diff --git a/docs/CHEATSHEET.md b/docs/CHEATSHEET.md
index 66cc4a9..c72ba92 100644
--- a/docs/CHEATSHEET.md
+++ b/docs/CHEATSHEET.md
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@ HTML stripped on receive, escaped on send. IRC-only commands are no-ops.
 ## Music (Mumble only)
 
 ```
-!play <url>              # Play audio (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.)
+!play <url|playlist>     # Play audio (YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.)
+!play <playlist-url>     # Playlist tracks expanded into queue
 !stop                    # Stop playback, clear queue
 !skip                    # Skip current track
 !queue                   # Show queue
@@ -557,7 +558,8 @@ HTML stripped on receive, escaped on send. IRC-only commands are no-ops.
 ```
 
 Requires: `yt-dlp`, `ffmpeg`, `libopus` on the host.
-Max 50 tracks in queue. Volume changes take effect immediately.
+Max 50 tracks in queue. Playlists auto-expand; excess truncated at limit.
+Volume ramps smoothly over ~200ms (no abrupt jumps mid-playback).
 Mumble-only: `!play` replies with error on other adapters, others silently no-op.
 
 ## Plugin Template
diff --git a/docs/USAGE.md b/docs/USAGE.md
index ebbac03..38da56e 100644
--- a/docs/USAGE.md
+++ b/docs/USAGE.md
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ and voice transmission.
 - `libopus` -- Opus codec (used by pymumble/opuslib)
 
 ```
-!play <url>          Play audio or add to queue
+!play <url|playlist> Play audio or add to queue (playlists expanded)
 !stop                Stop playback, clear queue
 !skip                Skip current track
 !queue               Show queue
@@ -1576,8 +1576,11 @@ and voice transmission.
 ```
 
 - Queue holds up to 50 tracks
-- Volume takes effect immediately during playback (default: 50%)
-- Title resolved via `yt-dlp --get-title` before playback
+- Playlists are expanded into individual tracks; excess tracks are
+  truncated at the queue limit
+- Volume changes ramp smoothly over ~200ms (no abrupt jumps)
+- Default volume: 50%
+- Titles resolved via `yt-dlp --flat-playlist` before playback
 - Audio pipeline: `yt-dlp | ffmpeg` subprocess, PCM fed to pymumble
 - Commands are Mumble-only; `!play` on other adapters replies with an error,
   other music commands silently no-op
diff --git a/src/derp/mumble.py b/src/derp/mumble.py
index fefdfc8..fe686a1 100644
--- a/src/derp/mumble.py
+++ b/src/derp/mumble.py
@@ -66,6 +66,29 @@ def _scale_pcm(data: bytes, volume: float) -> bytes:
     return samples.tobytes()
 
 
+def _scale_pcm_ramp(data: bytes, vol_start: float, vol_end: float) -> bytes:
+    """Scale s16le PCM with linear volume interpolation across the frame.
+
+    Each sample is scaled by a linearly interpolated volume between
+    ``vol_start`` and ``vol_end``. Degenerates to flat scaling when
+    both values are equal.
+    """
+    samples = array.array("h")
+    samples.frombytes(data)
+    n = len(samples)
+    if n == 0:
+        return data
+    for i in range(n):
+        vol = vol_start + (vol_end - vol_start) * (i / n)
+        val = int(samples[i] * vol)
+        if val > 32767:
+            val = 32767
+        elif val < -32768:
+            val = -32768
+        samples[i] = val
+    return samples.tobytes()
+
+
 # -- MumbleMessage -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -452,6 +475,9 @@ class MumbleBot:
             stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
         )
 
+        _max_step = 0.1  # max volume change per frame (~200ms full ramp)
+        _cur_vol = _get_vol()
+
         frames = 0
         try:
             while True:
@@ -461,9 +487,22 @@ class MumbleBot:
                 if len(pcm) < _FRAME_BYTES:
                     pcm += b"\x00" * (_FRAME_BYTES - len(pcm))
 
-                vol = _get_vol()
-                if vol != 1.0:
-                    pcm = _scale_pcm(pcm, vol)
+                target = _get_vol()
+                if _cur_vol == target:
+                    # Fast path: flat scaling
+                    if target != 1.0:
+                        pcm = _scale_pcm(pcm, target)
+                else:
+                    # Ramp toward target, clamped to _max_step per frame
+                    diff = target - _cur_vol
+                    if abs(diff) <= _max_step:
+                        next_vol = target
+                    elif diff > 0:
+                        next_vol = _cur_vol + _max_step
+                    else:
+                        next_vol = _cur_vol - _max_step
+                    pcm = _scale_pcm_ramp(pcm, _cur_vol, next_vol)
+                    _cur_vol = next_vol
 
                 self._mumble.sound_output.add_sound(pcm)
                 frames += 1
diff --git a/tests/test_mumble.py b/tests/test_mumble.py
index aa8f70a..3cdb569 100644
--- a/tests/test_mumble.py
+++ b/tests/test_mumble.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 import asyncio
 import struct
-from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from derp.mumble import (
     MumbleBot,
     MumbleMessage,
     _escape_html,
     _scale_pcm,
+    _scale_pcm_ramp,
     _shell_quote,
     _strip_html,
 )
@@ -583,3 +584,64 @@ class TestShellQuote:
         quoted = _shell_quote(url)
         assert quoted.startswith("'")
         assert quoted.endswith("'")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# TestPcmRamping
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestPcmRamping:
+    def test_flat_when_equal(self):
+        """When vol_start == vol_end, behaves like _scale_pcm."""
+        pcm = struct.pack("<hh", 1000, -1000)
+        result = _scale_pcm_ramp(pcm, 0.5, 0.5)
+        expected = _scale_pcm(pcm, 0.5)
+        assert result == expected
+
+    def test_linear_interpolation(self):
+        """Volume ramps linearly from start to end across samples."""
+        pcm = struct.pack("<hhhh", 10000, 10000, 10000, 10000)
+        result = _scale_pcm_ramp(pcm, 0.0, 1.0)
+        samples = struct.unpack("<hhhh", result)
+        # At i=0: vol=0.0, i=1: vol=0.25, i=2: vol=0.5, i=3: vol=0.75
+        assert samples[0] == 0
+        assert samples[1] == 2500
+        assert samples[2] == 5000
+        assert samples[3] == 7500
+
+    def test_clamp_positive(self):
+        """Ramping up with loud samples clamps to 32767."""
+        pcm = struct.pack("<h", 32767)
+        result = _scale_pcm_ramp(pcm, 2.0, 2.0)
+        samples = struct.unpack("<h", result)
+        assert samples[0] == 32767
+
+    def test_clamp_negative(self):
+        """Ramping up with negative samples clamps to -32768."""
+        pcm = struct.pack("<h", -32768)
+        result = _scale_pcm_ramp(pcm, 2.0, 2.0)
+        samples = struct.unpack("<h", result)
+        assert samples[0] == -32768
+
+    def test_preserves_length(self):
+        """Output length equals input length."""
+        pcm = b"\x00" * 1920
+        result = _scale_pcm_ramp(pcm, 0.0, 1.0)
+        assert len(result) == 1920
+
+    def test_empty_data(self):
+        """Empty input returns empty output."""
+        result = _scale_pcm_ramp(b"", 0.0, 1.0)
+        assert result == b""
+
+    def test_reverse_direction(self):
+        """Volume ramps down from start to end."""
+        pcm = struct.pack("<hhhh", 10000, 10000, 10000, 10000)
+        result = _scale_pcm_ramp(pcm, 1.0, 0.0)
+        samples = struct.unpack("<hhhh", result)
+        # At i=0: vol=1.0, i=1: vol=0.75, i=2: vol=0.5, i=3: vol=0.25
+        assert samples[0] == 10000
+        assert samples[1] == 7500
+        assert samples[2] == 5000
+        assert samples[3] == 2500