diff --git a/sh/streamcrap b/sh/streamcrap
index 4ce4315..6603380 100644
--- a/sh/streamcrap
+++ b/sh/streamcrap
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ mpvs() { ### @- invoke mpv with some extra flags suited for streamed sources.
       "$@"
 }
 
+getladspa() {
+    argc -eq 1 "$0" "$@" || return
+    printf '%s' volume
+    if [ -e "/usr/lib/ladspa/${1}.so" ]; then
+        printf '%s' "ladspa=f=${1}:p=${1}"
+    fi
+}
+
 # Q: Why are these variables prefixed with _M_?
 # A: I don't remember. :shobon:
 _M_PRE_EMPH='equalizer=f=50:g=-10:width_type=o:w=4,equalizer=f=5000:g=+5:width_type=o:w=4'
@@ -25,17 +33,7 @@ _M_INSANE="$_M_PRE_EMPH,acompressor=threshold=0.001:ratio=2:attack=1000:release=
 _M_LESS_INSANE="$_M_PRE_EMPH,acompressor=threshold=0.0020:ratio=1.41:attack=1000:release=9000:makeup=2.2:knee=6:mix=0.6,acompressor=threshold=0.0028:ratio=1.41:attack=320:release=2880:makeup=2.2:knee=6:mix=0.6,acompressor=threshold=0.0040:ratio=1.41:attack=100:release=900:makeup=2.2:knee=6:mix=0.6,acompressor=threshold=0.0057:ratio=1.41:attack=32:release=288:makeup=2.2:knee=6:mix=0.6,acompressor=threshold=0.0080:ratio=1.41:attack=10:release=90:makeup=2.2:knee=6:mix=0.6,$_M_POST_EMPH,alimiter=level_in=2.2:level_out=0.45"
 _M_NEO="equalizer=700:o:1.3:-5,equalizer=1200:o:1.3:-3,equalizer=1090:o:0.5:-5,equalizer=970:o:1.2:-10,equalizer=4100:o:0.3:-6"
 _M_DANNY="$_M_PRE_EMPH,alimiter,dynaudnorm=f=400:g=5:p=1:m=32:r=0.1:c=1:s=9:t=0.0003,$_M_POST_EMPH,alimiter=level_in=2.6:level_out=0.91"
-
-getladspa() {
-    argc -eq 1 "$0" "$@" || return
-    REPLY=volume
-    if [ -e "/usr/lib/ladspa/${1}.so" ]; then
-        REPLY="ladspa=f=${1}:p=${1}"
-    fi
-}
-
-getladspa crap_level
-_M_LEVEL="$REPLY"
+_M_LEVEL="$(getladspa crap_level)"
 
 earphones() {
     argc -eq 0 "$0" "$@" || return
@@ -56,8 +54,7 @@ case "$(uname -n | tr A-Z a-z)" in
         ;;
 
     banshee)
-        getladspa crap_eq_const_T420
-        _M_SPEAKERS="$REPLY"
+        _M_SPEAKERS="$(getladspa crap_eq_const_T420)"
         speakers() {
             argc -eq 0 "$0" "$@" || return
             _M_PROCESS="$_M_LEVEL,$_M_SPEAKERS,alimiter=level_in=0.5"