diff --git a/backend/media/modulo_reader.go b/backend/media/modulo_reader.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26c057d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/media/modulo_reader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package media
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+)
+
+// ModuloReader reads from a reader in block sizes that are exactly modulo
+// modSize, with any remainder buffered until the next read.
+type ModuloReader struct {
+	io.ReadCloser
+
+	buf     bytes.Buffer
+	modSize int
+}
+
+func NewModuloReader(r io.ReadCloser, modSize int) *ModuloReader {
+	return &ModuloReader{ReadCloser: r, modSize: modSize}
+}
+
+func (r *ModuloReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	// err is always io.EOF or nil
+	nr1, _ := r.buf.Read(p)
+	nr2, err := r.ReadCloser.Read(p[nr1:])
+
+	nr := nr1 + nr2
+	rem := nr % r.modSize
+
+	// if there was an error, return immediately.
+	if err == io.EOF {
+		return nr, err
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return nr - rem, err
+	}
+
+	// write any remainder to the buffer
+	if rem != 0 {
+		// err is always nil
+		_, _ = r.buf.Write(p[nr-rem : nr])
+	}
+
+	return nr - rem, err
+}
diff --git a/backend/media/modulo_reader_test.go b/backend/media/modulo_reader_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4434fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/media/modulo_reader_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package media_test
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.netflux.io/rob/clipper/media"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+type testReader struct {
+	count int
+	data  [][]byte
+}
+
+func (r *testReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if r.count == len(r.data) {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	n := copy(p, r.data[r.count])
+	r.count++
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+func TestModuloBufReader(t *testing.T) {
+	reader := testReader{
+		data: [][]byte{
+			{'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'},
+			{'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i'},
+			{},
+			{'j', 'k', 'l', 'm'},
+			{'n', 'o', 'p'},
+			{'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u'},
+		},
+	}
+
+	modReader := media.NewModuloReader(io.NopCloser(&reader), 4)
+
+	out := make([]byte, 5)
+
+	n, err := modReader.Read(out)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'}, out[:n])
+
+	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'e', 'f', 'g', 'h'}, out[:n])
+
+	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Zero(t, n)
+	assert.Empty(t, out[:n])
+
+	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'i', 'j', 'k', 'l'}, out[:n])
+
+	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'m', 'n', 'o', 'p'}, out[:n])
+
+	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'q', 'r', 's', 't'}, out[:n])
+
+	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
+	assert.Equal(t, io.EOF, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, n)
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'u'}, out[:n])
+
+	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
+	assert.Zero(t, n)
+	assert.Equal(t, io.EOF, err)
+}
diff --git a/backend/media/service.go b/backend/media/service.go
index d60b500..cf70cc2 100644
--- a/backend/media/service.go
+++ b/backend/media/service.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (s *MediaSetService) getPeaksFromFileStore(ctx context.Context, mediaSet st
 
 	state := getPeaksFromFileStoreState{
 		getPeaksProgressReader: getPeaksProgressReader,
-		reader:                 NewModuloBufReader(object, int(mediaSet.AudioChannels)*SizeOfInt16),
+		reader:                 NewModuloReader(object, int(mediaSet.AudioChannels)*SizeOfInt16),
 		fileStore:              s.fileStore,
 		config:                 s.config,
 		logger:                 s.logger,
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func (s *MediaSetService) GetPeaksForSegment(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID,
 
 	const readBufSizeBytes = 8_192
 	channels := int(mediaSet.AudioChannels)
-	modReader := NewModuloBufReader(object, channels*SizeOfInt16)
+	modReader := NewModuloReader(object, channels*SizeOfInt16)
 	readBuf := make([]byte, readBufSizeBytes)
 	peaks := make([]int16, channels*numBins)
 	totalFrames := endFrame - startFrame
@@ -449,43 +449,6 @@ func sqlInt32(i int32) sql.NullInt32 {
 	return sql.NullInt32{Int32: i, Valid: true}
 }
 
-// ModuloBufReader reads from a reader in block sizes that are exactly modulo
-// modSize, with any remainder buffered until the next read.
-type ModuloBufReader struct {
-	io.ReadCloser
-
-	buf     bytes.Buffer
-	modSize int
-}
-
-func NewModuloBufReader(r io.ReadCloser, modSize int) *ModuloBufReader {
-	return &ModuloBufReader{ReadCloser: r, modSize: modSize}
-}
-
-func (r *ModuloBufReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	// err is always io.EOF or nil
-	nr1, _ := r.buf.Read(p)
-	nr2, err := r.ReadCloser.Read(p[nr1:])
-
-	nr := nr1 + nr2
-	rem := nr % r.modSize
-
-	// if there was an error, return immediately.
-	if err == io.EOF {
-		return nr, err
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return nr - rem, err
-	}
-
-	// write any remainder to the buffer
-	if rem != 0 {
-		// err is always nil
-		_, _ = r.buf.Write(p[nr-rem : nr])
-	}
-
-	return nr - rem, err
-}
-
 type VideoThumbnail struct {
 	Data          []byte
 	Width, Height int
diff --git a/backend/media/service_test.go b/backend/media/service_test.go
index 1b3e15b..99a5944 100644
--- a/backend/media/service_test.go
+++ b/backend/media/service_test.go
@@ -160,74 +160,3 @@ func BenchmarkGetPeaksForSegment(b *testing.B) {
 		require.NoError(b, err)
 	}
 }
-
-type testReader struct {
-	count int
-	data  [][]byte
-}
-
-func (r *testReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	if r.count == len(r.data) {
-		return 0, io.EOF
-	}
-	n := copy(p, r.data[r.count])
-	r.count++
-	return n, nil
-}
-
-func TestModuloBufReader(t *testing.T) {
-	reader := testReader{
-		data: [][]byte{
-			{'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'},
-			{'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i'},
-			{},
-			{'j', 'k', 'l', 'm'},
-			{'n', 'o', 'p'},
-			{'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u'},
-		},
-	}
-
-	modReader := media.NewModuloBufReader(io.NopCloser(&reader), 4)
-
-	out := make([]byte, 5)
-
-	n, err := modReader.Read(out)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
-	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'a', 'b', 'c', 'd'}, out[:n])
-
-	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
-	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'e', 'f', 'g', 'h'}, out[:n])
-
-	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Zero(t, n)
-	assert.Empty(t, out[:n])
-
-	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
-	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'i', 'j', 'k', 'l'}, out[:n])
-
-	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
-	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'m', 'n', 'o', 'p'}, out[:n])
-
-	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
-	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'q', 'r', 's', 't'}, out[:n])
-
-	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
-	assert.Equal(t, io.EOF, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, n)
-	assert.Equal(t, []byte{'u'}, out[:n])
-
-	n, err = modReader.Read(out)
-	assert.Zero(t, n)
-	assert.Equal(t, io.EOF, err)
-}