The Empty Stadium

Pandemically Speaking

The Premier League games have recently started up and I've watched some minutes of several games this week of soccer being played in empty stadiums while doing some chores around the house. However, there has been plenty of crowd noises including chants, taunts, and songs that seem to reflect the flow of the game.

The crowd sounds are taken from video game recordings and used by a DJ like engineer for a live broadcast. They work with an assortment of sounds from the previously recorded matches that have been used in video games. It was strange but worked in the sense that I heard the cheers and chants from the "crowd" while in the other room when a goal was scored so I could go in and watch the replay. It was a little disconcerting to hear the crowd while looking at empty seats but the game goes on... even with the fake crowd noise which has been controversial. 

The NFL may do a similar crowd sound processing.

Here is an article about the canned sound from TechRadar...   Football's canned atmosphere.