Hi Folks,
I just upgraded to a refurbished 27" iMac and have installed macOS Sierra 10.12.5. In the sound preferences, when choosing the internal microphone for input, there used to be a checkbox for
“Use ambient noise reduction.”. This does not appear on my system. Does anybody have any advice?
Respectfully,
JC
iMac, macOS Sierra (10.12.5), 27" 17,1 3.2Ghz i5
That option will only appear on Macs that do not implement noise cancellation in hardware. Noise reduction software is not required for your iMac17,1 so that option will not appear. That's a good thing.
That option will only appear on Macs that do not implement noise cancellation in hardware. Noise reduction software is not required for your iMac17,1 so that option will not appear. That's a good thing.
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree that it's a good thing that noise reduction is now implemented in the hardware. My macbook mic sounds pretty great actually for recording acoustic guitar because of all the ambient noise it records. my new imac just sounds metallic. if i wanted that sound, i could get a ten year old samsung smartphone.
Not. A. Good. Thing.
It's no longer an option.
Thank you for clearing that up. I have found it challenging to find that level of technical detail on Apple's website or on the web.
Ambient sound reduction not there under Sierra
