diff --git a/JlSonic/api.jl b/JlSonic/api.jl
index 8afd883..1e4dac7 100644
--- a/JlSonic/api.jl
+++ b/JlSonic/api.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 "Subsonic API compatible version"
 const apiversion = "1.16.1"
 const domain = "nixo.xyz"
-
+const ffmpeg_threads = 6
 """
 Helper function that prepares a subsonic response.
 """
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ function giveconverted(file, bitrate, format)
 end
 
 function convert(infile; bitrate = 64, format = "oga")
-    pipeline(`ffmpeg -i $infile -y -c:a libvorbis -b:a $(bitrate)k -f $format pipe:1`,
+    global ffmpeg_threads
+    pipeline(`ffmpeg -i $infile -y -c:a libvorbis -b:a $(bitrate)k -threads $(ffmpeg_threads) -f $format pipe:1`,
              stderr=devnull) |> read
 end