diff --git a/cmd/clean.go b/cmd/clean.go
index 8e03d34..28dcf7c 100644
--- a/cmd/clean.go
+++ b/cmd/clean.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ It calls metaflac to clean the FLAC files.`,
 		}
 
 		if !rootCmdArgs.DryRun {
-			err := utils.Clean(
+			var output, err = utils.Clean(
 				rootCmdArgs.MetaflacCommandPath,
 				cleanCmdArgs.CleanArguments,
 				flacFile,
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ It calls metaflac to clean the FLAC files.`,
 						flacFile,
 						resultCode,
 					)
+
+					if rootCmdArgs.Verbose {
+						log.Fatalln(output)
+					}
 				}
 
 				os.Exit(1)
@@ -163,10 +167,13 @@ func init() {
 			"ALBUMARTIST",
 			"ARTIST",
 			"COMMENT",
+			"COMPOSER",
 			"DISCNUMBER",
 			"FLAC_ARGUMENTS",
 			"GENRE",
+			"LYRICS",
 			"METAFLAC_ARGUMENTS",
+			"PERFORMER",
 			"REPLAYGAIN_REFERENCE_LOUDNESS",
 			"REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN",
 			"REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK",
diff --git a/cmd/encode.go b/cmd/encode.go
index 8dcab24..302bbd9 100644
--- a/cmd/encode.go
+++ b/cmd/encode.go
@@ -125,12 +125,36 @@ It calls flac to encode the FLAC files.`,
 		}
 
 		if needToEncode || rootCmdArgs.Force {
+			encodeCmdArgs.EncodeArguments = append(
+				encodeCmdArgs.EncodeArguments,
+				"--force",
+				"--silent",
+			)
+
 			if !rootCmdArgs.DryRun {
-				utils.Encode(
+				var output, err = utils.Encode(
 					rootCmdArgs.FlacCommandPath,
 					encodeCmdArgs.EncodeArguments,
 					flacFile,
 				)
+
+				if err != nil {
+					if exitError, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+						resultCode := exitError.ExitCode()
+
+						log.Fatalf(
+							"ERROR - cannot encode file \"%s\" (exit code %d)",
+							flacFile,
+							resultCode,
+						)
+
+						if rootCmdArgs.Verbose {
+							log.Fatalln(output)
+						}
+					}
+
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
 			}
 
 			if rootCmdArgs.Verbose {
@@ -173,10 +197,9 @@ func init() {
 		"a",
 		[]string{
 			"--compression-level-8",
-			"--delete-input-file",
-			"--force",
+			"--exhaustive-model-search",
 			"--no-padding",
-			"--silent",
+			"--qlp-coeff-precision-search",
 			"--verify",
 			"--warnings-as-errors",
 		},
diff --git a/cmd/normalize.go b/cmd/normalize.go
index 9294478..fedfbf9 100644
--- a/cmd/normalize.go
+++ b/cmd/normalize.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ It calls metaflac to calculate and add the ReplayGain tags to the FLAC files.`,
 
 		if needToNormalize || rootCmdArgs.Force {
 			if !rootCmdArgs.DryRun {
-				err := utils.Normalize(
+				var output, err = utils.Normalize(
 					rootCmdArgs.MetaflacCommandPath,
 					normalizeCmdArgs.NormalizeArguments,
 					flacFiles,
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ It calls metaflac to calculate and add the ReplayGain tags to the FLAC files.`,
 							flacFiles,
 							resultCode,
 						)
+
+						if rootCmdArgs.Verbose {
+							log.Fatalln(output)
+						}
 					}
 
 					os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/verify.go b/cmd/verify.go
index c7b8908..e77566c 100644
--- a/cmd/verify.go
+++ b/cmd/verify.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ It calls metaflac to verify the FLAC files.`,
 		flacFile := args[0]
 
 		if !rootCmdArgs.DryRun {
-			err := utils.Verify(
+			var output, err = utils.Verify(
 				rootCmdArgs.FlacCommandPath,
 				verifyCmdArgs.VerifyArguments,
 				flacFile,
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ It calls metaflac to verify the FLAC files.`,
 						flacFile,
 						resultCode,
 					)
+
+					if rootCmdArgs.Verbose {
+						log.Fatalln(output)
+					}
 				}
 
 				os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 3de8d82..07aac55 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ tags-to-keep:
   - "ALBUMARTIST"
   - "ARTIST"
   - "COMMENT"
+  - "COMPOSER"
   - "DISCNUMBER"
   - "FLAC_ARGUMENTS"
   - "GENRE"
+  - "LYRICS"
   - "METAFLAC_ARGUMENTS"
+  - "PERFORMER"
   - "REPLAYGAIN_REFERENCE_LOUDNESS"
   - "REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN"
   - "REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK"
@@ -53,10 +56,9 @@ tags-to-keep:
 # Arguments passed to flac to encode the file
 encode-arguments:
   - "--compression-level-8"
-  - "--delete-input-file"
-  - "--force"
+  - "--exhaustive-model-search"
   - "--no-padding"
-  - "--silent"
+  - "--qlp-coeff-precision-search"
   - "--verify"
   - "--warnings-as-errors"
 
diff --git a/docs/02_COMMANDS_AND_FLAGS.md b/docs/02_COMMANDS_AND_FLAGS.md
index 46d1cd5..bcea3ba 100644
--- a/docs/02_COMMANDS_AND_FLAGS.md
+++ b/docs/02_COMMANDS_AND_FLAGS.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--
 Generate this file with the following command:
 
-```sh
+```bash
 echo "# Commands and flags" > ./docs/02_COMMANDS_AND_FLAGS.md
 echo "" >> ./docs/02_COMMANDS_AND_FLAGS.md
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Examples:
 Flags:
   -a, --clean-arguments strings   arguments passed to metaflac to clean the file (default [--remove,--dont-use-padding,--block-type=APPLICATION,--block-type=CUESHEET,--block-type=PADDING,--block-type=PICTURE,--block-type=SEEKTABLE])
   -h, --help                      help for clean
-  -t, --tags-to-keep strings      tags to keep in the file (default [ALBUM,ALBUMARTIST,ARTIST,COMMENT,DISCNUMBER,FLAC_ARGUMENTS,GENRE,METAFLAC_ARGUMENTS,REPLAYGAIN_REFERENCE_LOUDNESS,REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN,REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK,REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN,REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK,TITLE,TOTALDISCS,TOTALTRACKS,TRACKNUMBER,YEAR])
+  -t, --tags-to-keep strings      tags to keep in the file (default [ALBUM,ALBUMARTIST,ARTIST,COMMENT,COMPOSER,DISCNUMBER,FLAC_ARGUMENTS,GENRE,LYRICS,METAFLAC_ARGUMENTS,PERFORMER,REPLAYGAIN_REFERENCE_LOUDNESS,REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN,REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_PEAK,REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN,REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK,TITLE,TOTALDISCS,TOTALTRACKS,TRACKNUMBER,YEAR])
 
 Global Flags:
   -C, --config-file string             config file to use (optional - will use "config.yaml" or "~/.panosse/config.yaml" if available)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Examples:
   $ find . -type f -name "*.flac" -print0 | sort -z | xargs -0 -n 1 panosse encode
 
 Flags:
-  -a, --encode-arguments strings                   arguments passed to flac to encode the file (default [--compression-level-8,--delete-input-file,--force,--no-padding,--silent,--verify,--warnings-as-errors])
+  -a, --encode-arguments strings                   arguments passed to flac to encode the file (default [--compression-level-8,--exhaustive-model-search,--no-padding,--qlp-coeff-precision-search,--verify,--warnings-as-errors])
       --encode-if-encode-argument-tags-mismatch    encode if encode argument tags mismatch (missing or different) (default true)
       --encode-if-flac-versions-mismatch           encode if flac versions mismatch between host's flac version and file's flac version (default true)
   -h, --help                                       help for encode
diff --git a/utils/flac.go b/utils/flac.go
index 9dbea41..e28d453 100644
--- a/utils/flac.go
+++ b/utils/flac.go
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 )
 
-func Encode(flacCommand string, encodeSettings []string, flacFile string) error {
+func Encode(flacCommand string, encodeSettings []string, flacFile string) (string, error) {
 	commandExec := exec.Command(flacCommand, append(encodeSettings, flacFile)...)
-	err := commandExec.Run()
+	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
-	return err
+	return string(commandOutput), err
 }
 
 const FlacVersionFromFlacCommandRegex = "flac ([\\d]+.[\\d]+.[\\d]+)"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func GetFlacVersionFromFlacCommand(flacCommand string) (string, error) {
 	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return string(commandOutput), err
 	}
 
 	// Define the regular expression
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ func GetFlacVersionFromFlacCommand(flacCommand string) (string, error) {
 	return flacVersion, nil
 }
 
-func Verify(flacCommand string, verifyCommandArguments []string, flacFile string) error {
+func Verify(flacCommand string, verifyCommandArguments []string, flacFile string) (string, error) {
 	commandExec := exec.Command(flacCommand, append(verifyCommandArguments, flacFile)...)
-	err := commandExec.Run()
+	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
-	return err
+	return string(commandOutput), err
 }
diff --git a/utils/metaflac.go b/utils/metaflac.go
index 0b875c8..609dfc6 100644
--- a/utils/metaflac.go
+++ b/utils/metaflac.go
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func Clean(metaflacCommandPath string, arguments []string, flacFile string) error {
+func Clean(metaflacCommandPath string, arguments []string, flacFile string) (string, error) {
 	commandExec := exec.Command(metaflacCommandPath, append(arguments, flacFile)...)
-	err := commandExec.Run()
+	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
-	return err
+	return string(commandOutput), err
 }
 
-func Normalize(metaflacCommandPath string, arguments []string, flacFiles []string) error {
+func Normalize(metaflacCommandPath string, arguments []string, flacFiles []string) (string, error) {
 	commandExec := exec.Command(metaflacCommandPath, append(arguments, flacFiles...)...)
-	err := commandExec.Run()
+	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
-	return err
+	return string(commandOutput), err
 }
 
 func GetTag(metaflacCommandPath string, tag string, flacFile string) (string, error) {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func GetTag(metaflacCommandPath string, tag string, flacFile string) (string, er
 	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return string(commandOutput), err
 	}
 
 	tagContents := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(commandOutput)), "=")
@@ -56,25 +56,25 @@ func GetTag(metaflacCommandPath string, tag string, flacFile string) (string, er
 	return tagContent, nil
 }
 
-func SetTag(metaflacCommandPath string, tag string, tagContent string, flacFile string) error {
+func SetTag(metaflacCommandPath string, tag string, tagContent string, flacFile string) (string, error) {
 	commandExec := exec.Command(metaflacCommandPath, "--set-tag", tag+"="+tagContent, flacFile)
-	err := commandExec.Run()
+	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
-	return err
+	return string(commandOutput), err
 }
 
-func RemoveAllTags(metaflacCommandPath string, flacFile string) error {
+func RemoveAllTags(metaflacCommandPath string, flacFile string) (string, error) {
 	commandExec := exec.Command(metaflacCommandPath, "--remove-all-tags", flacFile)
-	err := commandExec.Run()
+	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
-	return err
+	return string(commandOutput), err
 }
 
-func RemoveTag(metaflacCommandPath string, tag string, flacFile string) error {
+func RemoveTag(metaflacCommandPath string, tag string, flacFile string) (string, error) {
 	commandExec := exec.Command(metaflacCommandPath, "--remove-tag", tag, flacFile)
-	err := commandExec.Run()
+	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
-	return err
+	return string(commandOutput), err
 }
 
 const FlacVersionFromFlacFileRegex = "reference libFLAC ([\\d]+.[\\d]+.[\\d]+) [\\d]+"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func GetFlacVersionFromFlacFile(metaflacCommandPath string, flacFile string) (st
 	commandOutput, err := commandExec.CombinedOutput()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return string(commandOutput), err
 	}
 
 	// Define the regular expression