diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/openal/WaveDataClipProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/openal/WaveDataClipProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9630e1a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/openal/WaveDataClipProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
+// Copyright (C) 2002-2005 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
+// http://www.threerings.net/code/narya/
+//
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.threerings.openal;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.lwjgl.util.WaveData;
+
+/**
+ * Loads clips via the class loader using LWJGL's {@link WaveData} utility
+ * class.
+ */
+public class WaveDataClipProvider implements ClipProvider
+{
+    public Clip loadClip (String path) throws IOException
+    {
+        Clip clip = new Clip();
+        WaveData file = WaveData.create(path);
+        if (file == null) {
+            throw new IOException("Error loading " + path);
+        }
+        clip.format = file.format;
+        clip.frequency = file.samplerate;
+        clip.data = file.data;
+        return clip;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/openal/TestSoundManager.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/openal/TestSoundManager.java
index e2ccbe9c9..caf3fdc60 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/openal/TestSoundManager.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/openal/TestSoundManager.java
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ package com.threerings.openal;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
-import org.lwjgl.util.WaveData;
-
 import com.samskivert.util.Interval;
 import com.samskivert.util.Queue;
 import com.samskivert.util.RunQueue;
@@ -34,19 +32,7 @@ public class TestSoundManager
         };
 
         SoundManager smgr = SoundManager.createSoundManager(rqueue);
-        ClipProvider provider = new ClipProvider() {
-            public Clip loadClip (String path) throws IOException {
-                Clip clip = new Clip();
-                WaveData file = WaveData.create(path);
-                if (file == null) {
-                    throw new IOException("Error loading " + path);
-                }
-                clip.format = file.format;
-                clip.frequency = file.samplerate;
-                clip.data = file.data;
-                return clip;
-            }
-        };
+        ClipProvider provider = new WaveDataClipProvider();
         final SoundGroup group = smgr.createGroup(provider, 5);
         final String path = args[0];