Bit late posting this.
Listened to a few of this years BBC proms broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall without an audience.
I was surprised at the level of background noise heard in the broadcasts.
Although I have heard similar before I guess I assumed the background noise was mostly from the audience (breathing, coughing, shuffling in seats).
Anyone else noticed?
Listened to a few of this years BBC proms broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall without an audience.
I was surprised at the level of background noise heard in the broadcasts.
Although I have heard similar before I guess I assumed the background noise was mostly from the audience (breathing, coughing, shuffling in seats).
Anyone else noticed?
Bodies in the seats absorb sound and don't reflect it well. An empty hall has different acoustics.
I was a touring sound man back when, and the sound at sound check was not the same as with a full house. For that matter, in a dance club, even first set and third set can sound different as the air fills with humidity and tobacco smoke.
I was a touring sound man back when, and the sound at sound check was not the same as with a full house. For that matter, in a dance club, even first set and third set can sound different as the air fills with humidity and tobacco smoke.
I hadn't noticed it, but the Albert hall has an odd acoustic even with the mushrooms due to being the daftest shape possible for a concert hall! Some great concerts this year, even with the limitations.