OK, OK, we get it, but most importantly, how does it sound? Well, when the beta software wasn't crashing, it sounded fantastic. The new TI can be soft and silky smooth, or it can be big and bad. Some patches had the grit of the original Nord Lead 2, albeit inna Virus stylee, that will make techno producers wet their pants. The software is currently in a beta cycle with plans to ship the first units in two months. However, we probably won't see the first units stateside until middle or late Spring.
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