Found a way to improve the sound quality of AirPods during a call. Free and fast

I conduct almost all conference calls through AirPods. Sometimes so that others do not listen to the content of the conversation. Or better to hear those with whom he speaks.

If you’ve used AirPods for audio and video calls on your Mac, you’ve already noticed one nasty quirk. The sound quality in the headphones will be frankly mediocre. This applies to the voices of the interlocutors, and any sounds that are played on the Mac. Everything sounds like it’s been skipped through pillow.

There is a solution. Developer bought on GitHub free a Mac program that allows you to quickly restore the original sound quality through any AirPods during negotiations. You will hear the interlocutors better. And they also heard better. Solid pluses.

Why the quality of sound and voice deteriorates during calls through AirPods

The fact is that in such a device, two audio streams are transmitted at once through Bluetooth headphones instead of the usual one: one incoming sound And microphone recording. The BT channel is not rubber, and the possibility of microscopic “plugs” is not unlimited. That’s why live sound quality two.

Everything is logical. But if you call through the Mac directly in front of you, the question arises. For what capture voice from weak AirPods microphones, if you can use microphones in an Apple laptop or monoblock?

In other words, over the past three years, microphones have taken Macs to the next level. For example, the MacBook Pro now has three excellent microphones. The iMac with the M1 chip also has a great microphone. The difference in voice capture quality between them and among the AirPods population is simply colossal. Therefore, I propose not to exchange for compromises.

Improving the sound quality (and your voice) during calls through AirPods

A free utility coded AirPods Sound Quality Fixer is available at Github. Download, move to folder Programs on macOS. Run, use.

AirPods Sound Quality Fixer “sits” in the macOS status bar and waits in the wings. During a call with wireless headphones connected to your Mac, the application microphone – from AirPods to Mac.

In the drop-down menu, if necessary, you can manually switch between the available microphones. The sound source (i.e. AirPods) will not change – you hear different sounds in AirPods.

In the end, you hear the interlocutors super-clearly. And if, for example, you start listening to music during a call on a Mac, it will also be played with quality quality, and not “compressed” as before. Moreover, your voice is better toobecause it will capture great mics in Macs, not their “sad” counterpart in AirPods.

The program works flawlessly, the impression of a conversation in wireless headphones really changes. Already checked in several conversations and different “dialers”, from Telegram before Increase. I recommend.

Thanks for the vodka @Mark.