diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd62e07..c66e0fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Example usage
 import notePlayer from "noteplayer.js";
 const np = new notePlayer();
 
+np.init();
 np.setFrequency(440); // Sets frequency
 np.play(); // Plays note
 np.stop(); // Stops note
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ np.stop(); // Stops note
 Functions
 
 ```js
+init(): void;
+
 setOscillatorDefaultSettings(): void;
 setOscillatorType(type: OscillatorType): void;
 
diff --git a/demo/src/components/PlayNote.vue b/demo/src/components/PlayNote.vue
index 5282cb5..ca608c6 100644
--- a/demo/src/components/PlayNote.vue
+++ b/demo/src/components/PlayNote.vue
@@ -150,8 +150,12 @@ const np = new notePlayer()
 
 const is_playing = ref(false)
 const play_button_text = computed(() => (!is_playing.value ? 'Play note' : 'Playing note...'))
-
+const np_initialized = ref(false)
 function playNote() {
+  if (!np_initialized.value) {
+    np.init()
+    np_initialized.value = true
+  }
   if (!is_playing.value) {
     is_playing.value = true
     np.play()
diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index 1a45206..b0fa995 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ declare class notePlayer {
     private noteNames;
     private noteNameRegex;
     constructor();
+    init(): void;
     setOscillatorDefaultSettings(): void;
     setOscillatorType(type: OscillatorType): void;
     setFrequency(frequency: number): void;
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 2e32cba..661941a 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ var notePlayer = class {
     this.oscillator = this.audioCtx.createOscillator();
     this.oscillator.connect(this.gainNode);
     this.setOscillatorDefaultSettings();
+  }
+  init() {
     this.oscillator.start();
   }
   setOscillatorDefaultSettings() {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 82feb3a..68766c8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "noteplayer.js",
-  "version": "0.0.61",
+  "version": "0.0.64",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "noteplayer.js",
-      "version": "0.0.61",
+      "version": "0.0.64",
       "license": "ISC",
       "devDependencies": {
         "tsup": "^8.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 981e650..5e3d352 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "noteplayer.js",
-  "version": "0.0.63",
+  "version": "0.0.64",
   "description": "Play, tune, and transform notes and frequencies in a snap!",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4d9eb83..4e489a3 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ export default class notePlayer {
     this.oscillator.connect(this.gainNode);
 
     this.setOscillatorDefaultSettings();
+  }
+
+  init() {
     this.oscillator.start();
   }