Krisp can now recognize your voice, increasing his noise canceling powers

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(Pocket-lint) – Krisp is one of our favorite apps. It offers very powerful AI-based noise cancellation so those recording audio or participating in video calls don’t have to worry about background noise.

This has been a vital tool given the rise of video conferencing, as Krisp will eliminate noises like barking dogs, passing cars, the recycling truck emptying your trash – pretty much everything.

The latest update, however, offers more targeted assistance to make sure your voice is heard on calls, rather than any voice. This means that if you are on a call and your partner offers you coffee, it is not passed on to the rest of the video conference.

The latest update is a free add-on for those using Krisp on Windows, with a plan to roll out to Mac in early 2022.

Setting up the new feature is straightforward. Once you’ve updated your Krisp app, you’ll be prompted to configure it, with Krisp saving a short section of text for reference.

From this reference text, it will set the pitch of your voice as low, medium, and high and filter out other voices that don’t fit that profile.

Due to the way these voice pitches are categorized, it is possible that other voices that match your pitch will be played, but Krisp says they are already working on a solution to further improve the service in the future.

For those who are concerned about privacy, don’t. The voice recording is local, it is not shared online, it stays on your PC.

For those who don’t know, Krisp will work on any microphone you have connected to your PC. Once you’ve set up and running Krisp, you can select the source mic, whether it’s an external USB mic or something built into your computer or webcam.

This is a really versatile system and we have found it to be very effective in minimizing background noise over the past couple of years. The best thing is that it’s free to use – you get 240 free minutes per week!

Written by Chris Hall. Originally published on December 15, 2021.