[NJTechDiv] Fwd: Adobe is using AI to break apart messy audio

[Mario Brusco]

From: tech-vi at groups.io <tech-vi at groups.io> On Behalf Of David Goldfield
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 8:30 PM
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Subject: [Tech-VI] Adobe is using AI to break apart messy audio

The Verge - All Posts - Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:00 PM


   Adobe is using AI to break apart messy audio


     Adobe’s AI-powered Project Sound Lift can separate background noise
     from the sound of someone’s voice.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Adobe is working on a new audio tool designed to break apart different 
layers of sound within a single recording. The tool is called Project 
Sound Lift, and it can use AI to separate elements like applause from 
the sound of someone’s voice.

As shown in a demo sent to /The Verge/, all you have to do is import an 
audio file into the application, then choose which sound you want the 
tool to filter out. There are quite a few options to choose from, 
including applause, laughter, alarms, speech, crowds, traffic, typing, 
and more. Project Sound Lift will automatically detect each sound and 
spit out separate files containing the background noise and the track 
you want to prioritize, like someone’s voice or the sound of an instrument.

You can then import and edit each track individually in Adobe Premiere 
Pro, allowing you to tweak the volume of background noise, while 
enhancing the clarity of the main track. Things are still early, though 
— Adobe’s Project Sound Lift is being branded as one of Adobe’s “Sneak” 
previews, which means we’ll have to wait a bit longer until we see a 
final version of the tool released (if Adobe decides to at all).

There are some other tools out there with similar capabilities, such as 
Supertone’s Clear <https://product.supertone.ai/clear> and Goyo’s voice 
separator <https://goyo.app/>, but they only offer options to split up 
and tweak the file’s ambience, voice, and voice reverb. Adobe’s Project 
Sound Lift, on the other hand, is tailored to pick up specific sounds.

This is the same type of technology used to restore and release 
<https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/2/23943290/now-and-then-the-beatles-new-song-ai> 
the first Beatles song in almost 30 years: “Now and Then.” Producers 
were tasked with restoring the sound of John Lennon’s voice from a 
cassette tape recording and used AI to separate overpowering piano music 
from Lennon’s vocals.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23962452/adobe-project-sound-lift-ai-audio-tool 
<https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/15/23962452/adobe-project-sound-lift-ai-audio-tool>

       David Goldfield

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