diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 90fe25c..3d77839 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
       isListening: false,
       localStreaming: false,
       localListening: false,
+      mediaAutoListening: false,
       audioContextTransmit: null,
       audioContextListen: null,
       processor: null,
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@
     async function disconnectVoice() { await apiRequest('/api/disconnect', { method: 'POST' }); await refreshStatus(); }
 
     function connectWebSocket() { const protocol = location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:'; state.socket = new WebSocket(`${protocol}//${location.host}/ws`); state.socket.binaryType = 'arraybuffer'; state.socket.onopen = () => { el.wsDot.classList.add('on'); el.wsStatusText.textContent = 'Connected'; }; state.socket.onclose = () => { el.wsDot.classList.remove('on'); el.wsStatusText.textContent = 'Reconnecting'; setTimeout(connectWebSocket, 2500); }; state.socket.onerror = () => { el.wsDot.classList.remove('on'); el.wsDot.classList.add('warn'); el.wsStatusText.textContent = 'Socket error'; }; state.socket.onmessage = (event) => { if (event.data instanceof ArrayBuffer) { handleIncomingPCM(event.data); return; } try { handleJsonEvent(event.data); } catch {} }; }
-    function handleJsonEvent(raw) { const message = JSON.parse(raw); if (message.type === 'ui_state') return applyServerState(message.state); if (message.type === 'user_state') return renderUsers(message.users || []); if (message.type === 'message_created') { state.text.unshift(message.data); renderText(); } if (message.type === 'message_updated') { const item = state.text.find((entry) => entry.id === message.data.id); if (item) Object.assign(item, { edited_content: message.data.edited_content, edited_at: message.data.edited_at, type: 'edited' }); renderText(); } if (message.type === 'message_deleted') { const item = state.text.find((entry) => entry.id === message.data.id); if (item) Object.assign(item, { deleted_at: message.data.deleted_at, type: 'deleted' }); renderText(); } if (message.type === 'attachment_uploaded') fetchText(); if (message.type === 'message_analyzed') { const item = state.text.find((entry) => entry.id === message.data.id); if (item) Object.assign(item, message.data); renderText(); } if (message.type === 'media_state') { state.media = message.state; renderMedia(); } }
+    function handleJsonEvent(raw) { const message = JSON.parse(raw); if (message.type === 'ui_state') return applyServerState(message.state); if (message.type === 'user_state') return renderUsers(message.users || []); if (message.type === 'message_created') { state.text.unshift(message.data); renderText(); } if (message.type === 'message_updated') { const item = state.text.find((entry) => entry.id === message.data.id); if (item) Object.assign(item, { edited_content: message.data.edited_content, edited_at: message.data.edited_at, type: 'edited' }); renderText(); } if (message.type === 'message_deleted') { const item = state.text.find((entry) => entry.id === message.data.id); if (item) Object.assign(item, { deleted_at: message.data.deleted_at, type: 'deleted' }); renderText(); } if (message.type === 'attachment_uploaded') fetchText(); if (message.type === 'message_analyzed') { const item = state.text.find((entry) => entry.id === message.data.id); if (item) Object.assign(item, message.data); renderText(); } if (message.type === 'media_state') { state.media = message.state; reconcileDynamicAudio().catch((error) => showError(error.message)); renderMedia(); } }
 
     async function applyServerState(next) {
       if (!next || state.applyingServerState) return;
@@ -134,14 +135,14 @@
       if (textChanged || textGuildChanged || state.activeTab === 'text') {
         fetchText().catch((error) => showError(error.message));
       }
-      await reconcileListenState();
-      await reconcileStreamingState();
+      await reconcileDynamicAudio();
       state.applyingServerState = false;
     }
 
     function applyActiveTab(tab) { document.querySelectorAll('.tab-btn').forEach((item) => item.classList.toggle('active', item.dataset.tab === tab)); document.querySelectorAll('.tab-content').forEach((item) => item.classList.toggle('active', item.id === tab)); el.activeTabLabel.textContent = tab === 'text' ? 'Text' : 'Voice'; }
-    async function reconcileListenState() { if (state.isListening && !state.localListening) { try { await startListeningLocal(); } catch (error) { showError(`Speaker error: ${error.message}`); state.isListening = false; stopListeningLocal(); apiRequest('/api/ui-state', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ isListening: false }) }).catch((postError) => showError(postError.message)); } } else if (!state.isListening && state.localListening) { stopListeningLocal(); } }
-    async function reconcileStreamingState() { if (state.isStreaming && !state.localStreaming) { try { await startStreamingLocal(); } catch (error) { showError(`Microphone error: ${error.message}`); state.isStreaming = false; stopStreamingLocal(); apiRequest('/api/ui-state', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ isStreaming: false }) }).catch((postError) => showError(postError.message)); } } else if (!state.isStreaming && state.localStreaming) { stopStreamingLocal(); } }
+    async function reconcileDynamicAudio() { await reconcileStreamingState(); await reconcileListenState(); }
+    async function reconcileListenState() { const shouldListen = state.isListening || !!state.media.current; if (shouldListen && !state.localListening) { try { await startListeningLocal(!!state.media.current && !state.isListening); } catch (error) { showError(`Speaker error: ${error.message}`); state.isListening = false; state.mediaAutoListening = false; stopListeningLocal(); apiRequest('/api/ui-state', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ isListening: false }) }).catch((postError) => showError(postError.message)); } } else if (!shouldListen && state.localListening) { stopListeningLocal(); } else if (state.localListening) { renderListenStatus(); } }
+    async function reconcileStreamingState() { if (state.media.current && state.isStreaming) { state.isStreaming = false; apiRequest('/api/ui-state', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ isStreaming: false }) }).catch((postError) => showError(postError.message)); } if (state.isStreaming && !state.localStreaming) { try { await startStreamingLocal(); } catch (error) { showError(`Microphone error: ${error.message}`); state.isStreaming = false; stopStreamingLocal(); apiRequest('/api/ui-state', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ isStreaming: false }) }).catch((postError) => showError(postError.message)); } } else if (!state.isStreaming && state.localStreaming) { stopStreamingLocal(); } }
 
     function renderUsers(users) { el.userList.replaceChildren(); if (users.length === 0) return appendEmpty(el.userList, 'No active speakers'); for (const user of users) { const row = document.createElement('div'); row.className = `user-item${user.speaking ? ' speaking' : ''}`; const img = document.createElement('img'); img.src = user.avatar || ''; img.alt = ''; const name = document.createElement('span'); name.textContent = user.username; row.append(img, name); el.userList.appendChild(row); } }
     async function fetchText() { if (!state.selectedTextChannel) return renderText(); const result = await apiRequest(`/api/messages?channel=${encodeURIComponent(state.selectedTextChannel)}&type=text&limit=80`); state.text = result.data || []; renderText(); }
@@ -152,8 +153,9 @@
     function handleIncomingPCM(data) { if (!state.localListening || !state.audioContextListen) return; const headerView = new DataView(data, 0, 4); const userIdHash = headerView.getInt32(0, true); const audioData = data.slice(4); const int16Array = new Int16Array(audioData); const float32Array = new Float32Array(int16Array.length); for (let i = 0; i < int16Array.length; i++) float32Array[i] = int16Array[i] / 32768; const audioBuffer = state.audioContextListen.createBuffer(CHANNELS, float32Array.length / CHANNELS, SAMPLE_RATE); const nowBuffering = audioBuffer.getChannelData(0); for (let i = 0; i < audioBuffer.length; i++) nowBuffering[i] = float32Array[i]; const source = state.audioContextListen.createBufferSource(); source.buffer = audioBuffer; source.connect(state.audioContextListen.destination); const currentTime = state.audioContextListen.currentTime; let userNextStartTime = state.userTimelines.get(userIdHash) || 0; if (userNextStartTime < currentTime) userNextStartTime = currentTime + 0.05; source.start(userNextStartTime); userNextStartTime += audioBuffer.duration; state.userTimelines.set(userIdHash, userNextStartTime); }
     async function startStreamingLocal() { const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true }); state.localStreaming = true; el.toggleBtn.textContent = 'Stop Transmitting'; state.audioContextTransmit = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)({ sampleRate: SAMPLE_RATE }); const source = state.audioContextTransmit.createMediaStreamSource(stream); const analyser = state.audioContextTransmit.createAnalyser(); analyser.fftSize = 64; source.connect(analyser); const dataArray = new Uint8Array(analyser.frequencyBinCount); state.processor = state.audioContextTransmit.createScriptProcessor(4096, 1, 1); source.connect(state.processor); state.processor.connect(state.audioContextTransmit.destination); state.processor.onaudioprocess = (event) => { if (!state.localStreaming || state.socket.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) return; const inputData = event.inputBuffer.getChannelData(0); const pcmData = new Int16Array(inputData.length); for (let i = 0; i < inputData.length; i++) pcmData[i] = Math.max(-1, Math.min(1, inputData[i])) * 32767; state.socket.send(pcmData.buffer); analyser.getByteFrequencyData(dataArray); bars.forEach((bar, index) => { const percent = (dataArray[index] / 255) * 100; bar.style.height = `${Math.max(2, percent)}%`; }); }; }
     function stopStreamingLocal() { state.localStreaming = false; if (state.processor) state.processor.disconnect(); if (state.audioContextTransmit) state.audioContextTransmit.close(); state.processor = null; state.audioContextTransmit = null; el.toggleBtn.textContent = 'Start Transmitting'; bars.forEach((bar) => { bar.style.height = '2px'; }); }
-    async function startListeningLocal() { if (!state.audioContextListen) state.audioContextListen = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)({ sampleRate: SAMPLE_RATE }); await state.audioContextListen.resume(); state.localListening = true; el.listenBtn.textContent = 'Stop Listening'; el.listenStatus.textContent = 'Listening Live...'; }
-    function stopListeningLocal() { state.audioContextListen?.suspend(); state.userTimelines.clear(); state.localListening = false; el.listenBtn.textContent = 'Join Listen Channel'; el.listenStatus.textContent = 'Speaker Off'; }
+    async function startListeningLocal(auto = false) { if (!state.audioContextListen) state.audioContextListen = new (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext)({ sampleRate: SAMPLE_RATE }); await state.audioContextListen.resume(); state.localListening = true; state.mediaAutoListening = auto; renderListenStatus(); }
+    function stopListeningLocal() { state.audioContextListen?.suspend(); state.userTimelines.clear(); state.localListening = false; state.mediaAutoListening = false; renderListenStatus(); }
+    function renderListenStatus() { el.listenBtn.textContent = state.isListening ? 'Stop Listening' : 'Join Listen Channel'; el.listenStatus.textContent = state.localListening ? (state.media.current && state.mediaAutoListening ? 'Media Monitor On' : 'Listening Live...') : 'Speaker Off'; }
     function updateVisualizer(level) { bars.forEach((bar, index) => { const wave = Math.sin(index * 0.55 + Date.now() / 140) * 0.35 + 0.65; bar.style.height = `${Math.max(3, level * 190 * wave)}px`; }); }
 
     document.querySelectorAll('.tab-btn').forEach((button) => { button.addEventListener('click', () => postUIState({ activeTab: button.dataset.tab }).catch((error) => showError(error.message))); });
@@ -167,9 +169,9 @@
     el.channelFilter.addEventListener('change', () => { const selectedTextChannel = el.channelFilter.value; const url = new URL(location.href); if (selectedTextChannel) url.searchParams.set('channel', selectedTextChannel); else url.searchParams.delete('channel'); if (el.textGuildSelect.value) url.searchParams.set('guild', el.textGuildSelect.value); history.replaceState({}, '', url); postUIState({ selectedTextChannel }).catch((error) => showError(error.message)); });
 
     async function fetchMediaStatus() { state.media = await apiRequest('/api/media/status'); renderMedia(); }
-    async function queueMedia() { const source = el.mediaSourceInput.value.trim(); if (!source) return showError('Enter a music URL or local file path'); state.media = await apiRequest('/api/media/queue', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ source }) }); el.mediaSourceInput.value = ''; renderMedia(); }
-    async function skipMedia() { state.media = await apiRequest('/api/media/skip', { method: 'POST' }); renderMedia(); }
-    async function stopMedia() { state.media = await apiRequest('/api/media/stop', { method: 'POST' }); renderMedia(); }
+    async function queueMedia() { const source = el.mediaSourceInput.value.trim(); if (!source) return showError('Enter a music URL or local file path'); if (state.isStreaming || state.localStreaming) await postUIState({ isStreaming: false }); state.media = await apiRequest('/api/media/queue', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ source }) }); el.mediaSourceInput.value = ''; await reconcileDynamicAudio(); renderMedia(); }
+    async function skipMedia() { state.media = await apiRequest('/api/media/skip', { method: 'POST' }); await reconcileDynamicAudio(); renderMedia(); }
+    async function stopMedia() { state.media = await apiRequest('/api/media/stop', { method: 'POST' }); await reconcileDynamicAudio(); renderMedia(); }
     function renderMedia() { el.mediaQueueList.replaceChildren(); const current = state.media.current; el.mediaStatus.textContent = current ? `Playing ${current.title}` : 'Idle'; if (current) { const item = document.createElement('div'); item.className = 'event-card'; item.textContent = `Now: ${current.title}`; el.mediaQueueList.appendChild(item); } for (const queued of state.media.queue || []) { const item = document.createElement('div'); item.className = 'event-card'; item.textContent = queued.title; el.mediaQueueList.appendChild(item); } if (!current && (!state.media.queue || state.media.queue.length === 0)) appendEmpty(el.mediaQueueList, 'No media queued'); }
 
     el.queueMediaBtn.addEventListener('click', () => queueMedia().catch((error) => showError(error.message)));
diff --git a/src/moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts b/src/moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
index 950ad85..d4b17d9 100644
--- a/src/moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
+++ b/src/moderation/aiAnalyzer.ts
@@ -110,11 +110,6 @@ async function processBatch(
     }
 
     conversationErrorCooldown.delete(conversationKey);
-
-    logger.info(
-      { conversationKey, count: messages.length },
-      "Batch analysis complete",
-    );
   } catch (error) {
     lastError = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
     conversationErrorCooldown.set(
@@ -173,20 +168,12 @@ async function runAnalysisInWorker(
 function scheduleConversationAnalysis(conversationKey: string): void {
   // Skip if already processing
   if (conversationProcessing.has(conversationKey)) {
-    logger.debug(
-      { conversationKey },
-      "Conversation already processing, skipping schedule",
-    );
     return;
   }
 
   // Skip if in error cooldown
   const cooldownUntil = conversationErrorCooldown.get(conversationKey);
   if (cooldownUntil && Date.now() < cooldownUntil) {
-    logger.debug(
-      { conversationKey, cooldownMs: cooldownUntil - Date.now() },
-      "Conversation in error cooldown, skipping schedule",
-    );
     return;
   }
 
@@ -202,10 +189,6 @@ function scheduleConversationAnalysis(conversationKey: string): void {
 
     // If activeRequests >= MAX_ACTIVE_REQUESTS, requeue instead of waiting
     if (activeRequests >= MAX_ACTIVE_REQUESTS) {
-      logger.debug(
-        { conversationKey, activeRequests },
-        "Max active requests reached, requeuing conversation",
-      );
       scheduleConversationAnalysis(conversationKey);
       return;
     }
@@ -230,7 +213,6 @@ function scheduleConversationAnalysis(conversationKey: string): void {
 export async function queueMessageAnalysis(messageId: string): Promise<void> {
   if (!config.AI_ANALYSIS_ENABLED) return;
 
-  logger.debug({ messageId }, "Queueing message for analysis");
 
   try {
     // Look up the message to get its conversation key
@@ -260,7 +242,6 @@ export async function queueMessageAnalysis(messageId: string): Promise<void> {
 export function queueConversationAnalysis(conversationKey: string): void {
   if (!config.AI_ANALYSIS_ENABLED) return;
 
-  logger.debug({ conversationKey }, "Queueing conversation for analysis");
 
   // Schedule debounced analysis
   scheduleConversationAnalysis(conversationKey);
@@ -281,12 +262,7 @@ export function getAnalysisQueueStatus(): AnalysisQueueStatus {
  * Starts the pending AI analysis recovery worker
  */
 export function startPendingAIAnalysisWorker(): void {
-  if (!config.AI_ANALYSIS_ENABLED) {
-    logger.info("AI analysis disabled");
-    return;
-  }
-
-  logger.info("AI analysis worker started");
+  if (!config.AI_ANALYSIS_ENABLED) return;
 
   setInterval(async () => {
     try {
@@ -310,10 +286,6 @@ export function startPendingAIAnalysisWorker(): void {
           continue;
         }
 
-        logger.debug(
-          { conversationKey: key },
-          "Recovering pending conversation",
-        );
         scheduleConversationAnalysis(key);
       }
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/moderation/attachmentUploader.ts b/src/moderation/attachmentUploader.ts
index f954ab2..6edc967 100644
--- a/src/moderation/attachmentUploader.ts
+++ b/src/moderation/attachmentUploader.ts
@@ -82,12 +82,7 @@ export async function uploadAttachmentToPicser(
       },
     );
 
-    const parsed = parseUploadResponse(response);
-    logger.info(
-      { filename, url: parsed.url },
-      "Attachment uploaded successfully",
-    );
-    return parsed;
+    return parseUploadResponse(response);
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(
       {
@@ -127,8 +122,6 @@ export async function processAttachmentUpload(
   filename: string,
 ): Promise<void> {
   try {
-    logger.info({ attachmentId, filename }, "Starting attachment upload");
-
     const buffer = await downloadDiscordAttachment(discordUrl);
 
     const sizeMb = buffer.length / (1024 * 1024);
@@ -141,10 +134,6 @@ export async function processAttachmentUpload(
     const result = await uploadAttachmentToPicser(buffer, filename);
 
     await updateAttachmentAsUploaded(attachmentId, result.url, Date.now());
-    logger.info(
-      { attachmentId, uploadedUrl: result.url },
-      "Attachment upload completed",
-    );
   } catch (error) {
     const errorMsg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
     await updateAttachmentAsFailedUpload(attachmentId, errorMsg);
diff --git a/src/moderation/backlogSync.ts b/src/moderation/backlogSync.ts
index 862dab6..0d5146c 100644
--- a/src/moderation/backlogSync.ts
+++ b/src/moderation/backlogSync.ts
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ export async function syncBacklogMessages(client: Client): Promise<void> {
     await syncSelectedChannelBacklog(client, guild.id, config.TEXT_CHANNEL_ID);
     return;
   }
-
-  logger.info(
-    { guildId: guild.id },
-    "Backlog sync ready (will sync on-demand per selected channel)",
-  );
 }
 
 export async function syncSelectedChannelBacklog(
@@ -102,17 +97,8 @@ export async function syncSelectedChannelBacklog(
   }
 
   const cutoffTime = Date.now() - config.BACKLOG_SYNC_HOURS * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-  logger.info(
-    { guildId, channelId, hours: config.BACKLOG_SYNC_HOURS },
-    "Starting backlog sync for selected channel",
-  );
-
   try {
     const count = await syncChannelMessages(channel, cutoffTime);
-    logger.info(
-      { channelId, count },
-      "Backlog sync completed for selected channel",
-    );
     return count;
   } catch (error) {
     logger.warn(
diff --git a/src/moderation/messageCapture.ts b/src/moderation/messageCapture.ts
index 2f21429..9c28f31 100644
--- a/src/moderation/messageCapture.ts
+++ b/src/moderation/messageCapture.ts
@@ -123,15 +123,6 @@ export async function captureMessage(
       }
     }
   }
-
-  logger.info(
-    {
-      messageId: message.id,
-      channelId: message.channelId,
-      attachmentCount: message.attachments.size,
-    },
-    "Message captured",
-  );
 }
 
 export function registerMessageCapture(client: Client): void {
@@ -206,8 +197,6 @@ export function registerMessageCapture(client: Client): void {
           deleted_at: deletedAt,
         });
       }
-
-      logger.info({ messageId: message.id }, "Message deletion captured");
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error(
         {
@@ -218,6 +207,4 @@ export function registerMessageCapture(client: Client): void {
       );
     }
   });
-
-  logger.info("Message capture handlers registered");
 }
diff --git a/src/moderation/messageStore.ts b/src/moderation/messageStore.ts
index 9cd2601..b4f6086 100644
--- a/src/moderation/messageStore.ts
+++ b/src/moderation/messageStore.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ export async function insertMessage(message: MessageRecord): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const database = db();
     await database.insert(messagesTable).values(message).onConflictDoNothing();
-
-    logger.debug(
-      { messageId: message.id, channelId: message.channel_id },
-      "Message inserted",
-    );
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(
       {
@@ -94,12 +89,7 @@ export async function upsertMessageForCapture(
       .onConflictDoNothing()
       .returning({ id: messagesTable.id });
 
-    const inserted = rows.length > 0;
-    logger.debug(
-      { messageId: message.id, channelId: message.channel_id, inserted },
-      inserted ? "Message inserted for capture" : "Message already captured",
-    );
-    return inserted;
+    return rows.length > 0;
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(
       {
@@ -134,8 +124,6 @@ export async function updateMessageAsEdited(
         ai_error: null,
       })
       .where(eq(messagesTable.id, messageId));
-
-    logger.debug({ messageId }, "Message marked as edited");
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(
       {
@@ -161,8 +149,6 @@ export async function updateMessageAsDeleted(
         type: "deleted",
       })
       .where(eq(messagesTable.id, messageId));
-
-    logger.debug({ messageId }, "Message marked as deleted");
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(
       {
@@ -217,11 +203,6 @@ export async function insertAttachment(
       .insert(attachmentsTable)
       .values(attachment)
       .onConflictDoNothing();
-
-    logger.debug(
-      { attachmentId: attachment.id, messageId: attachment.message_id },
-      "Attachment inserted",
-    );
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(
       {
@@ -282,11 +263,6 @@ export async function updateAttachmentAsUploaded(
         uploaded_at: uploadedAt,
       })
       .where(eq(attachmentsTable.id, attachmentId));
-
-    logger.debug(
-      { attachmentId, uploadedUrl },
-      "Attachment marked as uploaded",
-    );
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(
       {
@@ -312,8 +288,6 @@ export async function updateAttachmentAsFailedUpload(
         upload_error: error,
       })
       .where(eq(attachmentsTable.id, attachmentId));
-
-    logger.debug({ attachmentId, error }, "Attachment marked as failed upload");
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error(
       {
diff --git a/src/player.ts b/src/player.ts
index 44bffa5..5662683 100644
--- a/src/player.ts
+++ b/src/player.ts
@@ -41,14 +41,19 @@ export class DiscordPlayer {
     });
 
     this.player.play(resource);
+    this.connection?.subscribe(this.player);
+  }
+
+  public getStatus(): AudioPlayerStatus {
+    return this.player.state.status;
   }
 
   public pause() {
     this.player.pause(true);
   }
 
-  public unpause() {
-    this.player.unpause();
+  public unpause(): boolean {
+    return this.player.unpause();
   }
 
   public stop() {
diff --git a/src/routes/analysisRoutes.ts b/src/routes/analysisRoutes.ts
index 33760e9..6b2ba8d 100644
--- a/src/routes/analysisRoutes.ts
+++ b/src/routes/analysisRoutes.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 import type { Router } from "express";
 import express from "express";
 import { AppError } from "../errors";
-import { createChildLogger } from "../logger";
 import {
   getAnalysisQueueStatus,
   queueMessageAnalysis,
 } from "../moderation/aiAnalyzer";
 import { getMessageById } from "../moderation/messageStore";
 
-const logger = createChildLogger("analysis-routes");
-
 export function createAnalysisRoutes(): Router {
   const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -41,8 +38,6 @@ export function createAnalysisRoutes(): Router {
       // Queue for analysis
       await queueMessageAnalysis(id);
 
-      logger.info({ messageId: id }, "Message queued for re-analysis");
-
       res.json({
         success: true,
         messageId: id,
diff --git a/src/routes/syncRoutes.ts b/src/routes/syncRoutes.ts
index e8b0a7d..f858878 100644
--- a/src/routes/syncRoutes.ts
+++ b/src/routes/syncRoutes.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export function createSyncRoutes(client: Client): Router {
       }
 
       if (shouldSkipRecentBacklogSync(guildId, channelId)) {
-        logger.debug({ guildId, channelId }, "Skipping recent backlog sync");
         res.json({
           success: true,
           channelId,
@@ -56,15 +55,8 @@ export function createSyncRoutes(client: Client): Router {
         return;
       }
 
-      logger.info({ guildId, channelId }, "Queueing backlog sync");
-
       syncSelectedChannelBacklog(client, guildId, channelId)
-        .then((count) => {
-          logger.info(
-            { guildId, channelId, messagesSync: count },
-            "Backlog sync complete",
-          );
-        })
+        .then(() => {})
         .catch((error) => {
           logger.warn(
             {
diff --git a/src/webserver.ts b/src/webserver.ts
index f398dd0..fe1ee74 100644
--- a/src/webserver.ts
+++ b/src/webserver.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import type { Client } from "discord.js-selfbot-v13";
 import express from "express";
 import helmet from "helmet";
+import { AudioPlayerStatus } from "@discordjs/voice";
 import * as prism from "prism-media";
 import { WebSocketServer } from "ws";
 import { AppError } from "./errors";
@@ -286,31 +287,42 @@ export async function startWebserver(
   const SILENCE_TAIL_MS = 300; // continue sending silence for 300ms after browser stops
   const MAX_BUF_BYTES = BYTES_PER_FRAME * 50; // cap at 1 second to avoid runaway buffer
 
-  const opusEncoder = new prism.opus.Encoder({
-    rate: RATE,
-    channels: CHANNELS,
-    frameSize: FRAME_SIZE,
-  });
-  const oggBitstream = new prism.opus.OggLogicalBitstream({
-    opusHead: new prism.opus.OpusHead({
-      channelCount: CHANNELS,
-      sampleRate: RATE,
-    }),
-    pageSizeControl: { maxPackets: 1 }, // 1 packet per page = 20ms latency
-    crc: true,
-  });
-  opusEncoder.on("error", () => {});
-  opusEncoder.pipe(oggBitstream);
+  let opusEncoder: prism.opus.Encoder;
+  let bridgePlayerPaused = true;
+  const SILENCE_FRAME = Buffer.alloc(BYTES_PER_FRAME, 0);
 
-  // Prime OGG headers before player starts reading
-  opusEncoder.write(Buffer.alloc(BYTES_PER_FRAME, 0));
-  discordPlayer.playStream(oggBitstream);
-  discordPlayer.pause();
+  function startBrowserAudioBridge(): void {
+    opusEncoder = new prism.opus.Encoder({
+      rate: RATE,
+      channels: CHANNELS,
+      frameSize: FRAME_SIZE,
+    });
+    const oggBitstream = new prism.opus.OggLogicalBitstream({
+      opusHead: new prism.opus.OpusHead({
+        channelCount: CHANNELS,
+        sampleRate: RATE,
+      }),
+      pageSizeControl: { maxPackets: 1 },
+      crc: true,
+    });
+    opusEncoder.on("error", () => {});
+    opusEncoder.pipe(oggBitstream);
+    opusEncoder.write(Buffer.alloc(BYTES_PER_FRAME, 0));
+    discordPlayer.playStream(oggBitstream);
+    discordPlayer.pause();
+    bridgePlayerPaused = true;
+  }
+
+  function ensureBrowserAudioBridge(): void {
+    if (discordPlayer.getStatus() === AudioPlayerStatus.Idle) {
+      startBrowserAudioBridge();
+    }
+  }
+
+  startBrowserAudioBridge();
 
   let pcmBuffer = Buffer.alloc(0);
   let lastBrowserAudioTime = 0;
-  let playerPaused = true;
-  const SILENCE_FRAME = Buffer.alloc(BYTES_PER_FRAME, 0);
 
   // Log level every 2 seconds
   let dbAccum = 0,
@@ -339,18 +351,19 @@ export async function startWebserver(
       dbAccum += rmsDb(frame);
       dbCount++;
 
-      if (playerPaused) {
-        discordPlayer.unpause();
-        playerPaused = false;
-        wsLogger.info("Transmitting — Discord indicator ON");
+      ensureBrowserAudioBridge();
+      if (bridgePlayerPaused) {
+        const unpaused = discordPlayer.unpause();
+        bridgePlayerPaused = false;
+        wsLogger.info({ unpaused }, "Transmitting — Discord indicator ON");
       }
     } else if (msSinceAudio < SILENCE_TAIL_MS && msSinceAudio > 0) {
       // Buffer drained but audio was recent — pad silence to avoid OGG gap
       frame = SILENCE_FRAME;
-    } else if (!playerPaused && msSinceAudio >= SILENCE_TAIL_MS) {
+    } else if (!bridgePlayerPaused && msSinceAudio >= SILENCE_TAIL_MS) {
       // No audio for a while — pause Discord indicator
       discordPlayer.pause();
-      playerPaused = true;
+      bridgePlayerPaused = true;
       wsLogger.info("Stopped — Discord indicator OFF");
       return;
     } else {