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Re:Elk OS – Audio Operating System by brandonmenc on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:07PM (#27272213)
Press a key on a real piano - instant sound.

At 10ms (and possibly less), you will start to notice the lag and it will affect your performance.

https://www.soundonsound.com/sound-advice/q-how-much-latency...

Re:Elk OS – Audio Operating System by cesaref on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @04:24AM (#27274328)
Nope, you sit 3 or 4 feet from the soundboard in a piano, so the latency is around 3 or 4ms.
Re:Elk OS – Audio Operating System by matthew_kuiash on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @04:50AM (#27274497)
The speed of sound in air is ~330m/s so sitting about a metre away will produce ~3ms delay. However the speed of the vibration through human flesh (far denser than air) is about 4 to 5 times faster than the speed in air. You will "hear/feel" the sound transmitted through your body far faster than the sound transmitted through air. This maybe why I'm always seeing this magical "1ms" value.
Re:Elk OS – Audio Operating System by brandonmenc on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @08:48AM (#27276150)
The 10ms (or 5ms, depending on the source) is a threshold - under which a human perceives the sound as "instant", even though - yes, physically - it is not actually instant.