diff --git a/apps/example/app.json b/apps/example/app.json
index 86e0214396..794db29205 100644
--- a/apps/example/app.json
+++ b/apps/example/app.json
@@ -32,12 +32,21 @@
     ]
   },
   "ios": {
-    "metalAPIValidation": false
+    "metalAPIValidation": false,
+    "infoPlist": {
+      "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription": "This app needs access to the microphone to test voice recording and reproduce audio-related bugs with Skia rendering."
+    }
   },
   "macos": {
-    "metalAPIValidation": false
+    "metalAPIValidation": false,
+    "infoPlist": {
+      "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription": "This app needs access to the microphone to test voice recording and reproduce audio-related bugs with Skia rendering."
+    }
   },
   "visionos": {
-    "metalAPIValidation": false
+    "metalAPIValidation": false,
+    "infoPlist": {
+      "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription": "This app needs access to the microphone to test voice recording and reproduce audio-related bugs with Skia rendering."
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 2aaa1f6362..810f3abd54 100644
--- a/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/apps/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1327,49 +1327,6 @@ PODS:
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
     - Yoga
-  - react-native-slider (4.5.7):
-    - DoubleConversion
-    - glog
-    - hermes-engine
-    - RCT-Folly (= 2024.11.18.00)
-    - RCTRequired
-    - RCTTypeSafety
-    - React-Core
-    - React-debug
-    - React-Fabric
-    - React-featureflags
-    - React-graphics
-    - React-ImageManager
-    - react-native-slider/common (= 4.5.7)
-    - React-NativeModulesApple
-    - React-RCTFabric
-    - React-rendererdebug
-    - React-utils
-    - ReactCodegen
-    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
-    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
-    - Yoga
-  - react-native-slider/common (4.5.7):
-    - DoubleConversion
-    - glog
-    - hermes-engine
-    - RCT-Folly (= 2024.11.18.00)
-    - RCTRequired
-    - RCTTypeSafety
-    - React-Core
-    - React-debug
-    - React-Fabric
-    - React-featureflags
-    - React-graphics
-    - React-ImageManager
-    - React-NativeModulesApple
-    - React-RCTFabric
-    - React-rendererdebug
-    - React-utils
-    - ReactCodegen
-    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/bridging
-    - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
-    - Yoga
   - React-NativeModulesApple (0.78.0):
     - glog
     - hermes-engine
@@ -1657,6 +1614,8 @@ PODS:
     - React-logger (= 0.78.0)
     - React-perflogger (= 0.78.0)
     - React-utils (= 0.78.0)
+  - ReactNativeAudioToolkit (2.0.3):
+    - React
   - ReactNativeHost (0.5.12):
     - DoubleConversion
     - glog
@@ -1957,7 +1916,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - React-microtasksnativemodule (from `../../../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/microtasks`)
   - react-native-safe-area-context (from `../../../node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context`)
   - "react-native-skia (from `../../../node_modules/@shopify/react-native-skia`)"
-  - "react-native-slider (from `../../../node_modules/@react-native-community/slider`)"
   - React-NativeModulesApple (from `../../../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/core/platform/ios`)
   - React-perflogger (from `../../../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/reactperflogger`)
   - React-performancetimeline (from `../../../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/react/performance/timeline`)
@@ -1986,6 +1944,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - ReactAppDependencyProvider (from `build/generated/ios`)
   - ReactCodegen (from `build/generated/ios`)
   - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core (from `../../../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon`)
+  - "ReactNativeAudioToolkit (from `../../../node_modules/@react-native-community/audio-toolkit`)"
   - "ReactNativeHost (from `../node_modules/@rnx-kit/react-native-host`)"
   - ReactTestApp-DevSupport (from `../node_modules/react-native-test-app`)
   - ReactTestApp-Resources (from `..`)
@@ -2079,8 +2038,6 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../../../node_modules/react-native-safe-area-context"
   react-native-skia:
     :path: "../../../node_modules/@shopify/react-native-skia"
-  react-native-slider:
-    :path: "../../../node_modules/@react-native-community/slider"
   React-NativeModulesApple:
     :path: "../../../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/react/nativemodule/core/platform/ios"
   React-perflogger:
@@ -2137,6 +2094,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: build/generated/ios
   ReactCommon:
     :path: "../../../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon"
+  ReactNativeAudioToolkit:
+    :path: "../../../node_modules/@react-native-community/audio-toolkit"
   ReactNativeHost:
     :path: "../node_modules/@rnx-kit/react-native-host"
   ReactTestApp-DevSupport:
@@ -2162,77 +2121,77 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   fmt: a40bb5bd0294ea969aaaba240a927bd33d878cdd
   glog: eb93e2f488219332457c3c4eafd2738ddc7e80b8
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+  RCT-Folly: e78785aa9ba2ed998ea4151e314036f6c49e6d82
   RCTDeprecation: b2eecf2d60216df56bc5e6be5f063826d3c1ee35
   RCTRequired: 78522de7dc73b81f3ed7890d145fa341f5bb32ea
   RCTTypeSafety: c135dd2bf50402d87fd12884cbad5d5e64850edd
   React: b229c49ed5898dab46d60f61ed5a0bfa2ee2fadb
   React-callinvoker: 2ac508e92c8bd9cf834cc7d7787d94352e4af58f
-  React-Core: 13cdd1558d0b3f6d9d5a22e14d89150280e79f02
-  React-CoreModules: b07a6744f48305405e67c845ebf481b6551b712a
-  React-cxxreact: 1055a86c66ac35b4e80bd5fb766aed5f494dfff4
+  React-Core: 325b4f6d9162ae8b9a6ff42fe78e260eb124180d
+  React-CoreModules: 558041e5258f70cd1092f82778d07b8b2ff01897
+  React-cxxreact: 8fff17cbe76e6a8f9991b59552e1235429f9c74b
   React-debug: 0a5fcdbacc6becba0521e910c1bcfdb20f32a3f6
-  React-defaultsnativemodule: 4bb28fc97fee5be63a9ebf8f7a435cfe8ba69459
-  React-domnativemodule: b36a11c2597243d7563985028c51ece988d8ae33
-  React-Fabric: afc561718f25b2cd800b709d934101afe376a12c
-  React-FabricComponents: f4e0a4e18a27bf6d39cbf2a0b42f37a92fa4e37f
-  React-FabricImage: 37d8e8b672eda68a19d71143eb65148084efb325
+  React-defaultsnativemodule: 618dc50a0fad41b489997c3eb7aba3a74479fd14
+  React-domnativemodule: 7ba599afb6c2a7ec3eb6450153e2efe0b8747e9a
+  React-Fabric: 252112089d2c63308f4cbfade4010b6606db67d1
+  React-FabricComponents: 3c0f75321680d14d124438ab279c64ec2a3d13c4
+  React-FabricImage: 728b8061cdec2857ca885fd605ee03ad43ffca98
   React-featureflags: 19682e02ef5861d96b992af16a19109c3dfc1200
-  React-featureflagsnativemodule: d7cddf6d907b4e5ab84f9e744b7e88461656e48c
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-  React-hermes: 71186f872c932e4574d5feb3ed754dda63a0b3bd
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-  React-Mapbuffer: 0502faf46cab8fb89cfc7bf3e6c6109b6ef9b5de
-  React-microtasksnativemodule: 663bc64e3a96c5fc91081923ae7481adc1359a78
-  react-native-safe-area-context: 286b3e7b5589795bb85ffc38faf4c0706c48a092
-  react-native-skia: 0457c9311947ef4642e3f55d5647220c5e529eb2
-  react-native-slider: 27263d134d55db948a4706f1e47d0ec88fb354dd
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-  React-performancetimeline: bc2e48198ec814d578ac8401f65d78a574358203
+  React-featureflagsnativemodule: 23528c7e7d50782b7ef0804168ba40bbaf1e86ab
+  React-graphics: fefe48f71bfe6f48fd037f59e8277b12e91b6be1
+  React-hermes: a9a0c8377627b5506ef9a7b6f60a805c306e3f51
+  React-idlecallbacksnativemodule: 7e2b6a3b70e042f89cd91dbd73c479bb39a72a7e
+  React-ImageManager: e3300996ac2e2914bf821f71e2f2c92ae6e62ae2
+  React-jserrorhandler: fa75876c662e5d7e79d6efc763fc9f4c88e26986
+  React-jsi: f3f51595cc4c089037b536368f016d4742bf9cf7
+  React-jsiexecutor: cca6c232db461e2fd213a11e9364cfa6fdaa20eb
+  React-jsinspector: 2bd4c9fddf189d6ec2abf4948461060502582bef
+  React-jsinspectortracing: a417d8a0ad481edaa415734b4dac81e3e5ee7dc6
+  React-jsitracing: 1ff7172c5b0522cbf6c98d82bdbb160e49b5804e
+  React-logger: 018826bfd51b9f18e87f67db1590bc510ad20664
+  React-Mapbuffer: 3c11cee7737609275c7b66bd0b1de475f094cedf
+  React-microtasksnativemodule: 843f352b32aacbe13a9c750190d34df44c3e6c2c
+  react-native-safe-area-context: 0f14bce545abcdfbff79ce2e3c78c109f0be283e
+  react-native-skia: 83ea407f6494e4a24a9c971cbfccedca4fe00e65
+  React-NativeModulesApple: 88433b6946778bea9c153e27b671de15411bf225
+  React-perflogger: 9e8d3c0dc0194eb932162812a168aa5dc662f418
+  React-performancetimeline: 5a2d6efef52bdcefac079c7baa30934978acd023
   React-RCTActionSheet: 592674cf61142497e0e820688f5a696e41bf16dd
-  React-RCTAnimation: 8fbb8dba757b49c78f4db403133ab6399a4ce952
-  React-RCTAppDelegate: 7f88baa8cb4e5d6c38bb4d84339925c70c9ac864
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-  React-RCTFabric: 8ad6d875abe6e87312cef90e4b15ef7f6bed72e6
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-  React-RCTVibration: a3a1458e6230dfd64b3768ebc0a4aac430d9d508
+  React-RCTAnimation: e6d669872f9b3b4ab9527aab283b7c49283236b7
+  React-RCTAppDelegate: de2343fe08be4c945d57e0ecce44afcc7dd8fc03
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+  React-RCTFabric: cac2c033381d79a5956e08550b0220cb2d78ea93
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   React-rendererconsistency: 64e897e00d2568fd8dfe31e2496f80e85c0aaad1
-  React-rendererdebug: a3f6d3ae7d2fa0035885026756281c07ee32479e
+  React-rendererdebug: 41ce452460c44bba715d9e41d5493a96de277764
   React-rncore: 58748c2aa445f56b99e5118dad0aedb51c40ce9f
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-  React-RuntimeCore: 683ee0b6a76d4b4bf6fbf83a541895b4887cc636
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   React-runtimeexecutor: a188df372373baf5066e6e229177836488799f80
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-  React-runtimescheduler: a2e2a39125dd6426b5d8b773f689d660cd7c5f60
+  React-RuntimeHermes: a264609c28b796edfffc8ae4cb8fad1773ab948b
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   React-timing: bb220a53a795ed57976a4855c521f3de2f298fe5
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-  ReactAppDependencyProvider: f2e81d80afd71a8058589e19d8a134243fa53f17
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-  ReactTestApp-DevSupport: 6994b53b5b81139a8ce63e0776c726c95de079a1
+  React-utils: 3b054aaebe658fc710a8d239d0e4b9fd3e0b78f9
+  ReactAppDependencyProvider: a1fb08dfdc7ebc387b2e54cfc9decd283ed821d8
+  ReactCodegen: e232f8db3a40721044ec81b9388f95a7afaad36a
+  ReactCommon: 0c097b53f03d6bf166edbcd0915da32f3015dd90
+  ReactNativeAudioToolkit: 1b4cddfc1cc4624c3db0a936d700fef298458f19
+  ReactNativeHost: 1b6ccdcfc87bb31e772a5b3c3ca3b09c90954328
+  ReactTestApp-DevSupport: ea18f446cff64b6c9a3e28788600c82ecf51bde6
   ReactTestApp-Resources: 1bd9ff10e4c24f2ad87101a32023721ae923bccf
-  RNGestureHandler: 66e593addd8952725107cfaa4f5e3378e946b541
-  RNReanimated: 858fe25904af44131b8b608a5005b64778609a6a
-  RNScreens: 0f01bbed9bd8045a8d58e4b46993c28c7f498f3c
-  RNSVG: 8588ee1ca9b2e6fd2c99466e35b3db0e9f81bb40
+  RNGestureHandler: dcb1b1db024f3744b03af56d132f4f72c4c27195
+  RNReanimated: d5f33d14a4d1da33a02d89124de233a64b3aaeaa
+  RNScreens: 790123c4a28783d80a342ce42e8c7381bed62db1
+  RNSVG: 8126581b369adf6a0004b6a6cab1a55e3002d5b0
   SocketRocket: d4aabe649be1e368d1318fdf28a022d714d65748
-  Yoga: 9b7fb56e7b08cde60e2153344fa6afbd88e5d99f
+  Yoga: afd04ff05ebe0121a00c468a8a3c8080221cb14c
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 87506345285a0371afb28b9c3e6daaa999c214f3
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.15.2
+COCOAPODS: 1.16.2
diff --git a/apps/example/package.json b/apps/example/package.json
index 3b1ff9efb4..9e711c7eac 100644
--- a/apps/example/package.json
+++ b/apps/example/package.json
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
     "pod:install": "cd ios && pod install",
     "test": "jest",
     "tsc": "tsc --noEmit",
-    "start": "react-native start"
+    "start": "react-native start",
+    "postinstall": "yarn pod:install"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@callstack/react-native-visionos": "^0.75.0",
-    "@react-native-community/slider": "^4.5.7",
+    "@react-native-community/audio-toolkit": "^2.0.3",
     "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.2.1",
     "@react-navigation/elements": "^2.2.6",
     "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.15",
diff --git a/apps/example/src/Examples/Breathe/Breathe.tsx b/apps/example/src/Examples/Breathe/Breathe.tsx
index 0f10360b55..85ad0e55f4 100644
--- a/apps/example/src/Examples/Breathe/Breathe.tsx
+++ b/apps/example/src/Examples/Breathe/Breathe.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-import React, { useMemo } from "react";
-import { StyleSheet, useWindowDimensions, View } from "react-native";
+import React, { useMemo, useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import {
+  StyleSheet,
+  useWindowDimensions,
+  View,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  Text,
+  Alert,
+  Platform,
+  PermissionsAndroid,
+} from "react-native";
 import {
   BlurMask,
   vec,
@@ -12,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 } from "@shopify/react-native-skia";
 import type { SharedValue } from "react-native-reanimated";
 import { useDerivedValue } from "react-native-reanimated";
+import { Recorder } from "@react-native-community/audio-toolkit";
 
 import { useLoop } from "../../components/Animations";
 
@@ -59,6 +69,8 @@ export const Breathe = () => {
     () => vec(width / 2, height / 2 - 64),
     [height, width]
   );
+  const [isRecording, setIsRecording] = useState(false);
+  const recorderRef = useRef<Recorder | null>(null);
 
   const progress = useLoop({ duration: 3000 });
 
@@ -66,6 +78,139 @@ export const Breathe = () => {
     { rotate: mix(progress.value, -Math.PI, 0) },
   ]);
 
+  // Clean up audio resources when component unmounts
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (recorderRef.current) {
+        recorderRef.current.destroy();
+        recorderRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const requestMicrophonePermission = async () => {
+    if (Platform.OS === "android") {
+      try {
+        const granted = await PermissionsAndroid.request(
+          PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.RECORD_AUDIO,
+          {
+            title: "Microphone Permission",
+            message:
+              "App needs access to your microphone to test voice recording.",
+            buttonNeutral: "Ask Me Later",
+            buttonNegative: "Cancel",
+            buttonPositive: "OK",
+          }
+        );
+        return granted === PermissionsAndroid.RESULTS.GRANTED;
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.warn(err);
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true; // iOS permissions are handled differently
+  };
+
+  const startVoiceSession = async () => {
+    try {
+      // Request permission first
+      const hasPermission = await requestMicrophonePermission();
+      if (!hasPermission) {
+        Alert.alert(
+          "Permission Denied",
+          "Microphone permission is required for voice recording."
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
+      console.log(
+        "Starting voice session - using real microphone with audio-toolkit..."
+      );
+
+      // Clean up any existing recorder
+      if (recorderRef.current) {
+        recorderRef.current.destroy();
+      }
+
+      // Create a new recorder instance
+      // Using a temporary filename for the recording
+      const recorder = new Recorder("test_recording.mp4", {
+        bitrate: 256000,
+        channels: 2,
+        sampleRate: 44100,
+        quality: "max",
+        format: "mp4",
+        encoder: "aac",
+      });
+
+      recorderRef.current = recorder;
+
+      // Set up event handlers
+      recorder.on("info", (info) => {
+        console.log("Recorder info:", info);
+      });
+
+      recorder.on("error", (error) => {
+        console.error("Recorder error:", error);
+        Alert.alert("Recording Error", "An error occurred while recording.");
+        setIsRecording(false);
+      });
+
+      // Prepare and start recording
+      recorder.prepare((err, fsPath) => {
+        if (err) {
+          console.error("Failed to prepare recorder:", err);
+          Alert.alert("Error", "Failed to prepare audio recorder");
+          return;
+        }
+
+        console.log("Recorder prepared, starting recording at:", fsPath);
+
+        recorder.record((recordErr) => {
+          if (recordErr) {
+            console.error("Failed to start recording:", recordErr);
+            Alert.alert("Error", "Failed to start recording");
+            return;
+          }
+
+          setIsRecording(true);
+          console.log("Voice recording started successfully");
+
+          Alert.alert(
+            "Voice Session Active",
+            "Real microphone recording is now active. Watch if Skia becomes unresponsive.",
+            [{ text: "OK" }]
+          );
+        });
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error starting voice session:", error);
+      Alert.alert("Error", `Failed to start voice session: ${error}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const stopVoiceSession = () => {
+    if (recorderRef.current) {
+      recorderRef.current.stop((err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          console.error("Error stopping recording:", err);
+        } else {
+          console.log("Recording stopped successfully");
+        }
+
+        // Clean up the recorder
+        recorderRef.current?.destroy();
+        recorderRef.current = null;
+      });
+    }
+
+    setIsRecording(false);
+    Alert.alert(
+      "Voice Session Ended",
+      "Microphone recording has been stopped."
+    );
+  };
+
   return (
     <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
       <Canvas style={styles.container} testID="breathe-canvas">
@@ -79,6 +224,22 @@ export const Breathe = () => {
           })}
         </Group>
       </Canvas>
+
+      <View style={styles.buttonContainer}>
+        <TouchableOpacity
+          style={[styles.button, isRecording && styles.buttonRecording]}
+          onPress={isRecording ? stopVoiceSession : startVoiceSession}
+        >
+          <Text style={styles.buttonText}>
+            {isRecording ? "🔴 Stop Voice Session" : "🎤 Start Voice Session"}
+          </Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
+        {isRecording && (
+          <Text style={styles.recordingText}>
+            Recording... Check if Skia is responsive
+          </Text>
+        )}
+      </View>
     </View>
   );
 };
@@ -87,4 +248,33 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   container: {
     flex: 1,
   },
+  buttonContainer: {
+    position: "absolute",
+    bottom: 50,
+    left: 20,
+    right: 20,
+    alignItems: "center",
+  },
+  button: {
+    backgroundColor: "#61bea2",
+    paddingHorizontal: 20,
+    paddingVertical: 12,
+    borderRadius: 25,
+    minWidth: 200,
+    alignItems: "center",
+  },
+  buttonRecording: {
+    backgroundColor: "#ff4444",
+  },
+  buttonText: {
+    color: "white",
+    fontSize: 16,
+    fontWeight: "600",
+  },
+  recordingText: {
+    color: "#ff4444",
+    fontSize: 14,
+    marginTop: 10,
+    fontWeight: "500",
+  },
 });
diff --git a/apps/example/src/Examples/Video/Video.tsx b/apps/example/src/Examples/Video/Video.tsx
index 6a6a7adbea..836e213c3d 100644
--- a/apps/example/src/Examples/Video/Video.tsx
+++ b/apps/example/src/Examples/Video/Video.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
 } from "@shopify/react-native-skia";
 import { Platform, Pressable, View, useWindowDimensions } from "react-native";
 import { useDerivedValue, useSharedValue } from "react-native-reanimated";
-import Slider from "@react-native-community/slider";
 
 // on Web because of CORS we need to use a local video
 const videoURL =
@@ -62,22 +61,7 @@ export const Video = () => {
           />
         </Canvas>
       </Pressable>
-      <View style={{ height: 200, backgroundColor: "white" }}>
-        <Slider
-          style={{ width, height: 40 }}
-          minimumValue={0}
-          maximumValue={1}
-          minimumTrackTintColor="#FFFFFF"
-          maximumTrackTintColor="#000000"
-          onSlidingComplete={(value: number) => {
-            seek.value = value * duration;
-            paused.value = false;
-          }}
-          onSlidingStart={() => {
-            paused.value = true;
-          }}
-        />
-      </View>
+      <View style={{ height: 200, backgroundColor: "white" }}></View>
     </View>
   );
 };
diff --git a/externals/depot_tools b/externals/depot_tools
index abc5109882..8a1ec6a021 160000
--- a/externals/depot_tools
+++ b/externals/depot_tools
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit abc51098824678cbce29d7913c4951a857033c49
+Subproject commit 8a1ec6a0213ae033f6749f261e1c528488349991
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e95fcd0e1a..72dc84821c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7078,6 +7078,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@react-native-community/audio-toolkit@npm:^2.0.3":
+  version: 2.0.3
+  resolution: "@react-native-community/audio-toolkit@npm:2.0.3"
+  dependencies:
+    async: ^2.6.3
+    eventemitter3: ^1.2.0
+    lodash: ^4.17.15
+  checksum: d5b561153ea41b7bd64fffe804d973869d50ca66471cdd2c1b73a262ada828c998344c650e1b7c42972997f173eef238c3fe85ae95459041605d2bab41d7ba35
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@react-native-community/cli-clean@npm:14.0.0":
   version: 14.0.0
   resolution: "@react-native-community/cli-clean@npm:14.0.0"
@@ -7663,13 +7674,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@react-native-community/slider@npm:^4.5.7":
-  version: 4.5.7
-  resolution: "@react-native-community/slider@npm:4.5.7"
-  checksum: f8b722c1821332398324d4d45a31c70b90007c1f859840ddc58388a0783d3a4706e7d0808898ecc76091de60041ae20a0758ef4d706d2ae06a4b4d46ff934028
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@react-native-macos/virtualized-lists@npm:0.78.6":
   version: 0.78.6
   resolution: "@react-native-macos/virtualized-lists@npm:0.78.6"
@@ -12122,6 +12126,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"async@npm:^2.6.3":
+  version: 2.6.4
+  resolution: "async@npm:2.6.4"
+  dependencies:
+    lodash: ^4.17.14
+  checksum: a52083fb32e1ebe1d63e5c5624038bb30be68ff07a6c8d7dfe35e47c93fc144bd8652cbec869e0ac07d57dde387aa5f1386be3559cdee799cb1f789678d88e19
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "async@npm:^3.2.3":
   version: 3.2.6
   resolution: "async@npm:3.2.6"
@@ -17387,6 +17400,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"eventemitter3@npm:^1.2.0":
+  version: 1.2.0
+  resolution: "eventemitter3@npm:1.2.0"
+  checksum: 1ce3c91340f5038bd611c31a32c69167ccc598049a6844f58400583b4d70f5c0c2d13a201c763624f81de461498fe2767d0bfadcb2c0c417e37556a481b00c1d
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "eventemitter3@npm:^4.0.0":
   version: 4.0.7
   resolution: "eventemitter3@npm:4.0.7"
@@ -17421,10 +17441,10 @@ __metadata:
     "@babel/preset-env": ^7.25.3
     "@babel/runtime": ^7.25.0
     "@callstack/react-native-visionos": ^0.75.0
+    "@react-native-community/audio-toolkit": ^2.0.3
     "@react-native-community/cli": 15.0.1
     "@react-native-community/cli-platform-android": 15.0.1
     "@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios": 15.0.1
-    "@react-native-community/slider": ^4.5.7
     "@react-native/babel-preset": 0.78.0
     "@react-native/eslint-config": 0.78.0
     "@react-native/metro-config": 0.78.0
@@ -23316,7 +23336,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"lodash@npm:^4.17.15, lodash@npm:^4.17.20, lodash@npm:^4.17.21, lodash@npm:^4.7.0":
+"lodash@npm:^4.17.14, lodash@npm:^4.17.15, lodash@npm:^4.17.20, lodash@npm:^4.17.21, lodash@npm:^4.7.0":
   version: 4.17.21
   resolution: "lodash@npm:4.17.21"
   checksum: eb835a2e51d381e561e508ce932ea50a8e5a68f4ebdd771ea240d3048244a8d13658acbd502cd4829768c56f2e16bdd4340b9ea141297d472517b83868e677f7