GearFest-UK24: PWM Mantis Hits UK

We caught up with Paul Whittington at GearFest UK 2024, held at Tile Yard. Paul introduced the latest production unit of Mantis, which is now available in the UK music stores starting Monday. The unit includes quad and duophonic modes, along with new firmware that allows for syncable arpeggios and LFOs. Paul mentioned an upcoming review and expressed excitement about the detailed insights expected from it. Overall, Mantis is now fully featured and ready for its users.
In our conversation, Paul shared his favorite patches, particularly highlighting one titled "Beach Dazed" which imitates the sound of the ocean. He demonstrated various patches and explained the different modes of the instrument, including mono, duo, and quad modes, each offering unique setups of the filters and voice paths. The MSRP is set at £1349, and there is a 10% discount for GearFest attendees. Paul concluded by emphasizing the melodic advantage of having multiple voices in the instrument.
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[@Psychlist1972]

That first patch sounded like when my Juno 106 volume was up too high and you could hear the chorus noise bleeding through :)

[@darwiniandude]

Paul is great 😆 playing the Mantis with the mantis for a moment :)

[@DoctorRevers]

Looking forward to the upcoming review.

[@taosophymusic]

A unique livery is always an attractive first draw. Love the sea foam green.

[@gooneybird808]

This looks like so much fun

[@ChrisP3000x]

Love it!

[@christoroppolo8742]

Great demo 👽

[@Phil-1]

2:32 Oofft

[@phild5322]

lol the look from the lady at the start

[@sonicstate]

Full-on side eye!

[@theatral_manner4002]

Probably not happy because her husband was going to bring back a new synth home.

[@onemanwent4059]

Haha too funny. That’s gonna be my missus ‘face’ when she spots a new Mantis in my studio!

[@liudas5377]

limited to 4 voices...i dont see the value

[@jmarvosa6x3]

Do you not see the value in a monophonic bass/lead synth either?

[@gizka6816]

probably can't even sound like a piano either. pfft