[LAU] Jamming over WiFi?

[Lorenzo]

>> I am working on a project in which I want 5 musicians to walk around a
>> building and play.  They will carry netbooks (mics and headphones) and
>> their signals will be sent to a concert hall where it will be
>> broadcasted.  Additionally, a "conductor" will decide which individual
>> stream will every one of those 5 musicians listen to.  So I need a
>> 2-way communication on each netbook and 5 in and 5 out on the server.
>> The server will be wired.
>>     
Although some attempts have been made (see for eg. 
http://www.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi/10.1109/MMCS.1999.778626) it 
looks like currently network (even cabled) latency issues are still too 
much for performing remotely.
If I understand correctly what you have in mind, and considering the 
relatively small space-range (a bulding) you might be better using 
wireless (radio) audio equipment (like radio mics and audio 
transmitters) which seems to be more established and reliable, although 
there will always be 'some' latency.
> Might Ninjam suite your needs? Long time since I tried it, but when I 
> did it worked quite well.
>   
Keep in mind that Ninjam introduces a 'fixed latency' (in musical terms 
it's usually 1 beat 'out') to try and sync all palyers, which is clever 
and suits some kind of applications like jamming, but not real-time 
remote playing.

Kind regards,
Lorenzo

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