Word first for transatlantic real-time album recording
(WorldNews Entertainment)

The first notes have been played in a project that will see an album recorded by musicians at opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean - in real-time. In what is believed to be a world first, an academic team from Edinburgh Napier has linked up with Berklee College of Music in Boston to record an album together at the same time - without either leaving their respective countries. Utilising advanced audio-visual streaming technology called LOLA (low latency) and cloud-based features of recording software Pro Tools, the band has started the process of collaboratively recording an album together, with musicians in Edinburgh, London, and Boston being brought together through the technology. The band...