Elk.Live Brings Musicians Together to Play Online

Published: Aug. 26, 2021, 8:45 p.m.

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\\nA regular question that gets asked – how can me and my bandmates play together when we are separated and shows are being cancelled? Live music online is a topic that Elk.Live is working on, and ready to release in Q4 of this year.
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\\nWhat is Elk.Live
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\\nThis is a service with hardware that allows a musician to play with other musicians from miles, or continents away. The audio hardware includes a low-latency algorithm that allows the drummer to hear the bass in close-to-real time.
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\\nWhereas services like Zoom or Microsoft Teams has a latency of 100-300 ms or more, Elk.Live can get latency to a level where music can happen – around 30 ms.
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\\nDefying the Laws of Physics
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\\nReality is, we have to deal with one thing – the speed of light. And with Internet signals, there is no direct path. But with Elk.Live’s appliance, they are able to get up to 5 people on a session.
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\\nAnd Elk is already working on a way to bring in 22 people at a given time.
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\\nThe Elk Bridge
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\\nElk.Live Bridge
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\\nThis appliance works just like any other sound card adapter. You can use it with your favorite DAW, record to your favorite social media outlet, or bring it in to any meeting. When you are ready to jam, just call up the Elk service, log in, and get with other musicians to play live music online.
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\\nDoes Elk Do Video?
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\\nWhile you can have a video aspect to your session, the focus is delivering audio. For musicians to be able to play online together, the latency has to get below 30ms. MIDI audio can do that, since it’s digital, but it’s tougher for analog audio.
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\\nMore to Come
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\\nBjorn Ehlers explains the process with me in the video. The service is in limited BETA right now, and plans to release publicly in Q4. To pre-order your bridge, check out Elk.Live'