How to Stop Microphone Blue Yeti Keyboard Noise Picking

“My Blue Yeti microphone is constantly picking up the keyboard noise while recording. What should I do to stop this?”

Well, this is a very common question from any blogger or video maker, or YouTuber. If you are any of them, I am quite sure you are also struggling with this issue of Blue Yeti keyboard noise very badly.

How to reduce blue yeti keyboard noise. Reposition your keyboard and microphone. Set the exact angle of the mic. Keep distance between the mouth and the mic around 4 to 10 inches. Record your audio in a silent place. Use O-rings silicone caps and avoid noisy keyboards. For microphone blue yeti push to talk is the better option. 

I am here to solve this problem in some effective ways. Following these tips will help you to make noise-free streaming or recording.

Let’s explore what needs to be done.  

Blue Yeti keyboard noise! How to reduce it

Blue Yeti mic is one of the best microphones to do such things as recording, voiceover, streaming, etc. This is the number one USB microphone in the professional field.

It gives a high-quality sound for any project from podcasting to video recording. Blue Yeti microphone can pick up every flow in a voice and capture tone nicely.

For this reason, bloggers or YouTubers are having problems. Their recording comes with background noise.

So, here are some ways to get rid of this.

# Fix the pattern.

Blue Yeti has different patterns to set the direction of picking sound. There are four patterns, such as cardioid, stereo, omnidirectional and bidirectional.

Cardioid mode is for podcasting, streaming, voice-over, music recording. Only the front direction.

Stereo mode is ideal for a wide range of music videos. Capture sound from the front direction along with two sides.

Omnidirectional is capturing sound from all sides and best for live performance.

Bidirectional mode is best for duet recording as it captures sound from the front and rear sides.

So, for avoiding Blue Yeti mechanical keyboard noise, the cardioid pattern is the obvious mode for recording. It will help you to avoid external noise. Cardioid patterns pick up the sound directly from the front side and partly eliminate the sound from the sides and fully reject the backside noise.

How To Fix Blue Yeti Keyboard Noise! 

# Get the right angle

Blue Yeti is a side-address microphone, so you do need to speak on the correct angle of the mic. Other usual front address microphones capture the sound through the top portion of the mic. So, the microphones are usually placed towards the speaker or singer.

If you set the Blue Yeti mic as a front address microphone then what will be the consequence? The sound receiver portion is pointing at the keyboard since this mic is a side-address mic.

Keep your microphone’s angle 30 degrees to 45 degrees from vertical. So. the side portion is towards your mouth and the mic gets distant from your Blue Yeti mechanical keyboard.

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# Put the keyboard in right position

Already you know that if you choose the cardioid pattern then it will reject the rear sound. It means that you have to be in front of the mic and keyboard placing should be on the rear side of the microphone.

You can set up the keyboard on the side of the mic but ensure the fact that the mic is pointing at you.

# Measure the distance between mouth and microphone

This is very important to set the correct distance between the mic and your mouth. Otherwise, external sounds might overlap your voice.

The perfect distance is 4 to 10 inches between mouth and microphone. Or, closer will be much better but not more than 12 inches for sure. This close setup allows your voice to be louder than other noticeable sounds.

# Lower the Blue Yeti’s gain

Adjusting the gain level allows the sound input into the mic and makes the microphone’s signal balanced with other audio elements.

Turn on the gain knob from the back of the mic and monitor the sound through your headphone. Decrease the gain level to 50 percent or, until your voice is clear. The outcome will be smooth without other sounds interfering.

# Use sound absorbing foam

If your microphone and keyboard or mouse are on the same surface then you should use a noise-absorbing mat under them. It will absorb the tapping sound while recording.

# Use arm stand

A suspension boom mic arm stand may help you to reduce the amount of extra noise at Blue Yeti mic from the mechanical keyboard. IT helps,

• To move the mic easily here and there.
• To place the microphone much closer to the mouth.
• Adding a shock mount with the arm isolates   any sound from the keyboard or desk.

# Replace your keyboard

This is a better option to use a soundless keyboard than a mechanical keyboard. Picking a sound with a Blue Yeti mechanical keyboard is very responsible. Although gamers have mechanical keyboards for streaming live or recording is not suitable.

While recording, use a silent keyboard or use O-rings under the keycaps. It will help you to record less noisy audio or video.

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# Push to talk feature

Set a key from the keyboard to record while you are starting to talk with your Blue Yeti microphone. You can call it the Blue Yeti push to talk feature. After assigning a key for this feature whenever you are typing the mic would be off. When you will start to talk then press the key and your mic will be ready for capturing the voice.

# Quiet place is better

Whatever cautions you take to reduce the noise of the record from the microphone Blue Yeti keyboard noise, all you need to have a quiet place. Where sounds are reflected, the outcome of the audio will not be very smooth. So, find a silent and echoless room and do the recording there.

Above all steps are for getting a video or podcast with a better audio output. Not only the Blue Yeti mechanical keyboard but also arranging those issues like quiet set up, right mode, exact mic position, using Blue Yeti push to talk option all are responsible to get the noise-free recording.

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I hope by following these you will get the solutions to the “Blue Yeti keyboard noise” issue. Let’s start your record and enjoy!

Nazmul

I am a regular user of computer keyboards. For using keyboard face different kinds of problems and also solve it very easily. I love sharing knowledge about keyboards.