AI audio enhancers are software programs or applications that use artificial intelligence to improve the sound quality in audio or video recordings. You can use them during the editing phase or in real-time (during a livestream, for example).
Although their functionality sounds similar to audio equalizers, the two shouldn’t be confused. Audio equalizers improve sound quality by mainly adjusting audio levels of certain bands (like treble or bass). AI audio enhancers improve the overall quality of a recording - sound equalizing can be a part of this process.
Main actions an AI audio enhancer can perform include:
- Removing or reducing background noise: Like traffic noise or buzz in a popular restaurant.
- Minimizing or eliminating reverb and echo: This is particularly important when a recording hasn’t been made in a professional studio.
- Increasing sound clarity and speech enhancement: Meaning recorded voice tracks can sound crisp and natural or harsh consonants are smoothened up.
- Sound equalizing: AI audio enhancers can typically normalize audio volumes among audio tracks and adjust frequency bands to produce better sound quality.
- Sound restoring: In cases where an audio track is of low quality, audio enhancement can upgrade or completely restore audio quality.
Audio enhancing has become increasingly popular in modern audio and video editing. Largely thanks to the advancements in machine learning and the popularity of social media.
AI audio enhancers are commonly used to produce podcasts (audio and video), videos and social media clips, voiceovers, product demos and tutorials, livestreams, as well as in customer service and music production.