The first (and biggest) is that you have to be running an Nvidia RTX card specifically - Nvidia cards that don’t say RTX on them somewhere, such as last generation’s Nvidia GTX cards, are incompatible with RTX Voice. The new plugin does have a couple of noteworthy limitations. I can finally use a desk mic again with my mechanical keyboard! test with the fan and hammer is so impressive /PCiA0DRcpW What’s more, RTX Voice can also apply its artificially intelligent magic to incoming audio as well, which means that your stream guest could be calling in from an active construction site, and your audience might never know it.
While Discord’s solution only applies to the service’s voice chat and internal streaming capabilities, RTX Voice creates a distinct microphone input device that can be used by any number of streaming or chat programs, including OBS, XSplit, Twitch Studio, Skype, Zoom, Slack, and Discord, should you prefer it over the built-in Krisp solution. RTX Voice has some distinct advantages over Discord’s AI-based noise reduction tech, which it licenses from a company called Krisp. RTX Voice is a free, standalone app for RTX users that employs artificial intelligence to remove unwanted noise from audio signals, and if that sounds familiar, it’s because Discord implemented something similar earlier this month. If you own an Nvidia RTX graphics card, you may now be able to spare your stream viewers and/or teleconferencing compatriots from all of the intrusive, distracting sounds that permeate every moment of your existence, be it DIY banging from the apartment next door, or the incessant caw of a ravenous bird that speaks doom and heartache with each breath.