Volume/bass level too high

Hi. I've used Media Catcher as well as Video Capture to download/record YouTube music videos. All works except I noticed that the audio in the resulting video file is much louder than the original YouTube audio, and the bass is greatly enhanced, resulting in an overly boomy audio track.

I am using Windows 10, and the only audio driver I have is the stock Realtek Audio Driver (not the HD version). My only options for playback are speakers or headphones, and I have speakers set to 2 speakers. Windows Spatial Sound is off. There is a "stereo mix" option among my devices, but choosing that yields no sound thru speakers or headphones.

Any idea why the audio is being distorted? Thanks.

Did you try a different player? If not give that a try. Often when there is an issue it is the player you are using.