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''"Most people have experienced this phenomonon when watching newscasts with a satellite uplink or speaking on a cell phone -- there is a perceivable difference in time between the moment someone speaks and the apparent time the other party hears them... The end result is if two people are trying to play a song together, the induced lag (which is termed latency by most tech heads), ends up causing each person to extend their tempo waiting to catch the other person’s playing. Since the other person is doing the exact same thing, the end result with two people is usually a continually slowing tempo."''
In order to deal with this challenge, Ninjam allows user to collaborate in "Fake-Time". A common beat track is used, which allows users to start recording their measure, then other user's will start playing their measures, etc. The Ninjam in a Nutshell" guide states:
"The end result is that nobody hears the exact same jam. It’s a bit contrary to classical jamming and requires everyone to adhere to a common tempo, but once you get used to it many find that it’s compatible with most styles of jamming and the strict tempo enhances the experience."