LoLa (software)

LoLa is proprietary networked music performance software, first conceived in 2005, that enables real-time rehearsing and performing with musicians at remote locations, overcoming latency - the time lapse that occurs while audio streams travel to and from each musician.
Unlike similar systems, LoLa offers ultra-low latency video as well as audio streaming, and for this reason has extremely stringent hardware requirements. The current version supports up to 3 connections, with up to 4 cameras per site. Over 140 sites - primarily universities and conservatoires - are listed as LoLa installations.
LoLa was conceived in 2005, when a Miami orchestra ran a master class accompanied by the Italian Research and Academic Network. Alternative solutions suggested at the time included EtherSound, NetworkSound and Dante but these were limited to high-speed university or laboratory-based local networks.
It has been used for live streaming by individual professional musicians unable to perform in public during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, as well as international concerts. Pinchas Zukerman described the technology as "the savior of the profession".