Live performance is about connection. Traditional amplification at its least effective introduces microphones and loudspeakers in between the artist with a message and the audience intending to show appreciation for the effort. The authenticity of performance in the right setting where the mircophones and loudspeakers are unnecessary can be deeply moving, and provides for an unambiguous exchange between performer and audience when the quality of the environment for the purpose is up to the challenge. The “Unplugged” movement in popular music of the early 90s attempted to bridge this gap, though clearly none of the acts was truly “Unplugged.” For all of acoustic design history, architectural or electronic technology to enhance the natural acoustic connection between performer and audience. Thanks to the efforts, we can replicate aspects of natural acoustics of a human scale—and the connection created by the shared environment—to make an under-performing acoustic environment better, a great acoustic environment more flexible, or simply create an interior acoustic where none exists. Applications and limitations of the available technologies for fictionalizing acoustic traits are explored to help recognize when the technology, architectural or electronic, becomes a distraction from the purpose.