Music Computerized music is advancing rapidly. Such developments are shaking up the entire music industry. When you watch a TV commercial or movie, the background music that sounds like a beautiful orchestra or band is often produced by just a single person sitting at a computerized music synthesizer. The imitation of orchestral instruments is so exact that even professional musicians can't hear the difference. As a result, whole orchestras of musicians are now unemployed.
Music synthesizers come in two categories.
Programmers are trying to meld those two categories together. Ultimate Music Machine Musicians, programmers, and engineers are working together to create the Ultimate Music Machine, which makes all other musical instruments obsolete. You can buy all its parts at your local computer and music stores, but the software and hardware that connects the parts is awkward. I expect some company will eventually build an assembled version that you just plug into the wall for immediate fun. The Ultimate Music Machine can imitate all other musical instruments.