Krisp: Enabling the Voice Revolution

Arun Penmetsa

August 10, 2020

1 min read

Voice is one of the primary mediums of communication globally. From the telephone to Alexa, voice-based applications and platforms have changed the way we engage with one another. As the world rapidly shifts to a remote and distributed workplace, voice communication becomes more critical than ever.

This is especially true for enterprises where the number of hours employees spend on audio calls is on the rise. Starting at 163 billion minutes in 2016, the time spent on audio conference calls has steadily increased as platforms like Zoom, Hangout, Discord, etc. have become more prevalent. The current pandemic has only accelerated that trend, further highlighting the need for reliable, high-quality voice solutions.

However, despite major advances in technology, there are significant issues with audio communication. Distractions such as background noise, ambient sounds, and variability in audio tools across participants result in nearly 33% of the time on a conference call being wasted. The resulting productivity loss is massive.

The situation is worse today where more and more people are working from home, and finding a quiet place might be harder given the configuration of homes and the presence of other members of the households. Without the controlled environment of an office, managing noise and audio quality becomes extremely challenging. Physical headsets are too expensive to buy and upgrade while individual apps that offer noise cancellation are hard to standardize across, and not as effective as we would like them to be.

"Noise cancellation is critical for voice apps." — Customer

Krisp

This is precisely the problem that Krisp solves. Krisp is an AI platform that offers personalized and device-agnostic noise cancellation. Krisp models have been trained to recognize and isolate the human voice in any kind of environment, which allows the solution to deliver extremely high-quality background noise removal. Some of the things that make Krisp unique are:

• Ease of use — Krisp is purely a software solution that can run on a variety of devices through an app or even a browser extension. Once it is installed, it will work across any apps that utilize voice on that device without the need to manage an individual app’s configuration.
• Optimization — Krisp’s models are tailored and optimized for the underlying infrastructure such as the chipset, OS, and even to take advantage of high-end microphones. As a result, you can get the best performance with limited overhead.
• High Performance — Krisp runs only on the client-side which results in excellent real-time performance. Krisp has been trained on an enormous amount of data to detect human voice which leads to the best noise-cancellation in the industry.
• Secure — Since all the processing happens on the device, the voice and data never leave the device.

"Nothing in Market like Krisp" — Customer

Vision

The long term vision of Krisp is to provide an effective and efficient solution to manage your entire voice experience. From background noise reduction that is tailored to an individual to analytics around how participants engage during calls to personalized infrastructure, Krisp has an incredible product roadmap ahead.

The most exciting part of Krisp is the amazing team that Davit and Arto have put together. Their passion for revolutionizing how we communicate stands out, and we are excited to see them well on their way to achieving that goal. You can try out Krisp’s noise cancellation app for yourself here.