Great answer by @folkfreak regarding setup of a system.
And air can only be heard if it's in the recording.
@ieales provides good comments about studio recording. The "air" and sense of space is artificially created by the engineer. But in a venue such as a church or the Musikverein concert hall there is natural reverb. But the end result of "air" and space on the recording is created by natural and artificial reverb, and only with proper mic'ing of acoustic instruments.
And air can only be heard if it's in the recording.
@ieales provides good comments about studio recording. The "air" and sense of space is artificially created by the engineer. But in a venue such as a church or the Musikverein concert hall there is natural reverb. But the end result of "air" and space on the recording is created by natural and artificial reverb, and only with proper mic'ing of acoustic instruments.