Feature Request: Highlight Human Voice in Audio Waveform

Hi Adobe team,

I’d love to see a feature in Premiere Pro (and Audition) that visually highlights where human voices occur in the audio waveform.

Currently, the waveform only displays audio peaks, and with some experience you can often guess where voices are. But in many cases—especially with background noise, music, or very dynamic recordings—it’s difficult to distinguish voices from other sounds.

The benefit:
If the waveform could highlight sections that contain human voice (for example, by applying a lighter tint or a secondary color), it would save a huge amount of time when skimming through long takes. This would be particularly useful for documentary workflows or interview-based projects where dialogue may appear sporadically. Instead of listening through everything, you could quickly jump to the regions that actually contain speech.

How it could work:
External tools like Lalal.ai already separate vocals from background audio with impressive accuracy. A simplified version of this could be integrated into Premiere when generating audio waveforms for imported clips. The detected “voice” areas would simply be displayed in a different color on the waveform, without altering the audio itself.

This would make navigating and editing much faster, especially in projects with hours of unscripted material.

Thanks for considering this!

Alex