diff --git a/examples/examples-communication/vban/player-sdmmc-vban/player-sdmmc-vban.ino b/examples/examples-communication/vban/player-sdmmc-vban/player-sdmmc-vban.ino
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..043b05eb69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/examples-communication/vban/player-sdmmc-vban/player-sdmmc-vban.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/**
+ * @file player-sdmmc-vban.ino
+ * @author Phil Schatzmann
+ * @brief decodes mp3 to vban: We need to use a queue to prevent delays to get too big.
+ * We try to keep the queue filled, so that we can always provide pcm data to vban 
+ */
+
+#include "AudioTools.h"
+#include "AudioCodecs/CodecMP3Helix.h"
+#include "AudioLibs/VBANStream.h"
+#include "AudioLibs/AudioSourceSDMMC.h" // or AudioSourceIdxSDMMC.h
+
+const char *startFilePath="/";
+const char* ext="mp3";
+const int mp3_pcm_size = 14000;
+AudioInfo info(44100,2,16);
+AudioSourceSDMMC source(startFilePath, ext);
+RingBuffer<uint8_t> ring_buffer(mp3_pcm_size*3);
+QueueStream<uint8_t> queue(ring_buffer);
+MP3DecoderHelix decoder;  // or change to MP3DecoderMAD
+AudioPlayer player(source, queue, decoder);
+
+VBANStream out;
+StreamCopy copier(out, queue, 2048); // 44100 needs 2048
+
+
+void fillQueue(){
+  // fill queue when smaller then limit
+  if(ring_buffer.availableForWrite() >= mp3_pcm_size){
+    player.copy();
+    // activate copy when limit is reached
+    if (!copier.isActive() && ring_buffer.available()>=23000){
+      copier.setActive(true);
+      LOGI("copier active");
+    }
+  }
+  LOGI("available: %d - avail to write: %d", ring_buffer.available(), ring_buffer.availableForWrite());
+}
+
+
+void setup() {
+  Serial.begin(115200);
+  AudioLogger::instance().begin(Serial, AudioLogger::Warning);
+
+  // setup output
+  auto cfg = out.defaultConfig(TX_MODE);
+  cfg.copyFrom(info);
+  cfg.ssid = "ssid";
+  cfg.password = "password";
+  cfg.stream_name = "Stream1";
+  cfg.target_ip = IPAddress{192,168,1,37};
+  cfg.throttle_active = true;
+  cfg.throttle_correction_ms = -20;
+  if (!out.begin(cfg)) stop();
+
+  // setup player
+  player.setVolume(0.7);
+  player.begin();
+
+  // select file with setPath() or setIndex()
+  //player.setPath("/ZZ Top/Unknown Album/Lowrider.mp3");
+  //player.setIndex(1); // 2nd file
+
+  queue.begin(); // start queue
+  copier.setActive(false); // deactivate copy
+
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  fillQueue();
+  // output from queue
+  copier.copy();
+}
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diff --git a/src/AudioTools/StreamCopy.h b/src/AudioTools/StreamCopy.h
index a2cb8b80da..4e57942635 100644
--- a/src/AudioTools/StreamCopy.h
+++ b/src/AudioTools/StreamCopy.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class StreamCopyT {
         /// copies the data from the source to the destination - the result is in bytes
         inline size_t copy(){
             TRACED();
+            if (!active) return 0;
             // if not initialized we do nothing
             if (from==nullptr || to==nullptr) return 0;
 
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ class StreamCopyT {
 
         /// Copies pages * buffersize samples
         size_t copyN(size_t pages){
+            if (!active) return 0;
             size_t total=0;
             for (size_t j=0;j<pages;j++){
                 total+=copy();
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@ class StreamCopyT {
 
         /// Copies audio for the indicated number of milliseconds: note that the resolution is determined by the buffer_size
         size_t copyMs(size_t millis, AudioInfo info){
+            if (!active) return 0;
             size_t pages = AudioTime::toBytes(millis, info) / buffer_size;
             return copyN(pages);
         }
@@ -193,6 +196,7 @@ class StreamCopyT {
         /// copies all data - returns true if we copied anything
         size_t copyAll(int retryCount=5, int retryWaitMs=200){
             TRACED();
+            if (!active) return 0;
             size_t result = 0;
             int retry = 0;
 
@@ -268,6 +272,16 @@ class StreamCopyT {
             buffer.resize(buffer_size);
         }
 
+        /// deactivate/activate copy - active by default
+        void setActive(bool flag){
+            active = flag;
+        }
+
+        /// Check if copier is active
+        bool isActive(){
+            return active;
+        }
+
     protected:
         AudioStream *from = nullptr;
         Print *to = nullptr;
@@ -282,6 +296,7 @@ class StreamCopyT {
         const char* actual_mime = nullptr;
         int retryLimit = COPY_RETRY_LIMIT;
         int delay_on_no_data = COPY_DELAY_ON_NODATA;
+        bool active = true;
 
         /// blocking write - until everything is processed
         size_t write(size_t len, size_t &delayCount ){
diff --git a/src/AudioTools/VolumeStream.h b/src/AudioTools/VolumeStream.h
index 4261abefd0..875eae5525 100644
--- a/src/AudioTools/VolumeStream.h
+++ b/src/AudioTools/VolumeStream.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class VolumeStream : public AudioStream {
 
         /// Writes raw PCM audio data, which will be the input for the volume control 
         virtual size_t write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size) override {
-            TRACED();
+            LOGD("VolumeStream::write: %d", size);
             if (buffer==nullptr || p_out==nullptr){
                 LOGE("NPE");
                 return 0;