How to reduce background noise on mic Windows 10?

What is background noise?

Background noise is also known as ambient noise, technically called as noise pollution or
interference. Any extra sound or being heard other than original sound, when you hear a
recording, is considered to be background noise.
Let's move into the details to learn what causes background noise, how to reduce
background noise on mic windows 10, tips to follow to reduce noise on your mic.
Reasons for background noise
There are many causes of background noise, which are most of the times unavoidable by
simple human actions.
 Nature sounds - like wind, water, rain, etc
 Birds and animals – dogs barking or birds chirping
 Traffic – vehicle horns and running sounds
 Inside the house - alarms, ringing mobile, oven or cooker siren, air conditioner,
blender, motors and other electronic appliances sounds
 People – casual talks, crying babies, playing kids or neighboring house sounds
All these sounds cause noise in your recording, and these sounds cannot be eliminated or
asked to stop. We can't say people to stop their regular activities like household chores or
traveling to the office, for our recording purpose. We need to set our devices in such a place
or change mic settings accordingly so that audio recording won’t pick up these unwanted
sounds.

How to reduce background noise on windows 10 mic

You can record your audio even on a rainy day, without any disturbing noise getting
recorded and spoiling your audio. Let me show you a simple noise reduction technique to be
followed before recording to get a noise-free audio recording.
We are showing you a tested method for noise reduction on the microphone.
Step 1:
Go to start and search for the control panel option and select it. You can even press
Windows + X keys to choose control panel option from Quick Access Menu.

Step 2:
From the control panel screen, select HARDWARE and SOUND option on your Windows 10
system.
Step 3:
On the new window of Hardware and sound screen, choose SOUND option and click it.

Step 4:
You will see a new pop up dialog box. On that find Recording tab on the top and click it. You
will see all the recording devices on your system. Choose the microphone which you are
using to record the audio or video.
Step 5:
On the chosen microphone option, right click on it. It will show a drop-down, choose
properties option from it.
Step 5:
Now you get a now popup dialog box for microphone properties. Choose the Level tab and
click on it. You get the details of microphone sound level. Check whether it is 100 or not. If
not increase it up to 100. This level should always be 100.
In case you want to increase sound, you can move the slider of microphone Boost to
+10.0dB or more.

Step 6:
After step 5, on the same dialog box, select Enhancements tab on the top, after levels tab.
On the screen, tick mark Immediate mode and also Noise suppression and Echo
Cancellation options.
Few window 10 systems may have only single option enhancements section. Tick mark
disables all sound effects option in that.
Step 7:
Finally, click on OK to save all the options and changes. With all the above step you
successfully reduce background noise on Mic Windows 10 system.
Now try recording your audio or video, you will definitely notice less background noise in
Mic during your video.
Hope you understood this simple process to noise reduction on the microphone headset.
Check out simple tricks below to improve noise reduction on your microphone and
experience an outstanding audio recording quality.

Few tips to reduce Microphone Background Noise:

Try to follow these basic microphone noise reduction tips, to have effective voice recording,
without any background noise or reduced noise from the microphone on Windows 10
system.
1. Go for a high-quality Microphone. Make sure to invest your earnings in getting a high
quality or branded Microphone or headset to experience better sound quality. Never
go for the low-quality microphone, always buy background noise cancellation or
noise reduction microphone headset.
 2. Try getting a Pop Filter to get rid of background noise in your Windows 10 Mic. Both
Air Filter and Pop Filter are both highly useful to minimize background noise and
annoying air bursts.
3. Choose an optimal distance by testing your Mic at different lengths from the source,
make sure to maintain less than a foot distance, to get best voice results. Try to
maintain the same distance level for consistent voice results.
4. Try maintaining Reflection Shields to reduce remaining surrounding sounds being
picked up from your Mic while recording.
5. Turn off your fan or AC to eliminate unwanted background noise from your audio or
video recording.
6. Use some enhancement software like Adobe Audition to improve audio quality

Follow these to experience better audio recording

1. Do check for devices near your system causing interference
2. Make sure to switch off your noisy ceiling fans or televisions for better recording
3. Always speak directly into your microphone
4. Be in a closed room, like close your windows and doors before recording, to reduce
surrounding disturbance. Or cover up your windows with heavy curtains and make it
sound proof.
5. Sometimes electromagnetic forces cause interference in main cables. Check them so
that they are not passing through audio wires like headphone wires.
6. Usually, your laptop mic picks most of the unwanted sounds. Same happens with
general purpose mic. So choose a relevant mic for your purpose, to pick up even the
subtle tones.
7. While using headphones, check whether they are fully plugged in or not into the
microphone jack of your computer.
8. Sometimes few electrical sockets produce louder noise than others. So keep testing
different ones.
9. On the laptop, try unplugging the power and keep on battery mode for less
interference.

Noise reduction accessories

There are several online software downloads for editing your audio and video
recordings. Most of them are for free. Download them and edit or eliminate the extra
noise.

 Audacity is one such tool to remove background noise in your audio recording.
Other apps like WavePad, Wavosur, etc. are also good alternatives.
 Mac has GarageBand app on iTunes for sound editing.
 Shock mounts help to reduce background noise due to tremors and vibrations.
Fix one to your mic stand
  Windshields help to minimize unwanted wind interference and as well as your
heavy breathing
 Preamplifiers for mic helps in easy transition between your microphone and
another device.
 Power adaptors for laptop power supply to reduce static noise.

Conclusion:
Finally, I hope that you found a great tip to resolve noise reduction on the microphone
headsets. Go through the steps mentioned above clearly to learn how to reduce
background noise on mic Windows 10. Try implementing these steps on your system to
auscultate best audio quality for your passion videos.
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