Re: Reviewing the Web Audio API (from webrtc)

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Chris Rogers <crogers@google.com> wrote:

> None of the built-in Web Audio processing algorithms have any appreciable
> latency which would perceptibly affect audio/video sync.


OK, but there are processing algorithms that necessarily have significant
latency, like this one:
http://people.mozilla.org/~roc/stream-demos/video-with-extra-track-and-effect.html

We're talking about 3ms or less here.  In terms of irritation, network
> latency is of vastly more concern for WebRTC applications.


That depends on the application. WebRTC APIs can be used for more than just
interactive chat. For example, an application could pull an audio and video
stream from some source, take a user's commentary in a stream from the
microphone, mix them with a ducking effect, and stream the resulting audio
and video out to a set of peers. The latency might be too high for
interaction, but just fine for a "live broadcast".

Rob
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