diff --git a/tests/.DS_Store b/tests/.DS_Store
index 6c203b9..98385d4 100644
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diff --git a/tests/arch_audacity_media.zip b/tests/arch_audacity_media.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index 87d9992..0000000
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diff --git a/tests/arch_pt_media.zip b/tests/arch_pt_media.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index d9c4562..0000000
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diff --git a/tests/create_test_media.sh b/tests/create_test_media.sh
index c266e2e..d77c1c6 100644
--- a/tests/create_test_media.sh
+++ b/tests/create_test_media.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
 
 mkdir -p media
-cd media
 
+touch media/error.wav
 
-touch error.wav
-
-unzip ../arch_pt_media.zip
-unzip ../arch_audacity_media.zip
-unzip ../arch_ff_media.zip
-rm -rf __MACOSX
+tar xzf test_media.tgz
 
 # create a silent bext wave file with fixture metadata and a time refernce starting at
 # one minute
diff --git a/tests/arch_ff_media.zip b/tests/test_media.tgz
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/arch_ff_media.zip
rename to tests/test_media.tgz
index cdce0b5..f3bd717 100644
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