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Re:Show HN: Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone... by dschu on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @08:23AM (#25645218)
Krisp uses ML to remove background noises like dog barking, crispy chips and such.

Comes with a subscription model for unlimited use though.

https://krisp.ai/

Re:Show HN: Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone... by newsbinator on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @08:29AM (#25645259)
I had people complain they couldn't hear me well when I used their (deprecated) iOS app. I kept having to turn off the ML noise-cancelling.
Re:Show HN: Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone... by whymarrh on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @09:25AM (#25645776)
I had similar issues with their macOS app using a pretty basic headphone+microphone setup (EarPods). I ended up leaving it off and not re-installing in on my latest setup.

I've had a subscription from mid-2019, though I no longer use it. I find Zoom's basic noise suppression good enough for calls.

Re:Show HN: Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone... by alchemism on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @12:21PM (#25647898)
I believe Zoom licensed Krisp to handle noise-cancelling in their client.
Re:Show HN: Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone... by dschu on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @08:36AM (#25645317)
Have you used the internal mic?

I found out that if the phone is too far away, the voice would flagged as ‚background chatting‘ and therefore muted.

Once I connected a headset those issues went away.

Re:Show HN: Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone... by newsbinator on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @10:16AM (#25646346)
I was using standard corded iPhone earpods.
Re:Show HN: Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone... by taf2 on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @08:54AM (#25645493)
Any open source models available v
Re:Show HN: Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone... by fareesh on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @01:27PM (#25648951)
Here is a blog post that describes their approach https://towardsdatascience.com/real-time-noise-suppression-u...