I've had an ongoing argument with whoever will listen that computer software controls and widgits are lame, and that the infinite potential in the graphic desktop has gone virtually untapped. We see the same old boring icons, files, folders, knobs and sliders year after year. Sure these widgits and metaphors are easy to learn, but so is the use of...

Could Nintendo's Revolution Controller Revolutionize Desktop Music-making?

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Has Gibson announced the beginning of a music technology revolution, or signalled their own demise with the announcement of the new digital Les Paul guitar?