Once the update is installed, noise cancellation is turned on by default in all Xbox Series party chats, but Microsoft offers the option to turn it on or off. “If you want to keep some background noises in your groups, such as music, you can also disable noise cancellation,” explains the technology in the support page. “Just open the guide, scroll to Parties & chats and select Options. There you can turn noise cancellation on or off.
Normally noise cancellation is a technology that is carried out by headphones (of a certain budget), but for a couple of years several technology companies have been working to offer solutions that take advantage of other pieces of hardware. For example, Nvidia’s RTX Broadcast uses the processing power of its graphics cards to apply noise cancellation, much like AMD’s Noise Suppression does with Radeons. For its part, Discord integrates a noise cancellation system called krisp.
The objective of all noise cancellation systems is the same, to differentiate the voice from the ambient noise to filter out unwanted sounds, including breathing, hitting, background music, peripheral clicks or sounds from the street. This allows for cleaner, more intelligible and pleasant conversations thanks to the elimination of disturbing noises. If Xbox Series noise cancellation works like AMD or Nvidia, it will use a deep learning algorithm that has an effect on both the microphone itself and the audio it receives.
The Xbox update also adds a new social feature. Now, when you share a video clip or screenshot of a game with a friend, they can directly launch the title on their mobile device or PC via cloud play.
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