Bot joins the channel but plays no sound, tried all solutions i could find

[jj123llol]

import discord, os, ffmpeg, asyncio
from discord.ext import commands
from discord import FFmpegPCMAudio
from pytubefix import YouTube
from soundcloud_downloader import SoundCloudDownloader

downloader = SoundCloudDownloader(
    output_dir="C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs",
    name_format="song",
    client_id= "3WvMqSrX1K9rBNLGUNhUO9KRbVOUR9uT"
)

global VC_Channel, que, qnames
VC_Channel = None

intents = discord.Intents.default()
intents.message_content = True
bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='&', intents=intents)

que, qnames = [], []

async def sc_play(ctx, url):
    global VC_Channel, que, qnames
    if VC_Channel is not None:
        await ctx.send("attempting to q")
        try:
            await ctx.send("Downloading..")
            result = downloader.download_track(url, overwrite=True)
            await ctx.send("sending..")
            msg = await ctx.send(files=[discord.File("C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs/song.mp3")])
        except Exception as e:
            await ctx.send(f"error adding to queue, {e}" )
            return
        que.append(msg.attachments[0].url)
        qnames.append(result['title'] if result and 'title' in result else 'Unknown Title')
        await ctx.send(f"added to queue! position: {len(que)}")
    else: 
        await ctx.send(f"downloading video..\nThis may take a minute!")
        downloader.download_track(url, overwrite=True)
        await ctx.send(f"downloaded!\nsending file...")
        try:
            msg = await ctx.send(files=[discord.File("C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs/song.mp3")])
        except Exception as e:
            await ctx.send(f"error sending file: {e}")
            os.remove("C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs/song.mp3")
            return
        os.remove("C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs/song.mp3")
        FFMPEG_OPTIONS = {'before_options': '-reconnect 1 -reconnect_streamed 1 -reconnect_delay_max 5','options': '-vn -filter:a "volume=0.25"'}#optimised settings for ffmpeg for streaming
        source = FFmpegPCMAudio(source=msg.attachments[0].url, executable="ffmpeg",**FFMPEG_OPTIONS)
        vc = await ctx.author.voice.channel.connect(self_deaf=True)
        VC_Channel = vc
        await ctx.send(f"playing...")
        vc.play(source, after=lambda e: play_next())

        

async def yt_play(ctx, url):
    global VC_Channel, que, qnames
    if VC_Channel is not None:
        await ctx.send("attempting to q")
        try:
            yt = YouTube(url)
            ys = yt.streams.get_audio_only()
            await ctx.send("Downloading..")
            ys.download(output_path="C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs", filename="song.m4a")
            await ctx.send("downloaded video!")
            await ctx.send("sending file")
            msg = await ctx.send(files=[discord.File("C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs/song.m4a")])
        except Exception as e:
            await ctx.send(f"error adding to queue, {e}" )
            return
        que.append(msg.attachments[0].url)
        await ctx.send(f"added to queue! position: {len(que)}")
        qnames.append(yt.title)
        os.remove("C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs/song.m4a")
        return
    author = ctx.author
    if ctx.channel.id != 1169505345991872573:
        return
    if author.voice is None:
        await ctx.send("Be in a vc!")
        return
    await ctx.send(f"downloading video..\nThis may take a minute!")

    yt = YouTube(url)
    ys = yt.streams.get_audio_only()
    ys.download(output_path="C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs", filename="song.m4a")
    await ctx.send(f"downloaded!\nsending file...")
    try:
        msg = await ctx.send(files=[discord.File("C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs/song.m4a")])
    except Exception as e:
        await ctx.send(f"error sending file: {e}")
        os.remove("C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs/song.m4a")
        return
    os.remove("C:/Users/Jude/Desktop/scripts/songs/song.m4a")
    FFMPEG_OPTIONS = {'before_options': '-reconnect 1 -reconnect_streamed 1 -reconnect_delay_max 5','options': '-vn -filter:a "volume=0.25"'}#optimised settings for ffmpeg for streaming
    source = FFmpegPCMAudio(source=msg.attachments[0].url, executable="ffmpeg",**FFMPEG_OPTIONS)
    vc = await author.voice.channel.connect(self_deaf=True)
    VC_Channel = vc
    await ctx.send(f"playing...")
    vc.play(source, after=lambda e: play_next())

async def play_discord(ctx,url):
    global VC_Channel, que, qnames
    if VC_Channel is not None:
        await ctx.send("attempting to q")
        try:
            que.append(url)
            qnames.append(url)
        except Exception as e:
            await ctx.send(f"error adding to queue, {e}" )
            return
        await ctx.send(f"added to queue! position: {len(que)}")
    else:
        FFMPEG_OPTIONS = {'before_options': '-reconnect 1 -reconnect_streamed 1 -reconnect_delay_max 5','options': '-vn -filter:a "volume=0.25"'}#optimised settings for ffmpeg for streaming
        source = discord.PCMVolumeTransformer(FFmpegPCMAudio(source=url))
        vc = await ctx.author.voice.channel.connect(self_deaf=True)
        VC_Channel = vc
        await ctx.send(f"playing...")
        vc.play(source, after=lambda e: play_next())

def play_next():
    global VC_Channel, que, qnames
    if len(que) > 0 and VC_Channel is not None:
        url = que[0]
        qnames.pop(0)
        que.pop(0)
        FFMPEG_OPTIONS = {'before_options': '-reconnect 1 -reconnect_streamed 1 -reconnect_delay_max 5','options': '-vn -filter:a "volume=0.25"'}#optimised settings for ffmpeg for streaming
        source = FFmpegPCMAudio(source=url, executable="ffmpeg",**FFMPEG_OPTIONS)
        VC_Channel.play(source, after=lambda e: play_next())


@bot.command()
async def play(ctx, url: str):
    global VC_Channel, que, qnames
    if not url.find("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=") == -1:
        await ctx.send("yt video detected")
        await yt_play(ctx, url)
    elif not url.find("discord") == -1:
        await ctx.send("discord link detected")
        await play_discord(ctx,url)
    elif not url.find("https://soundcloud.com/") == -1:
        await ctx.send("soundcloud link detected")
        await sc_play(ctx, url)
    else:
        await ctx.send("link not supported")

@bot.command()
async def stop(ctx):
    global VC_Channel
    if ctx.channel.id != 1169505345991872573:
        return
    if VC_Channel is not None:
        VC_Channel.stop()
        await VC_Channel.disconnect()
        VC_Channel = None
        await ctx.send("https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1003026559147446305/1413913241582571670/give_us_space_pricks_the_humblle_brahman.gif?ex=68be5192&is=68bd0012&hm=9a1fb0ecefe7faa069442f116d6a0bd8d63ff6356ae7df9902e8613ea164722b&=&width=500&height=281")

@bot.command()
async def pause(ctx):
    global VC_Channel
    if ctx.channel.id != 1169505345991872573:
        return
    if VC_Channel is not None:
        if VC_Channel.is_playing():
            VC_Channel.pause()
            await ctx.reply(":pause_button:")
        else:
            await ctx.reply("not playing anything!")

@bot.command()
async def next(ctx):
    global VC_Channel, que, qnames
    if ctx.channel.id != 1169505345991872573:
        return
    if VC_Channel is not None:
        if len(que) == 0:
            await ctx.send("queue empty!")
            return
        VC_Channel.stop()
        await ctx.send(":track_next:")


@bot.command()
async def resume(ctx):
    global VC_Channel
    if ctx.channel.id != 1169505345991872573:
        return
    if VC_Channel is not None:
        if VC_Channel.is_paused():
            VC_Channel.resume()
            await ctx.reply(":arrow_forward:")
        else:
            await ctx.reply("not paused!")

@bot.command()
async def q(ctx):
    global que, qnames
    if ctx.channel.id != 1169505345991872573:
        return
    if len(que) == 0:
        await ctx.send("queue empty!")
        return
    msg = "Current Queue:\n"
    for i in range(len(qnames)):
        msg += f"{i+1}. {qnames[i]}\n"
    await ctx.send(msg)
    
        

bot.run('token')

this is my code,
the bot sends the file on discord, and the audio plays so its not corrupted or anything either.
but when the script tries to play it, it instantly terminates the player.

Heres the console:

2025-09-07 17:42:19 INFO     discord.client logging in using static token
2025-09-07 17:42:23 INFO     discord.gateway Shard ID None has connected to Gateway (Session ID: 570f989f95be0b72e2130a59efaf17e9).
2025-09-07 17:42:28 INFO     discord.voice_state Connecting to voice...
2025-09-07 17:42:28 INFO     discord.voice_state Starting voice handshake... (connection attempt 1)
2025-09-07 17:42:28 INFO     discord.voice_state Voice handshake complete. Endpoint found: c-ams06-72c5011c.discord.media:8443
2025-09-07 17:42:30 INFO     discord.voice_state Voice connection complete.
2025-09-07 17:42:31 INFO     discord.player ffmpeg process 12548 successfully terminated with return code of 4294967295.