it actually took some time for me to like it unlike the virus c.
i loved virus C right away.
while some initially call the virus C "dark" i initially found the ti2 to be muted and not harmonically rich. turned out to be a fault in the presets though.
the presets are especially lackluster and it took some for the ti2 to reveal itself. others may feel differently but that was my experience.
the interface is really wonderful and some features that i objected to before having tried the ti2 were washed away and he interface choices suddenly made sense.
for instance, i've always disliked that the virus C doesn't have an amount knob in the LFO section and wondered at the missed opportunity of not correcting this flaw in the ti/ti2. i still would love one on the virus C but in the ti2 an amount knob would be unnecessary and would actually be limiting.
still, some things make no sense. for 1...why is the delay time not given a dedicated knob but instead relegated to the 2nd page of delay parameters?! yes, there's a tap function but i've always hated tapping in delay times.
also there, are a lot of functions not available to the 3 soft knobs. i know there are ways around this but i would've preferred being able to choose them directly. still no user definable categories. it's easy to confuse RAM A, B and C with ROM A, B and C.
blah, blah, blah, little gripes here and there but all in all i've really grown to love it. not enough to get rid of my Redback mind you, but still.
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