The review
What it does
Upload a podcast, interview or voice memo and Cleanroom Audio separates speech from noise: echo from a tiled kitchen, fridge hum, a neighbour's lawnmower, the clack of a mechanical keyboard. You get sliders for each kind of noise rather than one all-or-nothing 'enhance' button.
Why we like it
The per-noise sliders make the difference. Over-processed audio sounds underwater, and Cleanroom lets you remove exactly as much as you need. We rescued an interview recorded in a café that we'd written off. The free tier handles an hour a month, which covers most hobby podcasters.
Watch out for
- Push the echo slider too far and voices get a slight metallic edge.
- It cleans audio; it doesn't fix bad microphone technique. Speak close to the mic.
- Batch processing is paid-only.
