KlzXS t1_j2e2mii wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:03 PM Reply to comment by ho-tron in Eli5 How exactly does Noise cancellation work? That too in such small airbuds by Professional-Ad3441 For it to be effective the waves need to line up and be in sync. You can't know where a sound is coming from, but you do know where it goes. Right into the ear. So you cancel it there. Permalink Parent 2
KlzXS t1_j2e2mii wrote
Reply to comment by ho-tron in Eli5 How exactly does Noise cancellation work? That too in such small airbuds by Professional-Ad3441
For it to be effective the waves need to line up and be in sync. You can't know where a sound is coming from, but you do know where it goes. Right into the ear. So you cancel it there.