2002: Antares introduces the band modeler plug- in and rackmount unit. It is able to process 24 tracks of audio through "group synthesis" and rearrange songs into the styles of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pavement, Devo and many more.
2005: Brian Eno finally admits to being a musician.
2007: The Apples in Stereo violently seize control of Ocean Way studios in LA and return it to the glory days of early Beach Boys' recording technology.
2010: No more analog tape is available to the public. Nobody in Nashville notices but riots ensue in New York and LA.
2013: Computers still don't sound as good as an Ampex MM-1200.
2017: The "unknown-till now" Phil Spector- produced Shellac sessions are released by Touch and Go records.
2020: CDs are nearly wiped out, replaced by credit card sized memory slips with 500K/200 bit- encoded audio. Purists claim CDs sound truer to the music.
2032: Shure sells its one billionth SM 57.