diff --git a/Example/SwiftAudio.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Example/SwiftAudio.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 8e21ba2..ad45747 100644
--- a/Example/SwiftAudio.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Example/SwiftAudio.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 7U2TUNKNQX;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = SwiftAudio/Info.plist;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
 				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 7U2TUNKNQX;
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = SwiftAudio/Info.plist;
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 11.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
diff --git a/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AVPlayerWrapper/AVPlayerWrapper.swift b/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AVPlayerWrapper/AVPlayerWrapper.swift
index a3e1f22..07cad8a 100755
--- a/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AVPlayerWrapper/AVPlayerWrapper.swift
+++ b/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AVPlayerWrapper/AVPlayerWrapper.swift
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ class AVPlayerWrapper: AVPlayerWrapperProtocol {
             applyAVPlayerRate()
         }
     }
+  
+    private var _rampSecs: Double = 0.0;
+    var rampSecs: Double {
+        get { _rampSecs }
+        set {
+            _rampSecs = newValue
+            applyRampSecs()
+        }
+    }
 
     weak var delegate: AVPlayerWrapperDelegate? = nil
     
@@ -406,8 +415,31 @@ class AVPlayerWrapper: AVPlayerWrapperProtocol {
     }
     
     private func applyAVPlayerRate() {
+        if (playWhenReady) {
+            applyRampSecs()
+        }
         avPlayer.rate = playWhenReady ? _rate : 0
     }
+  
+    private func applyRampSecs() {
+        if let item = self.item {
+            let currentTime = item.currentTime()
+            let params = AVMutableAudioMixInputParameters(track: item.asset.tracks(withMediaType: .audio).first)
+            
+            if (self._rampSecs > 0.0) {
+                let rampDuration = CMTime(seconds: self._rampSecs, preferredTimescale: 1)
+                
+                params.setVolumeRamp(fromStartVolume: 0.0, toEndVolume: avPlayer.volume, timeRange: CMTimeRange(start: currentTime, duration: rampDuration))
+            } else {
+                params.setVolume(avPlayer.volume, at: currentTime)
+            }
+            
+            let audioMix = AVMutableAudioMix()
+            audioMix.inputParameters = [params]
+            
+            item.audioMix = audioMix
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 extension AVPlayerWrapper: AVPlayerObserverDelegate {
diff --git a/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AVPlayerWrapper/AVPlayerWrapperProtocol.swift b/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AVPlayerWrapper/AVPlayerWrapperProtocol.swift
index 0903339..2450f07 100755
--- a/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AVPlayerWrapper/AVPlayerWrapperProtocol.swift
+++ b/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AVPlayerWrapper/AVPlayerWrapperProtocol.swift
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ protocol AVPlayerWrapperProtocol: AnyObject {
     var playbackError: AudioPlayerError.PlaybackError? { get }
     
     var rate: Float { get set }
+  
+    var rampSecs: Double { get set }
     
     var delegate: AVPlayerWrapperDelegate? { get set }
     
diff --git a/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AudioPlayer.swift b/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AudioPlayer.swift
index 08bbe82..59eb4ba 100755
--- a/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AudioPlayer.swift
+++ b/SwiftAudioEx/Classes/AudioPlayer.swift
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ public class AudioPlayer: AVPlayerWrapperDelegate {
         get { wrapper.rate }
         set { wrapper.rate = newValue }
     }
+  
+    public var rampSecs: Double {
+        get { wrapper.rampSecs }
+        set { wrapper.rampSecs = newValue }
+    }
 
     // MARK: - Init