Background Noise Removal: Traditional vs AI Algorithms

Whether you're inside the comfort of your home or walking down the street, the sound of the garbage truck or your dog barking can quickly become a nuisance. Especially in the digital age, all these noises get picked up by microphones and interfere with our communications. So, let's look at how we can remove it! Background noise removal is the ability to enhance a noisy speech signal by isolating the dominant sound. Background noise removal is used everywhere -- it's found in audio/video editing software, video conferencing platforms, and noise-cancelling headphones. So, background noise removal is still a fast evolving technology, with Artificial Intelligence bringing a whole new domain of approaches to improve the task.