Rosetree, much of this will depend upon your sound system. With conventional speakers, even those mounted on poles, the falloff is significant, therefore, the natural effects of the venue may not be as evident as they would with a vertical array system where the falloff is often less than 10 percent. If the falloff is less, then the natural effects will be significantly greater. When I worked with a band, the sound was always very loud, therefore, there was always a fair degree of natural effects generated. When I went to work as an OMB entertainer, I played at much lower volumes, therefore, I had to add more effects to obtain the desired level of overall sound quality I wanted to hear. A lot of the venues I performed had fully carpeted floors, full length draperies and suspended acoustical ceilings. That really sucked up a lot of sound and diminished any chance of natural effects. If you clapped your hand in one of those rooms and it was empty, you would not hear any echo, reverb, delay - nadda. Clap your hands in a gymnasium and wow!

Neat how all this stuff works, at least I think it's neat.

Gary