diff --git a/ytdl.go b/ytdl.go
index c3de3c6..fb7bc6f 100644
--- a/ytdl.go
+++ b/ytdl.go
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 )
 
+var prate = rate.Sometimes{Interval: 1 * time.Second}
 var yturl = "https://youtu.be/%s"
 
 func NewYTdl(vid string) ([]byte, error) {
@@ -31,23 +40,144 @@ func NewYTdl(vid string) ([]byte, error) {
 
 func DownloadAmbiance(uri string, name string) error {
 	ytdl := config.GetString("youtube.ytdl")
-	err := exec.Command(
+
+	tmpfile, err := exec.Command("mktemp", "/tmp/dnd_XXXXXXXXXXXX.aac").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	tmpfile = tmpfile[:len(tmpfile)-1]
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(
 		ytdl,
 		uri,
-		"-x",
-		"--audio-format", "mp3",
-		"--postprocessor-args", "-ar 48000 -ac 2",
-		"--cookies", "./cookies.txt",
 		"--no-call-home",
 		"--no-cache-dir",
-		"--restrict-filenames",
 		"-f", "140",
-		"-o", filepath.Join("./ambiance/", name+".mp3"),
-	).Run()
+		"--cookies", "../cookies.txt",
+		"-o", string(tmpfile),
+		"--force-overwrites",
+		"-q",
+		"--progress",
+		"--progress-template", "%(progress)j",
+		"--no-colors",
+		"--newline",
+		"--fixup", "never",
+	)
 
+	cmdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
 
+	err = cmd.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	msg := make(map[string]interface{})
+	msg["event"] = "ambiance_download_start"
+	data := make(map[string]string)
+	data["name"] = name
+	msg["payload"] = data
+	ws_msg <- msg
+
+	msg = make(map[string]interface{})
+	msg["event"] = "ambiance_download_progress"
+	data = make(map[string]string)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(cmdout)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		prate.Do(func() {
+			js := gjson.GetManyBytes(scanner.Bytes(), "status", "downloaded_bytes", "total_bytes", "eta", "speed")
+			data["name"] = name
+			data["status"] = js[0].String()
+			data["downloaded_bytes"] = js[1].String()
+			data["total_bytes"] = js[2].String()
+			data["eta"] = js[3].String()
+			data["speed"] = js[4].String()
+			msg["payload"] = data
+			ws_msg <- msg
+		})
+	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "reading output:", err)
+	}
+
+	err = cmd.Wait()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	msg = make(map[string]interface{})
+	msg["event"] = "ambiance_download_complete"
+	data = make(map[string]string)
+	data["name"] = name
+	msg["payload"] = data
+	ws_msg <- msg
+
+	ff := exec.Command(
+		"ffmpeg",
+		"-i", string(tmpfile),
+		"-v", "error",
+		// "-stats",
+		"-progress", "pipe:1",
+		"-ar", strconv.Itoa(sampleRate),
+		"-ac", strconv.Itoa(channels),
+		"-af", "loudnorm=I=-16:LRA=11:TP=-1.5",
+		"-threads", "4",
+		filepath.Join("./ambiance/", name+".mp3"),
+	)
+
+	ffprogress, err := ff.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = ff.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	msg = make(map[string]interface{})
+	msg["event"] = "ambiance_encode_start"
+	data = make(map[string]string)
+	data["name"] = name
+	msg["payload"] = data
+	ws_msg <- msg
+
+	msg = make(map[string]interface{})
+	msg["event"] = "ambiance_encode_progress"
+	data = make(map[string]string)
+	data["name"] = name
+
+	scanner = bufio.NewScanner(ffprogress)
+
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		p := strings.Split(scanner.Text(), "=")
+		if len(p) == 2 {
+			data[p[0]] = p[1]
+		}
+
+		prate.Do(func() {
+			msg["payload"] = data
+			ws_msg <- msg
+		})
+	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = ff.Wait()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	msg = make(map[string]interface{})
+	msg["event"] = "ambiance_encode_complete"
+	data = make(map[string]string)
+	data["name"] = name
+	msg["payload"] = data
+	ws_msg <- msg
+
 	return nil
 }