diff --git a/server/src/audio.rs b/server/src/audio.rs
index 7298c5b..fd197dc 100644
--- a/server/src/audio.rs
+++ b/server/src/audio.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@ pub async fn eye_ear(alsa_dev: &str, id: u32) -> anyhow::Result<AudioStream> {
 
     let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(8192);
 
+    let bus = pipeline.bus().expect("no bus");
+    std::thread::spawn(move || {
+        for msg in bus.iter_timed(gst::ClockTime::NONE) {
+            use gst::MessageView::*;
+            match msg.view() {
+                Error(e)   => error!("💥 audio pipeline: {} ({})",
+                                    e.error(), e.debug().unwrap_or_default()),
+                Warning(w) => warn!("⚠️  audio pipeline: {} ({})",
+                                    w.error(), w.debug().unwrap_or_default()),
+                StateChanged(s) if s.current() == gst::State::Playing =>
+                    debug!("🎶 audio pipeline PLAYING"),
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
     /*──────────── callbacks ────────────*/
     sink.set_callbacks(
         gst_app::AppSinkCallbacks::builder()
@@ -113,14 +129,18 @@ pub async fn eye_ear(alsa_dev: &str, id: u32) -> anyhow::Result<AudioStream> {
 }
 
 fn build_pipeline_desc(dev: &str) -> anyhow::Result<String> {
+    use gst::ElementFactory;                           // <- simpler probe
     let enc = ["voaacenc", "avenc_aac", "fdkaacenc"]
         .into_iter()
         .find(|&e| ElementFactory::find(e).is_some())
         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("no AAC encoder plugin available"))?;
 
     Ok(format!(
-        "alsasrc name=audsrc device=\"{dev}\" do-timestamp=true ! \
-         audio/x-raw,channels=2,rate=48000 ! {enc} bitrate=192000 ! \
-         aacparse ! queue ! appsink name=asink emit-signals=true max-buffers=64 drop=true"
+        // ➊ provide-clock=false lets the USB gadget be master
+        // ➋ audioconvert+audioresample make sure caps match encoder
+        "alsasrc device=\"{dev}\" provide-clock=false do-timestamp=true ! \
+         audioconvert ! audioresample ! audio/x-raw,channels=2,rate=48000,format=F32LE ! \
+         {enc} bitrate=192000 ! aacparse ! queue ! \
+         appsink name=asink emit-signals=true max-buffers=64 drop=true"
     ))
 }
diff --git a/server/src/video.rs b/server/src/video.rs
index bb74aeb..b26a009 100644
--- a/server/src/video.rs
+++ b/server/src/video.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ pub async fn eye_ball(
                                    i.error(), i.debug().unwrap_or_default());
                 }
                 StateChanged(s) if s.current() == gst::State::Playing => {
-                    info!(target:"lesavka_server::video",
+                    debug!(target:"lesavka_server::video",
                                    eye = %eye_clone,
                                    "🎬 pipeline PLAYING");
                 }