The integration of OpenVINO AI tools with Audacity is garnering mixed feedback from users. While OpenVINO enhances audio processing for noise removal and transcription, many users report that its reliance on Intel hardware severely limits accessibility, leading some to prefer alternative solutions like DeepFilterNet, which provides impressive noise reduction capabilities without vendor lock-in. Users have expressed frustration over the performance of Audacity's native plugins, particularly noise removal features which fail to adequately diminish background sounds. There's also interest in tools that can extract vocals from recordings with music in the background, indicating a desire for advanced AI solutions in audio editing. Overall, users seem to favor open-source alternatives that offer greater flexibility and effectiveness in noise suppression.