[PD] latency solutions... and then some

[Jeffrey Concepcion]

here <http://emusician.com/futuretech/tech-page-let-light/>'s another from
EM

On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 10:28 PM, Jeffrey Concepcion <
jeffreyconcepcion at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, y'all. i'm starting to get the hang of pd now (about a year in to it),
> my main interest in using pd would be to create effects for processing my
> instruments (primarily electric bass and acoustic drums) and accessing them
> via an arduino footswitch and/or an arduinome i plan on making. My problem
> is that i can't achieve a low enough latency to have a useful patch in a
> live performance setting. so i have a few questions, if i can get as many of
> you to answer them, maybe we can have a standard setup for this type of
> processing (i apologize if this is common knowledge to many pders):
>
>
>    - in terms of processor capacity, hardware, and sound card
>    configuration, what would be the minimum requirements to achieve
>    unnoticeable latency (not hear the affected signal as a slap-back type of
>    effect)? i've read that 11ms can be achieved and is unnoticeable.
>    - what is your setup for live processing? what do you think is the
>    ideal setup for live processing? (i'd like you read Miller's thoughts on
>    this)
>    - what do you think will be the next big step in making sound art, be
>    it musical, online group performances, new interfaces, whatever? (kind of a
>    personal question, i know, but bear with me)
>
> My thoughts on the last question: i'm intrigued by photonics<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photonics>,
> from what i understand, the amount of information handled is gargantuan when
> compared to electronics, and that would mean that electronic musicians (or
> would we then be photonic musicians?, sounds catchy) would no longer have to
> consider the limitations our equipment when composing/performing and our
> imagination would truly be the only limitation. sorry if i seem romantic
> about it, but it seems like such an interesting possibility. here<http://emusician.com/futuretech/photonics_technology_electronic_musicians/>'s
> an article by EM
>
>
>
> --
> www.avmachinists.org Puerto Rico based Art Collective/ Non-Profit Org
>



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