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What's the difference between Krisp and BVC? I have enabled Krisp when placing an SIP request and also enabled BVC on the room? Will they interfere with each other?

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Krisp and Background Voice Cancellation (BVC) are both noise cancellation technologies offered by LiveKit, but they serve slightly different purposes:
• *Krisp:* This removes general background noise to improve audio quality. It operates locally and does not send audio data to external servers.
• *BVC:* This is more specialized and not only removes background noise but also filters out extra background voices. It is particularly effective for voice AI applications and is available for inbound server-side SDKs like Python.
Currently, there is no specific information available about whether enabling both Krisp and BVC simultaneously will cause interference. If you experience any issues or have further questions, please let us know.
 Sources: <https://docs.livekit.io/recipes/enhanced-noise-cancellation/|Noise &amp; echo cancellation | LiveKit Docs> | <https://docs.livekit.io/home/cloud/noise-cancellation/|AI noise cancellation | LiveKit Docs>