diff --git a/src/pipecat/serializers/abstract_frame_serializer.py b/src/pipecat/serializers/abstract_frame_serializer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8da0bd11d..000000000
--- a/src/pipecat/serializers/abstract_frame_serializer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-from abc import abstractmethod
-
-from pipecat.pipeline.frames import Frame
-
-
-class FrameSerializer:
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def serialize(self, frame: Frame) -> bytes:
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
-    @abstractmethod
-    def deserialize(self, data: bytes) -> Frame:
-        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/src/pipecat/serializers/base_serializer.py b/src/pipecat/serializers/base_serializer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c137f873d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pipecat/serializers/base_serializer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Daily
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
+#
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+from pipecat.frames.frames import Frame
+
+
+class FrameSerializer(ABC):
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def serialize(self, frame: Frame) -> bytes:
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def deserialize(self, data: bytes) -> Frame:
+        pass
diff --git a/src/pipecat/serializers/protobuf_serializer.py b/src/pipecat/serializers/protobuf.py
similarity index 88%
rename from src/pipecat/serializers/protobuf_serializer.py
rename to src/pipecat/serializers/protobuf.py
index 04b348b86..24c484b7c 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/serializers/protobuf_serializer.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/serializers/protobuf.py
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024, Daily
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
+#
+
 import dataclasses
-from typing import Text
-from pipecat.pipeline.frames import AudioFrame, Frame, TextFrame, TranscriptionFrame
-import pipecat.pipeline.protobufs.frames_pb2 as frame_protos
-from pipecat.serializers.abstract_frame_serializer import FrameSerializer
+
+import pipecat.frames.protobufs.frames_pb2 as frame_protos
+from pipecat.frames.frames import AudioRawFrame, Frame, TextFrame, TranscriptionFrame
+from pipecat.serializers.base_serializer import FrameSerializer
 
 
 class ProtobufFrameSerializer(FrameSerializer):
     SERIALIZABLE_TYPES = {
         TextFrame: "text",
-        AudioFrame: "audio",
+        AudioRawFrame: "audio",
         TranscriptionFrame: "transcription"
     }