Nvidia’s new ‘Studio Voice’ AI feature makes your crappy mic sound pro

Nvidia has mostly been in the news lately for its GeForce RTX 50-series cards and DLSS 4 technology, which is way more than just “fake frames.” But the company has been working in other directions as well, including a recent update to the Nvidia Broadcast app.

In an announcement post (spotted by The Verge), Nvidia outlines two new AI features that were just added in. The one that catches our attention? Studio Voice, which “enhances a user’s microphone to match that of a high-quality microphone.” According to The Verge, a real-world test showed that Studio Voice really does make a mediocre webcam microphone sound close to professional in quality.

The other AI feature in the update is Virtual Key Light, which “relights subjects to deliver even lighting, as if a physical key light was defining the form and dimension of an individual.” Combined, both of these features may let you present yourself in Zoom meetings and video chats in higher quality even with a run-of-the-mill laptop webcam.

To use Studio Voice and/or Virtual Key Light, Nvidia says a GeForce RTX 4080 or 5080 GPU is required. However, The Verge reports that they were able to run Studio Voice on an RTX 3070, so who knows, maybe these are just recommendations, not requirements. (Before you run out an upgrade your GPU, see our reviews of the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090.)

The latest Nvidia Broadcast update also includes Background Noise Removal (for clearer mic sound), Eye Contact (so it looks like you’re always looking at the camera), and Virtual Background (for clearer visual separation between you and your environment).