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Social Distance Jam App?
Hi,
I recall that a while back (perhaps almost a decade or so) there was a live performance by musicians located in different countries around the world. I'd like to do something similar on a much smaller scale with a few friends. Anyone know of an app that is good for real-time jam sessions from different locations? Ideally, the app would not introduce delay and be compatible with most operating systems. All insights are appreciated! -- best regards, Neil |
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On 10/04/2020 11:57 am, Neil wrote:
Hi, I recall that a while back (perhaps almost a decade or so) there was a live performance by musicians located in different countries around the world. I'd like to do something similar on a much smaller scale with a few friends. Anyone know of an app that is good for real-time jam sessions from different locations? Ideally, the app would not introduce delay and be compatible with most operating systems. All insights are appreciated! Sorry don't know the or an app, but it is happening all over now too. Maybe you can do it on oom ... geoff |
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On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 19:57:56 -0400, Neil
wrote: Hi, I recall that a while back (perhaps almost a decade or so) there was a live performance by musicians located in different countries around the world. I'd like to do something similar on a much smaller scale with a few friends. Anyone know of an app that is good for real-time jam sessions from different locations? Ideally, the app would not introduce delay and be compatible with most operating systems. All insights are appreciated! JamKazam is the one I use. It is peer-to-peer rather than going through a central server, so latency is typically under 20mSec. Perfect for a real time jam. d |
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On 4/10/2020 2:42 AM, Don Pearce wrote:
On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 19:57:56 -0400, Neil wrote: Hi, I recall that a while back (perhaps almost a decade or so) there was a live performance by musicians located in different countries around the world. I'd like to do something similar on a much smaller scale with a few friends. Anyone know of an app that is good for real-time jam sessions from different locations? Ideally, the app would not introduce delay and be compatible with most operating systems. All insights are appreciated! JamKazam is the one I use. It is peer-to-peer rather than going through a central server, so latency is typically under 20mSec. Perfect for a real time jam. d Thanks for the pointer...I'll look into it. -- best regards, Neil |
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In article , Neil wrote:
I recall that a while back (perhaps almost a decade or so) there was a live performance by musicians located in different countries around the world. I'd like to do something similar on a much smaller scale with a few friends. Most of those are done layer by layer with a conventional multitrack application. Record a track, send the file on to the next guy. Anyone know of an app that is good for real-time jam sessions from different locations? Ideally, the app would not introduce delay and be compatible with most operating systems. None of them really work all that well once you start adding more than a couple people, but the popular ones include Jammr, JamKazam, and Jamulus. All of these work as well as your network connection does, and just because you have plenty of bandwidth doesn't mean you have low latency. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On 4/13/2020 8:57 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
In article , Neil wrote: I recall that a while back (perhaps almost a decade or so) there was a live performance by musicians located in different countries around the world. I'd like to do something similar on a much smaller scale with a few friends. Most of those are done layer by layer with a conventional multitrack application. Record a track, send the file on to the next guy. The one I was thinking about claimed to be real-time, but who knows? Anyone know of an app that is good for real-time jam sessions from different locations? Ideally, the app would not introduce delay and be compatible with most operating systems. None of them really work all that well once you start adding more than a couple people, but the popular ones include Jammr, JamKazam, and Jamulus. All of these work as well as your network connection does, and just because you have plenty of bandwidth doesn't mean you have low latency. --scott This is true. I looked into JamKazam, which seems to be a generally good approach as far as server access, cross-platform support and other variables. However, resolving latency issues with those who are not technically astute would make it a challenge to implement. -- best regards, Neil |
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"Neil" wrote in message ... snip The one I was thinking about claimed to be real-time, but who knows? Hey Neil, This was a pretty hot topic last week on one of my friend's Facebook page. Here's his last comment, and I trust his opinion. "I looked into JamKazam about a month or two ago and was going to suggest it (as possible solution for occasional rehearsals), but looks like it's not been supported in a while. The people who have used it said it worked pretty well, but I have no idea what the latency was like. (I guess that depends on your system?) I told my son when he gets into NJIT, he and his friends should come up with a solution" Best, Poly |
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On 4/13/2020 2:49 PM, polymod wrote:
"Neil"Â* wrote in message ... snip The one I was thinking about claimed to be real-time, but who knows? Hey Neil, This was a pretty hot topic last week on one of my friend's Facebook page. Here's his last comment, and I trust his opinion. "I looked into JamKazam about a month or two ago and was going to suggest it (as possible solution for occasional rehearsals), but looks like it's not been supported in a while. The people who have used it said it worked pretty well, but I have no idea what the latency was like. (I guess that depends on your system?) I told my son when he gets into NJIT, he and his friends should come up with a solution" Best, Poly Thanks for the opinions. My assessment of JamKazam is that it is probably one of the best in terms of cross-platform support, current w/r/t Mac and Win10, etc. The main problem to solve has to do with participant's system latencies. WiFi is out of the question, and latency will depend on things the user has little control of, such as whether their internet provider's service is affected by the number of neighbors. Even assessing latency issues requires a bit of technical knowledge. For many musicians, this will be beyond reach. -- best regards, Neil |
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"Neil" wrote in message ... snip Even assessing latency issues requires a bit of technical knowledge. For many musicians, this will be beyond reach. I think you hit the nail on the head. (Brings back memories of throwing in the towel after trying for weeks to get my drummer to send me a midi file of him playing his digital kit.) Poly |
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