Editing Electronic music (section)

==2000s and 2010s==
[[File:Plekklindid weekend.jpg|thumb|[[Weekend Festival]], an electronic music event in [[Pärnu]], [[Estonia]], in 2016]]
As computer technology has become more accessible and [[music software]] has advanced, interacting with music production technology is now possible using means that bear no relationship to traditional [[performance|musical performance]] practices:{{sfn|Emmerson|2007|pp=111–113}} for instance, [[laptop computer|laptop]] performance (''[[laptronica]]''),{{sfn|Emmerson|2007|pp=80–81}} [[live coding]]{{sfn|Emmerson|2007|p=115}}{{sfn|Collins|2003}} and [[Algorave]]. In general, the term [[Live PA]] refers to any live performance of electronic music, whether with laptops, synthesizers, or other devices.

Beginning around the year 2000, some software-based virtual studio environments emerged, with products such as Propellerhead's [[Reason (software)|Reason]] and [[Ableton Live]] finding popular appeal.<ref>{{harvnb|Anonymous|2009}}—Best Audio Editing Software of the Year—1st Abelton Live, 4th Reason. Best Audio DJ Software of the Year—Abelton Live.</ref> Such tools provide viable and cost-effective alternatives to typical hardware-based production studios, and thanks to advances in [[microprocessor]] technology, it is now possible to create high-quality music using little more than a single laptop computer. Such advances have democratized music creation,{{sfn|Chadabe|2004|pp=5–6}} leading to a massive increase in the amount of home-produced electronic music available to the general public via the internet. Software-based instruments and effect units (so-called "plugins") can be incorporated in a computer-based studio using the VST platform. Some of these instruments are more or less exact replicas of existing hardware (such as the Roland D-50, ARP Odyssey, Yamaha DX7, or Korg M1).{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

===Circuit bending===
[[Circuit bending]] is the modification of battery-powered toys and synthesizers to create new unintended sound effects. It was pioneered by Reed Ghazala in the 1960s and Reed coined the name "circuit bending" in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Deahl|first=Dani|date=14 September 2018|title=Hacking a Furby in the name of music|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/14/17844906/circuit-bending-hacking-a-furby-in-the-name-of-music|access-date=11 July 2020|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref>

===Modular synth revival===
Following the circuit bending culture, musicians also began to build their own modular synthesizers, causing a renewed interest in the early 1960s designs. [[Eurorack]] became a popular system.