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Channels really should go from 2-13 instead, but this is awesome.

What’s wrong with channel 1?

In North America there was no channel 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_1_(North_American_TV)

Old school TV dials went from 2 to 13.

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

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 c…

> 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? :/

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How strange, I’m the complete opposite. I’d never go back to letting corporates dictate how I engage with content; I even avoid recommender algorithms for the same reason. Being able to choose is so valuable to me.

>I’d never go back to letting corporates dictate how I engage with content You do realize that the search function is literally that?

The entire way those platforms work is literally that. Ironically TV didn't dictate how to engage with content because there was not much. Compared to comment sections algorithmically boosting trolls to make you compulsively comment
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