Beats Studio Pro Popping Sounds? (How to Silence It Fast!)
We know how concerning the Beats Studio Pro popping sound could be, especially if your headset is quite new or just a few weeks old.
Don’t worry–you’re not alone.
The problem is sometimes caused by the noise control modes, liquid intrusion, or simply due to a product defect that we’ll diagnose and attempt to fix.
Let’s get started and find out whether those weird popping/crackling or windy noises come from.
Beats Studio Pro Popping Sound – 7 Tailored Solution Steps!
Note: If you are using a wireless connection, try forgetting and connecting your headphones through the Bluetooth menu of your source device.
1. Switch Between Noise Control
According to many users, the crackling, popping, or windy noises come from the Noise Control Modes when any of them is enabled.
Well, even though this may not resolve your problem, it’s recommended to test whether that’s true, guiding you into the correct troubleshooting direction.
Beats Studio Pro comes with three distinct noise control modes:
The recommendation here is to test with all three modes to check whether the popping/crackling noises will disappear.
If yes, this shows that the issue comes from the cancellation technology.
2. “Shake” your Beats Studio Pro
This may sound like a completely crazy thing to attempt, but if your Beats Studio Pro has this weird popping, crackling, or windy noise, shaking them up may help.
According to many users, simply shaking the headphones or tapping them against the palm of your hand actually helps.
It’s unclear why such a “physical” approach resolves the problem, even though temporarily, it’s worth a try, but don’t overdo it to prevent damaging the headphones.
Simply, take off the Beats Studio Pro, and first shake them energetically.
If this doesn’t help, hit them against the palm of your hand without too much force, but enough to make them vibrate.
If this actually helped, you are welcome to our community, where nobody knows why this helps!
3. Let your Headphones Dry Up
Have you been using your Beats Studio Pro in the rain?
If yes, then it’s almost certain that the popping, crackling, or windy noise is coming from existing water inside the earcup.
It’s easy for liquids to get through the earcup shafts, reach the actual speaker, and remain there for a long time, which causes the headphones’ weird noises.
The best thing to do here is to cautiously use a hair dryer from a significant distance to prevent melting for around ~3–5 minutes.
Another thing to try is leaving your headphones under direct sunlight (preferably indoors) for 2–3 hours, which will surely evaporate any liquids within them.
4. Change the Connection Method
In some cases, the Beats Studio Pro’s crackling, popping, or windy noise comes from the connection, whether you’re using wired or wireless methods.
Although this is common for wired AUX cables, especially when the 3.5mm connector is defective, go ahead and switch the connection method.
If you’re using a wireless (Bluetooth) connection, switch to a 3.5mm AUX cable.
In turn, if you are using a wired 3.5mm AUX connection, try to pair them wirelessly.
This will help you understand whether the problem comes from your connection method, and if yes, you probably need a new and proven-to-work AUX cable.
You can also try twisting the AUX cable or rotating the 3.5mm port while connected to check if this has any effect on the crackling.
Important: It’s also possible that the AUX input port on your Beats Studio Pro is defective, which causes the crackling/popping sounds.
5. Play Music from a Different Device
The weird noises are sometimes coming from the source device, and your Beats Studio Pro has nothing to do with the problem.
Hence, before continuing further, we strongly recommend trying to connect and play audio from a different unit, such as a smartphone, computer, or even a TV.
We recommend trying both wired and wireless connections just to diagnose the issue further!
Try Playing Different Media!
If you’ve been only testing the output of your Beats Studio Pro using the same playlist across the same music application, you need to change things up.
Try multiple apps such as YouTube, YouTube Music, Spotify, or Apple Music to determine whether the noises appear on all of them.
If yes, then this confirms that the issue is indeed related to your Beats Studio Pro headphones!
6. Factory Reset the Beats Studio Pro
So, if you can’t get rid of the Beats Studio Pro popping sound, the heavy-weight method is to reset them to factory defaults.
This will unpair your Beats Studio Pro from your source device, erase all Beats application settings, and give you a fresh start to check if your problem persists.
Here is how to easily reset your Beats to factory defaults:
When your Beats Studio Pro is factory reset, go ahead and test whether the popping/crackling noises appear through both wireless and wired connections.
7. “Break-In” your Beats Studio Pro
The last thing to try before filing a reclamation and seeking a replacement for your Beats Studio Pro headphones is to try to break in, also known as “burn-in”.
This means playing music at a higher volume at around ~70–75% for a continuous amount of time, for example, ~7–10 hours.
In theory, this should “burn-in” your headphones, resolving potential popping/crackling occurring with brand-new products that haven’t been used.
It’s not confirmed whether headphones burn-in is real, and it remains a long-time debate across the community, but if you don’t know what to try anymore, go ahead and test if this would help.
Note: If you still experience the popping/crackling noises, all odds are showing that the issue is due to a product defect with your headphones, so get in touch with the Beats Support team.
Finn Wheatley, a Master’s graduate in Computer Science from UCL, London, honed his skills at small data science consultancies. There, he helped large corporations enhance their data capabilities by deploying cutting-edge machine learning analytics and resolving technical hurdles.
