Remove Mouth Clicks and Lip Smacks
Dry-mouth clicks, lip smacks and saliva noises between words are distracting in close-up voice work. This tool finds those tiny transients and removes them, like a podcast editor would by hand.
How it works
Mouth clicks are very short, sharp spikes that stand out from speech. A transient detector flags them and interpolates across, removing the click while keeping the words on either side fully intact.
What it's good for
- Audiobook narration
- ASMR and close-mic voice
- Podcast hosts
- Voiceover and dubbing
Details
- Engine
- DSP
- Formats
- MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, AAC
- Price
- Free to try
Frequently asked questions
Same underlying transient-removal idea, tuned for the softer, speech-adjacent clicks the mouth makes rather than the sharp pops of vinyl.
The detector targets the very brief, isolated spikes typical of clicks; sustained consonant sounds don't match that signature and are preserved.
It removes the bulk of clicks automatically, saving most of the manual labour; you can spot-fix anything stubborn in your editor.
Yes. Clicks and lip smacks are mouth mechanics rather than language, so it cleans narration in any tongue.
Yes. Smacks share the short, isolated transient shape of clicks, so they are detected and interpolated across the same way.
No. Transient detection is a fast CPU process, suitable even for full-length audiobook chapters.
Run it on a fairly clean track. If the recording is noisy, denoise first so the click detector is not confused by a high noise floor.