Street
Clear gain- Overall
- 1.62 → 3.28
- Background
- 1.68 → 4.17
- Naturalness
- 1.04 → 4.32
Remove Street Noise from Audio for Free
EraseNoise is a background noise remover that lowers city and street sound behind the voice in a vlog, an interview, or a voice note recorded outdoors. In our real street sample, overall quality went from 1.62 to 3.28 out of 5 and naturalness from 1.04 to 4.32. Play it below, then preview 30 seconds of your own outdoor clip free.
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How do I check street noise before I pay?
Play the street and traffic recordings and switch to the cleaned take in the middle of the city wash. Then upload your own clip and compare 30 seconds of it free.
In the street recording, overall quality went from 1.62 to 3.28, background from 1.68 to 4.17, and naturalness from 1.04 to 4.32. A busier traffic recording is next to it. Scores are DNSMOS and NISQA predictions on a 1–5 scale for real street and related outdoor recordings from the Microsoft DNS Challenge test set, processed with no hand edits.
Traffic
Clear gain- Overall
- 2.22 → 3.33
- Background
- 2.10 → 4.17
- Naturalness
- 2.14 → 4.09
Which street sounds can be removed?
A street is a steady wash of city sound with louder moments on top. The wash drops best.
City wash behind a voice
A walk-and-talk vlog or a street interview. The background drops and the voice stays natural.
Hear the recordingPassing cars and buses
Louder moments on a busy road. Traffic has its own page with four real recordings.
Remove traffic noisePassers-by talking and shouting
Other voices are speech, which is a weak case for any noise remover.
Remove yelling noiseWhy remove street noise with EraseNoise?
Street sound changes every second, so a noise profile from one gap does not fit the rest of the clip.
No noise profile needed
Upload the clip as it is. There is no quiet gap on a street anyway.
The picture stays
A vlog comes back as MP4 with the same frames, so you do not export the edit again.
A large measured gain
Our street sample went from 1.04 to 4.32 for naturalness.
What should I check on the loudest part of the street?
Listen to the loudest moment on the street.
A siren or a horn on a word
A loud horn on top of a word can leave a trace. Check that moment in the preview.
A voice that is too quiet
If the speaker was far from the mic, the voice stays quiet after cleaning. Raise the volume afterwards.
EraseNoise vs other ways to remove street noise
A street never goes quiet, which shapes which method works.
| Option | Works best when | Falls short when |
|---|---|---|
| EraseNoise | The city wash sits under the whole clip | A horn or siren lands right on a word |
| Audacity Noise Reduction | A steady hum like a distant road has a gap of its own | Cars, voices, and wind change every second |
| A wind muff or a lav mic | You plan the next outdoor shoot | The clip is already shot |
| Re-recording the line | The piece to camera can be said again | The vox pop or the moment happened once |
Which outdoor recordings can I upload?
Upload the vlog, street interview, or voice note straight from the phone, up to 2 GB.
MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, Opus, or FLAC
A voice note recorded on the way to work downloads as WAV.
MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM
A vlog or an interview shot outdoors downloads as MP4 with the same picture.
How to remove street noise from audio
- 1
Upload the recording
Choose the audio or video file recorded on the street.
- 2
Compare 30 seconds
Play the loudest moment on the street, original and cleaned, without signing up.
- 3
Download the WAV or MP4
Process the whole clip only if the city is lower and the voice still sounds natural.
When do people remove street noise from audio?
Walk-and-talk vlogs
The city is louder on playback than it seemed. Clean the soundtrack and keep the shot.
Street interviews and vox pops
Lower the city under each answer before you cut the piece.
Voice notes recorded outside
A message recorded on the way to work. Clean it before you send it on.
Is street noise the real problem?
Use this page for the general sound of a street.
| Job | Use |
|---|---|
| General city and street sound | Use this street page |
| A busy road with cars passing | Remove traffic noise from audio |
| Wind rumble on the mic | Remove wind noise from video |
| Noise inside a car | Read the car noise guide |
| Passers-by shouting | Remove yelling noise from audio |
| Traffic, wind, and other outdoor noise with real audio | Open all 24 examples |
How long is the outdoor clip kept?
Outdoor clips and their cleaned versions are deleted 24 hours after upload and never become public samples, so download your MP4 or WAV that day.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove street noise from audio?
Upload the outdoor clip at the top of the page and compare the free 30-second preview with the original. Download the full file only if the street is lower and the voice still sounds natural.
How well does EraseNoise remove street noise?
On a real street recording from the Microsoft DNS Challenge test set, EraseNoise raised DNSMOS overall quality from 1.62 to 3.28 out of 5 and the background score from 1.68 to 4.17. NISQA naturalness went from 1.04 to 4.32. A busier traffic recording went from 2.22 to 3.33 for overall quality.
What is the difference between street and traffic noise?
Street noise is the general wash of a city. Traffic noise is cars and buses passing close by. Both are handled the same way; the traffic page has more road samples.
Can I clean a vlog shot outside?
Yes. Vlogs shot outside in MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM are accepted, and the cleaned clip comes back as an MP4 with the footage unchanged.
How long does EraseNoise take to clean a outdoor clip?
Processing time depends on how long the outdoor clip is: as a guide, a 5-minute video takes 10 to 60 seconds. The free 30-second preview of the outdoor clip uses no paid minutes, so you can judge it first.
How long can an outdoor vlog be, and how many previews are free?
Up to 2 GB per file. The 30-second preview is free 3 times per 24 hours without an account, or 20 with one. The full vlog is billed in started minutes, minimum 1.
Remove street noise from the next clip
Upload one file. Keep the result only if the street is lower and the voice is unchanged.
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