Based on "Music at the speed of light is researchers' goal" from San Jose Mercury News.
As technology keeps growing, so does its audience. Musicians have been using technology as a way of collaborating to make music together. Although the internet is fast, it's just not fast enough. Musicians are frustrated because the human ear "perceives two sounds as simultaneous only if heard within 20 milliseconds of each other" (Krieger). Anything slower than that is like an echo. Even at the speed of light, there would be a 133 millisecond delay between two musicians on opposite sides on the planet. A team led by Brighton Godfrey is trying to find a way to minimize the delay time. Their Google-funded mission is called “Networking at the Speed of Light." This mission wouldn’t just help musicians; it would be a benefit to all who use the internet.
As technology keeps growing, so does its audience. Musicians have been using technology as a way of collaborating to make music together. Although the internet is fast, it's just not fast enough. Musicians are frustrated because the human ear "perceives two sounds as simultaneous only if heard within 20 milliseconds of each other" (Krieger). Anything slower than that is like an echo. Even at the speed of light, there would be a 133 millisecond delay between two musicians on opposite sides on the planet. A team led by Brighton Godfrey is trying to find a way to minimize the delay time. Their Google-funded mission is called “Networking at the Speed of Light." This mission wouldn’t just help musicians; it would be a benefit to all who use the internet.
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