Audience samples

Audience samples

Just got this probably weird idea of (subtly) using samples of an audience cheering/screaming to really pump up the energy. Would I be insane to do so, has someone tried it already (how did it go?) or is it even common practice?

id just do my best to make the audience scream :wink: could backfire on you and sound really naff imo

Played a gig on the weekend, The client wanted some crowd noises to pump up the big entrance. Worked really well
Grabbed some files from here http://soundbible.com/