[David Liao]

Dear Sandy,

Thank you for our separate communications. So happy we were able to take care of your questions. I’m writing a summary for other musicians who might have similar questions.

When using wired Apple EarPods on the remote musician’s older Mac, “Built-in Microphone” and “Built-in Output” are correct selections under “Devices” (where on newer Macs, the corresponding correct selections would be “External Microphone” and “External Headphones”).

We improved latency by turning off microphone-noise reduction. On older Macs, go to System Settings > Sound > Input and, with the External Microphone selected, uncheck Use ambient noise reduction. For Macs from 2018 and later, set the Mic Mode for FarPlay to Standard (not Voice Isolation). The Mic Mode is found by clicking the orange microphone icon, green camera icon, purple screen-sharing icon, or control center icon in the menubar at the top of the screen. See our QuickStart guide for more on Mic Modes. We also reduced latency by nudging the latency slider to the left (1-minute tutorial).

Happy you two are able to play and sing together.

Thank you,
David Liao