Remove Background Noise from Interview Video

Define the objective first

For interviews, the objective is usually intelligible speech, not a sterile track with zero ambience.

A small amount of environment can preserve realism while still improving clarity.

Prompt strategy for interviews

Include role, perspective, and competing sounds in the prompt.

• 'Primary interviewer voice, reduce street noise'
• 'Guest voice only, suppress crowd chatter'
• 'Two speakers, isolate the louder voice near camera'

Balancing exported tracks

Many editors keep a small portion of background track under dialogue to avoid a hollow result.

If you are producing social clips, prioritize speech intelligibility over absolute isolation perfection.

When to do a second pass

If a single pass leaves noticeable artifacts, run a second prompt pass with tighter context or shorter source segments.

• Split long clips into smaller sections.
• Use prompt variations that specify the dominant speaker.
• Re-check exported audio in the final mix, not just in isolation.