This request pops up every now and then. :-) But most world-class concert halls sound remarkably similar with or without an audience, partly because of their sheer size, partly because of the many precautions taken in these halls against acoustic "emptiness", e.g. by upholstering the backs of unused seats, etc.

I've also read comments from high profile conductors who prefer the acoustics of empty halls for their recordings, but that's another story altogether.

With scoring stages, the effect is also not too noticeable - at least not in the case of Sychron Stage Vienna.. :-)

In the end, the effect is not too difficult to imitate by reducing the length of the reverb a little and using a gentle high-shelving EQ to dampen the top end of the reverb.

Kind regards,

We are open to any kind of idea, as long as you do not suggest - as has already been done! - to record the impulse responses _with_ an audience in the hall. (Hey, easy task! Just get 1,000 people to sit completely silent for 24 or 48 hours while listening to hundreds of blaring sine-sweeps, again and again.  )

:-D