Robert Jonsson <spamatica@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> Den ons 5 maj 2021 kl 19:45 skrev: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> IBM has a relatively new open source platform (according to the >>> article below) called "Choirless" that purports to allow people to >>> make music together while apart. See: >>> >>> Article: >>> https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/passion-projects/choirless >>> >>> Home page (registration and login): >>> https://www.choirless.com/ >>> >>> Choirless Quick Start video: >>> https://youtu.be/7zgNTotO_fk >>> > > Let me just chime in that there are others, including at least one > open source solution. >From the Choirless website: "We let you record high-quality audio and then use the magic of ✨data science ✨ to automatically sync you and your performance up with your fellow performers. Once you've performed your part, we automatically sync and mix all of the different recordings together and generate a lovely video wall that you can share with anybody you like." That does not sound like what you need for a rehearsal but rather sounds like a web-based multitracking app for creating a finished work based on sequential rather than simultaneous performances, thus lacking interactivity and making improving together a quite more arduous proposition. > With my band we will try Jamulus as as soon as we find the time. > > https://jamulus.io > > This far I have installed and played around with it. A bit rough > around the edges but looks like with some massaging it could do the > trick nicely. The accordion ensemble I am in (7 persons at 6 locations) has had weekly rehearsals for the last half year. I set up a rented server by an hosting company (so at least the server is not running on a private Internet connection) weekly. With us living in the woods and having a mixed bag of Internet connections, connection quality is a constant topic (like talking about the weather). But we make do. It helps routing in a drum computer (actually, an old-timey Solton MS40 arranger using either stock rhythms or playing drum tracks entered into LilyPond) occasionally. As opposed to full audio tracks, using this kind of MIDI technology easily allows fiddling with the tempo without affecting the pitch. The drum computer obviously does not fall in the "mutual latency stackup" trap that causes everybody to slow down because they think everybody else is dragging slightly: you get used to keeping more steady than you'd be in ensemble play. In a band, a rock-steady drummer would likely help with avoiding the slowdown trap. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
