Making music at a distance of 10,000 kilometers is now possible thanks to the ability of the network and applications that can minimize the delay in communication. That is Jacktrip, an experimental software developed by Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics together with researchers from the Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Bioengineering of the Milan Polytechnic, led by prof. Augusto Sarti, and of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications of the Polytechnic of Turin.

The application strives to minimize the delay due to both the processing time of the audio on the computer and the transport of data. But the result is not 100% guaranteed: some data packets carrying the notes may not reach their destination. A minimal delay will therefore always be present, because data transmission can be compromised by network congestion. And to cope with this problem, research relies on machine learning: training the algorithm to "predict" the music being played and, when necessary, to replace scattered data (notes, sounds). The goal is to develop an application to be used on a large scale. In the future also with mobile phones, taking advantage of the capabilities of 5G.

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