diff --git a/changelog.d/audio/3337.misc.1.rst b/changelog.d/audio/3337.misc.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f39071842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/audio/3337.misc.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Removed a duplication of track search prefixes.
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diff --git a/changelog.d/audio/3337.misc.2.rst b/changelog.d/audio/3337.misc.2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25985f91d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/audio/3337.misc.2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Changed and handled  the `V2_COMPACT` LoadType to use the correct `V2_COMPAT` type.
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diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/apis.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/apis.py
index 5bc359efc..d949be375 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/apis.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/apis.py
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@ class MusicCache:
         if val and not forced and isinstance(val, dict):
             data = val
             data["query"] = query
+            if data.get("loadType") == "V2_COMPACT":
+                data["loadType"] = "V2_COMPAT"
             results = LoadResult(data)
             called_api = False
             if results.has_error:
@@ -863,6 +865,8 @@ class MusicCache:
 
             if recently_played:
                 track = random.choice(recently_played)
+                if track.get("loadType") == "V2_COMPACT":
+                    track["loadType"] = "V2_COMPAT"
                 results = LoadResult(track)
                 tracks = list(results.tracks)
         except Exception:
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/audio.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/audio.py
index 67607f090..bbbf1852c 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/audio.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/audio.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class Audio(commands.Cog):
                         for t in tracks_in_playlist:
                             uri = t.get("info", {}).get("uri")
                             if uri:
-                                t = {"loadType": "V2_COMPACT", "tracks": [t], "query": uri}
+                                t = {"loadType": "V2_COMPAT", "tracks": [t], "query": uri}
                                 data = json.dumps(t)
                                 if all(
                                     k in data
@@ -5905,7 +5905,7 @@ class Audio(commands.Cog):
         for t in track_list:
             uri = t.get("info", {}).get("uri")
             if uri:
-                t = {"loadType": "V2_COMPACT", "tracks": [t], "query": uri}
+                t = {"loadType": "V2_COMPAT", "tracks": [t], "query": uri}
                 data = json.dumps(t)
                 if all(k in data for k in ["loadType", "playlistInfo", "isSeekable", "isStream"]):
                     database_entries.append(
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/audio_dataclasses.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/audio_dataclasses.py
index 7b1ca769e..d31cbbc9b 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/audio_dataclasses.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/audio_dataclasses.py
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ class Query:
 
         if isinstance(query, str):
             query = query.strip("<>")
+            while "ytsearch:" in query:
+                query = query.replace("ytsearch:", "")
+            while "scsearch:" in query:
+                query = query.replace("scsearch:", "")
 
         elif isinstance(query, Query):
             for key, val in kwargs.items():