Abstract: A computerized method is provided that enables an interactive multimedia session between a group of geographically distributed musicians. The method includes song arrangements for the interactive multimedia session being specified as a sequence of song parts to be played or sung by each of the participating geographically distributed musicians. Each musician performance is automatically detected on an instrument track along with audio and video for each musician performance on any song part. The timing for each musician performance is automatically captured by the system. The captured performances are transmitted to the musicians participating in a same session of the geographically distributed musicians to produce the effect of playing with other musicians live in the interactive multimedia session. A computer-implemented system and a computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for practice of the method are also provided.

Abstract: A system and method for managing the tension and maintaining registration between multiple webs in a web finishing system. The method involves transporting a first web and at least second web toward a finishing apparatus, comparing relative positions of registration marks on the webs, severing lengths of the second web in response to the relative positions, aligning each length of the second web with the first web, and then performing a finishing operation on the webs with the finishing apparatus. The system includes the finishing apparatus, devices for transporting the webs toward the finishing apparatus, devices for comparing the relative positions of the registration marks on the webs, a device for severing lengths of the second web in response to the relative positions, and a device for individually aligning each length of the second web with the first web before the webs encounter the finishing apparatus.

Abstract: A system and method for managing the tension and maintaining registration between multiple webs in a web finishing system. The method involves transporting a first web and at least second web toward a finishing apparatus, comparing relative positions of registration marks on the webs, severing lengths of the second web in response to the relative positions, aligning each length of the second web with the first web, and then performing a finishing operation on the webs with the finishing apparatus. The system includes the finishing apparatus, devices for transporting the webs toward the finishing apparatus, devices for comparing the relative positions of the registration marks on the webs, a device for severing lengths of the second web in response to the relative positions, and a device for individually aligning each length of the second web with the first web before the webs encounter the finishing apparatus.