Just picked it up, same.
No brainer at $29 USD if you're looking to pickup Iris 2 at PluginBoutique.
My 30 minute impressions:
Cons (bad news first):
- The text contrast is meh.
- Limited # of presets (it's not obvious, but there are a few folders in the list, so there are at least more presets then it may initially seem).
- The presets all contain their extension (.xml) - minor but distracting detail
- No Mix lock (my favorite Valhalla feature - all effects should have this!)
- No sync for delay (though at least time is displayed when adjusting) I know it's not a traditional delay but it's helpful, especially for drums.
- Except for the text contrast the interface is good (and resizable).
- The parameters I tested were all automatable.
- Parameter values are displayed when adjusted (I know some people don't care but for pitch, delay time it's valuable for many).
- Can cover a bit more sonic territory than at first it seems.
- Can do pretty interesting stuff on drums (need that delay sync!) and pads.
- The combination of the Envelope / Freeze / Duck controls add quite a bit of nuance to the mix - for example, you could adjust the envelope so kick / snare hits duck the effect, but subtle hats get mixed in. Nice. This makes it something I couldn't easily do with a Grain Delay rack in Live, for example.
- Works really well as a post reverb effect.
Here it is on a piano post-reverb - creates an interesting ducked wash
(don't know about y'all but these dropbox links only work if I open a new tab, not embedded)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hwvzu1euu5fjt ... t.mp3?dl=0
