diff --git a/music-sync.sh b/music-sync.sh
index 24079a0..267d586 100755
--- a/music-sync.sh
+++ b/music-sync.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ source="-"
 dest="-"
 convert=false
 verbose=2
+bitrate=192
 help=false
 temp="/tmp/converted"
 convertart=false
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ CheckDeps() {
 GetOptions() {
 
 	# https://stackoverflow.com/a/29754866
-	OPTIONS=s:d:t:cav::h
-	LONGOPTS=source:,dest:,temp:,convert,convert-art,verbose::,help
+	OPTIONS=s:d:t:cab:v::h
+	LONGOPTS=source:,dest:,temp:,convert,convert-art,bitrate:,verbose::,help
 
 	# -use ! and PIPESTATUS to get exit code with errexit set
 	# -temporarily store output to be able to check for errors
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ GetOptions() {
 				convertart=true
 				shift
 				;;
+			-b|--bitrate)
+				bitrate="$2"
+				shift 2
+				;;
 			--)
 				shift
 				break
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ Usage() {
 	echo " -t, --temp <folder>       The temporary cache for converted files (default: /tmp/converted)"
 	echo " -c, --convert             Convert files before syncing"
 	echo " -a, --convert-art         Convert album-art before syncing"
+	echo " -b, --bitrate             When converting use this bitrate"
 	echo " -v, --verbose <0-6>       Set log level (default: 2)"
 	echo " -h, --help                Display this help text"
 	echo ""
@@ -243,7 +249,7 @@ ConvertFiles() {
 			mkdir -p "$temp/${line%/*}";
 		fi;
 		if [[ ! -f "$temp/$line" || "${source}/$line" -nt "$temp/$line" ]]; then
-			lame -b 192 $source/$line $temp/$line 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+			lame -b ${bitrate} $source/$line $temp/$line 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
 			VerboseOutput 2 "Converted: $line"
 			if [[ $convertart == true ]]; then
 				mkdir "$temp/$line-images/"