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+Jamulus - Internet Jam Session Software
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+
+The Jamulus software enables musicians to perform real-time jam sessions over the internet.
+There is one server running the Jamulus server software which collects the audio data from
+each Jamulus client, mixes the audio data and sends the mix back to each client.
+
+
+Low-Latency (Internet) Connection tool
+Under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
+http://llcon.sourceforge.net
+
+
+INTRODUCTION:
+The Jamulus software enables musicians to perform real-time jam sessions over
+the internet. There is one server running the Jamulus server software which
+collects the audio data from each Jamulus client, mixes the audio data
+and sends the mix back to each client.
+
+Jamulus is Open Source software (GPL, GNU General Public License) and runs under
+Windows (ASIO), MacOS (Core Audio) and Linux (Jack). It is based on the Qt
+framework and uses the OPUS audio codec. 
+
+The required minimum internet connection speed is 200 kbps for the up- and
+downstream. The ping time (i.e. round trip delay) from your computer to the
+server should not exceed 40 ms average.
+
+The source code is hosted at Sourceforge.net.
+
+
+EXTERNAL CODE:
+This code contains open source code from different sources. The developer(s) want
+to thank the developer of this code for making their efforts available under open
+source:
+
+- Qt cross-platform application framework: http://qt-project.org
+
+- Opus Interactive Audio Codec: http://www.opus-codec.org
+
+- Audio reverberation code: by Perry R. Cook and Gary P. Scavone, 1995 - 2004
+  (taken from "The Synthesis ToolKit in C++ (STK)"):
+  http://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/stk
+  
+- Some pixmaps are from the Open Clip Art Library (OCAL):
+  http://openclipart.org
+
+- Audio recording for the server and SVG history graph, coded by pljones: http://jamulus.drealm.info