Audio Isolation

Isolate or enhance audio elements using .GENAudioIsolation().

Basic Usage

AudioClip noisyAudio = Resources.Load<AudioClip>("NoisyRecording");
AudioClip clean = await noisyAudio
    .GENAudioIsolation()
    .ExecuteAsync();

Input Types

AudioClip Input

AudioClip noisy = Resources.Load<AudioClip>("Audio");
AudioClip isolated = await noisy
    .GENAudioIsolation()
    .ExecuteAsync();

File Input

var audioFile = new File<AudioClip>(audioClip, "recording.wav");
AudioClip isolated = await audioFile
    .GENAudioIsolation()
    .ExecuteAsync();

Common Use Cases

1. Voice Isolation

Remove background noise and isolate speech:

async UniTask<AudioClip> IsolateVoice(AudioClip noisyRecording)
{
    return await noisyRecording
        .GENAudioIsolation()
        .ExecuteAsync();
}

2. Noise Reduction

Clean up audio recordings:

async UniTask<AudioClip> ReduceNoise(AudioClip audio)
{
    return await audio
        .GENAudioIsolation()
        .ExecuteAsync();
}

3. Audio Enhancement

Improve audio clarity:

async UniTask<AudioClip> EnhanceAudio(AudioClip lowQuality)
{
    return await lowQuality
        .GENAudioIsolation()
        .ExecuteAsync();
}

Unity Integration Examples

Example 1: Voice Chat Cleaner

public class VoiceChatCleaner : MonoBehaviour
{
    public async UniTask<AudioClip> CleanVoiceChat(AudioClip rawRecording)
    {
        // Remove background noise from voice chat
        AudioClip clean = await rawRecording
            .GENAudioIsolation()
            .ExecuteAsync();
        
        return clean;
    }
}

Example 2: Recording Cleanup

public class RecordingCleanup : MonoBehaviour
{
    public async UniTask ProcessRecording(AudioClip recording)
    {
        Debug.Log("Cleaning up recording...");
        
        AudioClip cleaned = await recording
            .GENAudioIsolation()
            .ExecuteAsync();
        
        // Save cleaned version
        SaveAudioClip(cleaned, "cleaned_recording.wav");
    }
    
    void SaveAudioClip(AudioClip clip, string filename)
    {
        // Implementation
    }
}

Example 3: Batch Audio Processor

public class BatchAudioProcessor : MonoBehaviour
{
    public async UniTask<List<AudioClip>> ProcessBatch(List<AudioClip> audioClips)
    {
        var tasks = audioClips.Select(clip =>
            clip.GENAudioIsolation().ExecuteAsync()
        );
        
        AudioClip[] results = await UniTask.WhenAll(tasks);
        return results.ToList();
    }
}

Example 4: Real-time Audio Filter

public class RealtimeAudioFilter : MonoBehaviour
{
    private Queue<AudioClip> processingQueue = new();
    
    public void OnMicrophoneInput(AudioClip recording)
    {
        ProcessAudioAsync(recording).Forget();
    }
    
    async UniTaskVoid ProcessAudioAsync(AudioClip recording)
    {
        AudioClip cleaned = await recording
            .GENAudioIsolation()
            .ExecuteAsync();
        
        // Play cleaned audio
        AudioSource.PlayClipAtPoint(cleaned, transform.position);
    }
}

Example 5: Podcast Editor

public class PodcastEditor : MonoBehaviour
{
    public async UniTask<AudioClip> PrepareForPublish(AudioClip rawPodcast)
    {
        // Clean up podcast audio
        AudioClip isolated = await rawPodcast
            .GENAudioIsolation()
            .ExecuteAsync();
        
        Debug.Log("Podcast audio cleaned and ready");
        return isolated;
    }
}

Example 6: Voice Command Preprocessor

public class VoiceCommandPreprocessor : MonoBehaviour
{
    public async UniTask<string> ProcessVoiceCommand(AudioClip rawCommand)
    {
        // Clean audio first
        AudioClip clean = await rawCommand
            .GENAudioIsolation()
            .ExecuteAsync();
        
        // Then transcribe
        string command = await clean
            .GENTranscript()
            .ExecuteAsync();
        
        return command;
    }
}

Provider Support

ElevenLabs

AudioClip isolated = await audioClip
    .GENAudioIsolation()
    .ExecuteAsync();

Features:

✅ Voice isolation
✅ Noise reduction
✅ Audio enhancement
✅ Background removal

Note: Currently, ElevenLabs is the primary provider for audio isolation.

What Gets Removed

Audio isolation typically removes:

Background noise
Environmental sounds
Music (in voice isolation mode)
Echo and reverb
Static and hiss
Wind noise

What Gets Preserved

Primary speech/voice
Speech clarity
Timing and rhythm
Emotional tone
Word pronunciation

Best Practices

✅ Good Practices

// ✅ Process before transcription
AudioClip clean = await noisy.GENAudioIsolation().ExecuteAsync();
string text = await clean.GENTranscript().ExecuteAsync();

// ✅ Cache processed audio
Dictionary<string, AudioClip> cache = new();

// ✅ Check audio quality first
if (IsHighQuality(audio))
    return audio;  // Skip processing
else
    return await audio.GENAudioIsolation().ExecuteAsync();

// ✅ Clean up after processing
Destroy(noisyAudio);

❌ Bad Practices

// ❌ Don't process already clean audio
// Unnecessary API calls and cost

// ❌ Don't process in Update()
void Update()
{
    await audio.GENAudioIsolation().ExecuteAsync();  // NO!
}

// ❌ Don't forget cleanup
// Memory leak if clips aren't destroyed

// ❌ Don't block main thread
AudioClip clip = audio.GENAudioIsolation().ExecuteAsync().Result;  // Blocks!

Audio Requirements

Input:

Any audio with speech
Background noise is okay
Any format (WAV, MP3, etc.)

Quality:

Better input = better output
Extreme noise may reduce quality
Very short clips may not process well

Limits:

Max file size: varies by provider
Duration: varies by provider

Use Cases

Use Case

Example

Voice Chat

Clean real-time voice communication

Podcasts

Remove background noise

Interviews

Isolate speaker from environment

Voice Commands

Improve recognition accuracy

Recordings

Clean up low-quality recordings

Transcription

Pre-process for better accuracy

Error Handling

try
{
    AudioClip cleaned = await noisyAudio
        .GENAudioIsolation()
        .ExecuteAsync();
    
    if (cleaned == null || cleaned.length == 0)
        throw new Exception("Audio isolation failed");
    
    // Use cleaned audio
    audioSource.clip = cleaned;
    audioSource.Play();
}
catch (AIApiException ex)
{
    Debug.LogError($"Isolation failed: {ex.Message}");
    // Fallback to original audio
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    Debug.LogError($"Unexpected error: {ex.Message}");
}

Performance Tips

// ✅ Good - process once, use many times
AudioClip clean = await noisy.GENAudioIsolation().ExecuteAsync();
voiceCache["clean"] = clean;

// ✅ Good - parallel processing
var tasks = audioClips.Select(clip =>
    clip.GENAudioIsolation().ExecuteAsync()
);
await UniTask.WhenAll(tasks);

// ❌ Bad - reprocess every time
// Cache the result instead

Workflow: Clean → Transcribe

Common pattern for voice recognition:

async UniTask<string> TranscribeNoisy(AudioClip noisyAudio)
{
    // Step 1: Clean audio
    AudioClip clean = await noisyAudio
        .GENAudioIsolation()
        .ExecuteAsync();
    
    // Step 2: Transcribe
    string text = await clean
        .GENTranscript()
        .ExecuteAsync();
    
    return text;
}

Limitations

Speech Focus: Optimized for speech, not music
Cannot Restore: Can't restore missing/corrupted audio
Quality Dependent: Very noisy input = lower quality output
Processing Time: Takes time depending on audio length

Next Steps

Voice Change - Modify voice characteristics
Speech to Text - Transcribe audio
Text to Speech - Generate speech
Sound Effects - Generate sound effects

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