What is the sound of the future?

[Jukka]

See also this thread :

Which Gear or Software Do You Think Will Most Shape How Music Sounds in the Near Future

Okay, this is kind of an open ended question. I am wondering what piece of gear or software you think lends itself to being misused in such a way that it could become the next audio trend (eg: auto-tune). Or, a design or innovation that will change how music is made (eg: samplers). Do you have any experiences with a piece of gear where you felt like “damn, I don’t feel like I’ve ever heard something like this before”? It could be a compressor, guitar pedal, synth, plug-in, whatever. I’m just cur…