Ableton Live

​Perhaps unsurprisingly, much of the virtually reality development focus at the moment seems to be on entertainment. But making music has also been getting some attention, and now AliveIn has created an app that's designed to bring Ableton's Live sequencer and digital audio workstation to life.​

Gizmag takes the latest iteration of Apogee Duet for a spin to see how it performs on both an iPad Air and a Mac.

The SoundMachine is a LEGO-based drum machine that turns bricks into beats.

Fender has launched its first ever multi-effects unit - the Mustang Floor.

Instead of having pre-programmed music determine the pace of a band's songs, the Beat-Keeper plugin for Ableton Live allows drummers to take back control

Fender has created a Squier Stratocaster guitar that's also a game controller for Rock Band 3.

Gibson has announced its latest foray into the world of digitally-enhanced guitars with the Firebird X, a limited run model with built-in effects, wireless pedal control and bundled computer software

Gibson is pushing forward in its quest to build the most technologically advanced guitars on the planet. The Dusk Tiger is the next generation of self-tuning Robot Guitar, following on from the Dark Fire.

Akai has unveiled the APC40 controller, designed in conjunction with Ableton specifically for use with Live 7. The APC40 is the first controller to feature bi-directional communication with Ableton, allowing it to give visual feedback on the state of 40 clips and 16 parameters.

Netbooks are typically a "me too!" product, created by manufacturers who think their Intel Atom-based, small form factor notebook is going to stand out from the countless others, despite little to no attention being paid to the areas that could differentiate their product from the rest. Len

After its debut in October 2001, Ableton Live quickly established itself as the ultimate tool for live music performance, winning numerous awards and becoming