[Discuss] suggestions for low latency Internet audio conferencing software suitable for performing music?

[dbarrett at blazemonger.com (Daniel Barrett)]

On April 2, 2020, Rich Pieri wrote:
>Daniel Barrett <dbarrett at blazemonger.com> 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