'triangle';
+				oscillator.frequency.setValueAtTime(
+					frequency,
+					audioContextRef.current!.currentTime,
+				);
+
+				gainNode.gain.setValueAtTime(0, audioContextRef.current!.currentTime);
+				gainNode.gain.linearRampToValueAtTime(
+					0.15,
+					audioContextRef.current!.currentTime + 0.01,
+				);
+				gainNode.gain.exponentialRampToValueAtTime(
+					0.001,
+					audioContextRef.current!.currentTime + 2,
+				);
+
+				oscillator.connect(gainNode);
+				gainNode.connect(audioContextRef.current!.destination);
+
+				oscillator.start();
+				activeNotesRef.current.set(noteNumber, oscillator);
+			}
+		});
+	}, [onNotes, pianoSamplesEnabled]);
+
+	return null;
+};
diff --git a/packages/MemoryFlashCore/src/redux/slices/midiSlice.test.ts b/packages/MemoryFlashCore/src/redux/slices/midiSlice.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6dfc1a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/MemoryFlashCore/src/redux/slices/midiSlice.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { midiReducer, midiActions, MidiReduxState } from './midiSlice';
+
+const baseState: MidiReduxState = {
+	notes: [],
+	wrongNotes: [],
+	waitingUntilEmpty: false,
+	waitingUntilEmptyNotes: [],
+	availableMidiDevices: [],
+	pianoSamplesEnabled: false,
+};
+
+describe('midiSlice', () => {
+	it('initializes with piano samples disabled', () => {
+		const state = midiReducer(undefined, { type: 'unknown' });
+		expect(state.pianoSamplesEnabled).to.equal(false);
+	});
+
+	it('toggles piano samples enabled', () => {
+		let state = midiReducer(baseState, midiActions.setPianoSamplesEnabled(true));
+		expect(state.pianoSamplesEnabled).to.equal(true);
+
+		state = midiReducer(state, midiActions.setPianoSamplesEnabled(false));
+		expect(state.pianoSamplesEnabled).to.equal(false);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/MemoryFlashCore/src/redux/slices/midiSlice.ts b/packages/MemoryFlashCore/src/redux/slices/midiSlice.ts
index 36b69dae..485b0105 100644
--- a/packages/MemoryFlashCore/src/redux/slices/midiSlice.ts
+++ b/packages/MemoryFlashCore/src/redux/slices/midiSlice.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface MidiReduxState {
 	availableMidiDevices: MidiInput[];
 	selectedInput?: string;
 	selectedOutput?: string;
+	pianoSamplesEnabled: boolean;
 }
 
 const initialState: MidiReduxState = {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ const initialState: MidiReduxState = {
 	waitingUntilEmpty: false,
 	waitingUntilEmptyNotes: [],
 	availableMidiDevices: [],
+	pianoSamplesEnabled: false,
 };
 
 const midiSlice = createSlice({
@@ -99,6 +101,9 @@ const midiSlice = createSlice({
 		setSelectedOutput(state, action: PayloadAction<string>) {
 			state.selectedOutput = action.payload;
 		},
+		setPianoSamplesEnabled(state, action: PayloadAction<boolean>) {
+			state.pianoSamplesEnabled = action.payload;
+		},
 		waitUntilEmpty(state) {
 			state.waitingUntilEmpty = true;
 			state.waitingUntilEmptyNotes = state.notes;