background noise

noun

: undesired sound that is heard in a radio broadcast, a tape recording, etc.

The recording had a lot of background noise.

Examples of background noise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The vibrations pair with the background noise or white noise of tire roar, engine sounds, and wind noise to create the perfect circumstances to lull most folks into a peaceful slumber. —Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 May 2024

However, the sensor currently picks up a significant amount of background noise, which Zang says his team plans to address in future work. —IEEE Spectrum, 2 May 2024

Essential Sound provides another very useful capability: auto ducking for ambient sounds, which pulls back background noise during dialog or sound effects. —PCMAG, 1 May 2024

Strong white papers are not just background noise and a page filler on your website. —April Rudin, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

Your boss is a yeller, but by now his barking is just background noise. —Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024

In a test call, my voice sounded clear and the mic did a fine job of mitigating background noise. —PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024

Accuracy can drop if the audio is degraded or contains background noise. —Huo Jingnan, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024

Outdoor acoustic warning systems can transmit audible voice instructions over long distances, even in the presence of loud background noise. —Richard Danforth, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024