diff --git a/scripts/encode.py b/scripts/encode.py
index 43a1363..2bb4140 100644
--- a/scripts/encode.py
+++ b/scripts/encode.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         parser.error(str(error))
 
     # create header block
+    pulses.space(5.0)
     header(pulses, args.input)
     pulses.space(1.0)
     with open(args.input, "rb") as f:
diff --git a/tapes/basic.wav b/tapes/basic.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..541d58b
Binary files /dev/null and b/tapes/basic.wav differ