Worked on improving the audio playback pipeline for the Blaizzy/mlx-audio repository, focusing on stability and reliability for short-text audio generation. Addressed a specific issue where the AudioPlayer could hang when generating audio for short prompts by ensuring the playback stream starts as soon as buffered samples are available. Enhanced the wait_for_drain logic to either force-start the stream if it was not already playing or return immediately when the buffer was empty, effectively eliminating potential deadlocks. Utilized Python programming and audio processing techniques to reduce latency and improve the user experience for short audio outputs, prioritizing robust and maintainable code.