diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index af3ca5e..888e967 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,4 +69,11 @@ docs/_build/
 .vscode/
 
 # Pyenv
-.python-version
\ No newline at end of file
+.python-version
+
+# Environment variables
+.env
+
+*.wav
+
+demos/audio/uv.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demos/audio/README.md b/demos/audio/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39e64cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/audio/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# wave_audio_receive.py
+
+six 15 second tests:
+```bash
+for i in {1..6};do timeout 15s uv run python wav_audio_receive.py; done
+```
+or
+```bash
+for i in {1..6};do timeout 15s python3 -m wav_audio_receive; done
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demos/audio/pyproject.toml b/demos/audio/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45e6006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/audio/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[project]
+name = "wav-audio-receive"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Demo that joins a Pipecat Cloud call and records audio to WAV"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+dependencies = [
+    "daily-python",
+    "python-dotenv>=1.2.1",
+    "requests",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+wav-audio-receive = "wav_audio_receive:main"
diff --git a/demos/audio/wav_audio_receive.py b/demos/audio/wav_audio_receive.py
index bdbf1c3..d05e391 100644
--- a/demos/audio/wav_audio_receive.py
+++ b/demos/audio/wav_audio_receive.py
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
 #
-# This demo will join a Daily meeting and record the meeting audio into a
-# WAV.
+# This demo will start a Pipecat Cloud app, join the call, and record the
+# meeting audio into a WAV.
 #
-# Usage: python3 wav_audio_receive.py -m MEETING_URL -o FILE.wav
 #
 
 import argparse
+import os
+import requests
 import threading
 import wave
 
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from daily import *
 
 
 SAMPLE_RATE = 16000
 NUM_CHANNELS = 1
 
+load_dotenv(override=True)
+
 
 class ReceiveWavApp:
     def __init__(self, input_file_name, sample_rate, num_channels):
         self.__sample_rate = sample_rate
         self.__speaker_device = Daily.create_speaker_device(
-            "my-speaker", sample_rate=sample_rate, channels=num_channels
+            "my-speaker", sample_rate=sample_rate, channels=num_channels, non_blocking=False
         )
         Daily.select_speaker_device("my-speaker")
 
@@ -47,8 +51,8 @@ def on_joined(self, data, error):
             self.__app_error = error
         self.__start_event.set()
 
-    def run(self, meeting_url):
-        self.__client.join(meeting_url, completion=self.on_joined)
+    def run(self, meeting_url, meeting_token=None):
+        self.__client.join(meeting_url, meeting_token, completion=self.on_joined)
         self.__thread.join()
 
     def leave(self):
@@ -73,22 +77,53 @@ def receive_audio(self):
         self.__wave.close()
 
 
+def start_pipecat_app(api_key):
+    response = requests.post(
+        "https://api.pipecat.daily.co/v1/public/daily-python-virtual-speaker-test/start",
+        headers={
+            "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        },
+        json={
+            "createDailyRoom": True,
+            "transport": "daily",
+            "dailyMeetingTokenProperties": {
+                "is_owner": True
+                # "enable_auto_recording": True
+                # "start_cloud_recording": True
+            },
+            "dailyRoomProperties": {"enable_recording": "cloud"},
+        },
+    )
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    data = response.json()
+    print(f"_____wav_audio_receive.py * data: {data}")
+    return data["dailyRoom"], data.get("dailyToken")
+
+
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-m", "--meeting", required=True, help="Meeting URL")
+    parser.add_argument("-k", "--api-key", required=False, help="Pipecat API key")
     parser.add_argument(
         "-c", "--channels", type=int, default=NUM_CHANNELS, help="Number of channels"
     )
     parser.add_argument("-r", "--rate", type=int, default=SAMPLE_RATE, help="Sample rate")
-    parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", required=True, help="WAV output file")
+    # parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", help="WAV output file")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     Daily.init()
 
-    app = ReceiveWavApp(args.output, args.rate, args.channels)
+    api_key = os.getenv("PIPECAT_API_KEY", args.api_key)
+    room_url, token = start_pipecat_app(api_key)
+    print(f"Started Pipecat app: {room_url}")
+
+    room_name = room_url.rstrip("/").split("/")[-1]
+    output = f"{room_name}.wav"
+    app = ReceiveWavApp(output, args.rate, args.channels)
 
     try:
-        app.run(args.meeting)
+        # print(f"_____wav_audio_receive.py * token: {token}")
+        app.run(room_url, token)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("Ctrl-C detected. Exiting!")
     finally: