When I bought the Volante back before lockdown I was immediately impressed with the actual sound of my guitar through the unit, it reminded me of the early days, there was a tone that can't be explained. It was this experience that led me to buy the Meazzi Echomatic and then my second TVS3 and learn more.
Because I knew the patterns in my head after years of trying to understand them, I soon found myself setting those automatically and concentrating on the artefacts that needed to be added to the sound that most other digital units don't possess, but some important ones are there on the Strymon Volante. The top left knob, echo drive is important if you want that 'grunt' you hear on Flingel Bunt, but you have to experiment how much to add along with 'wear' and the other controls. The 'Spacing' knob was a revelation when I turned it and the echo taps fell into perfect sync for certain tunes, but it was all found by me twiddling and constantly plucking away.
That is the key to unlocking the amazing assets of this machine, but most players prefer 'fast track' and don't wish to pursue that path, resulting in people posting a plethora of boring, lifeless sound files that we've heard a thousand times. For me, it's those who are prepared to push the extra mile that are noticed.
Every body to their own, but the attention to detail is rewarding and when you get it right there is no better feeling.