Choose Between a Local Edit and Whole-File Cleanup

When a local change is enough

A bump or notification between sentences may need only a cut or level reduction with natural transitions. Keep room tone where appropriate and check that the edit does not shorten an important pause. A visual spike can also be speech, so listen before removing it.

When broader cleanup is worth comparing

A steady background across many phrases can justify a profile-based or learned treatment. Work on a copy and compare quiet speech and word endings, not just gaps. Stronger settings may reduce more noise and more voice together. A gate primarily affects material below its threshold; it does not separate noise from speech while open.

Know when to change the source

Clipping, missing connection audio and a loud interruption masking a word are not guaranteed denoise repairs. Look for an alternate microphone source or clean take. Re-record a sentence when possible. Do not rank methods with unsupported quality scores; choose the least intrusive one that meets the actual project need.

Continue with the focused guide

This page remains at its existing address. For the detailed workflow, read the focused guide.

Before processing, keep the original, check your current plan and available minutes, and confirm permission to upload the material. Compare the actual words at similar playback levels, not just the size of the waveform. Download the accepted result before its displayed expiry and reopen the saved file.