> > >You certainly can't play an instrument with 10ms > > > latency. > > > > >Really? You might want to check my math on this, but if the speed of sound >in air at 75 degrees F is about 1135 feet/second, then it takes about >0.00088 seconds, or 0.88 ms, for the sound to travel 1 foot. So in 10 ms >the sound would only travel about 11.35 feet. If you were playing an >electric guitar and the amp was 11 feet away, there would be a 10 ms delay >and I don't think you would have a problem. I've done it many, many times >without a problem anyway :) > > >Joe > >
There's a psychoacoustic phenomenon known as the Haas effect which states that a direct sound and it reflections (echos) are percieved as a single sound by the brain, where the time difference between the two is less than about 30ms. So if the brain can't distinguish between sounds at this level I think you'd get away with a 10ms delay in your instrument without the rest of the band calling you names :-) Barry -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
