Monday, March 5, 2007

Latency in a Real Orchestra?

Ann Doyle (program manager of the Internet2 arts and humanities) explains that latency in I2 sessions is similar to what musicians experience in delays of sounds from the front of the stage to the back in live performances, reported by Susan Briffith in her article, "Internet2 Links Dance, Music Performances".

This remark is very intriguing. Unfortunate for me as a pianist, I rarely get to play as a member of an orchestra thus I'm not certain whether this is true. However my limited experiences in an orchestra remind me of none. In addition, I've never experienced delays in sounds sitting in the audience at performances given by professional (and good) orchestras. Any orchestra players in our class? I'm quite suspicious of Ann Doyle's belief but it's worth finding out.

Article: http://www.case.edu/pubs/cnews/2002/10-10/internet2.html

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