Opus Codec Tuning for AI Voice Agents: 2026 Production Defaults That Actually Help
Most teams ship Opus at WebRTC defaults. AI voice agents need different defaults — tighter jitter buffers, FEC on, DTX off, and a bitrate that respects STT.
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Most teams ship Opus at WebRTC defaults. AI voice agents need different defaults — tighter jitter buffers, FEC on, DTX off, and a bitrate that respects STT.
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