# ElevenLabs Voice Isolator (inference.sh) — model skill for sound effects

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Remove background noise and isolate vocals from any recording with ElevenLabs, via inference.sh.

- **Type:** [Model](https://skills.varg.ai/models.md) · [Sound effects](https://skills.varg.ai/browse/skills/sfx.md)
- **Slug:** `inference-sh-elevenlabs-voice-isolator`
- **Status:** live
- **Publisher:** inference.sh (vendor, verified)
- **License:** MIT
- **Source:** https://github.com/inference-sh/skills/tree/main/tools/audio/elevenlabs-voice-isolator
- **Works in:** Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI
- **Requires:** inference.sh account, belt CLI (`belt login`)
- **Cost:** Billed by inference.sh
- **Adoption:** 6 installs, 781 GitHub stars (skills.sh, 2026-10-26)

## What it does

Runs the ElevenLabs voice isolator through inference.sh for noise removal, voice extraction and audio cleanup. Typical uses are podcasts, interviews, music vocals and noisy recordings.

## Use when

- Cleaning up interview or podcast audio
- Extracting vocals from music

## Install

- Claude Code: `npx skills add inference-sh/skills --skill elevenlabs-voice-isolator -a claude-code`
- Codex: `npx skills add inference-sh/skills --skill elevenlabs-voice-isolator -a codex`
- Cursor: `npx skills add inference-sh/skills --skill elevenlabs-voice-isolator -a cursor`
- Gemini CLI: `npx skills add inference-sh/skills --skill elevenlabs-voice-isolator -a gemini-cli`

## Example output

https://skills.varg.ai/previews/inference-sh-elevenlabs-voice-isolator.mp3 — Audio of ElevenLabs' Voice Isolator demo: a man speaking on a noisy rooftop; about 6 s in the 'Voice isolated' toggle switches on and the background noise drops away (credit: ElevenLabs (Voice Isolator demo), https://elevenlabs.io/voice-isolator)

## More sound effects skills

- [ElevenLabs Sound Effects](https://skills.varg.ai/skills/elevenlabs-sound-effects.md): Generate sound effects and ambiences from a text description, including seamless loops.
- [ElevenLabs Voice Isolator](https://skills.varg.ai/skills/elevenlabs-voice-isolator.md): Strip background noise and music from dialogue to get clean, isolated speech.
- [ElevenLabs Sound Effects (inference.sh)](https://skills.varg.ai/skills/inference-sh-elevenlabs-sound-effects.md): Generate royalty-free sound effects from text with ElevenLabs, via inference.sh.
- [FLUX 3 Audio & Dialogue](https://skills.varg.ai/skills/flux-3-audio-dialogue.md): Direct FLUX 3's generated sound: dialogue, voiceover, ambience, effects, music, silence and timing.

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- Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai -a <agent> -y`
- Claude.ai, ChatGPT, any MCP client: connect `https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp`
- API key: https://varg.ai/dashboard/api · Model specs: https://varg.ai/models/llms.txt