# Trying to get p5.sound library to work with Observable

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**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [January 25, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trying-to-get-p5-sound-library-to-work-with-observable/7825 "2019-01-25T00:14:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 25, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trying-to-get-p5-sound-library-to-work-with-observable/7825/1 "2019-01-25T00:14:59Z")

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So for this weekend’s Global Game Jam, I was thinking of using Observable together with p5.js for an easy developer environment. With [a little help from Mike Bostock](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/going-to-use-observable-for-the-global-game-jam-at-25-27-january-and-looking-for-tips/1581) I now have a [neat little notebook template](https://beta.observablehq.com/d/bb4f3e6763187737) for a basic full-screen p5 sketch.

The only thing is that I can’t seem to figure out how to load the other p5.js libraries. I’ve looked at the issues in the github repo regarding loading the lib with instance mode. Those all suggest `import 'p5/lib/addons/p5.sound'`, but that doesn’t work in Observable.

Anyone have any ideas?

EDIT: For now I resorted to using Howler.js instead. It works for my use-case, which is just playing back samples.