# Voice isolator

## Overview

ElevenLabs [voice isolator](/guides/changelog-api-reference-text-to-dialogue-convert) API transforms audio recordings with background noise into clean, studio-quality speech. This is particularly useful for audio recorded in noisy environments, or recordings containing unwanted ambient sounds, music, or other background interference.

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## Usage

The voice isolator model extracts speech from background noise in both audio and video files.

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Step-by-step guide for using voice isolator in ElevenLabs.
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Learn how to integrate voice isolator into your application.
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Full API reference for the Voice Isolator endpoint.
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### Supported file types

- **Audio**: AAC, AIFF, OGG, MP3, OPUS, WAV, FLAC, M4A
- **Video**: MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MPEG, 3GPP

## FAQ

- **Cost**: Voice isolator costs 1000 characters for every minute of audio.
- **File size and length**: Supports files up to 500MB and 1 hour in length.
- **Music vocals**: Not specifically optimized for isolating vocals from music, but may work depending on the content.

## Related pages

- [Administration](./administration-index.md)
- [API reference](./api-reference-index.md)
- [Changelog](./changelog-index.md)
- [ElevenAgents](./elevenagents-index.md)
- [ElevenAPI](./elevenapi-index.md)
- [ElevenCreative](./elevencreative-index.md)
- [ElevenLabs Documentation Docs](../index.md)
- [General Troubleshooting FAQ](./troubleshooting-index.md)
- [General Website FAQ](./website-index.md)
- [Help Center](./help-center-2-index.md)

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