diff --git a/internal/audio/audio.go b/internal/audio/audio.go
index 93460f0..702390f 100644
--- a/internal/audio/audio.go
+++ b/internal/audio/audio.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type AudioConfig struct {
 }
 
 // AudioMetrics tracks audio performance metrics
-
 type AudioMetrics struct {
 	FramesReceived  int64
 	FramesDropped   int64
diff --git a/internal/audio/audio_mute.go b/internal/audio/audio_mute.go
index 61d1811..bd52fa5 100644
--- a/internal/audio/audio_mute.go
+++ b/internal/audio/audio_mute.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package audio
 
 import (
 	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/jetkvm/kvm/internal/logging"
 )
 
 var audioMuteState struct {
@@ -13,9 +11,7 @@ var audioMuteState struct {
 
 func SetAudioMuted(muted bool) {
 	audioMuteState.mu.Lock()
-	prev := audioMuteState.muted
 	audioMuteState.muted = muted
-	logging.GetDefaultLogger().Info().Str("component", "audio").Msgf("SetAudioMuted: prev=%v, new=%v", prev, muted)
 	audioMuteState.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/audio/buffer_pool.go b/internal/audio/buffer_pool.go
index 65e1d5a..4888aef 100644
--- a/internal/audio/buffer_pool.go
+++ b/internal/audio/buffer_pool.go
@@ -4,65 +4,53 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
-// AudioBufferPool manages reusable audio buffers to reduce allocations
 type AudioBufferPool struct {
-	pool sync.Pool
+	pool       sync.Pool
+	bufferSize int
 }
 
-// NewAudioBufferPool creates a new buffer pool for audio frames
 func NewAudioBufferPool(bufferSize int) *AudioBufferPool {
 	return &AudioBufferPool{
+		bufferSize: bufferSize,
 		pool: sync.Pool{
 			New: func() interface{} {
-				// Pre-allocate buffer with specified size
-				return make([]byte, bufferSize)
+				return make([]byte, 0, bufferSize)
 			},
 		},
 	}
 }
 
-// Get retrieves a buffer from the pool
 func (p *AudioBufferPool) Get() []byte {
 	if buf := p.pool.Get(); buf != nil {
-		return *buf.(*[]byte)
+		return buf.([]byte)
 	}
-	return make([]byte, 0, 1500) // fallback if pool is empty
+	return make([]byte, 0, p.bufferSize)
 }
 
-// Put returns a buffer to the pool
 func (p *AudioBufferPool) Put(buf []byte) {
-	// Reset length but keep capacity for reuse
-	if cap(buf) >= 1500 { // Only pool buffers of reasonable size
+	if cap(buf) >= p.bufferSize {
 		resetBuf := buf[:0]
-		p.pool.Put(&resetBuf)
+		p.pool.Put(resetBuf)
 	}
 }
 
-// Global buffer pools for different audio operations
 var (
-	// Pool for 1500-byte audio frame buffers (Opus max frame size)
-	audioFramePool = NewAudioBufferPool(1500)
-
-	// Pool for smaller control buffers
+	audioFramePool   = NewAudioBufferPool(1500)
 	audioControlPool = NewAudioBufferPool(64)
 )
 
-// GetAudioFrameBuffer gets a reusable buffer for audio frames
 func GetAudioFrameBuffer() []byte {
 	return audioFramePool.Get()
 }
 
-// PutAudioFrameBuffer returns a buffer to the frame pool
 func PutAudioFrameBuffer(buf []byte) {
 	audioFramePool.Put(buf)
 }
 
-// GetAudioControlBuffer gets a reusable buffer for control data
 func GetAudioControlBuffer() []byte {
 	return audioControlPool.Get()
 }
 
-// PutAudioControlBuffer returns a buffer to the control pool
 func PutAudioControlBuffer(buf []byte) {
 	audioControlPool.Put(buf)
 }
diff --git a/internal/audio/events.go b/internal/audio/events.go
index 4b99885..6539c6a 100644
--- a/internal/audio/events.go
+++ b/internal/audio/events.go
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ func (aeb *AudioEventBroadcaster) sendInitialState(connectionID string) {
 	aeb.sendCurrentMetrics(subscriber)
 }
 
-// getMicrophoneProcessMetrics returns microphone process metrics data, always providing a valid response
 // convertAudioMetricsToEventData converts internal audio metrics to AudioMetricsData for events
 func convertAudioMetricsToEventData(metrics AudioMetrics) AudioMetricsData {
 	return AudioMetricsData{
@@ -371,8 +370,8 @@ func (aeb *AudioEventBroadcaster) sendCurrentMetrics(subscriber *AudioEventSubsc
 
 // startMetricsBroadcasting starts a goroutine that periodically broadcasts metrics
 func (aeb *AudioEventBroadcaster) startMetricsBroadcasting() {
-	// Use 500ms interval to match Connection Stats sidebar frequency for smooth histogram progression
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	// Use 1000ms interval to match process monitor frequency for synchronized metrics
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(1000 * time.Millisecond)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	for range ticker.C {
diff --git a/internal/audio/input_ipc_manager.go b/internal/audio/input_ipc_manager.go
index 4a673d9..06c5a30 100644
--- a/internal/audio/input_ipc_manager.go
+++ b/internal/audio/input_ipc_manager.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package audio
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
@@ -10,51 +11,59 @@ import (
 
 // AudioInputIPCManager manages microphone input using IPC when enabled
 type AudioInputIPCManager struct {
-	// metrics MUST be first for ARM32 alignment (contains int64 fields)
 	metrics AudioInputMetrics
 
 	supervisor *AudioInputSupervisor
 	logger     zerolog.Logger
 	running    int32
+	ctx        context.Context
+	cancel     context.CancelFunc
 }
 
 // NewAudioInputIPCManager creates a new IPC-based audio input manager
 func NewAudioInputIPCManager() *AudioInputIPCManager {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	return &AudioInputIPCManager{
 		supervisor: NewAudioInputSupervisor(),
 		logger:     logging.GetDefaultLogger().With().Str("component", "audio-input-ipc").Logger(),
+		ctx:        ctx,
+		cancel:     cancel,
 	}
 }
 
 // Start starts the IPC-based audio input system
 func (aim *AudioInputIPCManager) Start() error {
 	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&aim.running, 0, 1) {
-		return nil // Already running
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	aim.logger.Info().Msg("Starting IPC-based audio input system")
 
-	// Start the supervisor which will launch the subprocess
 	err := aim.supervisor.Start()
 	if err != nil {
 		atomic.StoreInt32(&aim.running, 0)
+		aim.logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to start audio input supervisor")
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Send initial configuration
 	config := InputIPCConfig{
 		SampleRate: 48000,
 		Channels:   2,
-		FrameSize:  960, // 20ms at 48kHz
+		FrameSize:  960,
 	}
 
-	// Wait briefly for the subprocess to be ready (reduced from 1 second)
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+	// Wait with timeout for subprocess readiness
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
+	case <-aim.ctx.Done():
+		aim.supervisor.Stop()
+		atomic.StoreInt32(&aim.running, 0)
+		return aim.ctx.Err()
+	}
 
 	err = aim.supervisor.SendConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		aim.logger.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Failed to send initial config to audio input server")
-		// Don't fail startup for config errors
+		aim.logger.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Failed to send initial config, will retry later")
 	}
 
 	aim.logger.Info().Msg("IPC-based audio input system started")
@@ -64,14 +73,12 @@ func (aim *AudioInputIPCManager) Start() error {
 // Stop stops the IPC-based audio input system
 func (aim *AudioInputIPCManager) Stop() {
 	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&aim.running, 1, 0) {
-		return // Already stopped
+		return
 	}
 
 	aim.logger.Info().Msg("Stopping IPC-based audio input system")
-
-	// Stop the supervisor
+	aim.cancel()
 	aim.supervisor.Stop()
-
 	aim.logger.Info().Msg("IPC-based audio input system stopped")
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/audio/metrics.go b/internal/audio/metrics.go
index 1282e14..4cfe189 100644
--- a/internal/audio/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/audio/metrics.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package audio
 
 import (
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ var (
 
 	// Metrics update tracking
 	metricsUpdateMutex sync.RWMutex
-	lastMetricsUpdate  time.Time
+	lastMetricsUpdate  int64
 
 	// Counter value tracking (since prometheus counters don't have Get() method)
 	audioFramesReceivedValue  int64
@@ -241,28 +242,24 @@ var (
 
 // UpdateAudioMetrics updates Prometheus metrics with current audio data
 func UpdateAudioMetrics(metrics AudioMetrics) {
-	metricsUpdateMutex.Lock()
-	defer metricsUpdateMutex.Unlock()
-
-	// Update counters with delta values
-	if metrics.FramesReceived > audioFramesReceivedValue {
-		audioFramesReceivedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.FramesReceived - audioFramesReceivedValue))
-		audioFramesReceivedValue = metrics.FramesReceived
+	oldReceived := atomic.SwapInt64(&audioFramesReceivedValue, metrics.FramesReceived)
+	if metrics.FramesReceived > oldReceived {
+		audioFramesReceivedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.FramesReceived - oldReceived))
 	}
 
-	if metrics.FramesDropped > audioFramesDroppedValue {
-		audioFramesDroppedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.FramesDropped - audioFramesDroppedValue))
-		audioFramesDroppedValue = metrics.FramesDropped
+	oldDropped := atomic.SwapInt64(&audioFramesDroppedValue, metrics.FramesDropped)
+	if metrics.FramesDropped > oldDropped {
+		audioFramesDroppedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.FramesDropped - oldDropped))
 	}
 
-	if metrics.BytesProcessed > audioBytesProcessedValue {
-		audioBytesProcessedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.BytesProcessed - audioBytesProcessedValue))
-		audioBytesProcessedValue = metrics.BytesProcessed
+	oldBytes := atomic.SwapInt64(&audioBytesProcessedValue, metrics.BytesProcessed)
+	if metrics.BytesProcessed > oldBytes {
+		audioBytesProcessedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.BytesProcessed - oldBytes))
 	}
 
-	if metrics.ConnectionDrops > audioConnectionDropsValue {
-		audioConnectionDropsTotal.Add(float64(metrics.ConnectionDrops - audioConnectionDropsValue))
-		audioConnectionDropsValue = metrics.ConnectionDrops
+	oldDrops := atomic.SwapInt64(&audioConnectionDropsValue, metrics.ConnectionDrops)
+	if metrics.ConnectionDrops > oldDrops {
+		audioConnectionDropsTotal.Add(float64(metrics.ConnectionDrops - oldDrops))
 	}
 
 	// Update gauges
@@ -271,33 +268,29 @@ func UpdateAudioMetrics(metrics AudioMetrics) {
 		audioLastFrameTimestamp.Set(float64(metrics.LastFrameTime.Unix()))
 	}
 
-	lastMetricsUpdate = time.Now()
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&lastMetricsUpdate, time.Now().Unix())
 }
 
 // UpdateMicrophoneMetrics updates Prometheus metrics with current microphone data
 func UpdateMicrophoneMetrics(metrics AudioInputMetrics) {
-	metricsUpdateMutex.Lock()
-	defer metricsUpdateMutex.Unlock()
-
-	// Update counters with delta values
-	if metrics.FramesSent > micFramesSentValue {
-		microphoneFramesSentTotal.Add(float64(metrics.FramesSent - micFramesSentValue))
-		micFramesSentValue = metrics.FramesSent
+	oldSent := atomic.SwapInt64(&micFramesSentValue, metrics.FramesSent)
+	if metrics.FramesSent > oldSent {
+		microphoneFramesSentTotal.Add(float64(metrics.FramesSent - oldSent))
 	}
 
-	if metrics.FramesDropped > micFramesDroppedValue {
-		microphoneFramesDroppedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.FramesDropped - micFramesDroppedValue))
-		micFramesDroppedValue = metrics.FramesDropped
+	oldDropped := atomic.SwapInt64(&micFramesDroppedValue, metrics.FramesDropped)
+	if metrics.FramesDropped > oldDropped {
+		microphoneFramesDroppedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.FramesDropped - oldDropped))
 	}
 
-	if metrics.BytesProcessed > micBytesProcessedValue {
-		microphoneBytesProcessedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.BytesProcessed - micBytesProcessedValue))
-		micBytesProcessedValue = metrics.BytesProcessed
+	oldBytes := atomic.SwapInt64(&micBytesProcessedValue, metrics.BytesProcessed)
+	if metrics.BytesProcessed > oldBytes {
+		microphoneBytesProcessedTotal.Add(float64(metrics.BytesProcessed - oldBytes))
 	}
 
-	if metrics.ConnectionDrops > micConnectionDropsValue {
-		microphoneConnectionDropsTotal.Add(float64(metrics.ConnectionDrops - micConnectionDropsValue))
-		micConnectionDropsValue = metrics.ConnectionDrops
+	oldDrops := atomic.SwapInt64(&micConnectionDropsValue, metrics.ConnectionDrops)
+	if metrics.ConnectionDrops > oldDrops {
+		microphoneConnectionDropsTotal.Add(float64(metrics.ConnectionDrops - oldDrops))
 	}
 
 	// Update gauges
@@ -306,7 +299,7 @@ func UpdateMicrophoneMetrics(metrics AudioInputMetrics) {
 		microphoneLastFrameTimestamp.Set(float64(metrics.LastFrameTime.Unix()))
 	}
 
-	lastMetricsUpdate = time.Now()
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&lastMetricsUpdate, time.Now().Unix())
 }
 
 // UpdateAudioProcessMetrics updates Prometheus metrics with audio subprocess data
@@ -324,7 +317,7 @@ func UpdateAudioProcessMetrics(metrics ProcessMetrics, isRunning bool) {
 		audioProcessRunning.Set(0)
 	}
 
-	lastMetricsUpdate = time.Now()
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&lastMetricsUpdate, time.Now().Unix())
 }
 
 // UpdateMicrophoneProcessMetrics updates Prometheus metrics with microphone subprocess data
@@ -342,7 +335,7 @@ func UpdateMicrophoneProcessMetrics(metrics ProcessMetrics, isRunning bool) {
 		microphoneProcessRunning.Set(0)
 	}
 
-	lastMetricsUpdate = time.Now()
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&lastMetricsUpdate, time.Now().Unix())
 }
 
 // UpdateAudioConfigMetrics updates Prometheus metrics with audio configuration
@@ -355,7 +348,7 @@ func UpdateAudioConfigMetrics(config AudioConfig) {
 	audioConfigSampleRate.Set(float64(config.SampleRate))
 	audioConfigChannels.Set(float64(config.Channels))
 
-	lastMetricsUpdate = time.Now()
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&lastMetricsUpdate, time.Now().Unix())
 }
 
 // UpdateMicrophoneConfigMetrics updates Prometheus metrics with microphone configuration
@@ -368,14 +361,13 @@ func UpdateMicrophoneConfigMetrics(config AudioConfig) {
 	microphoneConfigSampleRate.Set(float64(config.SampleRate))
 	microphoneConfigChannels.Set(float64(config.Channels))
 
-	lastMetricsUpdate = time.Now()
+	atomic.StoreInt64(&lastMetricsUpdate, time.Now().Unix())
 }
 
 // GetLastMetricsUpdate returns the timestamp of the last metrics update
 func GetLastMetricsUpdate() time.Time {
-	metricsUpdateMutex.RLock()
-	defer metricsUpdateMutex.RUnlock()
-	return lastMetricsUpdate
+	timestamp := atomic.LoadInt64(&lastMetricsUpdate)
+	return time.Unix(timestamp, 0)
 }
 
 // StartMetricsUpdater starts a goroutine that periodically updates Prometheus metrics
diff --git a/internal/audio/mic_contention.go b/internal/audio/mic_contention.go
index 9df63e2..ef4a25f 100644
--- a/internal/audio/mic_contention.go
+++ b/internal/audio/mic_contention.go
@@ -6,43 +6,33 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
-// MicrophoneContentionManager provides optimized microphone operation locking
-// with reduced contention using atomic operations and conditional locking
+// MicrophoneContentionManager manages microphone access with cooldown periods
 type MicrophoneContentionManager struct {
-	// Atomic fields (must be 64-bit aligned on 32-bit systems)
-	lastOpNano    int64 // Unix nanoseconds of last operation
-	cooldownNanos int64 // Cooldown duration in nanoseconds
-	operationID   int64 // Incremental operation ID for tracking
-
-	// Lock-free state flags (using atomic.Pointer for lock-free updates)
-	lockPtr unsafe.Pointer // *sync.Mutex - conditionally allocated
+	lastOpNano    int64
+	cooldownNanos int64
+	operationID   int64
+	lockPtr       unsafe.Pointer
 }
 
-// NewMicrophoneContentionManager creates a new microphone contention manager
 func NewMicrophoneContentionManager(cooldown time.Duration) *MicrophoneContentionManager {
 	return &MicrophoneContentionManager{
 		cooldownNanos: int64(cooldown),
 	}
 }
 
-// OperationResult represents the result of attempting a microphone operation
 type OperationResult struct {
 	Allowed           bool
 	RemainingCooldown time.Duration
 	OperationID       int64
 }
 
-// TryOperation attempts to perform a microphone operation with optimized contention handling
 func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) TryOperation() OperationResult {
 	now := time.Now().UnixNano()
 	cooldown := atomic.LoadInt64(&mcm.cooldownNanos)
-
-	// Fast path: check if we're clearly outside cooldown period using atomic read
 	lastOp := atomic.LoadInt64(&mcm.lastOpNano)
 	elapsed := now - lastOp
 
 	if elapsed >= cooldown {
-		// Attempt atomic update without locking
 		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&mcm.lastOpNano, lastOp, now) {
 			opID := atomic.AddInt64(&mcm.operationID, 1)
 			return OperationResult{
@@ -51,16 +41,10 @@ func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) TryOperation() OperationResult {
 				OperationID:       opID,
 			}
 		}
-	}
-
-	// Slow path: potential contention, check remaining cooldown
-	currentLastOp := atomic.LoadInt64(&mcm.lastOpNano)
-	currentElapsed := now - currentLastOp
-
-	if currentElapsed >= cooldown {
-		// Race condition: another operation might have updated lastOpNano
-		// Try once more with CAS
-		if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&mcm.lastOpNano, currentLastOp, now) {
+		// Retry once if CAS failed
+		lastOp = atomic.LoadInt64(&mcm.lastOpNano)
+		elapsed = now - lastOp
+		if elapsed >= cooldown && atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&mcm.lastOpNano, lastOp, now) {
 			opID := atomic.AddInt64(&mcm.operationID, 1)
 			return OperationResult{
 				Allowed:           true,
@@ -68,12 +52,9 @@ func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) TryOperation() OperationResult {
 				OperationID:       opID,
 			}
 		}
-		// If CAS failed, fall through to cooldown calculation
-		currentLastOp = atomic.LoadInt64(&mcm.lastOpNano)
-		currentElapsed = now - currentLastOp
 	}
 
-	remaining := time.Duration(cooldown - currentElapsed)
+	remaining := time.Duration(cooldown - elapsed)
 	if remaining < 0 {
 		remaining = 0
 	}
@@ -85,17 +66,14 @@ func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) TryOperation() OperationResult {
 	}
 }
 
-// SetCooldown updates the cooldown duration atomically
 func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) SetCooldown(cooldown time.Duration) {
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&mcm.cooldownNanos, int64(cooldown))
 }
 
-// GetCooldown returns the current cooldown duration
 func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) GetCooldown() time.Duration {
 	return time.Duration(atomic.LoadInt64(&mcm.cooldownNanos))
 }
 
-// GetLastOperationTime returns the time of the last operation
 func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) GetLastOperationTime() time.Time {
 	nanos := atomic.LoadInt64(&mcm.lastOpNano)
 	if nanos == 0 {
@@ -104,55 +82,44 @@ func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) GetLastOperationTime() time.Time {
 	return time.Unix(0, nanos)
 }
 
-// GetOperationCount returns the total number of successful operations
 func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) GetOperationCount() int64 {
 	return atomic.LoadInt64(&mcm.operationID)
 }
 
-// Reset resets the contention manager state
 func (mcm *MicrophoneContentionManager) Reset() {
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&mcm.lastOpNano, 0)
 	atomic.StoreInt64(&mcm.operationID, 0)
 }
 
-// Global instance for microphone contention management
 var (
-	globalMicContentionManager unsafe.Pointer // *MicrophoneContentionManager
+	globalMicContentionManager unsafe.Pointer
 	micContentionInitialized   int32
 )
 
-// GetMicrophoneContentionManager returns the global microphone contention manager
 func GetMicrophoneContentionManager() *MicrophoneContentionManager {
 	ptr := atomic.LoadPointer(&globalMicContentionManager)
 	if ptr != nil {
 		return (*MicrophoneContentionManager)(ptr)
 	}
 
-	// Initialize on first use
 	if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&micContentionInitialized, 0, 1) {
 		manager := NewMicrophoneContentionManager(200 * time.Millisecond)
 		atomic.StorePointer(&globalMicContentionManager, unsafe.Pointer(manager))
 		return manager
 	}
 
-	// Another goroutine initialized it, try again
 	ptr = atomic.LoadPointer(&globalMicContentionManager)
 	if ptr != nil {
 		return (*MicrophoneContentionManager)(ptr)
 	}
 
-	// Fallback: create a new manager (should rarely happen)
 	return NewMicrophoneContentionManager(200 * time.Millisecond)
 }
 
-// TryMicrophoneOperation provides a convenient global function for microphone operations
 func TryMicrophoneOperation() OperationResult {
-	manager := GetMicrophoneContentionManager()
-	return manager.TryOperation()
+	return GetMicrophoneContentionManager().TryOperation()
 }
 
-// SetMicrophoneCooldown updates the global microphone cooldown
 func SetMicrophoneCooldown(cooldown time.Duration) {
-	manager := GetMicrophoneContentionManager()
-	manager.SetCooldown(cooldown)
+	GetMicrophoneContentionManager().SetCooldown(cooldown)
 }
diff --git a/internal/audio/output_server_main.go b/internal/audio/output_server_main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f2e17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/audio/output_server_main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package audio
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jetkvm/kvm/internal/logging"
+)
+
+// RunAudioOutputServer runs the audio output server subprocess
+// This should be called from main() when the subprocess is detected
+func RunAudioOutputServer() error {
+	logger := logging.GetDefaultLogger().With().Str("component", "audio-output-server").Logger()
+	logger.Info().Msg("Starting audio output server subprocess")
+
+	// Create audio server
+	server, err := NewAudioServer()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to create audio server")
+		return err
+	}
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	// Start accepting connections
+	if err := server.Start(); err != nil {
+		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to start audio server")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Initialize audio processing
+	err = StartNonBlockingAudioStreaming(func(frame []byte) {
+		if err := server.SendFrame(frame); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn().Err(err).Msg("failed to send audio frame")
+			RecordFrameDropped()
+		}
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to start audio processing")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	logger.Info().Msg("Audio output server started, waiting for connections")
+
+	// Set up signal handling for graceful shutdown
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	sigChan := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigChan, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	// Wait for shutdown signal
+	select {
+	case sig := <-sigChan:
+		logger.Info().Str("signal", sig.String()).Msg("Received shutdown signal")
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		logger.Info().Msg("Context cancelled")
+	}
+
+	// Graceful shutdown
+	logger.Info().Msg("Shutting down audio output server")
+	StopNonBlockingAudioStreaming()
+
+	// Give some time for cleanup
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	logger.Info().Msg("Audio output server subprocess stopped")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/audio/process_monitor.go b/internal/audio/process_monitor.go
index 6d90e06..b9d796f 100644
--- a/internal/audio/process_monitor.go
+++ b/internal/audio/process_monitor.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ type ProcessMetrics struct {
 	ProcessName   string    `json:"process_name"`
 }
 
-// ProcessMonitor monitors CPU and memory usage of processes
 type ProcessMonitor struct {
 	logger         zerolog.Logger
 	mutex          sync.RWMutex
@@ -33,6 +32,8 @@ type ProcessMonitor struct {
 	stopChan       chan struct{}
 	metricsChan    chan ProcessMetrics
 	updateInterval time.Duration
+	totalMemory    int64
+	memoryOnce     sync.Once
 }
 
 // processState tracks the state needed for CPU calculation
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func NewProcessMonitor() *ProcessMonitor {
 		monitoredPIDs:  make(map[int]*processState),
 		stopChan:       make(chan struct{}),
 		metricsChan:    make(chan ProcessMetrics, 100),
-		updateInterval: 2 * time.Second, // Update every 2 seconds
+		updateInterval: 1000 * time.Millisecond, // Update every 1000ms to sync with websocket broadcasts
 	}
 }
 
@@ -138,30 +139,33 @@ func (pm *ProcessMonitor) monitorLoop() {
 	}
 }
 
-// collectAllMetrics collects metrics for all monitored processes
 func (pm *ProcessMonitor) collectAllMetrics() {
 	pm.mutex.RLock()
-	pids := make(map[int]*processState)
+	pidsToCheck := make([]int, 0, len(pm.monitoredPIDs))
+	states := make([]*processState, 0, len(pm.monitoredPIDs))
 	for pid, state := range pm.monitoredPIDs {
-		pids[pid] = state
+		pidsToCheck = append(pidsToCheck, pid)
+		states = append(states, state)
 	}
 	pm.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	for pid, state := range pids {
-		if metric, err := pm.collectMetrics(pid, state); err == nil {
+	deadPIDs := make([]int, 0)
+	for i, pid := range pidsToCheck {
+		if metric, err := pm.collectMetrics(pid, states[i]); err == nil {
 			select {
 			case pm.metricsChan <- metric:
 			default:
-				// Channel full, skip this metric
 			}
 		} else {
-			// Process might have died, remove it
-			pm.RemoveProcess(pid)
+			deadPIDs = append(deadPIDs, pid)
 		}
 	}
+
+	for _, pid := range deadPIDs {
+		pm.RemoveProcess(pid)
+	}
 }
 
-// collectMetrics collects metrics for a specific process
 func (pm *ProcessMonitor) collectMetrics(pid int, state *processState) (ProcessMetrics, error) {
 	now := time.Now()
 	metric := ProcessMetrics{
@@ -170,30 +174,25 @@ func (pm *ProcessMonitor) collectMetrics(pid int, state *processState) (ProcessM
 		ProcessName: state.name,
 	}
 
-	// Read /proc/[pid]/stat for CPU and memory info
 	statPath := fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/stat", pid)
 	statData, err := os.ReadFile(statPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return metric, fmt.Errorf("failed to read stat file: %w", err)
+		return metric, err
 	}
 
-	// Parse stat file
 	fields := strings.Fields(string(statData))
 	if len(fields) < 24 {
-		return metric, fmt.Errorf("invalid stat file format")
+		return metric, fmt.Errorf("invalid stat format")
 	}
 
-	// Extract CPU times (fields 13, 14 are utime, stime in clock ticks)
 	utime, _ := strconv.ParseInt(fields[13], 10, 64)
 	stime, _ := strconv.ParseInt(fields[14], 10, 64)
 	totalCPUTime := utime + stime
 
-	// Extract memory info (field 22 is vsize, field 23 is rss in pages)
 	vsize, _ := strconv.ParseInt(fields[22], 10, 64)
 	rss, _ := strconv.ParseInt(fields[23], 10, 64)
 
-	// Convert RSS from pages to bytes (assuming 4KB pages)
-	pageSize := int64(4096)
+	const pageSize = 4096
 	metric.MemoryRSS = rss * pageSize
 	metric.MemoryVMS = vsize
 
@@ -229,28 +228,32 @@ func (pm *ProcessMonitor) collectMetrics(pid int, state *processState) (ProcessM
 	return metric, nil
 }
 
-// getTotalMemory returns total system memory in bytes
 func (pm *ProcessMonitor) getTotalMemory() int64 {
-	file, err := os.Open("/proc/meminfo")
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := scanner.Text()
-		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "MemTotal:") {
-			fields := strings.Fields(line)
-			if len(fields) >= 2 {
-				if kb, err := strconv.ParseInt(fields[1], 10, 64); err == nil {
-					return kb * 1024 // Convert KB to bytes
-				}
-			}
-			break
+	pm.memoryOnce.Do(func() {
+		file, err := os.Open("/proc/meminfo")
+		if err != nil {
+			pm.totalMemory = 8 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 // Default 8GB
+			return
 		}
-	}
-	return 0
+		defer file.Close()
+
+		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
+		for scanner.Scan() {
+			line := scanner.Text()
+			if strings.HasPrefix(line, "MemTotal:") {
+				fields := strings.Fields(line)
+				if len(fields) >= 2 {
+					if kb, err := strconv.ParseInt(fields[1], 10, 64); err == nil {
+						pm.totalMemory = kb * 1024
+						return
+					}
+				}
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		pm.totalMemory = 8 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024 // Fallback
+	})
+	return pm.totalMemory
 }
 
 // GetTotalMemory returns total system memory in bytes (public method)
diff --git a/internal/audio/relay.go b/internal/audio/relay.go
index 17d94c2..ca13ded 100644
--- a/internal/audio/relay.go
+++ b/internal/audio/relay.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package audio
 import (
 	"context"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jetkvm/kvm/internal/logging"
 	"github.com/pion/webrtc/v4/pkg/media"
@@ -123,26 +124,34 @@ func (r *AudioRelay) UpdateTrack(audioTrack AudioTrackWriter) {
 	r.audioTrack = audioTrack
 }
 
-// relayLoop is the main relay loop that forwards frames from subprocess to WebRTC
 func (r *AudioRelay) relayLoop() {
 	defer r.wg.Done()
 	r.logger.Debug().Msg("Audio relay loop started")
 
+	const maxConsecutiveErrors = 10
+	consecutiveErrors := 0
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-r.ctx.Done():
 			r.logger.Debug().Msg("Audio relay loop stopping")
 			return
 		default:
-			// Receive frame from audio server subprocess
 			frame, err := r.client.ReceiveFrame()
 			if err != nil {
-				r.logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("Failed to receive audio frame")
+				consecutiveErrors++
+				r.logger.Error().Err(err).Int("consecutive_errors", consecutiveErrors).Msg("Failed to receive audio frame")
 				r.incrementDropped()
+
+				if consecutiveErrors >= maxConsecutiveErrors {
+					r.logger.Error().Msg("Too many consecutive errors, stopping relay")
+					return
+				}
+				time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// Forward frame to WebRTC
+			consecutiveErrors = 0
 			if err := r.forwardToWebRTC(frame); err != nil {
 				r.logger.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Failed to forward frame to WebRTC")
 				r.incrementDropped()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 749809a..2011cc4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,43 +20,14 @@ var (
 	audioSupervisor  *audio.AudioServerSupervisor
 )
 
+// runAudioServer is now handled by audio.RunAudioOutputServer
+// This function is kept for backward compatibility but delegates to the audio package
 func runAudioServer() {
-	logger.Info().Msg("Starting audio server subprocess")
-
-	// Create audio server
-	server, err := audio.NewAudioServer()
+	err := audio.RunAudioOutputServer()
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to create audio server")
+		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("audio output server failed")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	// Start accepting connections
-	if err := server.Start(); err != nil {
-		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to start audio server")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	// Initialize audio processing
-	err = audio.StartNonBlockingAudioStreaming(func(frame []byte) {
-		if err := server.SendFrame(frame); err != nil {
-			logger.Warn().Err(err).Msg("failed to send audio frame")
-			audio.RecordFrameDropped()
-		}
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to start audio processing")
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	// Wait for termination signal
-	sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	<-sigs
-
-	// Cleanup
-	audio.StopNonBlockingAudioStreaming()
-	logger.Info().Msg("Audio server subprocess stopped")
 }
 
 func startAudioSubprocess() error {
diff --git a/ui/src/components/popovers/AudioControlPopover.tsx b/ui/src/components/popovers/AudioControlPopover.tsx
index 200d5a1..9dd0568 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/popovers/AudioControlPopover.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/popovers/AudioControlPopover.tsx
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ interface AudioConfig {
   FrameSize: string;
 }
 
-
-
-
-
 const qualityLabels = {
   0: "Low (32kbps)",
   1: "Medium (64kbps)",
@@ -211,7 +207,6 @@ export default function AudioControlPopover({ microphone, open }: AudioControlPo
     
     // Prevent rapid clicking - if any operation is in progress or within cooldown, ignore the click
     if (isStarting || isStopping || isToggling || (now - lastClickTime < CLICK_COOLDOWN)) {
-      console.log("Microphone operation already in progress or within cooldown, ignoring click");
       return;
     }
     
@@ -233,7 +228,6 @@ export default function AudioControlPopover({ microphone, open }: AudioControlPo
     
     // Prevent rapid clicking - if any operation is in progress or within cooldown, ignore the click
     if (isStarting || isStopping || isToggling || (now - lastClickTime < CLICK_COOLDOWN)) {
-      console.log("Microphone operation already in progress or within cooldown, ignoring mute toggle");
       return;
     }
     
@@ -279,7 +273,6 @@ export default function AudioControlPopover({ microphone, open }: AudioControlPo
     if (videoElement && 'setSinkId' in videoElement) {
       try {
         await (videoElement as HTMLVideoElement & { setSinkId: (deviceId: string) => Promise<void> }).setSinkId(deviceId);
-        console.log('Audio output device changed to:', deviceId);
       } catch (error: unknown) {
         console.error('Failed to change audio output device:', error);
       }