PWM Music Releases Mantis V2 Update ‘The Next Generation Of OSCar’
PWM declares Mantis “the next generation of OSCar” as V2 update adds original wavetables from the cult classic synth.
The PWM Mantis is a synthesizer with a rich history: PWM head Paul Whittington co-created the instrument with the late Chris Huggett, the influential British synth designer and engineer behind the EDP Wasp, OSC OSCar and Novation Bass Station.
Prior to Huggett’s passing in 2020, he and Whittington collaborated on the Mantis, which became Huggett’s final synth project. The instrument is billed as a spiritual successor to both the Wasp and OSCar, two cult classic monosynths with their own distinct sonic characters.
Following its acquisition of the OSC brand last year, PWM has unveiled a V2 firmware update for Mantis that firmly positions the synth as the “next generation” of the OSCar.
The update brings nine of the OSCar’s original preset waveforms to the Mantis, an arsenal that includes ‘Organ’, ‘Harpsichord’, ‘Double Pulse’, ‘Strong Lead’ and High-Density’ waveforms alongside the standard triangle, saw and pulse waves.
The v2 update also expands Mantis’ polyphony, giving the synth four polyphonic voices, each with two oscillators, a sub oscillator and detune oscillator, adding up to a total of 16 available oscillators. Previously Mantis was a duophonic synth.
On the hardware front, Mantis is a hybrid instrument with digital oscillators running through dual multi-mode, state-variable analogue filters that can be routed in both series and parallel, an architecture once again inspired by the OSCar.
Check PWM Mantis Firmware V.2 info:
PWM is running a special offer in recognition of the update, and for a limited time any new purchase of Mantis will net the buyer a copy of GForce’s impOSCar 3 plugin.
Find out more and download the update on PWM website.
