Noise when recording (microphone issue?)

[brachson]

Hello,

I have new 21'5'' iMac. Just tested skype and voice recording quality on my side is horrible - background noise is very bad.

Is it normal or do i have to enable/disable something to make it working properly?

Tnx!

 

[brachson]

OK I know where is that noise coming from: Its coming from inside - hard drive fan. When I close my ear to the microphone I can hear it...is it something normal??

 

[ry4n525]

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It's hard to say because I haven't owned an iMac, in fact I just placed an order for one. On my MacBook Pro I have the same issue as you. The fan noise bleeds into the microphone causing terrible audio quality. Perhaps you could lower your fan speed with a fan controller during skype calls.

 

[brachson]

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