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PWM Mantis Duophonic Hybrid Analogue Synthesiser

PWM

£1,349.00
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We say...

A brilliant-sounding synth that's a worthy successor to the legendary OSCar. Digital oscillators and analogue filters are a proven combo and the Mantis's architecture offers some of the deepest synthesis options you're likely to find.

Manufacturer's description

A unique duophonic hybrid-analogue synthesiser with dual filter, patches and full USB MIDI control.

Co-developed by the late Chris Huggett (of EDP Wasp, OSCar & more fame), the Mantis has been 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 ICs for the VCFs and VCAs, 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.

There are two unique ADSRs 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 LFOs offer four waves, fade in and fade out parameters and a seriously wide operating range. Ring modulation is available at the mixer and there's 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

200 patches

  • All patches in RAM so can be overwritten
  • Bank A: 100 Factory presets
  • Bank B: 100 User presets (all set to initial patch)
  • Compare function
  • Initialise patch function

Duophonic with 2 analogue signal paths

  • Mathematically generated oscillators designed by Chris Huggett
  • Analogue signal path designed by Chris Huggett

2 Oscillators plus sub-oscillator per voice

  • Sine / Triangle / Saw / Pulse plus additional wave types
  • Shape control and shape modulation input
  • Will create pulse width modulation on the pulse waveform with perfect square at the centre
  • Pitch modulation control
  • Octave selects per oscillator
  • OSC 1 SUB follows oscillator 1 parameters

Oscillator Drift

  • Creates random pitch variations between oscillators

Multi-mode state variable VCA filters with overdrive

  • 2 Analogue filters - 1 per signal path
  • Low Pass / Band Pass / High Pass in 12dB and 24dB configurations
  • Additional WBAND (series) and WSTOP (parallel) types
  • Filter Cutoff
  • Filter Cutoff Modulation
  • Filter Resonance
  • Filter Width
  • Filter Width Modulation
  • Filter Keytrack

LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)

  • 2 LFOs
  • 4 waveshapes per oscillator
  • Fade In / Fade Out parameter
  • SYNCable
  • Rate control

Envelopes

  • 2 Independent envelopes
  • ENV 1 normalised to amplitude
  • ADSR
  • + Sustain Fall parameter for shaping during key-down
  • + Repeat which can be used to create looping envelopes
  • Velocity positive and negative control

Ring modulation

Mixer

  • First mix: OSC1 and OSC2
  • Second mix: OSCillators and noise
  • Third mix: OSCillators + noise and Ring modulator

VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier)

  • All amplification is done in the analogue domain in multi-stage VCAs

Modulation Routes

  • Control - 6 choices of modulation parameters
  • Source - 6 choices of effectors from envelopes and LFOs
  • Scale - choices of controls used to scale the effect of the modulation

Glide

  • Glide amount
  • Auto-glide mode

Indicator LEDs

  • Two LEDs for Voice
  • LED for Keyboard activity

Master tune

Master volume

Triggering

  • ENV 1 Legato
  • ENV 2 Legato
  • LFO Keytrig
  • LFO Keytrig

Connections

  • Master power switch
  • DC 9V input
  • USB C
  • MIDI IN / OUT / THRU
  • Sustain pedal input (switch)
  • Pedal input (continuous)
  • Stereo 1/4” line Outs: L/Mono and R
  • Stereo 1/4” headphone out

Multi-function Joystick control

  • Left / right for pitch bend
  • Performable vibrato
  • Latching hold mode

Arpeggiator

  • 6 arpeggiator types - Up, Down, Up/Down 1, Up/Down 2, Played & Random
  • Sync rates control from 2nds to 32nds
  • Tap tempo button
  • Swing including positive and negative swing
  • Auto clock sync - detects MIDI or USB-MIDI clock and synchronises the arpeggiator automatically
  • Latch via joystick HOLD
  • 6 Octave range
  • Dedicated tempo control

Duophonic mode control

  • Duo mode
  • Duo mode with simple filter
  • Pan control for duophonic voicing

Digital effects

  • Reverb time
  • Reverb level
  • Reverb High Pass Filter
  • Reverb Low Pass Filter
  • Chorus level
  • Chorus type

Keyboard Control

  • 37 Full-size semi-weighted velocity-sensitive keys
  • Channel aftertouch
  • Octave shift

Includes:

  • Power Supply (9V 600mA)
  • USB C lead
  • Getting Started Guide
  • Dimensions: 620 x 320 x 110mm
  • Weight: 5.3kg​

How much is my shipping?

Shipping is automatically calculated before you submit your payment information. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll be offered shipping options and their prices. In the UK it's normally around £4 for order values under £150, and free above that. Shipping to mainland EU is typically between £7 and £20, depending on the shipping method and the size and weight of the order.

Do you ship to my country?

Almost certainly - the site will give you an estimate of shipping costs if you add an item to the cart and then enter your country and postcode. If you have specific requirements (such as if you prefer UPS over FedEx, for example) then let us know in advance and we'll try to work something out for you.

Shipping methods

We use a combination of Parcelforce, DPD, Royal Mail and UPS for the UK, and for international orders it's either Royal Mail, UPS, DHL or FedEx depending on where you are in the world. If you have a particular preference then try to let us know BEFORE you order so we can look into it for you. Please note that there may occasionally be additional shipping charges if you live in a remote area, depending on what surcharges are applied by the shipper. We'll get in touch to discuss this with you in such cases.

Dispatch times

For UK orders, we normally dispatch the same working day if we get the order before 15:00. If you have a really urgent situation then of course drop us an email before ordering and we'll always do our absolute best to accommodate you.

For international orders, we normally dispatch the same day if we get the order before 13:00 but again, occasionally it might be the next day before we can send it out, and sometimes FedEx or UPS may come a little earlier than scheduled which would also push an order into the next day.

Shipping times

Since April 2020 the couriers we use have suspended guarantees for shipping times, so even though we're paying them for priority services - 24-48 hours for most of the world - in practice it's often an extra day on top and sometimes it can be longer.

There is absolutely nothing we can do about this unfortunately. If you are outside the UK and it's a life-or-death situation where you absolutely MUST have that passive mult for the next day then... it may be better to find a local supplier.

Saturday shipping

If you're in the UK and you order before 15:30 on a Friday then we can send something for a Saturday delivery (NB: this applies to UK mainland addresses only). The success rate with DPD is about 95% so it's worth a punt most of the time. Please note that if you select Saturday shipping on an order placed earlier in the week, we'll wait until Friday to ship it.

Pre-orders

If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.

If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch if you have questions.

Product Overview

We say...

A brilliant-sounding synth that's a worthy successor to the legendary OSCar. Digital oscillators and analogue filters are a proven combo and the Mantis's architecture offers some of the deepest synthesis options you're likely to find.

Manufacturer's description

A unique duophonic hybrid-analogue synthesiser with dual filter, patches and full USB MIDI control.

Co-developed by the late Chris Huggett (of EDP Wasp, OSCar & more fame), the Mantis has been 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 ICs for the VCFs and VCAs, 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.

There are two unique ADSRs 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 LFOs offer four waves, fade in and fade out parameters and a seriously wide operating range. Ring modulation is available at the mixer and there's 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

200 patches

  • All patches in RAM so can be overwritten
  • Bank A: 100 Factory presets
  • Bank B: 100 User presets (all set to initial patch)
  • Compare function
  • Initialise patch function

Duophonic with 2 analogue signal paths

  • Mathematically generated oscillators designed by Chris Huggett
  • Analogue signal path designed by Chris Huggett

2 Oscillators plus sub-oscillator per voice

  • Sine / Triangle / Saw / Pulse plus additional wave types
  • Shape control and shape modulation input
  • Will create pulse width modulation on the pulse waveform with perfect square at the centre
  • Pitch modulation control
  • Octave selects per oscillator
  • OSC 1 SUB follows oscillator 1 parameters

Oscillator Drift

  • Creates random pitch variations between oscillators

Multi-mode state variable VCA filters with overdrive

  • 2 Analogue filters - 1 per signal path
  • Low Pass / Band Pass / High Pass in 12dB and 24dB configurations
  • Additional WBAND (series) and WSTOP (parallel) types
  • Filter Cutoff
  • Filter Cutoff Modulation
  • Filter Resonance
  • Filter Width
  • Filter Width Modulation
  • Filter Keytrack

LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)

  • 2 LFOs
  • 4 waveshapes per oscillator
  • Fade In / Fade Out parameter
  • SYNCable
  • Rate control

Envelopes

  • 2 Independent envelopes
  • ENV 1 normalised to amplitude
  • ADSR
  • + Sustain Fall parameter for shaping during key-down
  • + Repeat which can be used to create looping envelopes
  • Velocity positive and negative control

Ring modulation

Mixer

  • First mix: OSC1 and OSC2
  • Second mix: OSCillators and noise
  • Third mix: OSCillators + noise and Ring modulator

VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier)

  • All amplification is done in the analogue domain in multi-stage VCAs

Modulation Routes

  • Control - 6 choices of modulation parameters
  • Source - 6 choices of effectors from envelopes and LFOs
  • Scale - choices of controls used to scale the effect of the modulation

Glide

  • Glide amount
  • Auto-glide mode

Indicator LEDs

  • Two LEDs for Voice
  • LED for Keyboard activity

Master tune

Master volume

Triggering

  • ENV 1 Legato
  • ENV 2 Legato
  • LFO Keytrig
  • LFO Keytrig

Connections

  • Master power switch
  • DC 9V input
  • USB C
  • MIDI IN / OUT / THRU
  • Sustain pedal input (switch)
  • Pedal input (continuous)
  • Stereo 1/4” line Outs: L/Mono and R
  • Stereo 1/4” headphone out

Multi-function Joystick control

  • Left / right for pitch bend
  • Performable vibrato
  • Latching hold mode

Arpeggiator

  • 6 arpeggiator types - Up, Down, Up/Down 1, Up/Down 2, Played & Random
  • Sync rates control from 2nds to 32nds
  • Tap tempo button
  • Swing including positive and negative swing
  • Auto clock sync - detects MIDI or USB-MIDI clock and synchronises the arpeggiator automatically
  • Latch via joystick HOLD
  • 6 Octave range
  • Dedicated tempo control

Duophonic mode control

  • Duo mode
  • Duo mode with simple filter
  • Pan control for duophonic voicing

Digital effects

  • Reverb time
  • Reverb level
  • Reverb High Pass Filter
  • Reverb Low Pass Filter
  • Chorus level
  • Chorus type

Keyboard Control

  • 37 Full-size semi-weighted velocity-sensitive keys
  • Channel aftertouch
  • Octave shift

Includes:

  • Power Supply (9V 600mA)
  • USB C lead
  • Getting Started Guide

Technical Specs

  • Dimensions: 620 x 320 x 110mm
  • Weight: 5.3kg​

Shipping Details

How much is my shipping?

Shipping is automatically calculated before you submit your payment information. Simply add items to your cart and proceed to the checkout page, where you'll be offered shipping options and their prices. In the UK it's normally around £4 for order values under £150, and free above that. Shipping to mainland EU is typically between £7 and £20, depending on the shipping method and the size and weight of the order.

Do you ship to my country?

Almost certainly - the site will give you an estimate of shipping costs if you add an item to the cart and then enter your country and postcode. If you have specific requirements (such as if you prefer UPS over FedEx, for example) then let us know in advance and we'll try to work something out for you.

Shipping methods

We use a combination of Parcelforce, DPD, Royal Mail and UPS for the UK, and for international orders it's either Royal Mail, UPS, DHL or FedEx depending on where you are in the world. If you have a particular preference then try to let us know BEFORE you order so we can look into it for you. Please note that there may occasionally be additional shipping charges if you live in a remote area, depending on what surcharges are applied by the shipper. We'll get in touch to discuss this with you in such cases.

Dispatch times

For UK orders, we normally dispatch the same working day if we get the order before 15:00. If you have a really urgent situation then of course drop us an email before ordering and we'll always do our absolute best to accommodate you.

For international orders, we normally dispatch the same day if we get the order before 13:00 but again, occasionally it might be the next day before we can send it out, and sometimes FedEx or UPS may come a little earlier than scheduled which would also push an order into the next day.

Shipping times

Since April 2020 the couriers we use have suspended guarantees for shipping times, so even though we're paying them for priority services - 24-48 hours for most of the world - in practice it's often an extra day on top and sometimes it can be longer.

There is absolutely nothing we can do about this unfortunately. If you are outside the UK and it's a life-or-death situation where you absolutely MUST have that passive mult for the next day then... it may be better to find a local supplier.

Saturday shipping

If you're in the UK and you order before 15:30 on a Friday then we can send something for a Saturday delivery (NB: this applies to UK mainland addresses only). The success rate with DPD is about 95% so it's worth a punt most of the time. Please note that if you select Saturday shipping on an order placed earlier in the week, we'll wait until Friday to ship it.

Pre-orders

If a product is listed as a pre-order, it means we've ordered it from the supplier but it's not physically in stock yet. The product listing will include an estimated shipping date based on the best information we have from the supplier, but do bear in mind this is subject to change and is not a guaranteed date.

If you place an order containing a mixture of in-stock and pre-order items, we'll normally hold off on shipping anything until the pre-order item(s) have arrived, rather than splitting it into multiple shipments. If you need the in-stock items sooner, we'd recommend placing separate orders. As always, please get in touch if you have questions.