diff --git a/clarity/evaluator/msbg/cochlea.py b/clarity/evaluator/msbg/cochlea.py
index 5d47bfbb..10ff5cf6 100644
--- a/clarity/evaluator/msbg/cochlea.py
+++ b/clarity/evaluator/msbg/cochlea.py
@@ -224,7 +224,11 @@ class Cochlea:
     """
 
     def __init__(
-        self, audiogram: Audiogram, catch_up_level: float = 105.0, fs: float = 44100.0
+        self,
+        audiogram: Audiogram,
+        catch_up_level: float = 105.0,
+        fs: float = 44100.0,
+        verbose=True,
     ) -> None:
         """Cochlea constructor.
 
@@ -233,6 +237,7 @@ def __init__(
             catch_up_level (float, optional): loudness catch-up level in dB
                 Default is 105 dB
             fs (float, optional): sampling frequency
+            verbose (bool, optional): verbose mode. Default is True
 
         """
         self.fs = fs
@@ -254,7 +259,8 @@ def __init__(
             r_lower, r_upper = HL_PARAMS[severity_level]["smear_params"]
             self.smearer = Smearer(r_lower, r_upper, fs)
 
-        logging.info("Severity level - %s", severity_level)
+        if verbose:
+            logging.info("Severity level - %s", severity_level)
 
     def simulate(self, coch_sig: ndarray, equiv_0dB_file_SPL: float) -> ndarray:
         """Pass a signal through the cochlea.
diff --git a/clarity/evaluator/msbg/msbg.py b/clarity/evaluator/msbg/msbg.py
index 204144f0..fabd943f 100644
--- a/clarity/evaluator/msbg/msbg.py
+++ b/clarity/evaluator/msbg/msbg.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def __init__(
         sample_rate: float = 44100.0,
         equiv_0db_spl: float = 100.0,
         ahr: float = 20.0,
+        verbose: bool = True,
     ) -> None:
         """
         Constructor for the Ear class.
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ def __init__(
             sample_rate (float): sample frequency.
             equiv_0db_spl (): ???
             ahr (): ???
+            verbose (): ???
         """
+        self.verbose = verbose
         self.sample_rate = sample_rate
         self.src_correction = self.get_src_correction(src_pos)
         self.equiv_0db_spl = equiv_0db_spl
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ def set_audiogram(self, audiogram: Audiogram) -> None:
                 "Impairment too severe: Suggest you limit audiogram max to"
                 "80-90 dB HL, otherwise things go wrong/unrealistic."
             )
-        self.cochlea = Cochlea(audiogram=audiogram)
+        self.cochlea = Cochlea(audiogram=audiogram, verbose=self.verbose)
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_src_correction(src_pos: str) -> ndarray:
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ def src_to_cochlea_filt(
         src_correction: ndarray,
         sample_rate: float,
         backward: bool = False,
+        verbose: bool = True,
     ) -> ndarray:
         """Simulate middle and outer ear transfer functions.
 
@@ -109,12 +113,14 @@ def src_to_cochlea_filt(
                 or ITU
             sample_rate (int): sampling frequency
             backward (bool, optional): if true then cochlea to src (default: False)
+            verbose (bool, optional): print verbose output (default: True)
 
         Returns:
             np.ndarray: the processed signal
 
         """
-        logging.info("performing outer/middle ear corrections")
+        if verbose:
+            logging.info("performing outer/middle ear corrections")
 
         # make sure that response goes only up to sample_frequency/2
         nyquist = int(sample_rate / 2.0)
@@ -204,7 +210,8 @@ def process(self, signal: ndarray, add_calibration: bool = False) -> list[ndarra
             )
             raise ValueError("Invalid sampling frequency, valid value is 44100")
 
-        logging.info("Processing {len(chans)} samples")
+        if self.verbose:
+            logging.info("Processing {len(chans)} samples")
 
         # Need to know file RMS, and then call that a certain level in SPL:
         # needs some form of pre-measuring.
@@ -219,7 +226,7 @@ def process(self, signal: ndarray, add_calibration: bool = False) -> list[ndarra
 
         # Measure RMS where 3rd arg is dB_rel_rms (how far below)
         calculated_rms, idx, _rel_db_thresh, _active = measure_rms(
-            signal[0], sample_rate, -12
+            signal[0], sample_rate, -12, verbose=self.verbose
         )
 
         # Rescale input data and check level after rescaling
@@ -229,11 +236,11 @@ def process(self, signal: ndarray, add_calibration: bool = False) -> list[ndarra
         new_rms_db = equiv_0db_spl + 10 * np.log10(
             np.mean(np.power(signal[0][idx], 2.0))
         )
-        logging.info(
-            "Rescaling: "
-            f"leveldBSPL was {level_db_spl:3.1f} dB SPL, now {new_rms_db:3.1f} dB SPL. "
-            f" Target SPL is {target_spl:3.1f} dB SPL."
-        )
+        if self.verbose:
+            logging.info(
+                f"Rescaling: leveldBSPL was {level_db_spl:3.1f} dB SPL, now"
+                f" {new_rms_db:3.1f} dB SPL.  Target SPL is {target_spl:3.1f} dB SPL."
+            )
 
         # Add calibration signal at target SPL dB
         if add_calibration is True:
@@ -247,11 +254,17 @@ def process(self, signal: ndarray, add_calibration: bool = False) -> list[ndarra
             signal = np.concatenate((pre_calibration, signal, post_calibration), axis=1)
 
         # Transform from src pos to cochlea, simulate cochlea, transform back to src pos
-        signal = Ear.src_to_cochlea_filt(signal, self.src_correction, sample_rate)
+        signal = Ear.src_to_cochlea_filt(
+            signal, self.src_correction, sample_rate, verbose=self.verbose
+        )
         if self.cochlea is not None:
             signal = np.array([self.cochlea.simulate(x, equiv_0db_spl) for x in signal])
         signal = Ear.src_to_cochlea_filt(
-            signal, self.src_correction, sample_rate, backward=True
+            signal,
+            self.src_correction,
+            sample_rate,
+            backward=True,
+            verbose=self.verbose,
         )
 
         # Implement low-pass filter at top end of audio range: flat to Cutoff freq,
diff --git a/clarity/evaluator/msbg/msbg_utils.py b/clarity/evaluator/msbg/msbg_utils.py
index 09704d79..f5c387b3 100644
--- a/clarity/evaluator/msbg/msbg_utils.py
+++ b/clarity/evaluator/msbg/msbg_utils.py
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ def generate_key_percent(
     threshold_db: float,
     window_length: int,
     percent_to_track: float | None = None,
+    verbose: bool = False,
 ) -> tuple[ndarray, float]:
     """Generate key percent.
     Locates frames above some energy threshold or tracks a certain percentage
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ def generate_key_percent(
         window_length (int): length of window in samples.
         percent_to_track (float, optional): Track a percentage of frames.
             Default is None
+        verbose (bool, optional): Print verbose output. Default is False.
 
     Raises:
         ValueError: percent_to_track is set too high.
@@ -393,10 +395,11 @@ def generate_key_percent(
 
     expected = threshold_db
     # new Dec 2003. Possibly track percentage of frames rather than fixed threshold
-    if percent_to_track is not None:
-        logging.info("tracking %s percentage of frames", percent_to_track)
-    else:
-        logging.info("tracking fixed threshold")
+    if verbose:
+        if percent_to_track is not None:
+            logging.info("tracking %s percentage of frames", percent_to_track)
+        else:
+            logging.info("tracking fixed threshold")
 
     # put floor into histogram distribution
     non_zero = np.power(10, (expected - 30) / 10)
@@ -466,6 +469,7 @@ def measure_rms(
     sample_rate: float,
     db_rel_rms: float,
     percent_to_track: float | None = None,
+    verbose=False,
 ) -> tuple[float, ndarray, float, float]:
     """Measure Root Mean Square.
 
@@ -481,6 +485,7 @@ def measure_rms(
         db_rel_rms (float): threshold for frames to track.
         percent_to_track (float, optional): track percentage of frames,
             rather than threshold (default: {None})
+        verbose (bool, optional): Print verbose output. Default is False.
     Returns:
         (tuple): tuple containing
         - rms (float): overall calculated rms (linear)
@@ -500,6 +505,7 @@ def measure_rms(
         key_thr_db,
         round(WIN_SECS * sample_rate),
         percent_to_track=percent_to_track,
+        verbose=verbose,
     )
 
     idx = key.astype(int)  # move into generate_key_percent
diff --git a/recipes/cad2/task1/baseline/evaluate.py b/recipes/cad2/task1/baseline/evaluate.py
index 4bee312a..3749e181 100644
--- a/recipes/cad2/task1/baseline/evaluate.py
+++ b/recipes/cad2/task1/baseline/evaluate.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import hashlib
 import json
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
 import pyloudnorm as pyln
 import torch.nn
 import whisper
-from jiwer import compute_measures
+from alt_eval import compute_metrics
 from omegaconf import DictConfig
 
 from clarity.enhancer.multiband_compressor import MultibandCompressor
@@ -25,6 +26,17 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def set_song_seed(song: str) -> None:
+    """Set a seed that is unique for the given song"""
+    song_encoded = hashlib.md5(song.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+    song_md5 = int(song_encoded, 16) % (10**8)
+    np.random.seed(song_md5)
+
+    torch.manual_seed(song_md5)
+    if torch.cuda.is_available():
+        torch.cuda.manual_seed_all(song_md5)
+
+
 def make_scene_listener_list(scenes_listeners: dict, small_test: bool = False) -> list:
     """Make the list of scene-listener pairing to process
 
@@ -90,6 +102,7 @@ def compute_intelligibility(
     ear = Ear(
         equiv_0db_spl=equiv_0db_spl,
         sample_rate=sample_rate,
+        verbose=False,
     )
 
     reference = segment_metadata["text"]
@@ -100,30 +113,38 @@ def compute_intelligibility(
     enhanced_left = ear.process(enhanced_signal[:, 0])[0]
     left_path = Path(f"{path_intermediate.as_posix()}_left.flac")
     save_flac_signal(
-        enhanced_signal,
+        enhanced_left,
         left_path,
         44100,
         sample_rate,
     )
-    hypothesis = scorer.transcribe(left_path.as_posix(), fp16=False)["text"]
+    hypothesis = scorer.transcribe(left_path.as_posix(), fp16=False, temperature=0.0)[
+        "text"
+    ]
     lyrics["hypothesis_left"] = hypothesis
 
-    left_results = compute_measures(reference, hypothesis)
+    left_results = compute_metrics(
+        [reference], [hypothesis], languages="en", include_other=False
+    )
 
     # Compute right ear
     ear.set_audiogram(listener.audiogram_right)
     enhanced_right = ear.process(enhanced_signal[:, 1])[0]
     right_path = Path(f"{path_intermediate.as_posix()}_right.flac")
     save_flac_signal(
-        enhanced_signal,
+        enhanced_right,
         right_path,
         44100,
         sample_rate,
     )
-    hypothesis = scorer.transcribe(right_path.as_posix(), fp16=False)["text"]
+    hypothesis = scorer.transcribe(right_path.as_posix(), fp16=False, temperature=0.0)[
+        "text"
+    ]
     lyrics["hypothesis_right"] = hypothesis
 
-    right_results = compute_measures(reference, hypothesis)
+    right_results = compute_metrics(
+        [reference], [hypothesis], languages="en", include_other=False
+    )
 
     # Compute the average score for both ears
     total_words = (
@@ -155,9 +176,23 @@ def compute_quality(
     reference_signal: np.ndarray,
     enhanced_signal: np.ndarray,
     listener: Listener,
-    config: DictConfig,
+    reference_sample_rate: int,
+    enhanced_sample_rate: int,
+    HAAQI_sample_rate: int,
 ) -> tuple[float, float]:
-    """Compute the HAAQI score for the left and right channels"""
+    """Compute the HAAQI score for the left and right channels
+
+    Args:
+        reference_signal: The reference signal
+        enhanced_signal: The enhanced signal
+        listener: The listener
+        reference_sample_rate: The sample rate of the reference signal
+        enhanced_sample_rate: The sample rate of the enhanced signal
+        HAAQI_sample_rate: The sample rate for the HAAQI computation
+
+    Returns:
+        The HAAQI score for the left and right channels
+    """
     scores = []
 
     for channel in range(2):
@@ -167,16 +202,16 @@ def compute_quality(
         s = compute_haaqi(
             processed_signal=resample(
                 enhanced_signal[:, channel],
-                config.remix_sample_rate,
-                config.HAAQI_sample_rate,
+                enhanced_sample_rate,
+                HAAQI_sample_rate,
             ),
             reference_signal=resample(
                 reference_signal[:, channel],
-                config.input_sample_rate,
-                config.HAAQI_sample_rate,
+                reference_sample_rate,
+                HAAQI_sample_rate,
             ),
-            processed_sample_rate=config.HAAQI_sample_rate,
-            reference_sample_rate=config.HAAQI_sample_rate,
+            processed_sample_rate=HAAQI_sample_rate,
+            reference_sample_rate=HAAQI_sample_rate,
             audiogram=audiogram,
             equalisation=2,
             level1=65 - 20 * np.log10(compute_rms(reference_signal[:, channel])),
@@ -304,6 +339,11 @@ def run_compute_scores(config: DictConfig) -> None:
         sample_rate=config.input_sample_rate,
     )
 
+    # Configure backend for determinism
+    torch.backends.cudnn.benchmark = False
+    torch.backends.cudnn.deterministic = True
+
+    # Load the Whisper model
     intelligibility_scorer = whisper.load_model(config.evaluate.whisper_version)
 
     # Loop over the scene-listener pairs
@@ -317,6 +357,10 @@ def run_compute_scores(config: DictConfig) -> None:
 
         scene_id, listener_id = scene_listener_ids
 
+        # Set the random seed for the scene
+        if config.evaluate.set_random_seed:
+            set_song_seed(scene_id)
+
         # Load scene details
         scene = scenes[scene_id]
         listener = listener_dict[listener_id]
@@ -377,7 +421,15 @@ def run_compute_scores(config: DictConfig) -> None:
         # COMPUTE SCORES
 
         # Compute the HAAQI and Whisper scores
-        haaqi_scores = compute_quality(reference, enhanced_signal, listener, config)
+        haaqi_scores = compute_quality(
+            reference_signal=reference,
+            enhanced_signal=enhanced_signal,
+            listener=listener,
+            reference_sample_rate=config.input_sample_rate,
+            enhanced_sample_rate=config.remix_sample_rate,
+            HAAQI_sample_rate=config.HAAQI_sample_rate,
+        )
+
         whisper_left, whisper_right, lyrics_text = compute_intelligibility(
             enhanced_signal=enhanced_signal,
             segment_metadata=songs[scene["segment_id"]],
diff --git a/recipes/cad2/task1/requirements.txt b/recipes/cad2/task1/requirements.txt
index 12ce2cb5..14359e1f 100644
--- a/recipes/cad2/task1/requirements.txt
+++ b/recipes/cad2/task1/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+alt-eval
 huggingface-hub
-jiwer
 openai-whisper
 safetensors