Spot on, I think. I actually just commented down thread a bit that I've also seen it happening more and more with Youtube videos. I speculated that they seem t

Spot on, I think. I actually just commented down thread a bit that I've also seen it happening more and more with Youtube videos. I speculated that they seem to be adopting some kind of AI based audio cleanup tool that has the same effect, since I first noticed it when one of my favorite Youtubers mentioned they were trying out a new AI audio tool. I think your guess is probably the explanation I was looking for. Thanks!