Krisp cleans up your end of the call by eliminating background noise and enhancing your voice, but that’s little help when someone else has joined the meeting from the front row of their child’s recital. Selective hearing, on the other hand, is a handy trick that permits us to isolate essential sounds within a chorus of noises, and Krisp makes it much more manageable. Selective listening is an annoying trait that damages relationship communication. You can work from coffee shops and other public venues and still sound like you’re in a studio. Honestly, it’s impressive how well Krisp works - and not only from your home office. All modifications occur locally on your machine, eliminating privacy concerns. In addition to removing distracting noise, Krisp recently added HD voice enhancement (which compensates for crappy mics) and echo cancellation (saving you from lousy room acoustics or feedback from unmuted connections). You’ll still need to lock your door if you want to keep wandering kids off-camera, but so long as you’ve clicked the Krisp microphone, your children will only be seen, not heard.
Once installed, Krisp adds a new microphone button to your other apps - just click it at the start of a call, and your kids and pets will disappear (from the audio feed, not your home you’ll need another service for that).
It’s available for Mac and Windows, and it works with Zoom, Teams, Slack, FaceTime, Google and more. You can easily add team members (up to 50), and there’s an enterprise version, too. Krisp offers a free personal plan with limited minutes (240 per week) and a $5 per month plan with unlimited minutes. In short, everyone especially those in the 300 million daily Zoom sessions. Anyone who’s been shamed by their sound quality, embarrassed by background noises, or just wants to present more professionally. Who Is Krisp For?Īnyone participating in an endless procession of conference calls without reliable access to quiet spaces or acoustic studios. I was thoroughly impressed by the program (and the sandwich). Even when the waitress came for my order (gourmet grilled cheese, yum), only my side of the interaction was audible on Zoom. Loud music, clanging plates, and a row of arcade games created chaos from which I would never typically work … but my assistant swore she heard only my voice.
After a colleague recommended Krisp, I signed up for a trial and put it to the test by joining an office meeting from a local bar and grill. Sound too good to be true? That’s what I thought.
Krisp renders your workspace silent and your voice crystal clear, letting participants focus on the topic and your talent rather than the TV in the background. It’s embarrassing for the speaker and distracting to the call. We’ve all been on Zoom when sirens pass, dogs go nuts in the background, children interrupt or echoes just drive you crazy.
Krisp is an AI-powered noise-canceling app that filters your microphone and speakers to remove extraneous sounds, leaving only speakers’ voices - and a heightened sense of professionalism.
Remote working has forced us all to adapt and it may have changed office dynamics forever … but it’s also inspired some amazing tools like Krisp. You’re reading this as you eat lunch (leftovers) at your desk (in the spare bedroom) while attired in business very casual (sweatpants), ears still ringing as you prep for your next meeting (over Zoom). Krisp is a magical app I can’t imagine living without - especially in a world with 300 million daily Zoom sessions.