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by ZoomZoomZoom 1671 days ago
> in some cases, people all the way across the globe will hear your sound before you hear it yourself.

You're vastly exaggerating. FTL communication is not here yet.

The theoretical limit for half the planet is ~67ms, in practice it's north of 100ms for Jamulus (plus the additional delay of a user's sound reproduction system).

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FTS, not FTL.

I believe the example above is more about sound speed than light speed.

I experienced concerts in stadiums, in the back rows, where the distance from the stage makes the sounds arrive noticeably later than the visuals.

The delay is really perceptible, and disturbing, to a point.

A TV audience would not suffer from it (assuming a live broadcast, with negligible broadcast latency, for the example to make sense).