MLB Teams Testing Fake Crowd Noise
MLB isn’t just experimenting with fake crowd noise for TV broadcasts, they’re pumping it into the empty stadium.
Mets reporter Tim Healey shared some video from from a Mets intrasquad game, where the sound system played a ‘low murmur’ of a crowd, followed by a cheer when the hitter made contact and a louder cheer when the outfielder made the catch.
New info on the fake crowd noise:
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) July 16, 2020
* Every team is using it
* MLB is giving clubs the sounds (but teams can have their own) & a touchpad device to use it
* There are 75 effects/reactions
* MLB-provided sound is derived from audio recorded for "MLB The Show" at real MLB games https://t.co/Nl501rjSWt
Other teams are experimenting as well – in fact, MLB has provided teams with an ‘approved soundtrack’ of cheers and even a few boos.
The 2020 MLB season is set to begin next week on July 23rd.