In 1979 the first polyphonic digital sampling synthesiser, the Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) was released. The technology was designed in Sydney and is a major precursor to digital audio for the first Mac audio software.
Around 1982-3 the Japanese synthesiser company Roland released the TR-808 drum machine and the TB-303 Bass Line machine. The sounds of these would in the following few years become characteristic of the first Techno and House music.
In 2000 the Swedish company Propellerheads release Reason, an all in one software studio for music production with MIDI and audio loops.
Ableton Live software was released in 2001, aimed at live and real-time music performance on a laptop.
In 2002 a tactile MIDI controller was released called Korg Kaos Pad, continuing a history of music technologies from the 80s and 90s that includes MIDI drumkits/pads, MIDI wind instruments and guitars.
In 2004 Jazz Mutant made one of the first transparent multi-touch controllers, the Lemur. It is a music controller with a true multi-touch screen interface. The software allows the user to design their own interface on a Mac and use the interface on the Lemur to control music software.
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