diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 796e6aa..ddceaf5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ include_directories ( ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/sdr
 
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(
   -std=c++0x # or -std=c++11
+  -pthread
 )
                  
 #configure_files(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/shaders ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/shaders COPYONLY)
diff --git a/src/AppFrame.cpp b/src/AppFrame.cpp
index 3cc586a..b64db4b 100644
--- a/src/AppFrame.cpp
+++ b/src/AppFrame.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "AudioThread.h"
 #include "CubicSDR.h"
 
+#include <thread>
+
 wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(AppFrame, wxFrame)
 //EVT_MENU(wxID_NEW, AppFrame::OnNewWindow)
 EVT_MENU(wxID_CLOSE, AppFrame::OnClose)
@@ -26,6 +28,11 @@ wxEND_EVENT_TABLE()
 AppFrame::AppFrame() :
         wxFrame(NULL, wxID_ANY, wxT("CubicSDR")), frequency(DEFAULT_FREQ) {
 
+    audioThreadQueue = new ThreadQueue<std::string>;
+    audioThread = new AudioThreadNew(audioThreadQueue);
+
+    t1 = new std::thread(&AudioThreadNew::threadMain, audioThread);
+
     wxBoxSizer *vbox = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
 
     scopeCanvas = new ScopeCanvas(this, NULL);
@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ void AppFrame::OnThread(wxCommandEvent& event) {
 
     std::vector<signed char> *new_uc_buffer;
     std::vector<float> *new_float_buffer;
+    std::string asdf("beep");
 
     switch (event.GetId()) {
 
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ void AppFrame::OnThread(wxCommandEvent& event) {
             std::cout << "Incoming IQ data empty?" << std::endl;
         }
         delete iqData;
-
+    //    audioThreadQueue->push(asdf);
         break; // thread wants to exit: disable controls and destroy main window
 
         // Demodulator -> Audio
diff --git a/src/AppFrame.h b/src/AppFrame.h
index 6f41c5f..10937e2 100644
--- a/src/AppFrame.h
+++ b/src/AppFrame.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "ScopeCanvas.h"
 #include "SpectrumCanvas.h"
 #include "WaterfallCanvas.h"
-
+#include "ThreadQueue.h"
 
 // Define a new frame type
 class AppFrame: public wxFrame {
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ private:
 
     DemodulatorInstance *demodulatorTest;
 
+    ThreadQueue<std::string> *audioThreadQueue;
+    AudioThreadNew *audioThread;
+    std::thread *t1;
 // event table
 wxDECLARE_EVENT_TABLE();
 };
diff --git a/src/audio/AudioThread.h b/src/audio/AudioThread.h
index b1bd0ba..91f8362 100644
--- a/src/audio/AudioThread.h
+++ b/src/audio/AudioThread.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <queue>
 #include <vector>
+#include <string>
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
@@ -11,9 +12,9 @@
 #include "wx/thread.h"
 
 #include "AudioThreadQueue.h"
+#include "ThreadQueue.h"
 #include "portaudio.h"
 
-
 static int audioCallback(const void *inputBuffer, void *outputBuffer, unsigned long framesPerBuffer, const PaStreamCallbackTimeInfo* timeInfo,
         PaStreamCallbackFlags statusFlags, void *userData);
 
@@ -33,3 +34,23 @@ protected:
     PaStreamParameters outputParameters;
     PaStream *stream;
 };
+
+class AudioThreadNew {
+private:
+    ThreadQueue<std::string> *threadQueue;
+public:
+    AudioThreadNew(ThreadQueue<std::string> *tq_in) {
+        threadQueue = tq_in;
+    }
+
+    void threadMain() {
+        while (1) {
+            while (!threadQueue->empty()) {
+                std::string str;
+                if (threadQueue->try_pop(str)) {
+                    std::cout << str << std::endl;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};