Have you heard of Sub.live? It's an app that boasts the ability to host online live rooms with super-fast sound.
Having been separated from my band because of the pandemic, I looked everywhere for a platform like this. There were a many that popped up, claiming latency free jamming capabilities, but they all sucked. Some took hours to set up, and they still sucked.
I was skeptical when I heard of Sub.live, but I tried it and it works! Best of all, there's no set up (other than downloading it), and it's free.
Check it out: Sub.live
I was able to play with my band online, separated by hundreds of miles with no to super low latency.
There are a some kinks, but it's the best program I've every tried of its kind. You could practice together, but because of the momentary periods of internet noise, it's probably best used for co-writing rather than fine tuning your super-fast chops.
TIPS:
You can change the bit rate to optimize latency. 96k worked best for me.
You can click on the image/video of any of the people in the "room" and change their volume or panning.
You can click on your own image/video to add delay to your own signal as a way to "smudge" the sound of the combined mixes so as to reduce the perceived latency.
Hit reply and let me know if this was helpful to you or if you have any tips to share about your experience. I'll pass them along to the DIY crew in a follow up email and in the DIY Music Mgmt Facebook Group.
// James
