fix: use ?worker&url import so Vite compiles the worklet TypeScript

new URL('./file.ts', import.meta.url) copies the file verbatim — the
browser gets raw TypeScript and addModule() throws DOMException. Using
?worker&url tells Vite to bundle and compile the file, producing a .js
output that the browser can actually execute.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/Slider.tsx

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ interface Props {
   max: number;
   step: number;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  tooltip?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export const Slider: FC<Props> = ({
   max,
   step,
   disabled,
+  tooltip = true,
 }) => {
   const onValueChange = useCallback(
     ([v]: number[]) => onValueChangeProp(v),
@@ -71,9 +73,13 @@ export const Slider: FC<Props> = ({
         <Range className={styles.highlight} />
       </Track>
       {/* Note: This is expected not to be visible on mobile.*/}
-      <Tooltip placement="top" label={Math.round(value * 100).toString() + "%"}>
+      {tooltip ? (
+        <Tooltip placement="top" label={Math.round(value * 100).toString() + "%"}>
+          <Thumb className={styles.handle} aria-label={label} />
+        </Tooltip>
+      ) : (
         <Thumb className={styles.handle} aria-label={label} />
-      </Tooltip>
+      )}
     </Root>
   );
 };

src/livekit/MatrixAudioRenderer.tsx

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ export function LivekitRoomAudioRenderer({
   )
     // Only keep audio tracks
     .filter((ref) => ref.publication.kind === Track.Kind.Audio)
+    // Never render local participant's own audio back to themselves
+    .filter((ref) => !ref.participant.isLocal)
     // Only keep tracks from participants that are in the validIdentities list
     .filter((ref) => {
       const isValid = validIdentities.includes(ref.participant.identity);

src/livekit/NoiseGateProcessor.worklet.ts

@@ -23,13 +23,20 @@ declare function registerProcessor(
   processorCtor: new (...args: any[]) => AudioWorkletProcessor,
 ): void;
 
-interface TenVadParams {
+interface NoiseGateParams {
+  noiseGateActive: boolean;
+  threshold: number; // dBFS — gate opens above this, closes below it
+  attackMs: number;
+  holdMs: number;
+  releaseMs: number;
+  transientEnabled: boolean;
+  transientThresholdDb: number; // dB above background RMS that triggers suppression
+  transientReleaseMs: number;   // how quickly suppression fades after transient ends
   // TEN-VAD params
   vadEnabled: boolean;
   vadPositiveThreshold: number; // open gate when prob >= this (0–1)
   vadNegativeThreshold: number; // close gate when prob < this (0–1)
-  vadMode: "standard" | "aggressive" | "loose";
-  holdMs: number;               // hold time before closing gate (ms); 0 = no hold
+  vadAggressive: boolean;       // true: 1 ms open / 5 ms close; false: 5 ms / 20 ms
 }
 
 interface VADGateMessage {
@@ -37,6 +44,10 @@ interface VADGateMessage {
   open: boolean;
 }
 
+function dbToLinear(db: number): number {
+  return Math.pow(10, db / 20);
+}
+
 /**
  * Thin synchronous wrapper around the TEN-VAD Emscripten WASM module.
  * Instantiated synchronously in the AudioWorklet constructor from a
@@ -160,16 +171,42 @@ class TenVADRuntime {
 }
 
 /**
- * AudioWorkletProcessor implementing an in-worklet TEN-VAD gate running
- * per-sample.
+ * AudioWorkletProcessor implementing a noise gate, an optional transient
+ * suppressor, and an optional in-worklet TEN-VAD gate — all running
+ * per-sample in a single pass.
+ *
+ * Noise gate: opens when instantaneous peak exceeds threshold, closes below.
+ * Attack, hold, and release times smooth the attenuation envelope.
+ *
+ * Transient suppressor: tracks a slow-moving RMS background level. When the
+ * instantaneous peak exceeds the background by more than transientThresholdDb,
+ * gain is instantly cut to 0 and releases over transientReleaseMs.
  *
  * TEN-VAD gate: accumulates audio with 3:1 decimation (48 kHz → 16 kHz),
- * runs the TEN-VAD model synchronously every 256 samples (16 ms), and
+ * runs the TEN-VAD model synchronously every 160 samples (10 ms), and
  * controls vadGateOpen with hysteresis. No IPC round-trip required.
  * Asymmetric ramp: 5 ms open (minimise speech onset masking), 20 ms close
  * (de-click on silence).
  */
-class TenVadProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
+class NoiseGateProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
+  // Noise gate state
+  private noiseGateActive = true;
+  private threshold = dbToLinear(-60);
+  private attackRate = 1.0 / (0.025 * sampleRate);
+  private releaseRate = 1.0 / (0.15 * sampleRate);
+  private holdTime = 0.2;
+  private isOpen = false;
+  private gateAttenuation = 0;
+  private heldTime = 0;
+
+  // Transient suppressor state
+  private transientEnabled = false;
+  private transientRatio = dbToLinear(15);
+  private transientReleaseRate = 1.0 / (0.08 * sampleRate);
+  private transientAttenuation = 1.0;
+  private slowRms = 0;
+  private rmsCoeff = Math.exp(-1.0 / (0.2 * sampleRate));
+
   // VAD gate state
   private vadGateOpen = true; // starts open; TEN-VAD closes it on first silent frame
   private vadAttenuation = 1.0;
@@ -181,9 +218,7 @@ class TenVadProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
   private vadEnabled = false;
   private vadPositiveThreshold = 0.5;
   private vadNegativeThreshold = 0.3;
-  private holdMs = 0;
-  private vadHoldHops = 0;    // hold expressed in VAD hops
-  private vadHoldCounter = 0; // hops of continuous sub-threshold signal while gate is open
+  private vadAggressive = false;
   private tenVadRuntime: TenVADRuntime | null = null;
   private tenVadModule: WebAssembly.Module | undefined = undefined;
   // 3:1 decimation from AudioContext sample rate to 16 kHz
@@ -212,86 +247,89 @@ class TenVadProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
         this.tenVadRuntime = new TenVADRuntime(this.tenVadModule, 256, 0.5);
         this.port.postMessage({
           type: "log",
-          msg: "[TenVad worklet] TEN-VAD runtime initialized, decRatio=" + this.decRatio,
+          msg: "[NoiseGate worklet] TEN-VAD runtime initialized, decRatio=" + this.decRatio,
         });
       } catch (e) {
         this.port.postMessage({
           type: "log",
-          msg: "[TenVad worklet] TEN-VAD init failed: " + String(e),
+          msg: "[NoiseGate worklet] TEN-VAD init failed: " + String(e),
         });
       }
     }
 
     this.port.onmessage = (
-      e: MessageEvent<TenVadParams | VADGateMessage>,
+      e: MessageEvent<NoiseGateParams | VADGateMessage>,
     ): void => {
       if ((e.data as VADGateMessage).type === "vad-gate") {
         this.vadGateOpen = (e.data as VADGateMessage).open;
       } else {
-        this.updateParams(e.data as TenVadParams);
+        this.updateParams(e.data as NoiseGateParams);
       }
     };
 
     this.updateParams({
+      noiseGateActive: true,
+      threshold: -60,
+      attackMs: 25,
+      holdMs: 200,
+      releaseMs: 150,
+      transientEnabled: false,
+      transientThresholdDb: 15,
+      transientReleaseMs: 80,
       vadEnabled: false,
       vadPositiveThreshold: 0.5,
       vadNegativeThreshold: 0.3,
-      vadMode: "standard",
-      holdMs: 0,
+      vadAggressive: false,
     });
 
     this.port.postMessage({
       type: "log",
-      msg: "[TenVad worklet] constructor called, sampleRate=" + sampleRate,
+      msg: "[NoiseGate worklet] constructor called, sampleRate=" + sampleRate,
     });
   }
 
-  private updateParams(p: TenVadParams): void {
+  private updateParams(p: NoiseGateParams): void {
+    this.noiseGateActive = p.noiseGateActive ?? true;
+    this.threshold = dbToLinear(p.threshold);
+    this.attackRate = 1.0 / ((p.attackMs / 1000) * sampleRate);
+    this.releaseRate = 1.0 / ((p.releaseMs / 1000) * sampleRate);
+    this.holdTime = p.holdMs / 1000;
+    this.transientEnabled = p.transientEnabled;
+    this.transientRatio = dbToLinear(p.transientThresholdDb);
+    this.transientReleaseRate = 1.0 / ((p.transientReleaseMs / 1000) * sampleRate);
     this.vadEnabled = p.vadEnabled ?? false;
     this.vadPositiveThreshold = p.vadPositiveThreshold ?? 0.5;
     this.vadNegativeThreshold = p.vadNegativeThreshold ?? 0.3;
-    this.holdMs = p.holdMs ?? 0;
-
-    const newMode = p.vadMode ?? "standard";
-    if (newMode === "aggressive") {
-      this.vadOpenRampRate  = 1.0 / (0.001 * sampleRate); // 1 ms
+    const newAggressive = p.vadAggressive ?? false;
+    if (newAggressive) {
+      this.vadOpenRampRate  = 1.0 / (0.001 * sampleRate); // 1 ms — near-instant
       this.vadCloseRampRate = 1.0 / (0.005 * sampleRate); // 5 ms
-    } else if (newMode === "loose") {
-      this.vadOpenRampRate  = 1.0 / (0.012 * sampleRate); // 12 ms
-      this.vadCloseRampRate = 1.0 / (0.032 * sampleRate); // 32 ms
     } else {
       this.vadOpenRampRate  = 1.0 / (0.005 * sampleRate); // 5 ms
       this.vadCloseRampRate = 1.0 / (0.02  * sampleRate); // 20 ms
     }
-
-    // Hop size: aggressive=160 (10 ms @ 16 kHz), others=256 (16 ms)
-    const newHopSize = newMode === "aggressive" ? 160 : 256;
-    if (newHopSize !== this.vadHopSize && this.tenVadModule) {
+    // Recreate runtime if mode changed (hop size differs between standard/aggressive)
+    const newHopSize = newAggressive ? 160 : 256;
+    if (newAggressive !== this.vadAggressive && this.tenVadModule) {
       this.tenVadRuntime?.destroy();
       this.tenVadRuntime = null;
       this.vadHopCount = 0;
       try {
         this.tenVadRuntime = new TenVADRuntime(this.tenVadModule, newHopSize, 0.5);
       } catch (e) {
-        this.port.postMessage({ type: "log", msg: "[TenVad worklet] TEN-VAD recreate failed: " + String(e) });
+        this.port.postMessage({ type: "log", msg: "[NoiseGate worklet] TEN-VAD recreate failed: " + String(e) });
       }
     }
+    this.vadAggressive = newAggressive;
     this.vadHopSize = newHopSize;
-
-    // Recompute hold in hops: ceil((holdMs / 1000) * 16000 / vadHopSize)
-    this.vadHoldHops = this.holdMs > 0
-      ? Math.ceil((this.holdMs / 1000) * 16000 / this.vadHopSize)
-      : 0;
-    this.vadHoldCounter = 0;
-
+    // When VAD is disabled, open the gate immediately
     if (!this.vadEnabled) this.vadGateOpen = true;
     this.port.postMessage({
       type: "log",
-      msg: "[TenVad worklet] params updated: vadEnabled=" + p.vadEnabled
+      msg: "[NoiseGate worklet] params updated: threshold=" + p.threshold
+        + " vadEnabled=" + p.vadEnabled
         + " vadPos=" + p.vadPositiveThreshold
-        + " vadNeg=" + p.vadNegativeThreshold
-        + " vadMode=" + newMode
-        + " holdMs=" + this.holdMs,
+        + " vadNeg=" + p.vadNegativeThreshold,
     });
   }
 
@@ -300,9 +338,63 @@ class TenVadProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
     const output = outputs[0];
     if (!input || input.length === 0) return true;
 
+    const channels = input.length;
     const blockSize = input[0]?.length ?? 128;
+    const samplePeriod = 1.0 / sampleRate;
 
     for (let i = 0; i < blockSize; i++) {
+      // Peak detection across all channels
+      let curLevel = Math.abs(input[0]?.[i] ?? 0);
+      for (let j = 1; j < channels; j++) {
+        curLevel = Math.max(curLevel, Math.abs(input[j]?.[i] ?? 0));
+      }
+
+      // --- Transient suppressor ---
+      let transientGain = 1.0;
+      if (this.transientEnabled) {
+        this.slowRms = Math.sqrt(
+          this.rmsCoeff * this.slowRms * this.slowRms +
+          (1.0 - this.rmsCoeff) * curLevel * curLevel,
+        );
+        const background = Math.max(this.slowRms, 1e-6);
+        if (curLevel > background * this.transientRatio) {
+          this.transientAttenuation = 0.0;
+        } else {
+          this.transientAttenuation = Math.min(
+            1.0,
+            this.transientAttenuation + this.transientReleaseRate,
+          );
+        }
+        transientGain = this.transientAttenuation;
+      }
+
+      // --- Noise gate ---
+      if (this.noiseGateActive) {
+        if (curLevel > this.threshold && !this.isOpen) {
+          this.isOpen = true;
+        }
+        if (curLevel <= this.threshold && this.isOpen) {
+          this.heldTime = 0;
+          this.isOpen = false;
+        }
+        if (this.isOpen) {
+          this.gateAttenuation = Math.min(
+            1.0,
+            this.gateAttenuation + this.attackRate,
+          );
+        } else {
+          this.heldTime += samplePeriod;
+          if (this.heldTime > this.holdTime) {
+            this.gateAttenuation = Math.max(
+              0.0,
+              this.gateAttenuation - this.releaseRate,
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        this.gateAttenuation = 1.0;
+      }
+
       // --- TEN-VAD in-worklet processing ---
       // Accumulate raw mono samples with decRatio:1 decimation (48 kHz → 16 kHz).
       // Every 256 output samples (16 ms) run the WASM VAD and update vadGateOpen.
@@ -325,25 +417,10 @@ class TenVadProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
           if (this.vadHopCount >= this.vadHopSize) {
             this.vadHopCount = 0;
             const prob = this.tenVadRuntime.process(this.vadHopBuf);
-            if (prob >= this.vadPositiveThreshold) {
-              // Speech detected — open gate, reset hold counter
+            if (!this.vadGateOpen && prob >= this.vadPositiveThreshold) {
               this.vadGateOpen = true;
-              this.vadHoldCounter = 0;
-            } else if (prob < this.vadNegativeThreshold) {
-              if (this.vadGateOpen) {
-                if (this.vadHoldHops === 0) {
-                  this.vadGateOpen = false;
-                } else {
-                  this.vadHoldCounter++;
-                  if (this.vadHoldCounter >= this.vadHoldHops) {
-                    this.vadGateOpen = false;
-                    this.vadHoldCounter = 0;
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            } else {
-              // Ambiguous zone — reset hold counter so hold only fires on sustained silence
-              this.vadHoldCounter = 0;
+            } else if (this.vadGateOpen && prob < this.vadNegativeThreshold) {
+              this.vadGateOpen = false;
             }
           }
         }
@@ -364,7 +441,7 @@ class TenVadProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
         );
       }
 
-      const gain = this.vadAttenuation;
+      const gain = this.gateAttenuation * transientGain * this.vadAttenuation;
 
       for (let c = 0; c < output.length; c++) {
         const inCh = input[c] ?? input[0];
@@ -379,7 +456,10 @@ class TenVadProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
     if (this.logCounter % 375 === 0) {
       this.port.postMessage({
         type: "log",
-        msg: "[TenVad worklet] vadOpen=" + this.vadGateOpen
+        msg: "[NoiseGate worklet] gateOpen=" + this.isOpen
+          + " gateAtten=" + this.gateAttenuation.toFixed(3)
+          + " transientAtten=" + this.transientAttenuation.toFixed(3)
+          + " vadOpen=" + this.vadGateOpen
           + " vadAtten=" + this.vadAttenuation.toFixed(3),
       });
     }
@@ -388,4 +468,4 @@ class TenVadProcessor extends AudioWorkletProcessor {
   }
 }
 
-registerProcessor("ten-vad-processor", TenVadProcessor);
+registerProcessor("noise-gate-processor", NoiseGateProcessor);

src/livekit/NoiseGateTransformer.ts

@@ -9,17 +9,24 @@ import { type Track } from "livekit-client";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
 // ?worker&url tells Vite to compile the TypeScript worklet and return its URL.
 // Without this, Vite copies the .ts file verbatim and the browser rejects it.
-import compiledWorkletUrl from "./TenVadProcessor.worklet.ts?worker&url";
+import compiledWorkletUrl from "./NoiseGateProcessor.worklet.ts?worker&url";
 
-const log = logger.getChild("[TenVadTransformer]");
+const log = logger.getChild("[NoiseGateTransformer]");
 
-export interface TenVadParams {
+export interface NoiseGateParams {
+  noiseGateActive: boolean;
+  threshold: number; // dBFS — gate opens above this, closes below it
+  attackMs: number;
+  holdMs: number;
+  releaseMs: number;
+  transientEnabled: boolean;
+  transientThresholdDb: number; // dB above background RMS that triggers suppression
+  transientReleaseMs: number;   // ms for suppression to fade after transient ends
   // TEN-VAD params — processed entirely inside the AudioWorklet
   vadEnabled: boolean;
-  vadPositiveThreshold: number; // open gate when prob >= this (0–1)
-  vadNegativeThreshold: number; // close gate when prob < this (0–1); computed by Publisher
-  vadMode: "standard" | "aggressive" | "loose";
-  holdMs: number;               // hold time before closing gate (ms); 0 = no hold
+  vadPositiveThreshold: number; // open gate when isSpeech prob >= this (0–1)
+  vadNegativeThreshold: number; // close gate when isSpeech prob < this (0–1)
+  vadAggressive: boolean;       // true: 1 ms open / 5 ms close ramp; false: 5 ms / 20 ms
 }
 
 /**
@@ -65,7 +72,8 @@ function getTenVADModule(): Promise<WebAssembly.Module> {
 }
 
 /**
- * LiveKit audio track processor that applies TEN-VAD via AudioWorklet.
+ * LiveKit audio track processor that applies a noise gate, optional transient
+ * suppressor, and optional TEN-VAD gate via AudioWorklet.
  *
  * The TEN-VAD WASM module is fetched once, compiled, and passed to the worklet
  * via processorOptions so it runs synchronously inside the audio thread —
@@ -74,16 +82,16 @@ function getTenVADModule(): Promise<WebAssembly.Module> {
  * Audio graph: sourceNode → workletNode → destinationNode
  * processedTrack is destinationNode.stream.getAudioTracks()[0]
  */
-export class TenVadTransformer implements AudioTrackProcessor {
-  public readonly name = "ten-vad";
+export class NoiseGateTransformer implements AudioTrackProcessor {
+  public readonly name = "noise-gate";
   public processedTrack?: MediaStreamTrack;
 
   private workletNode?: AudioWorkletNode;
   private sourceNode?: MediaStreamAudioSourceNode;
   private destinationNode?: MediaStreamAudioDestinationNode;
-  private params: TenVadParams;
+  private params: NoiseGateParams;
 
-  public constructor(params: TenVadParams) {
+  public constructor(params: NoiseGateParams) {
     this.params = { ...params };
   }
 
@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ export class TenVadTransformer implements AudioTrackProcessor {
 
     this.workletNode = new AudioWorkletNode(
       audioContext,
-      "ten-vad-processor",
+      "noise-gate-processor",
       {
         processorOptions: {
           tenVadModule,
@@ -150,7 +158,7 @@ export class TenVadTransformer implements AudioTrackProcessor {
   }
 
   /** Push updated gate/VAD parameters to the running worklet. */
-  public updateParams(params: TenVadParams): void {
+  public updateParams(params: NoiseGateParams): void {
     this.params = { ...params };
     this.sendParams();
   }

src/settings/NoiseLevelSlider.module.css

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 New Vector Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+.wrapper {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.slider {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.track {
+  flex-grow: 1;
+  border-radius: var(--cpd-radius-pill-effect);
+  height: var(--cpd-space-4x);
+  outline: var(--cpd-border-width-1) solid var(--cpd-color-border-interactive-primary);
+  outline-offset: calc(-1 * var(--cpd-border-width-1));
+  cursor: pointer;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  /* Base background */
+  background: var(--cpd-color-bg-subtle-primary);
+}
+
+/* Live mic level fill — driven by --mic-level CSS variable */
+.track::before {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0;
+  width: var(--mic-level, 0%);
+  background: var(--cpd-color-gray-600, #808080);
+  opacity: 0.55;
+  border-radius: var(--cpd-radius-pill-effect);
+  transition: width 40ms linear;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+/* Green when mic level is at or above the threshold */
+.track[data-active="true"]::before {
+  background: var(--cpd-color-green-900, #1a7f4b);
+}
+
+/* Threshold marker — driven by --threshold-pct CSS variable */
+.track::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  left: var(--threshold-pct, 50%);
+  width: 2px;
+  background: var(--cpd-color-text-primary);
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+}
+
+/* Hide the Radix Range highlight — we use our own visuals */
+.range {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.handle {
+  display: block;
+  block-size: var(--cpd-space-5x);
+  inline-size: var(--cpd-space-5x);
+  border-radius: var(--cpd-radius-pill-effect);
+  background: var(--cpd-color-bg-action-primary-rest);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--cpd-color-bg-canvas-default);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background-color ease 0.15s;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
+.handle:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--cpd-color-border-focused);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}

src/settings/NoiseLevelSlider.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 New Vector Ltd.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+import { Root, Track, Range, Thumb } from "@radix-ui/react-slider";
+import { type FC, useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+import styles from "./NoiseLevelSlider.module.css";
+
+interface Props {
+  label: string;
+  value: number;
+  onValueChange: (value: number) => void;
+  onValueCommit?: (value: number) => void;
+  min: number;
+  max: number;
+  step: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Threshold slider that shows live microphone input level as a background fill,
+ * similar to Discord's input sensitivity control.
+ *
+ * The green fill represents your current mic volume in real time.
+ * Drag the handle to set the gate threshold — audio below it will be silenced.
+ */
+export const NoiseLevelSlider: FC<Props> = ({
+  label,
+  value,
+  onValueChange: onValueChangeProp,
+  onValueCommit: onValueCommitProp,
+  min,
+  max,
+  step,
+}) => {
+  const trackRef = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
+  const animFrameRef = useRef<number>(0);
+  const analyserRef = useRef<AnalyserNode | null>(null);
+  const streamRef = useRef<MediaStream | null>(null);
+  const dataRef = useRef<Float32Array<ArrayBuffer> | null>(null);
+  const thresholdPctRef = useRef<number>(0);
+
+  // Start mic monitoring via AnalyserNode
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let ctx: AudioContext | null = null;
+
+    navigator.mediaDevices
+      .getUserMedia({ audio: true, video: false })
+      .then((stream) => {
+        streamRef.current = stream;
+        ctx = new AudioContext();
+        const source = ctx.createMediaStreamSource(stream);
+        const analyser = ctx.createAnalyser();
+        analyser.fftSize = 1024;
+        analyser.smoothingTimeConstant = 0.6;
+        source.connect(analyser);
+        analyserRef.current = analyser;
+        dataRef.current = new Float32Array(analyser.fftSize) as Float32Array<ArrayBuffer>;
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        // Mic not available — live level stays at 0
+      });
+
+    return (): void => {
+      cancelAnimationFrame(animFrameRef.current);
+      streamRef.current?.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
+      streamRef.current = null;
+      analyserRef.current = null;
+      void ctx?.close();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  // rAF loop — reads RMS level and updates CSS variable on the track element
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const tick = (): void => {
+      animFrameRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+
+      const analyser = analyserRef.current;
+      const data = dataRef.current;
+      const track = trackRef.current;
+      if (!analyser || !data || !track) return;
+
+      analyser.getFloatTimeDomainData(data);
+
+      // Peak detection — matches the gate's own measurement method
+      let peak = 0;
+      for (const s of data) peak = Math.max(peak, Math.abs(s));
+      const dbfs = peak > 0 ? 20 * Math.log10(peak) : -Infinity;
+
+      // Map dBFS value to slider percentage (same scale as min/max)
+      const clampedDb = Math.max(min, Math.min(max, dbfs));
+      const levelPct = ((clampedDb - min) / (max - min)) * 100;
+
+      track.style.setProperty("--mic-level", `${levelPct.toFixed(1)}%`);
+      track.dataset.active = String(levelPct >= thresholdPctRef.current);
+    };
+
+    animFrameRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+    return (): void => cancelAnimationFrame(animFrameRef.current);
+  }, [min, max]);
+
+  // Keep threshold marker in sync with slider value
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const track = trackRef.current;
+    if (!track) return;
+    const thresholdPct = ((value - min) / (max - min)) * 100;
+    thresholdPctRef.current = thresholdPct;
+    track.style.setProperty("--threshold-pct", `${thresholdPct.toFixed(1)}%`);
+  }, [value, min, max]);
+
+  const onValueChange = useCallback(
+    ([v]: number[]) => onValueChangeProp(v),
+    [onValueChangeProp],
+  );
+  const onValueCommit = useCallback(
+    ([v]: number[]) => onValueCommitProp?.(v),
+    [onValueCommitProp],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <Root
+      className={styles.slider}
+      value={[value]}
+      onValueChange={onValueChange}
+      onValueCommit={onValueCommit}
+      min={min}
+      max={max}
+      step={step}
+    >
+      <Track className={styles.track} ref={trackRef}>
+        <Range className={styles.range} />
+      </Track>
+      <Thumb className={styles.handle} aria-label={label} />
+    </Root>
+  );
+};

src/settings/SettingsModal.module.css

@@ -35,30 +35,37 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
   color: var(--cpd-color-text-secondary);
 }
 
-.vadSection {
+.noiseGateSection {
   margin-block-start: var(--cpd-space-6x);
 }
 
-.vadHeading {
+.noiseGateHeading {
   color: var(--cpd-color-text-secondary);
   margin-block: var(--cpd-space-3x) 0;
 }
 
-.vadSeparator {
+.thresholdSlider {
+  margin-block-start: calc(-32px + var(--cpd-space-2x));
+}
+
+.noiseGateSeparator {
   margin-block: 6px var(--cpd-space-4x);
 }
 
-.vadRampLabel {
-  display: block;
-  margin-block: var(--cpd-space-6x) var(--cpd-space-1x);
+.advancedGate {
+  margin-top: var(--cpd-space-3x);
 }
 
-.vadRampForm {
-  margin-top: 0;
+.advancedGateToggle {
+  all: unset;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font: var(--cpd-font-body-sm-semibold);
+  color: var(--cpd-color-text-secondary);
+  user-select: none;
 }
 
-.vadSpacedSlider {
-  margin-block-start: var(--cpd-space-6x);
+.advancedGateToggle:hover {
+  color: var(--cpd-color-text-primary);
 }
 
 .restoreDefaults {

src/settings/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { type FC, type ReactNode, useEffect, useId, useState } from "react";
+import { type ChangeEvent, type FC, type ReactNode, useEffect, useId, useState, useCallback } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { type MatrixClient } from "matrix-js-sdk";
 import {
@@ -33,16 +33,22 @@ import {
   soundEffectVolume as soundEffectVolumeSetting,
   backgroundBlur as backgroundBlurSetting,
   developerMode,
+  noiseGateEnabled as noiseGateEnabledSetting,
+  noiseGateThreshold as noiseGateThresholdSetting,
+  noiseGateAttack as noiseGateAttackSetting,
+  noiseGateHold as noiseGateHoldSetting,
+  noiseGateRelease as noiseGateReleaseSetting,
+  transientSuppressorEnabled as transientSuppressorEnabledSetting,
+  transientThreshold as transientThresholdSetting,
+  transientRelease as transientReleaseSetting,
   vadEnabled as vadEnabledSetting,
   vadPositiveThreshold as vadPositiveThresholdSetting,
+  vadNegativeThreshold as vadNegativeThresholdSetting,
   vadMode as vadModeSetting,
-  vadAdvancedEnabled as vadAdvancedEnabledSetting,
-  vadAdvancedOpenThreshold as vadAdvancedOpenThresholdSetting,
-  vadAdvancedCloseThreshold as vadAdvancedCloseThresholdSetting,
-  vadHoldTime as vadHoldTimeSetting,
 } from "./settings";
 import { PreferencesSettingsTab } from "./PreferencesSettingsTab";
 import { Slider } from "../Slider";
+import { NoiseLevelSlider } from "./NoiseLevelSlider";
 import { DeviceSelection } from "./DeviceSelection";
 import { useTrackProcessor } from "../livekit/TrackProcessorContext";
 import { DeveloperSettingsTab } from "./DeveloperSettingsTab";
@@ -123,25 +129,50 @@ export const SettingsModal: FC<Props> = ({
   const [soundVolumeRaw, setSoundVolumeRaw] = useState(soundVolume);
   const [showDeveloperSettingsTab] = useSetting(developerMode);
 
+  // Noise gate settings
+  const [noiseGateEnabled, setNoiseGateEnabled] = useSetting(noiseGateEnabledSetting);
+  const [noiseGateThreshold, setNoiseGateThreshold] = useSetting(noiseGateThresholdSetting);
+  const [noiseGateThresholdRaw, setNoiseGateThresholdRaw] = useState(noiseGateThreshold);
+  const [noiseGateAttack, setNoiseGateAttack] = useSetting(noiseGateAttackSetting);
+  const [noiseGateAttackRaw, setNoiseGateAttackRaw] = useState(noiseGateAttack);
+  const [noiseGateHold, setNoiseGateHold] = useSetting(noiseGateHoldSetting);
+  const [noiseGateHoldRaw, setNoiseGateHoldRaw] = useState(noiseGateHold);
+  const [noiseGateRelease, setNoiseGateRelease] = useSetting(noiseGateReleaseSetting);
+  const [noiseGateReleaseRaw, setNoiseGateReleaseRaw] = useState(noiseGateRelease);
+
+  const [showAdvancedGate, setShowAdvancedGate] = useState(false);
+
   // Voice activity detection
-  const vadStateGroup = useId();
   const vadModeRadioGroup = useId();
   const [vadActive, setVadActive] = useSetting(vadEnabledSetting);
-  const [vadSensitivity, setVadSensitivity] = useSetting(vadPositiveThresholdSetting);
-  const [vadSensitivityRaw, setVadSensitivityRaw] = useState(vadSensitivity);
-  const [vadAdvanced, setVadAdvanced] = useSetting(vadAdvancedEnabledSetting);
-  const vadState = !vadActive ? "disabled" : vadAdvanced ? "advanced" : "simple";
-  const setVadState = (s: "disabled" | "simple" | "advanced"): void => {
-    setVadActive(s !== "disabled");
-    setVadAdvanced(s === "advanced");
-  };
   const [vadModeValue, setVadModeValue] = useSetting(vadModeSetting);
-  const [vadAdvOpen, setVadAdvOpen] = useSetting(vadAdvancedOpenThresholdSetting);
-  const [vadAdvOpenRaw, setVadAdvOpenRaw] = useState(vadAdvOpen);
-  const [vadAdvClose, setVadAdvClose] = useSetting(vadAdvancedCloseThresholdSetting);
-  const [vadAdvCloseRaw, setVadAdvCloseRaw] = useState(vadAdvClose);
-  const [vadHold, setVadHold] = useSetting(vadHoldTimeSetting);
-  const [vadHoldRaw, setVadHoldRaw] = useState(vadHold);
+  const [vadPositiveThreshold, setVadPositiveThreshold] = useSetting(vadPositiveThresholdSetting);
+  const [vadPositiveThresholdRaw, setVadPositiveThresholdRaw] = useState(vadPositiveThreshold);
+  const [vadNegativeThreshold, setVadNegativeThreshold] = useSetting(vadNegativeThresholdSetting);
+  const [vadNegativeThresholdRaw, setVadNegativeThresholdRaw] = useState(vadNegativeThreshold);
+
+  // Transient suppressor settings
+  const [transientEnabled, setTransientEnabled] = useSetting(transientSuppressorEnabledSetting);
+  const [transientThreshold, setTransientThreshold] = useSetting(transientThresholdSetting);
+  const [transientThresholdRaw, setTransientThresholdRaw] = useState(transientThreshold);
+  const [transientRelease, setTransientRelease] = useSetting(transientReleaseSetting);
+  const [transientReleaseRaw, setTransientReleaseRaw] = useState(transientRelease);
+
+  const resetTransientDefaults = useCallback((): void => {
+    const t = transientThresholdSetting.defaultValue;
+    const r = transientReleaseSetting.defaultValue;
+    setTransientThreshold(t); setTransientThresholdRaw(t);
+    setTransientRelease(r);   setTransientReleaseRaw(r);
+  }, [setTransientThreshold, setTransientRelease]);
+
+  const resetGateDefaults = useCallback((): void => {
+    const a = noiseGateAttackSetting.defaultValue;
+    const h = noiseGateHoldSetting.defaultValue;
+    const r = noiseGateReleaseSetting.defaultValue;
+    setNoiseGateAttack(a); setNoiseGateAttackRaw(a);
+    setNoiseGateHold(h);   setNoiseGateHoldRaw(h);
+    setNoiseGateRelease(r); setNoiseGateReleaseRaw(r);
+  }, [setNoiseGateAttack, setNoiseGateHold, setNoiseGateRelease]);
 
   const { available: isRageshakeAvailable } = useSubmitRageshake();
 
@@ -201,185 +232,262 @@ export const SettingsModal: FC<Props> = ({
             />
           </div>
         </Form>
-        <div className={styles.vadSection}>
+        <div className={styles.noiseGateSection}>
           <Heading
             type="body"
             weight="semibold"
             size="sm"
             as="h4"
-            className={styles.vadHeading}
+            className={styles.noiseGateHeading}
           >
-            Voice Activity Detection
+            Noise Gate
           </Heading>
-          <Separator className={styles.vadSeparator} />
-          <Form>
-            <InlineField
-              name={vadStateGroup}
-              control={
-                <RadioControl
-                  checked={vadState === "disabled"}
-                  value="disabled"
-                  onChange={(): void => setVadState("disabled")}
-                />
-              }
-            >
-              <Label>Disabled</Label>
-            </InlineField>
-            <InlineField
-              name={vadStateGroup}
-              control={
-                <RadioControl
-                  checked={vadState === "simple"}
-                  value="simple"
-                  onChange={(): void => setVadState("simple")}
-                />
-              }
-            >
-              <Label>Simple</Label>
-            </InlineField>
-            <InlineField
-              name={vadStateGroup}
-              control={
-                <RadioControl
-                  checked={vadState === "advanced"}
-                  value="advanced"
-                  onChange={(): void => setVadState("advanced")}
-                />
-              }
-            >
-              <Label>Advanced</Label>
-            </InlineField>
-          </Form>
-          {vadState !== "disabled" && (
-            <>
-              {vadState === "simple" && (
-                <div className={styles.volumeSlider}>
-                  <span className={styles.sliderLabel}>
-                    Sensitivity: {Math.round(vadSensitivityRaw * 100)}%
-                  </span>
-                  <p>Higher values require more confident speech detection before opening.</p>
-                  <Slider
-                    label="VAD sensitivity"
-                    value={vadSensitivityRaw}
-                    onValueChange={setVadSensitivityRaw}
-                    onValueCommit={setVadSensitivity}
-                    min={0.1}
-                    max={1.0}
-                    step={0.05}
-                  />
-                </div>
-              )}
-              {vadState === "advanced" && (
+          <Separator className={styles.noiseGateSeparator} />
+        <FieldRow>
+          <InputField
+            id="noiseGateEnabled"
+            type="checkbox"
+            label="Enable noise gate"
+            description="Suppress audio below a configurable threshold."
+            checked={noiseGateEnabled}
+            onChange={(e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>): void =>
+              setNoiseGateEnabled(e.target.checked)
+            }
+          />
+        </FieldRow>
+        {noiseGateEnabled && (
+          <>
+            <div className={`${styles.volumeSlider} ${styles.thresholdSlider}`}>
+              <span className={styles.sliderLabel}>Threshold</span>
+              <p>Gate opens above this level, closes below it.</p>
+              <NoiseLevelSlider
+                label="Noise gate threshold"
+                value={noiseGateThresholdRaw}
+                onValueChange={setNoiseGateThresholdRaw}
+                onValueCommit={setNoiseGateThreshold}
+                min={-100}
+                max={0}
+                step={1}
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div className={styles.advancedGate}>
+              <button
+                className={styles.advancedGateToggle}
+                onClick={(): void => setShowAdvancedGate((v) => !v)}
+              >
+                {showAdvancedGate ? "▾" : "▸"} Advanced settings
+              </button>
+              {showAdvancedGate && (
                 <>
-                  <span className={styles.vadRampLabel}>Ramp profiles</span>
-                  <Form className={styles.vadRampForm}>
-                    <InlineField
-                      name={vadModeRadioGroup}
-                      control={
-                        <RadioControl
-                          checked={vadModeValue === "loose"}
-                          value="loose"
-                          onChange={(): void => setVadModeValue("loose")}
-                        />
-                      }
-                    >
-                      <Label>Loose</Label>
-                      <HelpMessage>256 samples / 16 ms — 12 ms open / 32 ms close ramp.</HelpMessage>
-                    </InlineField>
-                    <InlineField
-                      name={vadModeRadioGroup}
-                      control={
-                        <RadioControl
-                          checked={vadModeValue === "standard"}
-                          value="standard"
-                          onChange={(): void => setVadModeValue("standard")}
-                        />
-                      }
-                    >
-                      <Label>Standard</Label>
-                      <HelpMessage>256 samples / 16 ms — 5 ms open / 20 ms close ramp.</HelpMessage>
-                    </InlineField>
-                    <InlineField
-                      name={vadModeRadioGroup}
-                      control={
-                        <RadioControl
-                          checked={vadModeValue === "aggressive"}
-                          value="aggressive"
-                          onChange={(): void => setVadModeValue("aggressive")}
-                        />
-                      }
-                    >
-                      <Label>Aggressive</Label>
-                      <HelpMessage>160 samples / 10 ms — 1 ms open / 5 ms close ramp.</HelpMessage>
-                    </InlineField>
-                  </Form>
-                  <div className={`${styles.volumeSlider} ${styles.vadSpacedSlider}`}>
-                    <span className={styles.sliderLabel}>
-                      Open threshold: {Math.round(vadAdvOpenRaw * 100)}%
-                    </span>
-                    <p>Minimum confidence required to open the gate.</p>
+                  <div className={styles.volumeSlider}>
+                    <label>Attack: {noiseGateAttackRaw} ms</label>
+                    <p>How quickly the gate opens when signal exceeds threshold.</p>
                     <Slider
-                      label="VAD open threshold"
-                      value={vadAdvOpenRaw}
-                      onValueChange={setVadAdvOpenRaw}
-                      onValueCommit={setVadAdvOpen}
-                      min={0.1}
-                      max={0.95}
-                      step={0.05}
-
+                      label="Noise gate attack"
+                      value={noiseGateAttackRaw}
+                      onValueChange={setNoiseGateAttackRaw}
+                      onValueCommit={setNoiseGateAttack}
+                      min={1}
+                      max={100}
+                      step={1}
+                      tooltip={false}
                     />
                   </div>
                   <div className={styles.volumeSlider}>
-                    <span className={styles.sliderLabel}>
-                      Close threshold: {Math.round(vadAdvCloseRaw * 100)}%
-                    </span>
-                    <p>Probability must drop below this to start the hold/close sequence.</p>
+                    <label>Hold: {noiseGateHoldRaw} ms</label>
+                    <p>How long the gate stays open after signal drops below threshold.</p>
                     <Slider
-                      label="VAD close threshold"
-                      value={vadAdvCloseRaw}
-                      onValueChange={setVadAdvCloseRaw}
-                      onValueCommit={setVadAdvClose}
-                      min={0.05}
-                      max={0.9}
-                      step={0.05}
-
+                      label="Noise gate hold"
+                      value={noiseGateHoldRaw}
+                      onValueChange={setNoiseGateHoldRaw}
+                      onValueCommit={setNoiseGateHold}
+                      min={0}
+                      max={500}
+                      step={10}
+                      tooltip={false}
                     />
                   </div>
-                  <div className={`${styles.volumeSlider} ${styles.vadSpacedSlider}`}>
-                    <span className={styles.sliderLabel}>
-                      Hold time: {vadHoldRaw} ms
-                    </span>
-                    <p>How long to keep the gate open after speech drops below the close threshold.</p>
+                  <div className={styles.volumeSlider}>
+                    <label>Release: {noiseGateReleaseRaw} ms</label>
+                    <p>How quickly the gate closes after hold expires.</p>
                     <Slider
-                      label="VAD hold time"
-                      value={vadHoldRaw}
-                      onValueChange={setVadHoldRaw}
-                      onValueCommit={setVadHold}
-                      min={0}
-                      max={2000}
-                      step={50}
-
+                      label="Noise gate release"
+                      value={noiseGateReleaseRaw}
+                      onValueChange={setNoiseGateReleaseRaw}
+                      onValueCommit={setNoiseGateRelease}
+                      min={10}
+                      max={500}
+                      step={10}
+                      tooltip={false}
                     />
                   </div>
                   <div className={styles.restoreDefaults}>
-                    <Button
-                      kind="secondary"
-                      size="sm"
-                      onClick={(): void => {
-                        const defOpen = vadAdvancedOpenThresholdSetting.defaultValue;
-                        const defClose = vadAdvancedCloseThresholdSetting.defaultValue;
-                        const defHold = vadHoldTimeSetting.defaultValue;
-                        setVadAdvOpen(defOpen); setVadAdvOpenRaw(defOpen);
-                        setVadAdvClose(defClose); setVadAdvCloseRaw(defClose);
-                        setVadHold(defHold); setVadHoldRaw(defHold);
-                        setVadModeValue("standard");
-                      }}
-                    >
+                    <Button kind="secondary" size="sm" onClick={resetGateDefaults}>
                       Restore defaults
                     </Button>
                   </div>
                 </>
               )}
+            </div>
+          </>
+        )}
+        </div>
+        <div className={styles.noiseGateSection}>
+          <Heading
+            type="body"
+            weight="semibold"
+            size="sm"
+            as="h4"
+            className={styles.noiseGateHeading}
+          >
+            Voice Activity Detection
+          </Heading>
+          <Separator className={styles.noiseGateSeparator} />
+          <FieldRow>
+            <InputField
+              id="vadEnabled"
+              type="checkbox"
+              label="Enable voice activity detection"
+              description="Uses TEN-VAD to mute audio when no speech is detected (~10 ms latency)."
+              checked={vadActive}
+              onChange={(e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>): void =>
+                setVadActive(e.target.checked)
+              }
+            />
+          </FieldRow>
+          {vadActive && (
+            <>
+              <Form style={{ marginTop: "-16px" }}>
+                <InlineField
+                  name={vadModeRadioGroup}
+                  control={
+                    <RadioControl
+                      checked={vadModeValue === "standard"}
+                      value="standard"
+                      onChange={(): void => setVadModeValue("standard")}
+                    />
+                  }
+                >
+                  <Label>Standard</Label>
+                  <HelpMessage>256 samples / 16 ms — comfortable feel.</HelpMessage>
+                </InlineField>
+                <InlineField
+                  name={vadModeRadioGroup}
+                  control={
+                    <RadioControl
+                      checked={vadModeValue === "aggressive"}
+                      value="aggressive"
+                      onChange={(): void => setVadModeValue("aggressive")}
+                    />
+                  }
+                >
+                  <Label>Aggressive</Label>
+                  <HelpMessage>160 samples / 10 ms — lowest possible latency.</HelpMessage>
+                </InlineField>
+              </Form>
+              <div style={{ marginTop: "16px" }} className={`${styles.volumeSlider} ${styles.thresholdSlider}`}>
+                <span className={styles.sliderLabel}>Open threshold: {Math.round(vadPositiveThresholdRaw * 100)}%</span>
+                <p>How confident the model must be before opening the gate.</p>
+                <Slider
+                  label="VAD open threshold"
+                  value={vadPositiveThresholdRaw}
+                  onValueChange={setVadPositiveThresholdRaw}
+                  onValueCommit={setVadPositiveThreshold}
+                  min={0.1}
+                  max={0.9}
+                  step={0.05}
+                  tooltip={false}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.volumeSlider}>
+                <span className={styles.sliderLabel}>Close threshold: {Math.round(vadNegativeThresholdRaw * 100)}%</span>
+                <p>How low the probability must drop before closing the gate.</p>
+                <Slider
+                  label="VAD close threshold"
+                  value={vadNegativeThresholdRaw}
+                  onValueChange={setVadNegativeThresholdRaw}
+                  onValueCommit={setVadNegativeThreshold}
+                  min={0.05}
+                  max={0.7}
+                  step={0.05}
+                  tooltip={false}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.restoreDefaults}>
+                <Button
+                  kind="secondary"
+                  size="sm"
+                  onClick={(): void => {
+                    const pos = vadPositiveThresholdSetting.defaultValue;
+                    const neg = vadNegativeThresholdSetting.defaultValue;
+                    setVadPositiveThreshold(pos); setVadPositiveThresholdRaw(pos);
+                    setVadNegativeThreshold(neg); setVadNegativeThresholdRaw(neg);
+                  }}
+                >
+                  Restore defaults
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div className={styles.noiseGateSection}>
+          <Heading
+            type="body"
+            weight="semibold"
+            size="sm"
+            as="h4"
+            className={styles.noiseGateHeading}
+          >
+            Transient Suppressor
+          </Heading>
+          <Separator className={styles.noiseGateSeparator} />
+          <FieldRow>
+            <InputField
+              id="transientEnabled"
+              type="checkbox"
+              label="Enable transient suppressor"
+              description="Cut sudden loud impacts like desk hits or mic bumps."
+              checked={transientEnabled}
+              onChange={(e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>): void =>
+                setTransientEnabled(e.target.checked)
+              }
+            />
+          </FieldRow>
+          {transientEnabled && (
+            <>
+              <div className={`${styles.volumeSlider} ${styles.thresholdSlider}`}>
+                <span className={styles.sliderLabel}>Sensitivity: {transientThresholdRaw} dB above background</span>
+                <p>Lower values catch more impacts; higher values only catch the loudest ones.</p>
+                <Slider
+                  label="Transient threshold"
+                  value={transientThresholdRaw}
+                  onValueChange={setTransientThresholdRaw}
+                  onValueCommit={setTransientThreshold}
+                  min={8}
+                  max={30}
+                  step={1}
+                  tooltip={false}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.volumeSlider}>
+                <span className={styles.sliderLabel}>Release: {transientReleaseRaw} ms</span>
+                <p>How quickly audio returns after suppression.</p>
+                <Slider
+                  label="Transient release"
+                  value={transientReleaseRaw}
+                  onValueChange={setTransientReleaseRaw}
+                  onValueCommit={setTransientRelease}
+                  min={20}
+                  max={200}
+                  step={10}
+                  tooltip={false}
+                />
+              </div>
+              <div className={styles.restoreDefaults}>
+                <Button kind="secondary" size="sm" onClick={resetTransientDefaults}>
+                  Restore defaults
+                </Button>
+              </div>
             </>
           )}
         </div>

src/settings/settings.ts

@@ -129,16 +129,44 @@ export const alwaysShowIphoneEarpiece = new Setting<boolean>(
   false,
 );
 
+export const noiseGateEnabled = new Setting<boolean>(
+  "noise-gate-enabled",
+  false,
+);
+// Threshold in dBFS — gate opens above this, closes below it
+export const noiseGateThreshold = new Setting<number>(
+  "noise-gate-threshold",
+  -60,
+);
+// Time in ms for the gate to fully open after signal exceeds threshold
+export const noiseGateAttack = new Setting<number>("noise-gate-attack", 25);
+// Time in ms the gate stays open after signal drops below threshold
+export const noiseGateHold = new Setting<number>("noise-gate-hold", 200);
+// Time in ms for the gate to fully close after hold expires
+export const noiseGateRelease = new Setting<number>("noise-gate-release", 150);
+
 export const vadEnabled = new Setting<boolean>("vad-enabled", false);
-// Simple mode: single sensitivity slider (open threshold); close = open - 0.1
-export const vadPositiveThreshold = new Setting<number>("vad-positive-threshold", 0.7);
-// standard: 5ms/20ms  aggressive: 1ms/5ms  loose: 12ms/32ms
-export const vadMode = new Setting<"standard" | "aggressive" | "loose">("vad-mode", "standard");
-// Advanced settings (override simple mode when enabled)
-export const vadAdvancedEnabled = new Setting<boolean>("vad-advanced-enabled", false);
-export const vadAdvancedOpenThreshold = new Setting<number>("vad-advanced-open-threshold", 0.7);
-export const vadAdvancedCloseThreshold = new Setting<number>("vad-advanced-close-threshold", 0.6);
-export const vadHoldTime = new Setting<number>("vad-hold-time", 300);
+// Probability above which the VAD opens the gate (0–1)
+export const vadPositiveThreshold = new Setting<number>("vad-positive-threshold", 0.2);
+// Probability below which the VAD closes the gate (0–1)
+export const vadNegativeThreshold = new Setting<number>("vad-negative-threshold", 0.1);
+// standard: 5 ms open / 20 ms close ramp  aggressive: 1 ms open / 5 ms close ramp
+export const vadMode = new Setting<"standard" | "aggressive">("vad-mode", "standard");
+
+export const transientSuppressorEnabled = new Setting<boolean>(
+  "transient-suppressor-enabled",
+  false,
+);
+// How many dB above the background RMS a peak must be to trigger suppression
+export const transientThreshold = new Setting<number>(
+  "transient-suppressor-threshold",
+  15,
+);
+// Time in ms for suppression to fade after transient ends
+export const transientRelease = new Setting<number>(
+  "transient-suppressor-release",
+  80,
+);
 
 export enum MatrixRTCMode {
   Legacy = "legacy",

src/state/CallViewModel/localMember/Publisher.ts

@@ -33,18 +33,23 @@ import {
 } from "../../../livekit/TrackProcessorContext.tsx";
 import { getUrlParams } from "../../../UrlParams.ts";
 import {
+  noiseGateEnabled,
+  noiseGateThreshold,
+  noiseGateAttack,
+  noiseGateHold,
+  noiseGateRelease,
+  transientSuppressorEnabled,
+  transientThreshold,
+  transientRelease,
   vadEnabled,
   vadPositiveThreshold,
+  vadNegativeThreshold,
   vadMode,
-  vadAdvancedEnabled,
-  vadAdvancedOpenThreshold,
-  vadAdvancedCloseThreshold,
-  vadHoldTime,
 } from "../../../settings/settings.ts";
 import {
-  type TenVadParams,
-  TenVadTransformer,
-} from "../../../livekit/TenVadTransformer.ts";
+  type NoiseGateParams,
+  NoiseGateTransformer,
+} from "../../../livekit/NoiseGateTransformer.ts";
 import { observeTrackReference$ } from "../../observeTrackReference";
 import { type Connection } from "../remoteMembers/Connection.ts";
 import { ObservableScope } from "../../ObservableScope.ts";
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ export class Publisher {
     // Setup track processor syncing (blur)
     this.observeTrackProcessors(this.scope, room, trackerProcessorState$);
     // Setup noise gate on the local microphone track
-    this.applyTenVad(this.scope, room);
+    this.applyNoiseGate(this.scope, room);
     // Observe media device changes and update LiveKit active devices accordingly
     this.observeMediaDevices(this.scope, devices, controlledAudioDevices);
 
@@ -417,7 +422,7 @@ export class Publisher {
     });
   }
 
-  private applyTenVad(scope: ObservableScope, room: LivekitRoom): void {
+  private applyNoiseGate(scope: ObservableScope, room: LivekitRoom): void {
     // Observe the local microphone track
     const audioTrack$ = scope.behavior(
       observeTrackReference$(
@@ -432,55 +437,49 @@ export class Publisher {
       null,
     );
 
-    let transformer: TenVadTransformer | null = null;
+    let transformer: NoiseGateTransformer | null = null;
     let audioCtx: AudioContext | null = null;
 
-    const currentParams = (): TenVadParams => {
-      const isAdvanced = vadAdvancedEnabled.getValue();
-      if (isAdvanced) {
-        return {
-          vadEnabled: vadEnabled.getValue(),
-          vadPositiveThreshold: vadAdvancedOpenThreshold.getValue(),
-          vadNegativeThreshold: vadAdvancedCloseThreshold.getValue(),
-          vadMode: vadMode.getValue(),
-          holdMs: vadHoldTime.getValue(),
-        };
-      }
-      const openT = vadPositiveThreshold.getValue();
-      return {
-        vadEnabled: vadEnabled.getValue(),
-        vadPositiveThreshold: openT,
-        vadNegativeThreshold: Math.max(0, openT - 0.1),
-        vadMode: "standard",
-        holdMs: 0,
-      };
-    };
+    const currentParams = (): NoiseGateParams => ({
+      noiseGateActive: noiseGateEnabled.getValue(),
+      threshold: noiseGateThreshold.getValue(),
+      attackMs: noiseGateAttack.getValue(),
+      holdMs: noiseGateHold.getValue(),
+      releaseMs: noiseGateRelease.getValue(),
+      transientEnabled: transientSuppressorEnabled.getValue(),
+      transientThresholdDb: transientThreshold.getValue(),
+      transientReleaseMs: transientRelease.getValue(),
+      vadEnabled: vadEnabled.getValue(),
+      vadPositiveThreshold: vadPositiveThreshold.getValue(),
+      vadNegativeThreshold: vadNegativeThreshold.getValue(),
+      vadAggressive: vadMode.getValue() === "aggressive",
+    });
 
-    // Attach / detach processor when VAD is toggled or the track changes.
-    combineLatest([audioTrack$, vadEnabled.value$])
+    // Attach / detach processor when any processing feature changes or the track changes.
+    combineLatest([audioTrack$, noiseGateEnabled.value$, vadEnabled.value$, transientSuppressorEnabled.value$])
       .pipe(scope.bind())
-      .subscribe(([audioTrack, vadActive]) => {
+      .subscribe(([audioTrack, ngEnabled, vadActive, transientActive]) => {
         if (!audioTrack) return;
-        const shouldAttach = vadActive;
+        const shouldAttach = ngEnabled || vadActive || transientActive;
         if (shouldAttach && !audioTrack.getProcessor()) {
           const params = currentParams();
-          this.logger.info("[TenVad] attaching processor, params:", params);
-          transformer = new TenVadTransformer(params);
+          this.logger.info("[NoiseGate] attaching processor, params:", params);
+          transformer = new NoiseGateTransformer(params);
           audioCtx = new AudioContext();
-          this.logger.info("[TenVad] AudioContext state before resume:", audioCtx.state);
+          this.logger.info("[NoiseGate] AudioContext state before resume:", audioCtx.state);
           // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
           (audioTrack as any).setAudioContext(audioCtx);
           audioCtx.resume().then(async () => {
-            this.logger.info("[TenVad] AudioContext state after resume:", audioCtx?.state);
+            this.logger.info("[NoiseGate] AudioContext state after resume:", audioCtx?.state);
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
             return audioTrack.setProcessor(transformer as any);
           }).then(() => {
-            this.logger.info("[TenVad] setProcessor resolved");
+            this.logger.info("[NoiseGate] setProcessor resolved");
           }).catch((e: unknown) => {
-            this.logger.error("[TenVad] setProcessor failed", e);
+            this.logger.error("[NoiseGate] setProcessor failed", e);
           });
         } else if (!shouldAttach && audioTrack.getProcessor()) {
-          this.logger.info("[TenVad] removing processor");
+          this.logger.info("[NoiseGate] removing processor");
           void audioTrack.stopProcessor();
           void audioCtx?.close();
           audioCtx = null;
@@ -488,29 +487,46 @@ export class Publisher {
           // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
           (audioTrack as any).setAudioContext(undefined);
         } else if (shouldAttach && audioTrack.getProcessor()) {
-          // Processor already attached — push updated params (e.g. vadActive toggled)
+          // Processor already attached — push updated params (e.g. noiseGateActive toggled)
           transformer?.updateParams(currentParams());
         } else {
           this.logger.info(
-            "[TenVad] tick — vadActive:", vadActive,
+            "[NoiseGate] tick — ngEnabled:", ngEnabled,
+            "vadActive:", vadActive,
             "hasProcessor:", !!audioTrack.getProcessor(),
           );
         }
       });
 
-    // Push VAD param changes to the live worklet.
+    // Push all param changes (noise gate + VAD) to the live worklet.
     combineLatest([
+      noiseGateEnabled.value$,
+      noiseGateThreshold.value$,
+      noiseGateAttack.value$,
+      noiseGateHold.value$,
+      noiseGateRelease.value$,
+      transientSuppressorEnabled.value$,
+      transientThreshold.value$,
+      transientRelease.value$,
       vadEnabled.value$,
       vadPositiveThreshold.value$,
+      vadNegativeThreshold.value$,
       vadMode.value$,
-      vadAdvancedEnabled.value$,
-      vadAdvancedOpenThreshold.value$,
-      vadAdvancedCloseThreshold.value$,
-      vadHoldTime.value$,
     ])
       .pipe(scope.bind())
-      .subscribe(() => {
-        transformer?.updateParams(currentParams());
+      .subscribe(([
+        noiseGateActive, threshold, attackMs, holdMs, releaseMs,
+        transientEnabled, transientThresholdDb, transientReleaseMs,
+        vadActive, vadPos, vadNeg, vadModeValue,
+      ]) => {
+        transformer?.updateParams({
+          noiseGateActive, threshold, attackMs, holdMs, releaseMs,
+          transientEnabled, transientThresholdDb, transientReleaseMs,
+          vadEnabled: vadActive,
+          vadPositiveThreshold: vadPos,
+          vadNegativeThreshold: vadNeg,
+          vadAggressive: vadModeValue === "aggressive",
+        });
       });
   }
 
@@ -530,4 +546,5 @@ export class Publisher {
     );
     trackProcessorSync(scope, track$, trackerProcessorState$);
   }
+
 }

vite.config.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 
 import {
   loadEnv,
-  PluginOption,
   searchForWorkspaceRoot,
   type ConfigEnv,
   type UserConfig,
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ export default ({
   // In future we might be able to do what is needed via code splitting at
   // build time.
   process.env.VITE_PACKAGE = packageType ?? "full";
-  const plugins: PluginOption[] = [
+
+  const plugins = [
     react(),
     svgrPlugin({
       svgrOptions: {