<s>
While	O
standard	O
web	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
facilitate	O
remote	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
communication	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
too	O
much	O
latency	O
for	O
live	O
musical	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connection-oriented	O
Internet	B-Protocol
protocols	I-Protocol
subject	O
audio	O
signals	O
to	O
delays	O
and	O
other	O
interference	O
which	O
presents	O
a	O
problem	O
for	O
keeping	O
latency	O
low	O
enough	O
for	O
musicians	O
to	O
play	O
together	O
remotely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
created	O
specifically	O
to	O
minimise	O
or	O
eliminate	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
issues	O
with	O
Internet-related	O
audio	O
latency	O
enables	O
musicians	O
to	O
perform	O
live	O
music	O
together	O
over	O
domestic	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
various	O
compression	B-General_Concept
and	O
other	O
techniques	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
affordable	O
low-latency	O
audio	O
interface	O
hardware	O
(	O
which	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
systems	O
listed	O
here	O
are	O
also	O
optimised	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
)	O
,	O
has	O
reached	O
a	O
state	O
in	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
practical	O
for	O
even	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
musicians	O
to	O
play	O
or	O
sing	O
together	O
without	O
experiencing	O
significant	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
