Reduce background noise & echo

Web Studio processes your microphone audio automatically so your broadcast sounds clean without you having to adjust a noise gate by hand.

How noise suppression works

When you enter Web Studio, your microphone is routed through a noise suppressor that uses machine learning to reduce background sounds like keyboard clicks, fans, and traffic. It runs in the background — there is no on/off toggle, and you don't need to turn it on before going live.

The noise suppressor must be active before the broadcast can start. In the rare case that it fails to initialize — usually because of a browser compatibility issue — Web Studio blocks Go Live and asks you to reload the page or try a different browser.

Echo handling

• For the host: Use headphones instead of speakers. Speakers let your microphone pick up the broadcast audio again, which causes echo.
• For guests: Guests who join through an invite link also get noise suppression on their side, so their background noise is reduced before it reaches you. Ask guests to wear headphones too, since their speakers can create echo on their own feed.

If audio still sounds off

1. Check the mic level meter in the pre-flight screen or the Audio settings tab. If it barely moves, Web Studio may be using the wrong microphone.
2. Close browser tabs or apps that might also be using your microphone.
3. Reload Web Studio if the noise suppressor fails to start.

Good to know: Noise suppression is applied to the host and guest microphones, not to screen-share audio or other system sounds. If you're playing a video through screen share, its audio is passed through unchanged.