On April 2, 2020, Rich Pieri wrote: >Daniel Barrett <[email protected]> wrote: >> How about software that lets a group rapidly record themselves >> individually, and share files seamlessly? Playback is all local so >> there's no latency issue, based on what I've read. > >While this probably works for recording music it's not at all the same >as an ensemble performing music or practicing together.
Yes, clearly they are not the same. :-) (FYI, I've been a musician for 50 years.) But these kinds of packages provide an intriguing halfway point between individual recording (a solitary, batch-oriented affair) and live performance (immediate feedback) if the file sharing is rapid and seamless. After all, if you're singing all by yourself in a room, and you hear 10 of your friends' voices over a speaker at the same time, how much does it matter if those 10 people are actually singing NOW or if they finished singing 2 minutes earlier and software synched their tracks to your computer? The answer to that question is a personal preference. You lose some spontaneity (your friends can't react to your singing) but you gain absolute zero latency. It's a trade-off. Dan _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
