MacBook: Noise from microphone recordings - what to do?
This practical tip shows you how to reduce the ambient noise during microphone recordings on your MacBook under Mac OS X.
Microphone recordings with the MacBook: reduce noise
If you use the Mac's internal microphone, reduce the ambient noise with the next steps.
- Open System Preferences and go to the "Sound" menu.
- In the "Input" tab you will find the "Reduce ambient noise" option.
- Check the setting just mentioned.
MacBook: Recording with external micro without noise
Make sure you place the MacBook on a flat surface. This guarantees that the fan can work well and quietly.
- Another article explains what you can do if the fan in the MacBook is very loud. It can also help to clean the fan. You can see how this works in our video.
- If the previous tips do not help you further, to reduce the microphone noise, an external microphone is suitable. What you should look out for when connecting an external recording device to your Mac can be found in another practical tip.
The instructions describe a solution under Mac OS X 10.10.2 on a MacBook Air. Another article presents clip-on microphones in comparison.