diff --git a/js/gravity-force-lab/model/GravityForceLabModel.js b/js/gravity-force-lab/model/GravityForceLabModel.js
index 7bbb1e1a..0ca6e5e7 100644
--- a/js/gravity-force-lab/model/GravityForceLabModel.js
+++ b/js/gravity-force-lab/model/GravityForceLabModel.js
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ define( require => {
       phetioDocumentation: 'Whether or not to display the force using scientific notation'
     } );
 
+    // @public (read-only) {Boolean} - whether or not the model is in the process of being reset
+    this.resetInProgressProperty = new BooleanProperty( false, {
+      tandem: tandem.createTandem( 'resetInProgressProperty' ),
+      phetioDocumentation: 'Whether or not a reset is occurring in the model'
+    } );
+
     // pass initial masses and positions into the model
     const massValue1 = 100; // mass in kg
     const massValue2 = 400; // mass in kg
@@ -75,10 +81,12 @@ define( require => {
 
     // @public
     reset: function() {
+      this.resetInProgressProperty.set( true );
       this.rulerPositionProperty.reset();
       this.scientificNotationProperty.reset();
       this.constantRadiusProperty.reset();
       ISLCModel.prototype.reset.call( this );
+      this.resetInProgressProperty.set( false );
     }
   } );
 } );
diff --git a/js/gravity-force-lab/view/ForceSoundGenerator.js b/js/gravity-force-lab/view/ForceSoundGenerator.js
index 48bbfa39..87cf033a 100644
--- a/js/gravity-force-lab/view/ForceSoundGenerator.js
+++ b/js/gravity-force-lab/view/ForceSoundGenerator.js
@@ -28,19 +28,27 @@ define( require => {
   class ForceSoundGenerator extends SoundClip {
 
     /**
-     * @param {GFLBModel} model
+     * @param {NumberProperty} forceProperty
+     * @param {Range} forceRange
      * @param {BooleanProperty} resetInProgressProperty
      * @param {Object} [options]
      * @constructor
      */
-    constructor( model, options ) {
+    constructor( forceProperty, forceRange, resetInProgressProperty, options ) {
 
       options = merge( {
         initialOutputLevel: 0.7,
-        loop: true,
-        trimSilence: false
+
+        // {number} min and max playback rate, default to ~3 octaves
+        // TODO make this a range
+        minPlaybackRate: 1 / 3,
+        maxPlaybackRate: 3
       }, options );
 
+      // these options must be set in order for the sound generation to work properly
+      options.loop = true;
+      options.trimSilence = false;
+
       // options checking
       assert && assert( !options || !options.loop || options.loop === true, 'must be a loop to work correctly' );
 
@@ -58,13 +66,22 @@ define( require => {
       // function for starting the force sound or adjusting the volume
       const forceListener = force => {
 
-        if ( !model.resetInProgressProperty.value ) {
+        if ( !resetInProgressProperty.value ) {
 
           // calculate the playback rate based on the amount of force, see the design document for detailed explanation
-          const normalizedForce = Math.log( force / model.getMinForce() ) / Math.log( model.getMaxForce() / model.getMinForce() );
+          const normalizedForce = Math.log( force / forceRange.min ) / Math.log( forceRange.max / forceRange.min );
           const centerForce = normalizedForce - 0.5;
           const midiNote = PITCH_RANGE_IN_SEMI_TONES / 2 * centerForce + PITCH_CENTER_OFFSET;
           const playbackRate = Math.pow( 2, midiNote / 12 );
+          console.log( '----------------' );
+          console.log( 'playbackRate = ' + playbackRate );
+
+          const normalizedForce2 = ( force - forceRange.min ) / forceRange.getLength();
+          console.log( 'normalizedForce2 = ' + normalizedForce2 );
+          const playbackRateAlt = options.minPlaybackRate + normalizedForce * ( options.maxPlaybackRate - options.minPlaybackRate );
+          console.log( 'playbackRateAlt = ' + playbackRateAlt );
+          const playbackRateAltAlt = options.minPlaybackRate + normalizedForce2 * ( options.maxPlaybackRate - options.minPlaybackRate );
+          console.log( 'playbackRateAltAlt = ' + playbackRateAltAlt );
 
           this.setPlaybackRate( playbackRate );
           this.setOutputLevel( this.nonFadedOutputLevel );
@@ -76,10 +93,10 @@ define( require => {
           this.fadeCountdownTime = FADE_START_DELAY + FADE_TIME + DELAY_BEFORE_STOP;
         }
       };
-      model.forceProperty.lazyLink( forceListener );
+      forceProperty.lazyLink( forceListener );
 
       // @private {function}
-      this.disposeForceSoundGenerator = () => { model.forceProperty.unlink( forceListener ); };
+      this.disposeForceSoundGenerator = () => { forceProperty.unlink( forceListener ); };
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/js/gravity-force-lab/view/GravityForceLabScreenView.js b/js/gravity-force-lab/view/GravityForceLabScreenView.js
index 7e4493d9..024712c3 100644
--- a/js/gravity-force-lab/view/GravityForceLabScreenView.js
+++ b/js/gravity-force-lab/view/GravityForceLabScreenView.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ define( require => {
   const AccessiblePeer = require( 'SCENERY/accessibility/AccessiblePeer' );
   const Bounds2 = require( 'DOT/Bounds2' );
   const DefaultDirection = require( 'INVERSE_SQUARE_LAW_COMMON/view/DefaultDirection' );
+  const ForceSoundGenerator = require( 'GRAVITY_FORCE_LAB/gravity-force-lab/view/ForceSoundGenerator' );
   const gravityForceLab = require( 'GRAVITY_FORCE_LAB/gravityForceLab' );
   const GravityForceLabA11yStrings = require( 'GRAVITY_FORCE_LAB/gravity-force-lab/GravityForceLabA11yStrings' );
   const GravityForceLabAlertManager = require( 'GRAVITY_FORCE_LAB/gravity-force-lab/view/GravityForceLabAlertManager' );
@@ -34,8 +35,10 @@ define( require => {
   const MassPDOMNode = require( 'GRAVITY_FORCE_LAB/gravity-force-lab/view/MassPDOMNode' );
   const ModelViewTransform2 = require( 'PHETCOMMON/view/ModelViewTransform2' );
   const Node = require( 'SCENERY/nodes/Node' );
+  const Range = require( 'DOT/Range' );
   const ResetAllButton = require( 'SCENERY_PHET/buttons/ResetAllButton' );
   const ScreenView = require( 'JOIST/ScreenView' );
+  const soundManager = require( 'TAMBO/soundManager' );
   const SpherePositionsPDOMNode = require( 'GRAVITY_FORCE_LAB/gravity-force-lab/view/SpherePositionsPDOMNode' );
   const Vector2 = require( 'DOT/Vector2' );
 
@@ -156,7 +159,6 @@ define( require => {
       thisElementName: AccessiblePeer.PRIMARY_SIBLING
     } );
 
-
     // a list of Properties to that, when changed, should trigger an update in descriptions in the MassControl
     const propertiesToMonitorForDescriptionChanges = [ model.forceProperty, model.constantRadiusProperty ];
 
@@ -234,10 +236,20 @@ define( require => {
       align: 'left'
     } );
 
+    // @private - sound generation for the force sound
+    this.forceSoundGenerator = new ForceSoundGenerator(
+      model.forceProperty,
+      new Range( model.getMinForce(), model.getMaxForce() ),
+      model.resetInProgressProperty,
+      { initialOutputLevel: 0.2 }
+    );
+    soundManager.addSoundGenerator( this.forceSoundGenerator );
+
     const resetAllButton = new ResetAllButton( {
-      listener: function() {
+      listener: () => {
         model.reset();
         gravityForceLabRuler.reset();
+        this.forceSoundGenerator.reset();
       },
       scale: 0.81,
       tandem: tandem.createTandem( 'resetAllButton' )
@@ -311,5 +323,15 @@ define( require => {
 
   gravityForceLab.register( 'GravityForceLabScreenView', GravityForceLabScreenView );
 
-  return inherit( ScreenView, GravityForceLabScreenView );
+  return inherit( ScreenView, GravityForceLabScreenView, {
+
+    /**
+     * step the view
+     * @param {number} dt
+     * @public
+     */
+    step( dt ) {
+      this.forceSoundGenerator.step( dt );
+    }
+  } );
 } );