[GTALUG] Skype platform connectivity challenge

[Alex Beamish]

Bob,

Thanks for this note -- always glad to have more discussion about this.

I don't know if you remember a Bell Canada commercial from the 80's that
featured four businessmen, each in different locations, starting what
looked like a teleconference. Ended up, they were actually a barbershop
quartet using teleconferencing to hold their practise. You're right, that
due to the latency, this really wouldn't work.

However, the plan is the chorus would be in Toronto, and the coach would be
in St. Louis, MO -- so the latency wouldn't be a significant factor. I have
multiple alternatives to Skype, and the suggestion to use a Rogers Rocket
Stick is a great one, so I may go with that.

I really appreciate all of the comments -- thanks again, all!

On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

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> If you're trying to synchronize singing between different locations
> you'll probably find that even the fastest connections have
> unacceptable latency. Imagine there's a .1 second lag between you.
> When the conductor says "Go" the group in the same location starts
> immediately, but the remote group hears "Go" at t=0.1 and by the time
> the local group hears the remote group start it's t=0.2 There's no way
> to synchronize two choirs in different locations (although someone may
> be able to synch separate soundtracks in post-production).
>
> But, you may want to try the Mumble client (or Plumble on an Android
> device) using a Murmur server.  Mumble allows you to record each
> remote connection separately in its own sound file for post-production
> processing.
>
> Mumble /Plumble / Murmur is an audio-only solution, no video. There's
> a text chat channel, tho.
>
> - --Bob.
>
> On 2017-04-19 12:08 AM, Alex Beamish via talk wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My chorus is thinking about having a coach work with us over a
> > Skype connection, with the catch that we rehearse at a church whose
> > WiFi we're not allowed to use. (It's complicated.)
> >
> > It would be possible to use a cell phone as a hotspot, but I'm not
> > sure if it would provide enough bandwidth for the call. The
> > rehearsal would be about three hours, so at 128kbps (Google's
> > answer for Video calling), that would burn through 135M, so about
> > 1/7 of my monthly allotment. Then again, video isn't necessarily
> > required, and that would cut down the required bandwidth to
> > 30kbps.
> >
> > Are there any alternative products or services that anyone could
> > suggest for this type of application?
> >
> >
> >
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> - --
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-- 
Alex Beamish

Software Developer / https://ca.linkedin.com/in/alex-beamish-5111ba3
Baritone, Board Member, Toronto Northern Lights, 2013 Champions /
www.northernlightschorus.com
Certified Contest Administrator, Barbershop Harmony Society /
www.barbershop.org
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