Iris Clarity has one job to do, and that's block out ambient noise during video calls, which it does well.
Iris Clarity hands-on review: Your personal cone of silence MSRP $10.00 Score Details DT Recommended Product “Iris Clarity lets you create your own virtual bubble when you want to be heard on videoconference calls.” Pros Cons If there’s one thing that the pandemic highlighted, it’s background noise. All those videoconferences and interviews with echoes of kids, pets, and various other ambient sounds in the background placed more of an emphasis on being able to block them out.
Think of it the way a cardioid microphone works, where audio sensitivity follows a narrower pattern facing the person talking. The sensitivity is more linear that way, though it may also pick up some sounds from the sides. With Clarity enabled, the “bulb” around the person speaking is supposed to be tighter, so that only their voice is audible to others on a call.
What’s interesting is that it works in a bidirectional way, meaning that when you have Clarity enabled on your end, the person you’re speaking to will also benefit from it. You would hear them with the same isolation they would hear from you. This creates an interesting situation during calls with multiple participants. Basically, whomever has Clarity will apply the voice isolation to anyone they’re speaking to or hearing from.
It tempted me to see what apps I could use with Clarity and, sure enough, it worked with Audacity and Final Cut Pro, making it possible to record audio in good quality without the ambient stuff seeping in. That’s pretty crucial in confines where acoustics may pose a problem, like in a hotel or a room at home surrounded by wood and windows.
If you’re thinking noise-canceling headphones can do what Clarity does, that would only be true of your own ears. Wearing a good pair of ANC cans can block out noise for yourself, but does nothing for the person on the other end of the call . If they can hear the same ambient sounds you’re trying to nullify, then the effect is technically one-way. In this case, using Clarity together with ANC headphones or earbuds lets you manage a call better because it’s like a two-way street.
While I have yet to test it, Krisp uses a very similar AI-driven concept to achieve the same results that Clarity does. The setup and deployment are very much along the same lines, but they do diverge somewhat on metrics, like in how Krisp offers real-time data collection for engagement and talk time, among other things.
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