2000–2009 · the laptop generation · ableton live + protools + bedroom production
the 2000s
the decade when 'making music' stopped requiring expensive studio gear. ableton live (2001) + protools became dominant. fruity loops + reason + cubase ruled bedroom production. dilla pocket (j dilla 'donuts' 2006) reset what 'human' meant in drum programming. mainstream pop got cleaner; underground got weirder. french touch peaked + faded. UK grime started.
catalog gap
no patterns or lessons from the 2000s yet. the catalog is still growing — check back as nick adds more historical references.