A method of reducing an effect of ambient noise within an auditory prosthesis system, the method comprising: dividing, by a sound processing subsystem, an audio signal presented to an auditory prosthesis patient into a plurality of analysis channels each containing a frequency domain signal representative of a distinct frequency portion of the audio signal; determining, by the sound processing subsystem, a noise reduction gain parameter for each of the frequency domain signals; applying, by the sound processing subsystem, noise reduction to the frequency domain signals in accordance with the determined noise reduction gain parameters to generate a noise reduced frequency domain signal corresponding to each of the analysis channels; and generating, by the sound processing subsystem, one or more stimulation parameters based on the noise reduced frequency domain signals and in accordance with at least one of a current steering stimulation strategy and an N-of-M stimulation strategy, wherein the determining of the noise reduction gain parameter for each of the frequency domain signals comprises: determining a signal-to-noise ratio for each of the frequency domain signals; and basing the noise reduction gain parameter for each of the frequency domain signals on one of the determined signal-to-noise ratios; wherein, if a signal-to-noise ratio of a frequency domain signal included within the frequency domain signals is greater than a predetermined maximum threshold, a value of one is assigned to a noise reduction gain parameter corresponding to the frequency domain signal, wherein, if a signal-to-noise ratio of a frequency domain signal included within the frequency domain signals is less than a predetermined minimum threshold, a value of zero is assigned to a noise reduction gain parameter corresponding to the frequency domain signal, wherein values between zero and one are assigned to frequency domain signals having signal-to-noise ratios between the predetermined minimum and maximum thresholds, and wherein for each analysis channel the noise reduction gain parameter is applied to the frequency domain signal by a multiplication block for generating the noise reduced frequency domain signal. dividing, by a sound processing subsystem, an audio signal presented to an auditory prosthesis patient into a plurality of analysis channels each containing a frequency domain signal representative of a distinct frequency portion of the audio signal; determining, by the sound processing subsystem, a noise reduction gain parameter for each of the frequency domain signals; applying, by the sound processing subsystem, noise reduction to the frequency domain signals in accordance with the determined noise reduction gain parameters to generate a noise reduced frequency domain signal corresponding to each of the analysis channels; and generating, by the sound processing subsystem, one or more stimulation parameters based on the noise reduced frequency domain signals and in accordance with at least one of a current steering stimulation strategy and an N-of-M stimulation strategy, wherein the determining of the noise reduction gain parameter for each of the frequency domain signals comprises: determining a signal-to-noise ratio for each of the frequency domain signals; and basing the noise reduction gain parameter for each of the frequency domain signals on one of the determined signal-to-noise ratios; determining a signal-to-noise ratio for each of the frequency domain signals; and basing the noise reduction gain parameter for each of the frequency domain signals on one of the determined signal-to-noise ratios; wherein, if a signal-to-noise ratio of a frequency domain signal included within the frequency domain signals is greater than a predetermined maximum threshold, a value of one is assigned to a noise reduction gain parameter corresponding to the frequency domain signal, wherein, if a signal-to-noise ratio of a frequency domain signal included within the frequency domain signals is less than a predetermined minimum threshold, a value of zero is assigned to a noise reduction gain parameter corresponding to the frequency domain signal, wherein values between zero and one are assigned to frequency domain signals having signal-to-noise ratios between the predetermined minimum and maximum thresholds, and wherein for each analysis channel the noise reduction gain parameter is applied to the frequency domain signal by a multiplication block for generating the noise reduced frequency domain signal.