diff --git a/frontend/src/app.js b/frontend/src/app.js
index 1528fdd..6819a2c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app.js
+++ b/frontend/src/app.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ app.get( '/openSongs', ( req, res ) => {
 app.get( '/indexDirs', ( req, res ) => {
     if ( req.query.dir ) {
         if ( indexedData[ req.query.dir ] ) {
-            console.log( 'using cache' );
             res.send( indexedData[ req.query.dir ] );
         } else {
             fs.readdir( req.query.dir, { encoding: 'utf-8' }, ( err, dat ) => {
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ app.get( '/indexDirs', ( req, res ) => {
                                     'year': metadata[ 'common' ][ 'year' ],
                                     'bpm': metadata[ 'common' ][ 'bpm' ],
                                     'genre': metadata[ 'common' ][ 'genre' ],
-                                    'duration': metadata[ 'format' ][ 'duration' ],
+                                    'duration': Math.round( metadata[ 'format' ][ 'duration' ] ),
                                     'isLossless': metadata[ 'format' ][ 'lossless' ],
                                     'sampleRate': metadata[ 'format' ][ 'sampleRate' ],
                                     'bitrate': metadata[ 'format' ][ 'bitrate' ],
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/mediaPool.vue b/frontend/src/components/mediaPool.vue
index 5fc52d6..73221a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/mediaPool.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/mediaPool.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 <template>
     <div class="media-pool">
         <div v-if="hasLoadedSongs" style="width: 100%;" class="song-list-wrapper">
-            <div v-for="song in songQueue" class="song-list">
+            <div v-for="song in songQueue" class="song-list" :class="[ isPlaying ? ( currentlyPlaying === song.filename ? 'playing': 'not-playing' ) : 'not-playing', !isPlaying && currentlyPlaying === song.filename ? 'active-song': undefined ]">
                 <span class="material-symbols-outlined song-image" v-if="!loadCoverArtPreview || !song.hasCoverArt">music_note</span>
                 <img v-else :src="'http://localhost:8081/getSongCover?filename=' + song.filename" class="song-image">
+                <div v-if="currentlyPlaying === song.filename && isPlaying" class="playing-symbols">
+                    <div class="playing-symbols-wrapper">
+                        <div class="playing-bar" id="bar-1"></div>
+                        <div class="playing-bar" id="bar-2"></div>
+                        <div class="playing-bar" id="bar-3"></div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
                 <span class="material-symbols-outlined play-icon" @click="play( song )">play_arrow</span>
+                <span class="material-symbols-outlined pause-icon" @click="pause( song )">pause</span>
                 <h3>{{ song.title }}</h3>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -21,6 +29,61 @@
 </template>
 
 <style>
+    .playing-symbols {
+        position: absolute;
+        left: 9.95vw;
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: center;
+        align-items: center;
+        flex-direction: row;
+        width: 5vw;
+        height: 5vw;
+        background-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0.6 );
+    }
+
+    .playing-symbols-wrapper {
+        width: 4vw;
+        height: 5vw;
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: center;
+        align-items: center;
+        flex-direction: row;
+    }
+
+    .playing-bar {
+        height: 60%;
+        background-color: var( --primary-color );
+        width: 10%;
+        border-radius: 50px;
+        margin: auto;
+    }
+
+    #bar-1 {
+        animation: music-playing 0.9s infinite ease-in-out;
+    }
+
+    #bar-2 {
+        animation: music-playing 0.9s infinite ease-in-out;
+        animation-delay: 0.3s;
+    }
+
+    #bar-3 {
+        animation: music-playing 0.9s infinite ease-in-out;
+        animation-delay: 0.6s;
+    }
+
+    @keyframes music-playing {
+        0% {
+            transform: scaleY( 1 );
+        }
+        50% {
+            transform: scaleY( 0.5 );
+        }
+        100% {
+            transform: scaleY( 1 );
+        }
+    }
+
     .loading-spinner {
         animation: spin 2s infinite linear;
     }
@@ -84,7 +147,7 @@
         font-size: 5vw;
     }
 
-    .play-icon {
+    .play-icon, .pause-icon {
         display: none;
         width: 5vw;
         height: 5vw;
@@ -92,15 +155,32 @@
         object-position: center;
         font-size: 5vw;
         cursor: pointer;
+        user-select: none;
+    }
+
+    .playing:hover .pause-icon {
+        display: block;
+    }
+
+    .playing:hover .playing-symbols {
+        display: none;
     }
 
     .song-list:hover .song-image {
         display: none;
     }
 
-    .song-list:hover .play-icon {
+    .not-playing:hover .play-icon {
         display: block;
     }
+
+    .active-song .pause-icon {
+        display: block;
+    }
+
+    .active-song .song-image, .active-song:hover .pause-icon {
+        display: none;
+    }
 </style>
 
 <script>
@@ -111,15 +191,72 @@
                 hasLoadedSongs: false,
                 isLoadingSongs: false,
                 loadCoverArtPreview: true,
+                allSongs: [],
                 songQueue: [],
                 loadedDirs: [],
                 allowedFiletypes: [ '.mp3', '.wav' ],
                 currentlyPlaying: '',
+                isPlaying: false,
+                songPos: 0,
+                repeat: false,
             }
         },
         methods: {
-            getLoadedDirs () {
-
+            update( status ) {
+                if ( status.type === 'playback' ) {
+                    this.isPlaying = status.status;
+                } else if ( status.type === 'next' ) {
+                    if ( this.songPos < this.songQueue.length - 1 ) {
+                        this.songPos += 1;
+                        this.queueHandler( 'load' );
+                    } else {
+                        this.songPos = 0;
+                        if ( this.repeat ) {
+                            this.queueHandler( 'load' );
+                        } else {
+                            this.isPlaying = false;
+                            this.currentlyPlaying = '';
+                            this.$emit( 'com', { 'type': 'startPlayback', 'song': this.songQueue[ 0 ], 'autoplay': false } );
+                            this.$emit( 'com', { 'type': 'pause' } );
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else if ( status.type === 'previous' ) {
+                    if ( this.songPos > 0 ) {
+                        this.songPos -= 1;
+                    } else {
+                        this.songPos = this.songQueue.length - 1;
+                    }
+                    this.queueHandler( 'load' );
+                } else if ( status.type === 'shuffle' ) {
+                    this.queueHandler( 'shuffle' );
+                } else if ( status.type === 'shuffleOff' ) {
+                    this.queueHandler( 'shuffleOff' );
+                } else if ( status.type === 'repeat' ) {
+                    this.repeat = true;
+                } else if ( status.type === 'repeatOff' ) {
+                    this.repeat = false;
+                }
+            },
+            queueHandler ( command ) {
+                if ( command === 'load' ) {
+                    this.play( this.songQueue[ this.songPos ] );
+                } else if ( command === 'shuffle' ) {
+                    let processArray = JSON.parse( JSON.stringify( this.allSongs ) );
+                    let newOrder = [];
+                    for ( let i = 0; i < this.allSongs.length; i++ ) {
+                        let randNum = Math.floor( Math.random() * this.allSongs.length );
+                        while ( newOrder.includes( randNum ) ) {
+                            randNum = Math.floor( Math.random() * this.allSongs.length );
+                        }
+                        newOrder.push( randNum );
+                    }
+                    this.songQueue = [];
+                    for ( let el in newOrder ) {
+                        this.songQueue.push( processArray[ newOrder[ el ] ] );
+                    }
+                } else if ( command === 'shuffleOff' ) {
+                    this.songQueue = JSON.parse( JSON.stringify( this.allSongs ) );
+                }
             },
             loadSongs() {
                 this.isLoadingSongs = true;
@@ -139,17 +276,35 @@
                             res.json().then( json => {
                                 for ( let song in json ) {
                                     this.songQueue.push( json[ song ] );
+                                    this.allSongs.push( json[ song ] );
                                 }
+                                this.queueHandler();
                                 this.isLoadingSongs = false;
                                 this.hasLoadedSongs = true;
+                                this.$emit( 'com', { 'type': 'songsLoaded' } );
                             } );
                         }
                     } );
                 }
             },
             play( song ) {
-                this.$emit( 'playing', song );
-            }
+                if ( song.filename === this.currentlyPlaying ) {
+                    this.$emit( 'com', { 'type': 'play', 'song': song } );
+                } else {
+                    for ( let s in this.songQueue ) {
+                        if ( this.songQueue[ s ][ 'filename' ] === song.filename ) {
+                            this.songPos = parseInt( s );
+                        }
+                    }
+                    this.$emit( 'com', { 'type': 'startPlayback', 'song': song } );
+                }
+                this.currentlyPlaying = song.filename;
+                this.update( { 'type': 'playback', 'status': true } );
+            },
+            pause( song ) {
+                this.update( { 'type': 'playback', 'status': false } );
+                this.$emit( 'com', { 'type': 'pause', 'song': song } );
+            },
         }
     }
 </script>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/player.vue b/frontend/src/components/player.vue
index 27b10b1..1ca4432 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/player.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/player.vue
@@ -1,62 +1,263 @@
 <template>
     <div class="player">
         <div class="controls">
-            <div v-if="audioLoaded">
-                <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" v-if="!isPlaying" @click="control( 'play' )">play_arrow</span>
-                <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" v-else @click="control( 'pause' )">pause</span>
-            </div>
-            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" style="cursor: default;" v-else>play_disabled</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" :class="audioLoaded ? 'active': 'inactive'" @click="control( 'previous' )">skip_previous</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" :class="audioLoaded ? 'active': 'inactive'" @click="control( 'replay10' )">replay_10</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon play-pause" v-if="!isPlaying && audioLoaded" @click="control( 'play' )">play_arrow</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon play-pause" v-else-if="isPlaying && audioLoaded" @click="control( 'pause' )">pause</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon play-pause" style="cursor: default;" v-else>play_disabled</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" :class="audioLoaded ? 'active': 'inactive'" @click="control( 'forward10' )">forward_10</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" :class="audioLoaded ? 'active': 'inactive'" @click="control( 'next' )" style="margin-right: 1vw;">skip_next</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" :class="hasLoadedSongs ? 'active': 'inactive'" v-if="!isShuffleEnabled" @click="control( 'shuffleOn' )">shuffle</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" :class="hasLoadedSongs ? 'active': 'inactive'" v-else @click="control( 'shuffleOff' )">shuffle_on</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" :class="hasLoadedSongs ? 'active': 'inactive'" v-if="repeatMode === 'off'" @click="control( 'repeatOne' )">repeat</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" :class="hasLoadedSongs ? 'active': 'inactive'" v-else-if="repeatMode === 'one'" @click="control( 'repeatAll' )">repeat_one_on</span>
+            <span class="material-symbols-outlined control-icon" :class="hasLoadedSongs ? 'active': 'inactive'" v-else-if="repeatMode === 'all'" @click="control( 'repeatOff' )">repeat_on</span>
         </div>
         <div class="song-info">
             <audio v-if="audioLoaded" :src="'http://localhost:8081/getSongFile?filename=' + playingSong.filename" id="music-player"></audio>
+            <div class="song-info-wrapper">
+                <div v-if="audioLoaded">
+                    <span class="material-symbols-outlined image" v-if="!playingSong.hasCoverArt">music_note</span>
+                    <img v-else :src="'http://localhost:8081/getSongCover?filename=' + playingSong.filename" class="image">
+                </div>
+                <span class="material-symbols-outlined image" v-else>music_note</span>
+                <div class="name">
+                    <h3>{{ playingSong.title ?? 'No song selected' }}</h3>
+                    <p>{{ playingSong.artist }}</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="playback-pos-info">
+                <div style="margin-right: auto;">{{ playbackPosBeautified }}</div>
+                <div>{{ durationBeautified }}</div>
+            </div>
+            <sliderView :active="audioLoaded" :position="playbackPos" :duration="playingSong.duration" @pos="( p ) => { setPos( p ) }"></sliderView>
         </div>
     </div>
 </template>
 
 <style>
     .song-info {
-        background-color: var( --accent-background );
+        background-color: #8e9ced;
         height: 80%;
         width: 50%;
+        margin-left: auto;
+        margin-right: auto;
+        position: relative;
+    }
+
+    .image {
+        width: 6vh;
+        height: 6vh;
+        object-fit: cover;
+        object-position: center;
+        font-size: 6vh;
+        margin-left: 1vh;
+        margin-top: 1vh;
+    }
+
+    .name {
+        margin-left: auto;
+        margin-right: auto;
+    }
+
+    .song-info-wrapper {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: row;
+    }
+
+    .song-info-wrapper h3 {
+        margin: 0;
+        margin-bottom: 0.5vh;
+        margin-top: 1vh;
+    }
+
+    .controls {
+        margin-left: 5%;
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: center;
+        align-items: center;
     }
 
     .control-icon {
         cursor: pointer;
+        font-size: 3vh;
+        user-select: none;
+    }
+
+    .play-pause {
+        font-size: 5vh;
+    }
+
+    .inactive {
+        color: gray;
+        cursor: default;
+    }
+
+    .player {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: row;
+        align-items: center;
+        justify-content: center;
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 100%;
+    }
+
+    .playback-pos-info {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: row;
+        width: 99%;
+        margin-left: 0.5%;
+        position: absolute;
+        bottom: 17px;
     }
 </style>
 
 <script>
+import SliderView from './sliderView.vue';
+
 export default {
     data() {
         return {
             playingSong: {},
             audioLoaded: false,
             isPlaying: false,
+            isShuffleEnabled: false,
+            repeatMode: 'off',
+            progressTracker: null,
+            playbackPos: 0,
+            playbackPosBeautified: '00:00',
+            durationBeautified: '--:--',
+            hasLoadedSongs: false,
         }
     },
+    components: {
+        SliderView,
+    },
     methods: {
-        play( song ) {
+        play( song, autoplay, doCrossFade = false ) {
             this.playingSong = song;
             this.audioLoaded = true;
-            this.init();
+            this.init( doCrossFade, autoplay );
         },
-        init() {
+        init( doCrossFade, autoplay ) {
+            this.control( 'reset' );
+            // TODO: make it support cross-fade
             setTimeout( () => {
-                document.getElementById( 'music-player' ).play();
-                this.isPlaying = true;
+                if ( autoplay ) {
+                    this.control( 'play' );
+                    this.isPlaying = true;
+                }
+                const minuteCount = Math.floor( this.playingSong.duration / 60 );
+                this.durationBeautified = minuteCount + ':';
+                if ( ( '' + minuteCount ).length === 1 ) {
+                    this.durationBeautified = '0' + minuteCount + ':';
+                }
+                const secondCount = Math.floor( this.playingSong.duration - minuteCount * 60 );
+                if ( ( '' + secondCount ).length === 1 ) {
+                    this.durationBeautified += '0' + secondCount;
+                } else {
+                    this.durationBeautified += secondCount;
+                }
+                let musicPlayer = document.getElementById( 'music-player' );
+                musicPlayer.onended = () => {
+                    if ( musicPlayer.currentTime >= this.playingSong.duration - 1 ) {
+                        if ( this.repeatMode !== 'one' ) {
+                            this.control( 'next' );
+                        } else {
+                            musicPlayer.currentTime = 0;
+                            this.control( 'play' );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }, 300 );
         },
         control( action ) {
-            if ( document.getElementById( 'music-player' ) ) {
+            // https://css-tricks.com/lets-create-a-custom-audio-player/
+            let musicPlayer = document.getElementById( 'music-player' );
+            if ( musicPlayer ) {
                 if ( action === 'play' ) {
-                    document.getElementById( 'music-player' ).play();
+                    this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'playback', 'status': true } );
+                    musicPlayer.play();
                     this.isPlaying = true;
+                    this.progressTracker = setInterval( () => {
+                        this.playbackPos = musicPlayer.currentTime;
+                        const minuteCount = Math.floor( this.playbackPos / 60 );
+                        this.playbackPosBeautified = minuteCount + ':';
+                        if ( ( '' + minuteCount ).length === 1 ) {
+                            this.playbackPosBeautified = '0' + minuteCount + ':';
+                        }
+                        const secondCount = Math.floor( this.playbackPos - minuteCount * 60 );
+                        if ( ( '' + secondCount ).length === 1 ) {
+                            this.playbackPosBeautified += '0' + secondCount;
+                        } else {
+                            this.playbackPosBeautified += secondCount;
+                        }
+                    }, 0.02 );
                 } else if ( action === 'pause' ) {
-                    document.getElementById( 'music-player' ).pause();
+                    this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'playback', 'status': false } );
+                    musicPlayer.pause();
+                    try {
+                        clearInterval( this.progressTracker );
+                    } catch ( err ) {};
                     this.isPlaying = false;
+                } else if ( action === 'replay10' ) {
+                    musicPlayer.currentTime = musicPlayer.currentTime > 10 ? musicPlayer.currentTime - 10 : 0;
+                } else if ( action === 'forward10' ) {
+                    if ( musicPlayer.currentTime < ( musicPlayer.duration - 10 ) ) {
+                        musicPlayer.currentTime = musicPlayer.currentTime + 10;
+                    } else {
+                        if ( this.repeatMode !== 'one' ) {
+                            this.control( 'next' );
+                        } else {
+                            musicPlayer.currentTime = 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else if ( action === 'reset' ) {
+                    clearInterval( this.progressTracker );
+                    this.playbackPos = 0;
+                    musicPlayer.currentTime = 0;
+                } else if ( action === 'next' ) {
+                    this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'next' } );
+                } else if ( action === 'previous' ) {
+                    this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'previous' } );
+                } else if ( action === 'shuffleOff' ) {
+                    this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'shuffleOff' } );
+                    this.isShuffleEnabled = false;
+                } else if ( action === 'shuffleOn' ) {
+                    this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'shuffle' } );
+                    this.isShuffleEnabled = true;
+                } else if ( action === 'repeatOne' ) {
+                    this.repeatMode = 'one';
+                } else if ( action === 'repeatAll' ) {
+                    this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'repeat' } );
+                    this.repeatMode = 'all';
+                } else if ( action === 'repeatOff' ) {
+                    this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'repeatOff' } );
+                    this.repeatMode = 'off';
                 }
+            } else if ( action === 'songsLoaded' ) {
+                this.hasLoadedSongs = true;
+            } else if ( action === 'shuffleOff' ) {
+                this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'shuffleOff' } );
+                this.isShuffleEnabled = false;
+            } else if ( action === 'shuffleOn' ) {
+                this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'shuffle' } );
+                this.isShuffleEnabled = true;
+            } else if ( action === 'repeatOne' ) {
+                this.repeatMode = 'one';
+            } else if ( action === 'repeatAll' ) {
+                this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'repeat' } );
+                this.repeatMode = 'all';
+            } else if ( action === 'repeatOff' ) {
+                this.$emit( 'update', { 'type': 'repeatOff' } );
+                this.repeatMode = 'off';
             }
-        }
+        },
+        setPos( pos ) {
+            let musicPlayer = document.getElementById( 'music-player' );
+            musicPlayer.currentTime = pos;
+        },
     }
 }
 </script>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/sliderView.vue b/frontend/src/components/sliderView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f344db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sliderView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+<template>
+    <div style="width: 100%; height: 100%;">
+        <progress id="progress-slider" :value="sliderProgress" max="1000" @mousedown="( e ) => { setPos( e ) }" :class="active ? '' : 'slider-inactive'"></progress>
+        <div v-if="active" id="slider-knob" @mousedown="( e ) => { startMove( e ) }"
+            :style="'left: ' + ( parseInt( originalPos ) + parseInt( sliderPos ) ) + 'px;'">
+            <div id="slider-knob-style"></div>
+        </div>
+        <div v-else id="slider-knob" class="slider-inactive" style="left: 0;">
+            <div id="slider-knob-style"></div>
+        </div>
+        <div id="drag-support" @mousemove="e => { handleDrag( e ) }" @mouseup="() => { stopMove(); }"></div>
+    </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+    #progress-slider {
+        width: 100%;
+        margin: 0;
+        position: absolute;
+        left: 0;
+        bottom: 0;
+        height: 5px;
+        cursor: pointer;
+        background-color: #baf4c9;
+    }
+
+    #progress-slider::-webkit-progress-value {
+        background-color: #baf4c9;
+    }
+
+    #slider-knob {
+        height: 20px;
+        width: 10px;
+        display: flex;
+        justify-content: flex-start;
+        align-items: flex-end;
+        position: absolute;
+        bottom: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        z-index: 2;
+        cursor: grab;
+    }
+
+    #slider-knob-style {
+        background-color: #baf4c9;
+        height: 15px;
+        width: 5px;
+    }
+
+    #drag-support {
+        display: none;
+        opacity: 0;
+        height: 100vh;
+        width: 100vw;
+        position: fixed;
+        top: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        z-index: 10;
+        cursor: grabbing;
+    }
+
+    .drag-support-active {
+        display: block !important;
+    }
+
+    .slider-inactive {
+        cursor: default !important;
+    }
+</style>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+    props: {
+        style: {
+            type: Object,
+        },
+        position: {
+            type: Number,
+            default: 0,
+        },
+        duration: {
+            type: Number,
+            default: 100
+        },
+        active: {
+            type: Boolean,
+            default: true,
+        }
+    },
+    data () {
+        return {
+            offset: 0,
+            isDragging: false,
+            sliderPos: 0,
+            originalPos: 0,
+            sliderProgress: 0,
+        }
+    },
+    methods: {
+        handleDrag( e ) {
+            if ( this.isDragging ) {
+                if ( 0 < this.originalPos + e.screenX - this.offset && this.originalPos + e.screenX - this.offset < document.getElementById( 'progress-slider' ).clientWidth - 5 ) {
+                    this.sliderPos = e.screenX - this.offset;
+                    this.calcProgressPos();
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        startMove( e ) {
+            this.offset = e.screenX;
+            this.isDragging = true;
+            document.getElementById( 'drag-support' ).classList.add( 'drag-support-active' );
+        },
+        stopMove() {
+            this.originalPos += parseInt( this.sliderPos );
+            this.isDragging = false;
+            this.offset = 0;
+            this.sliderPos = 0;
+            document.getElementById( 'drag-support' ).classList.remove( 'drag-support-active' );
+            this.calcPlaybackPos();
+        },
+        setPos ( e ) {
+            if ( this.active ) {
+                this.originalPos = e.offsetX;
+                this.calcProgressPos();
+                this.calcPlaybackPos();
+            }
+        },
+        calcProgressPos() {
+            this.sliderProgress = Math.ceil( ( this.originalPos + parseInt( this.sliderPos ) ) / ( document.getElementById( 'progress-slider' ).clientWidth - 5 ) * 1000 );
+        },
+        calcPlaybackPos() {
+            this.$emit( 'pos', Math.round( ( this.originalPos + parseInt( this.sliderPos ) ) / ( document.getElementById( 'progress-slider' ).clientWidth - 5 ) * this.duration ) );
+        }
+    },
+    watch: {
+        position() {
+            if ( !this.isDragging ) {
+                this.sliderProgress = Math.ceil( this.position / this.duration * 1000 + 2 );
+                this.originalPos = Math.ceil( this.position / this.duration * ( document.getElementById( 'progress-slider' ).clientWidth - 5 ) );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 6a610de..220eef2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
         <div class="top-bar">
             <img src="@/assets/logo.png" alt="logo" class="logo">
             <div class="player-wrapper">
-                <Player ref="player"></Player>
+                <Player ref="player" @update="( info ) => { handleUpdates( info ) }"></Player>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="pool-wrapper">
-            <mediaPool @playing="( song ) => { handlePlaying( song ) }"></mediaPool>
+            <mediaPool @com="( info ) => { handleCom( info ) }" ref="pool"></mediaPool>
         </div>
     </div>
 </template>
@@ -20,17 +20,21 @@
 
     .pool-wrapper {
         height: 84vh;
+        margin-top: 16vh;
     }
 
     .top-bar {
         margin-left: auto;
         margin-right: auto;
+        position: fixed;
+        z-index: 8;
         width: 99%;
         height: 15vh;
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         flex-direction: row;
         border: var( --primary-color ) 2px solid;
+        background-color: var( --background-color );
     }
 
     .player-wrapper {
@@ -66,9 +70,16 @@
             }
         },
         methods: {
-            handlePlaying ( song ) {
-                this.$refs.player.play( song );
-            }
+            handleCom ( data ) {
+                if ( data.type === 'startPlayback' ) {
+                    this.$refs.player.play( data.song, data.autoplay === undefined ? true : data.autoplay );
+                } else {
+                    this.$refs.player.control( data.type );
+                }
+            },
+            handleUpdates ( data ) {
+                this.$refs.pool.update( data );
+            },
         }
     }
 </script>