Mute unwanted background noise (Magic Mute)

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With Magic Mute, anyone not speaking is automatically muted to improve sound quality, and remove ambient sound such as a noisy fan or other unwanted background noise. 

Plan: All plans
Device: Computer browser

Please note:
This feature is in beta and is being released gradually to Riverside users.

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For all tracks at once

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Open a recording in the editor or upload an external file to start editing.
  1. On the toolbar, click AI Producer.
  2. Next to Magic Mute, click Apply. 
    All non-speaking portions of the recording are muted. 

For separate tracks

  1. Log in to your Riverside account.
  2. Open a recording in the editor or upload an external file to start editing.
  1. At the bottom of the page, double click on the timeline to expand and view all individual speaker tracks. 
    Or click the Expand tracks button. 
    Screenshot 2024-07-01 at 11.18.35.png
  2. Click on the specific track you want to apply Magic Mute to. 
  3. In the top left of the timeline, click the Magic Tools button. 
  4. Next to Magic Mute, click Apply. 
    All non-speaking parts of this individual track are muted.Screenshot 2024-07-01 at 11.21.06.png

Edit muted sections

Mutes are shown in the timeline as greyed out sections. 

  1. After applying Magic Mute to an individual or the full track, zoom into the timeline until you see greyed out sections.
  2. Use the handles at the beginning or end of a greyed out section to drag inwards to shorten or outwards to lengthen the time the section is muted.

To revert any changes, click Undo, at the top of the editor. 

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