While many musicians have been focusing their thoughts on whether Apple's iPad will be a platform on which they can create tunes, there's also the question of the new tablet's potential as a multitouch controller to consider.

On the face of it, the iPad looks almost as if it could have been designed for music software control: it's a good size; it supports various wireless protocols; and we already know that the iPhone/iPod touch (which uses a very similar operating system) can perform this role.

But is the iPad really going to change the way we interact with our software? The company that's led the way in the world of multitouch control is Jazzmutant, with its Lemur and Dexter controllers, so we spoke to them to find out.

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