background noise
noun
: undesired sound that is heard in a radio broadcast, a tape recording, etc.
The recording had a lot of background noise.
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While filming indoors, air conditioners had to be turned off while cameras were rolling in order to eliminate background noise.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Audio Eraser is an editing tool to cut out background noise in videos post-capture, canceling out the sound of a crowd's chatter or an ambulance's siren.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
The noise-rejecting microphones also filter out background noise for clearer phone calls.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
My voice becomes harder to comprehend when the buds have to cancel out background noise.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Esther Kang, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Audio Eraser is an editing tool to cut out background noise in videos post-capture, canceling out the sound of a crowd's chatter or an ambulance's siren.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
The noise-rejecting microphones also filter out background noise for clearer phone calls.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
My voice becomes harder to comprehend when the buds have to cancel out background noise.
—PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Background noise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/background%20noise. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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