diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 2609d1e..26fd3f3 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -32,6 +32,43 @@ youtubeUrlRegex = "https?:\/\/(www\.)?(youtu|youtube)\.(com|be)"
 def is_a_youtube_url(url: str):
     return bool(re.match(youtubeUrlRegex, url))
 
+youtube_dl.utils.bug_reports_message = lambda: ''
+
+ytdl_format_options = {
+    'format': 'bestaudio/best',
+    'restrictfilenames': True,
+    'noplaylist': True,
+    'nocheckcertificate': True,
+    'ignoreerrors': False,
+    'logtostderr': False,
+    'quiet': True,
+    'no_warnings': True,
+    'default_search': 'auto',
+    'source_address': '0.0.0.0' # bind to ipv4 since ipv6 addresses cause issues sometimes
+}
+
+ffmpeg_options = {
+    'options': '-vn'
+}
+
+ytdl = youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ytdl_format_options)
+
+class YTDLSource(discord.PCMVolumeTransformer):
+    def __init__(self, source, *, data, volume=0.5):
+        super().__init__(source, volume)
+        self.data = data
+        self.title = data.get('title')
+        self.url = ""
+
+    @classmethod
+    async def from_url(cls, url, *, loop=None, stream=False):
+        loop = loop or asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        data = await loop.run_in_executor(None, lambda: ytdl.extract_info(url, download=not stream))
+        if 'entries' in data:
+            # take first item from a playlist
+            data = data['entries'][0]
+        filename = data['title'] if stream else ytdl.prepare_filename(data)
+        return filename
 
 def random_playing_gif():
     gifList = ["https://media.tenor.com/Ra6rkhDtYPwAAAAd/anime-dj.gif",