diff --git a/src/components/app/app.tsx b/src/components/app/app.tsx
index abe0d91..7a713fb 100644
--- a/src/components/app/app.tsx
+++ b/src/components/app/app.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export function App() {
 
   const favorites = useSoundStore(useShallow(state => state.getFavorites()));
   const pause = useSoundStore(state => state.pause);
+  const lock = useSoundStore(state => state.lock);
+  const unlock = useSoundStore(state => state.unlock);
 
   const favoriteSounds = useMemo(() => {
     const favoriteSounds = categories
@@ -56,13 +58,16 @@ export function App() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const unsubscribe = subscribe('fadeOut', (e: { duration: number }) => {
+      lock();
+
       setTimeout(() => {
         pause();
+        unlock();
       }, e.duration);
     });
 
     return unsubscribe;
-  }, [pause]);
+  }, [pause, lock, unlock]);
 
   const allCategories = useMemo(() => {
     const favorites = [];
diff --git a/src/components/buttons/play/play.tsx b/src/components/buttons/play/play.tsx
index 877ac8a..8f440df 100644
--- a/src/components/buttons/play/play.tsx
+++ b/src/components/buttons/play/play.tsx
@@ -12,14 +12,17 @@ export function PlayButton() {
   const pause = useSoundStore(state => state.pause);
   const toggle = useSoundStore(state => state.togglePlay);
   const noSelected = useSoundStore(state => state.noSelected());
+  const locked = useSoundStore(state => state.locked);
 
   const showSnackbar = useSnackbar();
 
   const handleToggle = useCallback(() => {
+    if (locked) return;
+
     if (noSelected) return showSnackbar('Please first select a sound to play.');
 
     toggle();
-  }, [showSnackbar, toggle, noSelected]);
+  }, [showSnackbar, toggle, noSelected, locked]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isPlaying && noSelected) pause();
diff --git a/src/components/buttons/unselect/unselect.tsx b/src/components/buttons/unselect/unselect.tsx
index 906ee78..30ed8ee 100644
--- a/src/components/buttons/unselect/unselect.tsx
+++ b/src/components/buttons/unselect/unselect.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export function UnselectButton() {
   const restoreHistory = useSoundStore(state => state.restoreHistory);
   const hasHistory = useSoundStore(state => !!state.history);
   const unselectAll = useSoundStore(state => state.unselectAll);
+  const locked = useSoundStore(state => state.locked);
 
   const variants = {
     ...mix(fade(), slideX(15)),
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ export function UnselectButton() {
   };
 
   const handleToggle = useCallback(() => {
+    if (locked) return;
     if (hasHistory) restoreHistory();
     else if (!noSelected) unselectAll(true);
-  }, [hasHistory, noSelected, unselectAll, restoreHistory]);
+  }, [hasHistory, noSelected, unselectAll, restoreHistory, locked]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const listener = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
diff --git a/src/components/menu/items/shuffle.tsx b/src/components/menu/items/shuffle.tsx
index c676586..a3f25da 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/items/shuffle.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menu/items/shuffle.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ import { Item } from '../item';
 
 export function Shuffle() {
   const shuffle = useSoundStore(state => state.shuffle);
+  const locked = useSoundStore(state => state.locked);
 
-  return <Item icon={<BiShuffle />} label="Shuffle Sounds" onClick={shuffle} />;
+  return (
+    <Item
+      disabled={locked}
+      icon={<BiShuffle />}
+      label="Shuffle Sounds"
+      onClick={shuffle}
+    />
+  );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/sound/range/range.tsx b/src/components/sound/range/range.tsx
index ec6c6b6..b50c7d2 100644
--- a/src/components/sound/range/range.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sound/range/range.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export function Range({ id, label }: RangeProps) {
   const setVolume = useSoundStore(state => state.setVolume);
   const volume = useSoundStore(state => state.sounds[id].volume);
   const isSelected = useSoundStore(state => state.sounds[id].isSelected);
+  const locked = useSoundStore(state => state.locked);
 
   return (
     <input
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ export function Range({ id, label }: RangeProps) {
       min={0}
       type="range"
       value={volume * 100}
-      onChange={e => isSelected && setVolume(id, Number(e.target.value) / 100)}
       onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+      onChange={e =>
+        !locked && isSelected && setVolume(id, Number(e.target.value) / 100)
+      }
     />
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/sound/sound.tsx b/src/components/sound/sound.tsx
index a7b6184..64cf3a9 100644
--- a/src/components/sound/sound.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sound/sound.tsx
@@ -32,18 +32,21 @@ export const Sound = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SoundProps>(function Sound(
   const setVolume = useSoundStore(state => state.setVolume);
   const volume = useSoundStore(state => state.sounds[id].volume);
   const isSelected = useSoundStore(state => state.sounds[id].isSelected);
+  const locked = useSoundStore(state => state.locked);
 
   const isLoading = useLoadingStore(state => state.loaders[src]);
 
   const sound = useSound(src, { loop: true, volume });
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (locked) return;
+
     if (isSelected && isPlaying && functional) {
       sound?.play();
     } else {
       sound?.pause();
     }
-  }, [isSelected, sound, isPlaying, functional]);
+  }, [isSelected, sound, isPlaying, functional, locked]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (hidden && isSelected) selectHidden(label);
@@ -51,19 +54,22 @@ export const Sound = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, SoundProps>(function Sound(
   }, [label, isSelected, hidden, selectHidden, unselectHidden]);
 
   const _select = useCallback(() => {
+    if (locked) return;
     select(id);
     play();
-  }, [select, play, id]);
+  }, [select, play, id, locked]);
 
   const _unselect = useCallback(() => {
+    if (locked) return;
     unselect(id);
     setVolume(id, 0.5);
-  }, [unselect, setVolume, id]);
+  }, [unselect, setVolume, id, locked]);
 
   const toggle = useCallback(() => {
+    if (locked) return;
     if (isSelected) _unselect();
     else _select();
-  }, [isSelected, _select, _unselect]);
+  }, [isSelected, _select, _unselect, locked]);
 
   const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
     toggle();
diff --git a/src/store/sound/sound.actions.ts b/src/store/sound/sound.actions.ts
index 9c88895..4f6a73c 100644
--- a/src/store/sound/sound.actions.ts
+++ b/src/store/sound/sound.actions.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { SoundState } from './sound.state';
 import { pickMany, random } from '@/helpers/random';
 
 export interface SoundActions {
+  lock: () => void;
   override: (sounds: Record<string, number>) => void;
   pause: () => void;
   play: () => void;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export interface SoundActions {
   shuffle: () => void;
   toggleFavorite: (id: string) => void;
   togglePlay: () => void;
+  unlock: () => void;
   unselect: (id: string) => void;
   unselectAll: (pushToHistory?: boolean) => void;
 }
@@ -25,6 +27,10 @@ export const createActions: StateCreator<
   SoundActions
 > = (set, get) => {
   return {
+    lock() {
+      set({ locked: true });
+    },
+
     override(newSounds) {
       get().unselectAll();
 
@@ -111,6 +117,10 @@ export const createActions: StateCreator<
       set({ isPlaying: !get().isPlaying });
     },
 
+    unlock() {
+      set({ locked: false });
+    },
+
     unselect(id) {
       set({
         sounds: {
diff --git a/src/store/sound/sound.state.ts b/src/store/sound/sound.state.ts
index aa4e425..d73fa68 100644
--- a/src/store/sound/sound.state.ts
+++ b/src/store/sound/sound.state.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface SoundState {
     };
   } | null;
   isPlaying: boolean;
+  locked: boolean;
   noSelected: () => boolean;
   sounds: {
     [id: string]: {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export const createState: StateCreator<
     },
     history: null,
     isPlaying: false,
+    locked: false,
     noSelected() {
       const { sounds } = get();
       const keys = Object.keys(sounds);