diff --git a/src/ipc.rs b/src/ipc.rs
index 452945899c..4c20a3541f 100644
--- a/src/ipc.rs
+++ b/src/ipc.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ impl AudioQueue {
       },
     }
   }
+
+  pub fn drain_size(&self, size: usize) -> Option<Vec<i16>> {
+    match self.queue.write() {
+      Ok(mut queue) => {
+        if queue.len() < size {
+          return None;
+        }
+        let vec = queue.drain(0..size)
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        return Some(vec);
+      },
+      Err(_) => {
+        unreachable!("This shouldn't happen (drain)");
+      },
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 pub struct QueueSender {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index db857cb3d9..bde1237db0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -60,10 +60,23 @@ fn run_audio() -> Result<(), AudioError> {
       let mut fail_count = 0;
 
       loop {
-        let mut drained = audio_queue_2.drain();
+        let mut drained = match audio_queue_2.drain_size(1000) {
+          None => { continue; },
+          Some(d) => d,
+        };
+
         println!("Len drained: {}", drained.len());
+        let mut bytes: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(drained.len()*2);
 
         for val in drained {
+          let byte_pair = val.to_be_bytes();
+          bytes.push(byte_pair[0]);
+          bytes.push(byte_pair[1]);
+        }
+
+        socket.send(bytes, 0);
+
+        /*for val in drained {
           let bytes = val.to_be_bytes();
           loop {
             if reconnect {
@@ -98,7 +111,8 @@ fn run_audio() -> Result<(), AudioError> {
               },
             }
           }
-        }
+        }*/
+
       }
     });