connected to the Stream’ s audio inputs. The browser interface provides the session controls and mixer, including level and mix adjustments and effects, while the Stream hardware handles the low-latency audio path. In practical terms, Open Jam gets the right musicians into the room; Lutefish Stream is the room.
WORSHIP MUSICIANS: THERE’ S SOMETHING HERE FOR US TOO Open Jam becomes particularly interesting when you start looking at it through the eyes of a worship musician. A worship guitarist in California might want to connect with another worship guitarist in Texas. A songwriter may want to meet musicians interested in contemporary worship music. A drummer might simply want an opportunity to play during the week and meet some new musicians.
Because Open Jams can be categorized by genre, users aren’ t simply looking at a random collection of sessions. They can identify opportunities that fit their musical interests. Geography matters too, however. Lutefish is built around extremely low audio latency, and distance eventually becomes a physical limitation rather than a software setting. The company recommends keeping everyone in a session within roughly 500 miles of one another for the tightest real-time experience. Sessions may work at greater distances, but latency can increase as the network path gets longer, so an Open Jam that looks perfect musically may not be the best technical match if the players are spread too far apart. Lutefish can use a location radius to help surface nearby Open Jams, which makes that geographic filter part of the discovery process rather than something musicians have to think about only after joining. There are a few other practical boundaries worth knowing. Lutefish currently sells and supports the system in the United States and Canada, and each remote location needs a Lutefish Stream and an active subscription to participate in live jam sessions. The company recommends cable or fiber internet and a direct wired Ethernet connection to the router; Wi-Fi, cellular, satellite and DSL are not the intended
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