Cleanvoice AI

Every podcaster can probably relate to this situation. You wrap up a good recording, open your recording timeline in an editor, and your stomach drops at the thought of that dreaded cleanup phase – the hour spent listening to catch every filler word, lip-smacking sound, or, in my case, breath right on the microphone. Cleanvoice does it for you. Upload your audio, and the AI picks out every filler word, lip smack, stutter, or awkward silence, noting each one with a time stamp on a review interface you can accept or reject before the change even happens. The best part? This part isn't destructive – you retain editorial control, so instead of giving it to the AI and praying that you don't cut something out you needed, you can just review and accept. English, German, French, and other languages are supported, which is big for podcasters recording in less common languages who often have poor filler word detection. It also includes silence trimming to make sure that nothing drags with lengthy awkward silences that often lead to a pod becoming boring. Caveat? Well, they don't claim to have magic powers, and they don't. Cleanvoice can't enhance audio quality, normalise volumes, or do any of the other work you may do on an editing session. You'll need Auphonic, or something similar, for some transcript-based editing, etc. For roughly $10/month with an annual subscription, this is a great investment for a podcaster that you can start with before diving into anything else.

• Category: Audio Editing
• Pricing: Paid
• Rating: 4.4 / 5 (0 reviews)
• Platforms: Web

Key features

• Filler word removal — Detects and flags ums uhs you knows and other filler words across the entire recording for selective removal
• Mouth sound removal — Identifies lip smacks tongue clicks and other mouth noise that appears between words and sentences
• Non-destructive review — Every detected removal is flagged for your approval before any change is made to the audio
• Multi-language support — Filler word detection works across English German French and other languages beyond English-only tools
• Silence shortening — Trims extended silences to improve episode pacing without removing natural conversational breathing room
• Stutter removal — Detects repeated word starts and stutters for selective removal while preserving intentional speech patterns
• Timeline export — Export removal timestamps for import into audio editors rather than processing the final file directly
• Quick turnaround — Returns results in a fraction of real-time rather than requiring manual listen-through of the entire recording

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Non-destructive review interface that flags removals for approval preserves editorial control rather than blindly applying AI edits
• Handles the most tedious part of podcast editing — filler word and mouth sound removal — faster than any manual process
• Multi-language filler word detection serves non-English podcasters where this capability is unusually rare
• Silence shortening that trims without over-tightening is more nuanced than aggressive silence gates that make episodes feel rushed
• Quick processing of full episode recordings lets you review and approve in significantly less time than a manual listen-through

Cons

• Single-purpose tool with no audio quality enhancement loudness normalisation or transcript-based editing capabilities requiring additional tools alongside it
• Detection accuracy on unusual speech patterns heavy accents or overlapping speech can produce false positives that require more review time
• Pricing at around $10 per month on annual billing adds to the total subscription stack for podcasters already paying for editing and hosting tools
• Does not process video which limits it to audio-only podcasters rather than creators who produce video content alongside the audio version

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