Noise in Microphone Port on MacBook M2 Pro

I get extreme noise behind voice when recording using an external microphone plugged into the microphone port, no matter the application (Quicktime, Adbobe Premiere, Zoom), with any external microphone. I have tested with 3 different external microphones. The noise does not occur when I use the internal MacBook microphone, but then I can't filter out background noise.

MacBook Pro 14″

Posted on Feb 11, 2024 9:44 AM

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