A virtual audio cable is required for use with VOIPs:įor Windows users I recommend the VB-Cable driver ( ). When used with a virtual audio cable it can act as a noise gate for a either a sound input(microphone) or sound output(speakers).Ĭan also be used to gate noise from your own mic or play your microphone through your speakers.

However, if the average level goes below the threshold, the gate closes and the audio is cut.

Typically this mean's selecting 'Microphone (Noise Blocker Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM))' in your application ( Skype, Discord, Google Hangout, etc) of choice. The virtual microphone is the filtered audio. In real-time the audio level is analysed and if the average level is higher than the threshold the audio bypasses as normal. Finally, you'll need to configure any application to use Noise Blocker's virtual microphone. NoiseGator is a light-weight noise gate application that routes audio through an audio input to an audio output. A simple noise gate app intended for use with VOIPs like Skype.Įver wanted to cut out background noise when talking with others on Skype? Now it's possible!

Windows 10 noise gate