[opan]

If you have mpv+yt-dlp set up you can fix this with an audio filter to mix to mono.

    mpv --audio-channels=mono 'urlhere'

Somewhat related, I've used

    --vf=lavfi="hflip"

to fix videos which are annoyingly mirrored to avoid copyright. You could also bind these options to keys in mpv to use on the fly. Some videos will only mirror some parts of their footage.

Another fun one I bind in input.conf

    ctrl+shift+r cycle_values video-rotate "90" "180" "270" "0"

Lets me rotate the video. I sometimes also just open a web image in mpv and rotate it like that to avoid tilting my head.

I also have these binds for unbalanced audio, mainly used with 5.1 audio to sound better on headphones or stereo speakers, and the \ bind one seems to make normal stuff slightly louder also, so sometimes I hit it when I don't wanna turn up my speaker knob for one video.

    \ af         toggle lavfi=[dynaudnorm=f=100]

    | af         toggle lavfi=loudnorm

[bananamerica]

That's super complicated lol. Why not use the browser extension or accessibility feature?

[throwing_away]

That's not super complicated.

I have carla running at all times and put all of my system audio through various loopback devices (browser, voice conferencing, and music/system) and then apply varying degrees of compression to them (no surprise sounds, hard limiting to hear quiet people, and bypass -- respectively).

Of course everything goes through an extra limiter at the end to avoid clipping.

I also send the voice conferencing input and output through RNNoise, so I can avoid emitting terrible sounds and avoid hearing them as well.

People also seem to like me better when I cut my mids a little bit, but additional research is required.

The reason for this is that I can change browsers (or games or voice apps) and they all think I'm just using a normal mic and headset, but it's actually like 10 LSP plugins and various routing.

Still doesn't feel that complicated when you do a little bit at a time.

[louis-lau]

Yes, that does seem super complicated compared to the plug and play setup 99.9% of people are using.

[burnished]

So you got velcro shoes too I take it?

[4ggr0]

i love your spirit and it's interesting to read how you handle your sound, but it's almost comical to see someone describe using 10 freaking plugins to handle sound as 'not super complicated' :D

[bananamerica]

> People also seem to like me better when I cut my mids a little bit, but additional research is required.

Instead of digitally recreating your voice so people like you more, have you considered getting some psychotherapy? Maybe? :/

[lovich]

What are these tools? That sounds super useful for the most annoying YouTube flaws I run into

[throwing_away]

* https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv

* https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

* https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink

* https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/twitch_5/

* https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe

Did I miss any, chat?

[justinc8687]

https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube Is great for chromecasts and other google tv boxes. Basically newpipe, but in a tv format.

[efreak]

If you want to use sponsorblock with newpipe, use the tubular fork instead https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular

[Daneel_]

If you're on Windows 10+ then there's a mono audio toggle in the Windows accessibility settings. I use it all the time to fix this exact issue.

[louis-lau]

Also in any other major OS afaik. It's a standard accessibility feature.