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Mantis is a unique, duophonic hybrid synthesizer that was co-developed by the late Chris Huggett (of EDP Wasp, OScar & more fame) and is dubbed as a spiritual successor to the OSCar, sporting precision digital oscillators, dual state variable filters and more.
Mantis is a premium synthesizer, sporting a high quality 37-note velocity and pressure sensitive keybed, SSI2164 IC’s for the VCF’s and VCA’s, custom high performance processors for the oscillators coupled with a pristine analogue signal path, which features a twice amplified gain structure for maximum clipping capabilities plus lush stereo digital FX.
Two unique ADSR’s that feature “sustain fall” that allows you to create a drop before release…even while a key is held for greater sound design possibilities. The envelopes can also be set to cycle. Two tempo-syncable LFO’s with four waves, fade in and fade out parameters and a seriously wide operating range. Ring modulation available at the mixer and a unique modulation routing controller with 6 choices of modulation parameters, 6 choices of modulation sources and scale control, which used to scale the effect of the modulation.
Features
- Hybrid-Analogue Synthesiser, powerful digital oscillators with dual analogue filters
- With Mathematically Generated Oscillators with a Pure Analogue Signal Path
- A Modernised Design Architecture based on the WASP with an OSCar style filter designed by the late, great Chris Huggett
- Duophonic – Two Fully Independent Voices each with 2 Oscillators plus Sub-Oscillator per voice
- Dual Filters – Multi-Mode State Variable VCF’s with Overdrive per voice that can be combined in Series or Parallel with Width Control
- Keyboard – 37-Note Full-Size Semi-Weighted Keybed with Aftertouch plus Joystick
- Fully featured Keyboard, Joystick and USB-MIDI Control for Easy Integration with any Studio or Live Environment
Specifications
Width: 62cm
Depth: 32cm
Height: 11cm
Power: 9V 600mA (provided)
Manufacturer product page here.
Product manual here.