# VR Music Systems 'The Music Room' Creates Real Music with Virtual Instruments By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2016-06-24 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-music-room References: [roadtovr](http://www.roadtovr.com/the-music-room-mixed-reality-video-shows-the-power-of-vr-musicianship/) & [musicroomvr](http://www.musicroomvr.com/) 'The Music Room' proposes an innovative way to make music that's instant, intuitive and highly immersive. The Music Room from Chroma Coda exists within [virtual reality](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chop-reality) for the [HTC](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/viverse-create) [Vive](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vr-motion-simulator), allowing musicians to use controllers to play everything from a virtual set of drums to laser harps. Rather than being geared towards the average consumer, this technology targets aspiring and professional musicians as a next-generation music-creation system that doesn't take up as much space as a studio full of real instruments. Plus, it brings a tangible feel to composing with electronic instruments. The Music Room is a system that's paired with 'Bitwig,' which is a digital audio workstation that can be used to sequence tracks that are created with this technology. This system has the potential to change the not only the way music is recorded, but the way it is performed as well. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 70% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Virtual Reality Music:** The Music Room introduces a highly immersive and intuitive way for musicians to create music using virtual instruments. - **Next-generation Music Creation:** The Music Room offers aspiring and professional musicians a compact and innovative music-creation system that brings a tangible feel to composing with electronic instruments. - **Interactive Music Performances:** The Music Room revolutionizes music performances by enabling musicians to play virtual instruments with controllers, offering a new level of interactivity. ### Who This Affects Most - **Music Technology:** The Music Room presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the music technology industry by combining virtual reality and music creation. - **Virtual Reality:** The integration of virtual reality with music creation in The Music Room opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the virtual reality industry for immersive music experiences. - **Digital Audio Workstations:** The partnership between The Music Room and Bitwig showcases disruptive innovation opportunities in the digital audio workstation industry for creating and sequencing tracks using virtual instruments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [VR Trombone Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vr-trombone.md) - [Web-Based VR Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slice-of-music.md) - [Interactive Music Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sound-maestro.md) - [Remote Music Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hotcake.md) - [AI-Powered Piano Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roli-piano-system.md) - [Metaverse Music Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/verses.md) - [Hand-Sensing Musical Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roli-airwave.md) - [Augmented Reality Headphones Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/augmented-reality-headphones.md) - [Gamified Music-Making Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beat-machine.md)