But those compromises defined Orpheus 2’s identity: its flaws were part of its vocabulary. When released into user hands, Orpheus 2 became a seedbed. Producers placed it in film scores, ambient records, and game soundtracks. Composers found ways to coax narrative arcs from its morphing textures. Some users layered it beneath acoustic instruments to give them an uncanny background; others used it as the foreground voice in minimal pieces.