However, sometimes you have to clean up less-than-optimal audio recordings and remove breathing from audio files after the fact. And there are some good ways to keep your mic from picking up breathing sounds. The best way to eliminate breathing sounds in the audio mix is to prevent them from being recorded in the first place. Some minimal breathing sounds are natural but loud, heavy breathing is not good. Noticeable breathing noises are a distraction that should be removed if they are prominent in the mix. The good news is if your mic is picking up breathing sounds, it’s actually pretty easy to remove breathing from audio.

Unless you are making a sexy video, you probably don’t want any heavy breathing sounds in your voiceover recordings.