System and method for synchronizing performance effects with musical performance

A system for synchronizing performance effects with a musical performance, the system comprising:

• an audio application programming interface (audio API) configured to receive, from a music application, a MIDI signal representing an audio track currently being played in the musical performance;
• a memory having a library of video files stored therein;
• a user interface adapted to allow a user to select a video file, from the library of video files, selected to be played along with the said audio track in the musical performance, as part of the performance effects;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• determine, in near real-time, a tempo value of the said audio track based on a corresponding clock speed information as obtained from the MIDI signal;
• determine, in near real-time, a tempo value of the said video file based on information thereabout;
• and
• process the said video file to determine required playback speed adjustment therefor to cause the tempo value of the said video to be in sync with the determined tempo value of the said audio track;
• and
• a display configured to play the said video file with the required playback speed adjustment applied thereto, along with the audio track in the musical performance.