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Live show audience noise

Listening to Getz Au Go Go. I understand that when they made the recording, the audience were asked to refrain from whistling in appreciation. Unfortunately, they didn't. I find it irritating that so many recordings are spoiled by excessive whistling. Opinions?

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addyson815
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shame on them......geesh.
rockadanny
1,037 posts
 
Immature, attention seeking, twits. Sorry, they're everywhere. 
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toddverrone
838 posts
 
Or they're just very psyched..
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folkfreak
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Well recorded audience noise is one of the best things about live recordings, being able to place each sniffle and clink of a glass is a great test of verisimilitude. For example, a visitor brought round a live Horowitz CD yesterday and I really enjoyed teasing out the differences between creaking chairs and the noise of the piano action. For me it's these idiosyncrasies and "faults" in a recording that make this hobby real and why I often prefer live versions to the studio originals
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