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Re:The spotlight of attention is more like a strobe, say res... by bsder on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @07:21PM (#18403456)
> When playing software instruments with latency, most people say the threshold for percieving the latency is between 10-30ms

I really challenge the lower end of this. Sound travels about a foot per millisecond. Bands regularly play at 10ft distances.

The problem is that 10ms latency on a digital audio workstation generally isn't if you start measuring with an oscilloscope.

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Re:The spotlight of attention is more like a strobe, say res... by panic on Thursday November 08, 2018 @12:26AM (#18404503)
There’s a huge difference between the feedback loop of playing an instrument and the one-way experience of listening to a band, though.
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Re:The spotlight of attention is more like a strobe, say res... by klank on Thursday November 08, 2018 @12:10PM (#18407810)
Bands typically are using in-ear or floor monitors. Main PA latency won't affect their playing because it's not what they're paying attention to.
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