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caraher

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11. I read that home teams decide on the fake crowd noise

Mon Sep 14, 2020, 01:06 AM

Sep 2020

This was in The News Tribune. They said the NFL said you can pipe in fake noise if there are no fans and there's an upper limit to the volume. The Seahawks originally thought they'd go loud to try to re-create the usual home game experience, but the catch is the NFL both set an upper limit and decreed that the level cannot vary during the game (so you cannot crank it up when you're on defense and turn it down on offense).

They ultimately decided they'd go with a low-level sound that the reporter likened to the sound of traffic on I-5

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This fake NFL fan noise isn't working [View all] Auggie Sep 2020 OP

Agree... It's like a laugh track on a sitcom. Zoonart Sep 2020 #1

Not watching, but I couldn't imagine that it would... hlthe2b Sep 2020 #2

Still better than silence. Its working good in baseball redstateblues Sep 2020 #3

Have they tried it with silence? Auggie Sep 2020 #5

Yesterday at UNC vs Syracuse was subtle unc70 Sep 2020 #4

Oh. I'd forgotten it was fake until you mentioned it. Croney Sep 2020 #6

Doesn't bother me at all tbh. I've gotten used to it JDC Sep 2020 #7

I usually watch football on mute anyway. pwb Sep 2020 #8

They're doing the best they can calguy Sep 2020 #9

Not FOX Auggie Sep 2020 #10

I read that home teams decide on the fake crowd noise caraher Sep 2020 #11

Piped-in sound is different than a soundtrack Auggie Sep 2020 #12

Not so in Rams vs Eagles game. The Rams are oasis Sep 2020 #13

LOL Auggie Sep 2020 #14

I wouldn't mind it if it were better done. Totally Tunsie Oct 2020 #15