diff --git a/get-tracks.sh b/get-tracks.sh
index 6e5af79..8c4f364 100755
--- a/get-tracks.sh
+++ b/get-tracks.sh
@@ -18,23 +18,23 @@ reverse_word_order(){
 
 # bc is mandatory: arythmetic operations are very limited in ash.
 get_seconds(){
-	local n=0
-	local v=0
+	number_position=0
+	value=0
 
 	values=$(echo "$*" | sed 's/:/\
 /g' | sed "s/^0//")
 	for i in $(reverse_word_order $values); do
-		case $n in
-			0) v=$(echo "$v +         $i " | bc);;
-			1) v=$(echo "$v + (60   * $i)" | bc);;
-			2) v=$(echo "$v + (3600 * $i)" | bc);;
+		case $number_position in
+			0) value=$(echo "$value +         $i " | bc);;
+			1) value=$(echo "$value + (60   * $i)" | bc);;
+			2) value=$(echo "$value + (3600 * $i)" | bc);;
 			*) echo "invalid timecode $*"; exit 1;;
 		esac
 
-		n=$((n+1))
+		number_position=$((number_position+1))
 	done
 
-	echo $v
+	echo $value
 }
 
 # Get a more usable time representation for the beginning and the end of songs.
@@ -44,66 +44,80 @@ get_values(){
 	time_file="$2"
 	total_length=$(soxi -D "${audio_file}" | sed "s/\..*//") # integer values only
 
-	n=0
+	track_number=1
 
 	while read X; do
 
-		if [ $n -ne 0 ]; then
-			to=$(get_time $X)
-			to_s=$(get_seconds $to)
-			echo -e "$from_s\t$to_s\t$title"
+		if [ $track_number -ne 1 ]; then
+			to_unformatted=$(get_time $X)
+			to_s=$(get_seconds $to_unformatted)
+			echo "$from_s	$to_s	$title"
 		fi
 
-		#echo $X
-		from=$(get_time $X)
-		from_s=$(get_seconds $from)
+		from_unformatted=$(get_time $X)
+		from_s=$(get_seconds $from_unformatted)
 		title=$(get_title $X)
 
-		if [ -z "${WITH_NUMBER}" ]; then
-			:
-		else
-			title="${n}${WITH_NUMBER}${title}"
+		if [ "$NONUMBER" = "" ]; then
+			track_n=$track_number
+			if [ $track_number -lt 10 ]; then
+				track_n="0$track_number"
+			fi
+			title="${track_n}${SEPARATOR}${title}"
 		fi
 
-		n=$(echo $n + 1 | bc)
+		track_number=$(echo $track_number + 1 | bc)
 	done < "${time_file}"
 
-	echo -e "$from_s\t$total_length\t$title"
+	echo "$from_s	$total_length	$title"
 }
 
 run_ffmpeg(){
-	local file=$1
-	local from=$2
-	local duration=$3
-	local title=$4
+	file=$1
+	from=$2
+	duration=$3
+	final_title=$4
 
-	if [ "${SIMULATION}" = 1 ]; then
-		[ -z "${QUIET}" ] && echo "ffmpeg -loglevel error -ss '$from' -t '$duration' -i '${file}' '${title}'"
-	else
-		[ -z "${QUIET}" ] && echo "ffmpeg -loglevel error -ss '$from' -t '$duration' -i '${file}' '${title}'"
-		$(< /dev/null ffmpeg -loglevel quiet -ss "$from" -t "$duration" -i "${file}" "${title}")
+	LOG_LEVEL="-loglevel error"
+	FROM="-ss $from"
+	DURATION="-t $duration"
+	INPUT_FILE="-i $file"
+	OUTPUT_FILE="$final_title"
+
+	case "v$VERBOSITY" in
+		v0)
+			;;
+		v1)
+			echo "extracting '$final_title'"
+			;;
+		v2)
+			echo "ffmpeg $LOG_LEVEL $FROM $DURATION $INPUT_FILE '$OUTPUT_FILE'"
+			;;
+		*)
+			echo "verbosity is not set properly" >&2
+			exit 1
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	if [ "$SIMULATION" = "" ]; then
+		$(< /dev/null ffmpeg $LOG_LEVEL $FROM $DURATION $INPUT_FILE "$OUTPUT_FILE")
 	fi
 }
 
 rip(){
-	n=0
-	from=0
-	to=0
+	track_start_s=0
+	track_end_s=0
 
 	audio_file="$1"
 	time_file="$2"
 
-	[ "$FORMAT" = "" ] && echo "default format: opus" && FORMAT="opus"
-
-	#echo "from	to	duration	title"
 	get_values "$audio_file" "$time_file" | while read LINE; do
-		from=$(echo $LINE | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
-		to=$(echo $LINE | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
-		title=$(echo $LINE | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-		duration=$(echo "$to - $from" | bc)
+		track_start_s=$(echo $LINE | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+		track_end_s=$(echo $LINE | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+		track_title=$(echo $LINE | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
+		track_duration=$(echo "$track_end_s - $track_start_s" | bc)
 
-		run_ffmpeg "${audio_file}" "${from}" "${duration}" "${title}.${FORMAT}"
-		n=$((n + 1))
+		run_ffmpeg "${audio_file}" "${track_start_s}" "${track_duration}" "${track_title}.${FORMAT}"
 	done
 }
 
@@ -115,11 +129,15 @@ usage(){
 	echo "song-list line format example: 1:30 My second track of the playlist"
 	echo "show output format: start end title"
 	echo
-	echo "envvar: SIMULATION [0|1] (do not invoke ffmpeg)"
-	echo "envvar: FORMAT [mp3,ogg,opus,…] (see the ffmpeg documentation)"
-	echo "envvar: WITH_NUMBER [separator] (not null = write song number, with this separator)"
-	echo "        example: WITH_NUMBER=_ Song names will be 1_song.opus 2_song.opus…"
-	echo "envvar: QUIET (if set to any value, ffmpeg commands are not displayed)"
+	echo "envvar: SIMULATION, if non empty, do not invoke ffmpeg"
+	echo "envvar: NONUMBER, if non empty, do not write song number"
+	echo "envvar: FORMAT [mp3,ogg,opus,…], see the ffmpeg documentation"
+	echo "envvar: SEPARATOR [separator] (default: ' - '), write song number, with this separator"
+	echo "        example with SEPARATOR='_': song names will be 01_song.opus 02_song.opus…"
+	echo "envvar: VERBOSITY [0-3] (default: 1)"
+	echo "        VERBOSITY 0: no output exept errors from ffmpeg"
+	echo "        VERBOSITY 1: simple indications on the current track being extracted"
+	echo "        VERBOSITY 2: print actual ffmpeg commands the script currently runs"
 }
 
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
@@ -130,12 +148,32 @@ fi
 command=$1
 shift
 
+if [ "$FORMAT" = "" ]; then
+	echo "default FORMAT: opus"
+	FORMAT="opus"
+fi
+
+if [ "$VERBOSITY" = "" ]; then
+	echo "default VERBOSITY: 1"
+	VERBOSITY=1
+fi
+
+# Assume that there should be a separator.
+if [ "$SEPARATOR" = "" ]; then
+	echo "default SEPARATOR: ' - '"
+	SEPARATOR=" - "
+fi
+
+if [ "$SIMULATION" != "" ]; then
+	echo "SIMULATION envvar is set: this is a simulation."
+fi
+
 case "x-${command}" in
 	x-show)
 
 		# Takes the audio file in first parameter
 		if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-			echo "Usage: $0 show music-file time-stamps-file"
+			echo "Usage: $0 show music-file time-stamps-file" >&2
 			exit 1
 		fi
 
@@ -146,12 +184,13 @@ case "x-${command}" in
 
 		# Takes the audio file in first parameter
 		if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-			echo "Usage: $0 show music-file time-stamps-file"
+			echo "Usage: $0 show music-file time-stamps-file" >&2
 			exit 1
 		fi
 
 		rip "$1" "$2"
 		;;
+
 	*)
 		usage 1>&2
 		exit 1