# Google Gemma introduces Magenta RealTime 2 for live AI music on MacBooks

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/google-gemma-magenta-realtime-2-live-ai-music>
> Published: 2026-06-04 21:43:12+00:00

Google Gemma (@googlegemma) introduced Magenta RealTime 2, a new open model for live music synthesis, in a three post thread on X on Thursday. https://x.com/googlegemma/status/2062619217967628693 Google Gemma says the model can run natively on a MacBook with low latency and can be controlled through MIDI, text and audio. The thread frames Magenta RealTime 2 less as a background composition tool than as something "musicians can play as an instrument," a sharper product claim than the usual AI ...