Hear-Here: a choreographed peer-to-peer network for live participation on the radio

Abstract

This paper describes a software system and live audio event called "Hear-Here" that links live microphone input from multiple users together in an FM radio broadcast. The system connects users in a browser-based peer-to-peer network using WebRTC whereby each user, taking turns, is able to contribute 2 seconds of audio at a time, ad infinitum. The paper provides a description and evaluation of the system and radio event along with background motivation and related work.