A method for reducing keyboard noise in conferencing equipment which includes a microphone and a keyboard, the method including: providing, at a noise reduction apparatus, an audio signal originating from the microphone； detecting, at the noise reduction apparatus, an operation of the keyboard； providing, at the noise reduction apparatus, a pre-stored estimate of a keyboard audio noise resulting from the operation of the keyboard upon detection of the operation of the keyboard； and calculating, at the noise reduction apparatus, a noise reduced output signal based on the estimate of the keyboard audio noise and the audio signal.
