diff --git a/src/libFLAC/Makefile.lite b/src/libFLAC/Makefile.lite
index 7fec2dba..9152cc40 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/Makefile.lite
+++ b/src/libFLAC/Makefile.lite
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 LIB_NAME  = libFLAC
-INCLUDES  = -I./include -I../../include
+INCLUDES  = -I./include -I../../include -DSYMMETRIC_RICE
 DEBUG_CFLAGS = -DFLAC_OVERFLOW_DETECT
 
 OBJS = \
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/bitbuffer.c b/src/libFLAC/bitbuffer.c
index 22bd9088..e5247ea3 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/bitbuffer.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/bitbuffer.c
@@ -42,6 +42,29 @@ static unsigned ilog2_(unsigned v)
 	return l;
 }
 
+static unsigned silog2_(int v)
+{
+doit_:
+	if(v == 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else if(v > 0) {
+		unsigned l = 0;
+		while(v) {
+			l++;
+			v >>= 1;
+		}
+		return l+1;
+	}
+	else if(v == -1) {
+		return 2;
+	}
+	else {
+		v = -(++v);
+		goto doit_;
+	}
+}
+
 static bool bitbuffer_resize_(FLAC__BitBuffer *bb, unsigned new_capacity)
 {
 	byte *new_buffer;
@@ -567,43 +590,18 @@ bool FLAC__bitbuffer_write_symmetric_rice_signed_guarded(FLAC__BitBuffer *bb, in
 	return true;
 }
 
-static unsigned silog21_(int v)
-{
-doit_:
-	if(v == 0) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-	else if(v > 0) {
-		unsigned l = 0;
-		while(v) {
-			l++;
-			v >>= 1;
-		}
-		return l+1;
-	}
-	else if(v == -1) {
-		return 2;
-	}
-	else {
-		v = -(++v);
-		goto doit_;
-	}
-}
-
 bool FLAC__bitbuffer_write_symmetric_rice_signed_escape(FLAC__BitBuffer *bb, int val, unsigned parameter)
 {
 	unsigned total_bits, val_bits;
 	uint32 pattern;
-unsigned x;
 
 	assert(bb != 0);
 	assert(bb->buffer != 0);
 	assert(parameter <= 31);
 
-	val_bits = silog21_(val);
+	val_bits = silog2_(val);
 	total_bits = 2 + parameter + 5 + val_bits;
 
-x=bb->total_bits;
 	if(total_bits <= 32) {
 		pattern = 3;
 		pattern <<= (parameter + 5);
@@ -624,7 +622,6 @@ x=bb->total_bits;
 		if(!FLAC__bitbuffer_write_raw_int32(bb, val, val_bits))
 			return false;
 	}
-fprintf(stderr,"wrote %u bits\n",bb->total_bits-x);
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/encoder.c b/src/libFLAC/encoder.c
index fbbd65ae..470a1780 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/encoder.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/encoder.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 #define M_LN2 0.69314718055994530942
 #endif
 
+double smult;
+unsigned rpdec;
+
 typedef struct FLAC__EncoderPrivate {
 	unsigned input_capacity;                    /* current size (in samples) of the signal and residual buffers */
 	int32 *integer_signal[FLAC__MAX_CHANNELS];  /* the integer version of the input signal */
@@ -320,6 +323,11 @@ FLAC__EncoderState FLAC__encoder_init(FLAC__Encoder *encoder, FLAC__EncoderWrite
 			return encoder->state = FLAC__ENCODER_NOT_STREAMABLE;
 	}
 
+{unsigned r = encoder->rice_optimization_level;
+smult=(double)(r / 10);
+rpdec=r % 10;
+encoder->rice_optimization_level=0;
+}
 	if(encoder->rice_optimization_level >= (1u << FLAC__ENTROPY_CODING_METHOD_PARTITIONED_RICE_ORDER_LEN))
 		encoder->rice_optimization_level = (1u << FLAC__ENTROPY_CODING_METHOD_PARTITIONED_RICE_ORDER_LEN) - 1;
 
@@ -1087,9 +1095,6 @@ static unsigned uilog21_(unsigned v)
 	return l;
 }
 
-const double smult = 3.0;
-const unsigned rpdec = 0;
-
 static uint32 get_thresh_(const int32 residual[], const unsigned residual_samples)
 {
 	double sum, sos, r, stddev, mean;
@@ -1106,7 +1111,7 @@ static uint32 get_thresh_(const int32 residual[], const unsigned residual_sample
 	stddev = sqrt((sos - (sum * sum / residual_samples)) / (residual_samples-1));
 	thresh = mean+smult*stddev;
 	thresh = (1u << uilog21_(thresh)) - 1;
-	return thresh;
+	return smult>0.0? thresh : 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef VARIABLE_RICE_BITS
@@ -1151,9 +1156,9 @@ bool encoder_set_partitioned_rice_(const int32 residual[], const uint32 abs_resi
 #ifdef SYMMETRIC_RICE
 				if(cross) {
 					unsigned escbits, normbits;
-					escbits = /* VARIABLE_RICE_BITS(0, rice_parameter) == 0 */ 5 + silog21_(residual[i]);
+					escbits = /* VARIABLE_RICE_BITS(-0, rice_parameter) == 0 */ 5 + silog21_(residual[i]);
 					normbits = VARIABLE_RICE_BITS(abs_residual[i], rice_parameter);
-					bits += min(escbits, normbits);
+					bits_ += min(escbits, normbits);
 				}
 				else {
 					/*@@@ old way */
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/encoder_framing.c b/src/libFLAC/encoder_framing.c
index 6a9eba30..01fcb892 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/encoder_framing.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/encoder_framing.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ bool subframe_add_residual_partitioned_rice_(FLAC__BitBuffer *bb, const int32 re
 				escbits = 5 + silog21_(residual[i]);
 				normbits = a >> rice_parameters[0];
 				if(escbits < normbits) {
-fprintf(stderr,"ESCAPE, k=%u, r=%d, saved %u bits\n", rice_parameters[0], residual[i], normbits-escbits);
+fprintf(stderr,"ESCAPE, k=%u, r=%d, escbits=%u, normbits=%u, saved %u bits\n", rice_parameters[0], residual[i], escbits, normbits, normbits-escbits);
 					if(!FLAC__bitbuffer_write_symmetric_rice_signed_escape(bb, residual[i], rice_parameters[0]))
 						return false;
 				}