Locate the βbβ button on the left earcup of your Beats Solo 3 headphones. This button is usually located on the side or bottom of the earcup. Press and hold the βbβ button for a few seconds. You will hear an audible tone indicating that the noise cancelling mode has been activated.
Once I switch to the headphones mic, everything seems fine. If I then open System Preferences -> Sound the sound quality lowers to an unacceptable level. If I quit the preferences pane, everything works again as expected. The same thing happens with Skype or any other software which uses the microphone. My Beats are updated to the latest version.
No, the Beats Solo3 Wireless does not have active noise canceling (ANC). If youβre after noise canceling headphones there are plenty of other options to choose from that are superb. You can go with the Sony WH-1000XM5 or XM4 if you want top-of-the-line ANC or even the IPX4-rated Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700 which are surprisingly good1Kc8Hr.