In an ideal world, all audio and video recording would be done in a quiet place. But for most of us, the everyday reality is different: noise from outside traffic or neighbors isn't always under our control.
If you want to fix a noisy recording, this article is for you. We will show you some of the best AI tools you can use to remove background noise from your recordings.
Adobe's Enhance Speech takes the gold medal as an AI tool for removing background noise for one reason: ease of use. With one click, you can make your audio or video sound as if it was recorded in a soundproof space. If you've ever tried to remove background noise from a video on Android or iOS, you'll appreciate how easy Enhance Speech is to use.
Adobe's Speech Enhancement feature works best for light noise removal, where the main voice can be distinguished from background noise, otherwise parts of the speech may be “removed” as noise.
The tool is free to use for audio files, but to remove noise from video files you'll need an Adobe Express Premium subscription ($11.49/month).
Audio Enhancer does an amazing job of removing background noise from your audio, but it also does more than that – it cleans up and improves the quality of your voice and fixes volume levels.
Perhaps the reason Audio Enhancer gets the silver medal is its free customization options. Once you upload your audio, you'll be asked to choose what kind of enhancements you want to make to it, as you can see in the screenshot below.
You will then be asked to select the content type.
These customization options (at the free level) will give you satisfactory results, and the Pro plan gives you access to even more features and starts at $10 per month.
The bronze medal goes to Audo Studio, which removes background noise and echo and is similar to Adobe's Speech Enhance in terms of ease of use.
Audo Studio's output is satisfying and rarely leaves you wanting to manually adjust enhancement levels. All users get 20 minutes of audio enhancements for free each month, with Pro plans starting at $12/month.
There are no more medals to award, but there are a few more AI background noise removal options you can try if you don't like the options we've shown you so far.
Lalal.ai is an AI voice cleaner that separates speech from background noise in your audio and video files. You can clean your files and listen to them for free, but to download the cleaned files you'll need a Pro subscription.
Lalal.ai Pro plans are usage-based and start at $18 for 90 minutes of clean audio.
CapCut also offers a noise removal feature to remove background noise from your video files. It's user-friendly and perfect if you need to clean up the sound in a video you're editing. Plus, it's available on both mobile and desktop.
CapCut's noise reduction is free to use without any restrictions (at the time of writing). Barring some privacy concerns from some users, it's easy to recommend. However, if you're comfortable using TikTok, CapCut is relatively safe to use.
Podcastle uses its AI-powered “Magic Dust” feature to transform noisy recordings into polished audio. The feature is part of a broad suite of audio editing features offered by Podcastle. You can upload and edit your audio, then let the AI clean up the sound using the Magic Dust feature.
Podcastle requires a subscription to use this background noise removal feature (and other Pro features), with plans starting at $23.99 per month, or $11.99 per month if paid annually.
Each of these tools offers unique features and approaches to noise reduction, and if you need to quickly remove background noise from an audio or video file, these tools offer different solutions that can help.
