“Pretty much a done deal” FOX will use fake crowd noise for games without fans

AsylumGuido · 05-14-2020, 07:00 AM

It certainly won't take anything away from the viewing of the game if there isn't going to be any crowd in the stadium to begin with. I have no issue with it. I hope they can mock up "Whistle Man" in the fake crowd. Will it be as good as a real crowd? Of course not. But, to me, it would make it marginally better viewing than a completely empty stadium. I simply see no negative as compared to the alternative.

TheOak · 05-14-2020, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

It certainly won't take anything away from the viewing of the game if there isn't going to be any crowd in the stadium to begin with. I have no issue with it. I hope they can mock up "Whistle Man" in the fake crowd. Will it be as good as a real crowd? Of course not. But, to me, it would make it marginally better viewing than a completely empty stadium. I simply see no negative as compared to the alternative.

Devils advocate... It is a 1/2 measure aimed at product quality but does not address the integrity of the game. Piping crowd noise into my living room does nothing for crowd noise present at a home field game.

If they were to pipe crowd noise into the game to simulate traditional football, would the noise volume be adjusted to match what that field normally sees?

05-14-2020, 07:00 AM	#1
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: “Pretty much a done deal” FOX will use fake crowd noise for games without fans It certainly won't take anything away from the viewing of the game if there isn't going to be any crowd in the stadium to begin with. I have no issue with it. I hope they can mock up "Whistle Man" in the fake crowd. Will it be as good as a real crowd? Of course not. But, to me, it would make it marginally better viewing than a completely empty stadium. I simply see no negative as compared to the alternative. skymike likes this.

05-14-2020, 07:23 AM	#2
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Re: “Pretty much a done deal” FOX will use fake crowd noise for games without fans Originally Posted by AsylumGuido It certainly won't take anything away from the viewing of the game if there isn't going to be any crowd in the stadium to begin with. I have no issue with it. I hope they can mock up "Whistle Man" in the fake crowd. Will it be as good as a real crowd? Of course not. But, to me, it would make it marginally better viewing than a completely empty stadium. I simply see no negative as compared to the alternative. Devils advocate... It is a 1/2 measure aimed at product quality but does not address the integrity of the game. Piping crowd noise into my living room does nothing for crowd noise present at a home field game. If they were to pipe crowd noise into the game to simulate traditional football, would the noise volume be adjusted to match what that field normally sees?