[utopcell]

128-sample buffers are already too large. To compare, the nRF24 has a max buffer of 32 bytes. However, even in your 128 samples, 16bit/48kHz example, latency is a bit better. It will take 1000/48000 * 128 ms to collect the 128 samples, or ~2.66ms. This amounts to 16*128 bits or 2k bits of information that the transmitter will have to send over. At the nRF24 2mbps rate, another ~1ms will be needed to send the buffer over. I'm not sure why you'd think that this time needs to be doubled at the receiver. Even if the nRF24 receiver started moving the buffer after it was fully received, it does so over a 10MHz serial connection, so that would be at most another 0.2ms, for a total of <4ms. For 16-sample buffers and 24bit/48kHz, the end-to-end latency is ~0.6ms.

[zh3]

Agreed, and that's why the "naive" is in my comment :) An even faster is to drop the packerisation and run the transmitter continuously with an appropriate code (self-clocking); the digital radio delay then drops to microseconds. That might in turn make the 48KHz 16-bit ADC seem the limit (21us per sample), one can always use a faster ADC (after appropriate front-end filtering). Out in the real world though error correction is needed, so generally need to use a codec with forward error correction.

[polishdude20]

Wait so you can get the latency down to 0.6 ms end to end?

[utopcell]

That's what a 16-sample buffer would get you. In reality, there are many devices on the market that can get close to 2.5ms. For example, Line 6 claims 2.8 ms end-to-end, BOSS claims 2.3 ms [2], the NUX B8 is at 2.5ms [3].

[1] https://line6.com/support/page/kb/relay-d-v-digital-wireless...

[2] https://www.boss.info/global/support/by_product/wl-20_wl-20l...

[3] https://www.proaudiostar.com/nux-b-8-professional-2-4ghz-gui...

[polishdude20]

What's the drawback of a 16 sample buffer over 128 samples?

[utopcell]

Longer buffers allow for jitter in processing further upstream. If you get a buffer every 0.6ms, you need to be able to process it always within 0.6ms.

[polishdude20]

Ah right that makes sense