get rid of unnecessary background noise with laptop mic

[Forge.]

Just the nature of the internet soapbox. It’s like that “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans “ - 90% of internet comments probably start with looking for something else, then seeing something you have an opinion on that you want to share with the world and enrich your and everyone else’s lives with great and wise contributions.

[DorianGrey]

how about its cool that people add answers even 15 years later to querstions cause so people who are looking for answers - like me - get more options how to treat a problem.. myy problem is noise from the crowd like chatting at a concert, cause the crowd was between the band and the mic (very clever, great live feeling;) i read EQ8 and gate are the best way to get rid of certain frequences?

[Angstrom]

Izotope RX would be a good tool to try.
I dont own it but I know many people use it for that purpose and have run my audio through their copy.

[elmount]

There's a pretty good preset on Multiband Dynamics called Reduce Ambience. I often use it on my vocals, with Dry/Wet on like 10-20%.

[jlgrimes]

im recording one shots of random percussion in my house but with using my internal microphone. i can heear unwanted white noise or whatever it s called in the background. is there a way i can reduce or eliminate this when i record? aside from buying an expensive microphone is there a recording techniquer i could use to record without hearing those unwanted noises? thanks. im using audacity to record if that is to any significane to my problem.

I will say though that audio interfaces have drastically come down in prices since 2011.

A behringer interface can be had for like $30. Haven't recorded with it but many people say its quality is decent (some love them) probably better than built in computer a to d.
For $100 gets you a focusrite scarlett solo which has respectable sound quality.

Mics are cheaper too now. An Audio Technica at2020 is one of my favorite mics (and I own many very expensive mics some costing several grand) and is only $100.

Also a PC with SSD drives should be pretty quiet minus CPU fan noise which is usually pretty quiet if PC isnt too stressed.

With a cardiod mic like the one I recommend above you can point mic to where the noise sources are at the rear of mic which should be a bit quieter than recording with noise sources at the front of mic.

Also it helps to record in a relatively quiet room if possible. Turn off fans, AC if necessary.