diff --git a/src/croaker/transcoder.py b/src/croaker/transcoder.py
index d563ae8..94e7a23 100644
--- a/src/croaker/transcoder.py
+++ b/src/croaker/transcoder.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import os
 import subprocess
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from io import BufferedReader
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ class FrameAlignedStream:
         """
         Create a FrameAlignedStream instance by transcoding an audio source on disk.
         """
+
+        args = [] if os.environ.get("DEBUG") else ["-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "quiet"]
         ffmpeg_args = (
             ffmpeg.input(str(infile))
             .output(
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ class FrameAlignedStream:
                     "ar": kwargs.get("sample_rate", cls.sample_rate),
                 },
             )
-            .global_args("-hide_banner", "-vn")
+            .global_args("-vn", *args)
             .compile()
         )