HOW NOISE CANCELLING WORKS
From the cockpits of airliners to something you wear on your daily commute, noise-cancelling technology has revolutionised how we work, listen and play
WORDS MARK SMITH
Active noise cancelling helps stop ambient noise from ruining the listening experience
I sthere anything worse than trying to listen to your favourite tunes or watch a YouTube video and you can’t hear properly even with your headphones on? You’re getting to your favourite part and suddenly the dog barks, a car drives by outside or even worse – someone turns their own music up. Or what about when you’re out and about jogging, on the bus to school or work and all you can hear is traffic? Noise-cancelling headphones are the solution. They reduce what’s called ambient sound – background noise that can drown out what you’re listening to – by using something called active noise cancellation (ANC).