diff --git a/src/audio/_build.py b/src/audio/_build.py
index f5a7051b..85659ef5 100755
--- a/src/audio/_build.py
+++ b/src/audio/_build.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ def main(folder="./files"):
 
     # Open output file
     output = wave.open(outfile, 'wb')
-    
+
     # Loop through files in folder and append to outfile
     for i, infile in enumerate(sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(folder, '*.wav')))):
-    
+
         # Open file and get info
         w = wave.open(infile, 'rb')
         soundDuration = w.getnframes() / float(w.getframerate())
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ def main(folder="./files"):
     output.close()
 
     # Output howler sprite data
-    print json.dumps(sprite, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
-        
+    sprites = json.dumps(sprite, sort_keys=True, indent=4, separators=(',', ': '))
+    sprites = '\n'.join([x.rstrip() for x in sprites.split('\n')]) + '\n'
+    file('sprite1.json', 'wb').write(sprites)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/src/audio/_encode.sh b/src/audio/_encode.sh
index 5075146a..04b864bc 100755
--- a/src/audio/_encode.sh
+++ b/src/audio/_encode.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ avconv -y -i .tmp-sprite1.wav -aq 2 -acodec libvorbis sprite1.ogg
 
 rm -f .tmp-sprite1.wav
 
-cp -fv sprite1.{mp3,ogg} ../../static/sounds
+cp -fv sprite1.{json,mp3,ogg} ../../static/sounds
diff --git a/src/audio/sprite1.json b/src/audio/sprite1.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58cd9116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/audio/sprite1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+    "connect1": [
+        0,
+        5179
+    ],
+    "end1": [
+        5228,
+        6199
+    ],
+    "entry1": [
+        11476,
+        3000
+    ],
+    "leaving1": [
+        14526,
+        2126
+    ],
+    "message1": [
+        16701,
+        816
+    ],
+    "question1": [
+        17567,
+        3313
+    ],
+    "ringtone1": [
+        20929,
+        935
+    ],
+    "whistle1": [
+        21913,
+        1405
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/static/js/controllers/uicontroller.js b/static/js/controllers/uicontroller.js
index 36a9db8e..5a255c43 100644
--- a/static/js/controllers/uicontroller.js
+++ b/static/js/controllers/uicontroller.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 "use strict";
-define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'bigscreen', 'moment', 'sjcl', 'modernizr', 'webrtc.adapter'], function($, _, BigScreen, moment, sjcl, Modernizr) {
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'bigscreen', 'moment', 'sjcl', 'modernizr', 'text!sounds/sprite1.json', 'webrtc.adapter'], function($, _, BigScreen, moment, sjcl, Modernizr, sprite1Definition) {
 
 	return ["$scope", "$rootScope", "$element", "$window", "$timeout", "safeDisplayName", "safeApply", "mediaStream", "appData", "playSound", "desktopNotify", "alertify", "toastr", "translation", "fileDownload", "localStorage", "screensharing", "localStatus", "dialogs", "rooms", "constraints", "turnData", function($scope, $rootScope, $element, $window, $timeout, safeDisplayName, safeApply, mediaStream, appData, playSound, desktopNotify, alertify, toastr, translation, fileDownload, localStorage, screensharing, localStatus, dialogs, rooms, constraints, turnData) {
 
@@ -98,43 +98,14 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'bigscreen', 'moment', 'sjcl', 'modernizr', 'web
 
 		};
 
+		if (typeof(sprite1Definition) === "string") {
+			sprite1Definition = JSON.parse(sprite1Definition);
+		}
+
 		// Load default sounds.
 		playSound.initialize({
 			urls: ['sounds/sprite1.ogg', 'sounds/sprite1.mp3'],
-			sprite: {
-				"connect1": [
-					0,
-					5179
-				],
-				"end1": [
-					5228,
-					6199
-				],
-				"entry1": [
-					11476,
-					3000
-				],
-				"leaving1": [
-					14526,
-					2126
-				],
-				"message1": [
-					16701,
-					816
-				],
-				"question1": [
-					17567,
-					3313
-				],
-				"ringtone1": [
-					20929,
-					935
-				],
-				"whistle1": [
-					21913,
-					1405
-				]
-			}
+			sprite: sprite1Definition
 		}, null, {
 			"ring": "whistle1",
 			"joined": "entry1",
diff --git a/static/sounds/sprite1.json b/static/sounds/sprite1.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58cd9116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/sounds/sprite1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+    "connect1": [
+        0,
+        5179
+    ],
+    "end1": [
+        5228,
+        6199
+    ],
+    "entry1": [
+        11476,
+        3000
+    ],
+    "leaving1": [
+        14526,
+        2126
+    ],
+    "message1": [
+        16701,
+        816
+    ],
+    "question1": [
+        17567,
+        3313
+    ],
+    "ringtone1": [
+        20929,
+        935
+    ],
+    "whistle1": [
+        21913,
+        1405
+    ]
+}