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I'm aware that I can right-click and mute pre-emptively as I open each new tab, but I'd prefer to just not have to worry about it, and in the event I actually want sound, I can re-enable it.

Hennes
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Unless I've misunderstood the question, the most straightforward approach is to simply configure the settings for "Default behavior" at chrome://settings/content/sound as desired.

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Is there a setting/extension to default tabs to muted?

Try Silent Site Sound Blocker. "If a site is not on your list and tries to play sound, you'll get a prompt which gives you the option of whitelisting it forever, allowing the sound once or rejecting it."

Silent Site Sound Blocker maintains a white list of sites that only you allow to play audio. If a site is not on your list and tries to play sound, you'll get a prompt which gives you the option of whitelisting it forever, allowing the sound once or rejecting it.

You can also configure Silent Site to work on a blacklist only model which bans only those sites you designate. Right click the toolbar icon to change modes or instantly blacklist / white list a site. Select "Options" to edit your white and black lists.

Note: You must have Tab audio muting enabled in the Chrome://flags menu. However, for most users this is enabled by default.

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I wrote an extension to do this: https://github.com/ludios/mute-new-tabs. It's also available in the Chrome Web Store.

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