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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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  • Free 30-second preview
  • Files deleted after 24 hours
  • Works on your phone

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.

Street

Clear gain
Version to play
Overall
1.62 → 3.28
Background
1.68 → 4.17
Naturalness
1.04 → 4.32

Traffic

Clear gain
Version to play
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 recording

Passing cars and buses

Louder moments on a busy road. Traffic has its own page with four real recordings.

Remove traffic noise

Wind on the mic

Outdoor clips often add wind rumble to street noise.

Remove wind noise

Passers-by talking and shouting

Other voices are speech, which is a weak case for any noise remover.

Remove yelling noise

Why 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.

OptionWorks best whenFalls short when
EraseNoiseThe city wash sits under the whole clipA horn or siren lands right on a word
Audacity Noise ReductionA steady hum like a distant road has a gap of its ownCars, voices, and wind change every second
A wind muff or a lav micYou plan the next outdoor shootThe clip is already shot
Re-recording the lineThe piece to camera can be said againThe 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. 1

    Upload the recording

    Choose the audio or video file recorded on the street.

  2. 2

    Compare 30 seconds

    Play the loudest moment on the street, original and cleaned, without signing up.

  3. 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.

JobUse
General city and street soundUse this street page
A busy road with cars passingRemove traffic noise from audio
Wind rumble on the micRemove wind noise from video
Noise inside a carRead the car noise guide
Passers-by shoutingRemove yelling noise from audio
Traffic, wind, and other outdoor noise with real audioOpen 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.

How much it costs

Monthly and yearly prices stay visible together. You pay after the preview sounds right and you keep the full file. Pro includes 20 hours a month, not unlimited cleaning.

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  • Unlimited silence removal
  • Files deleted after 24 hours
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PlanPriceIncludes
Free$0Free 30-second previews, Unlimited silence removal, Files deleted after 24 hours
Pro monthly$9.99/month20 hours of processing per month, Audio and video, Noise and echo removal
Pro yearly$95.88 per year ($7.99 per month)20 hours of processing per month, Audio and video, Noise and echo removal
1 Hour Pack$2.9960 minutes of processing, Audio and video, Minutes never expire
5 Hour Pack$9.99300 minutes of processing, Audio and video, Minutes never expire

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.

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