24 Macworld • December 2019APPLE AIRPODS PRO
Here’s what you need to know about Apple’s
new high-end AirPods.Do they have active noise-cancelling?
Yes, the big new feature of the AirPods Pro is active
noise cancelling. The earbuds continually adapt
to outside noise using a pair of microphones and
software. An outward-facing microphone detects
external sound to analyse environmental noise.
Then, an equivalent anti-noise wave is calculated
and mixed into the audio going into the user’s ear.
An inward-facing microphone listens toward the
ear, and the AirPods Pro cancels remaining noise
detected by that microphone. Noise cancellation
continuously adapts the sound environment 200
times per second.What’s this about a new design?
Apple’s AirPods Pro look very much like the now-
iconic AirPods, only tweaked. The earbuds nowThe new AirPods Pro features
technology that performs
active noise cancelling