When you stream a song from YouTube or Spotify, Lavalink does not just fetch an MP3. It decodes the stream (Opus), mixes audio packets, applies filters (bass boost, speed, pitch), and re-encodes it into a Discord-compatible Opus stream. This is work.
(like Discord.js or JDA) to connect to your node. What is your primary goal for this Lavalink server?
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