MANTIS

The Mantis — A Legacy Synthesiser Born from Innovation

The Mantis is a unique collaboration between the late Chris Huggett (creator of the legendary Gnat, WASP, and OSCar synthesisers) and PWM (Paul Whittington).

Developed during the final chapter of Chris’s life, the Mantis was a project he poured his creativity, passion, and experience into. Although the design was incomplete when Chris sadly passed away, he entrusted the project to Paul to continue and explore what could be achieved. With the full support of Chris’s estate, PWM has completed the journey and brought this remarkable synthesiser to life.

Chris was known for his humility, despite his enormous contribution to electronic music technology. The Mantis represents his incredible imagination, engineering expertise, and lifelong passion for synthesis.

PWM believes the Mantis is something truly special — a synthesiser that deserves to exist, be played, and inspire musicians around the world.

Features

• Duophonic with 2 discrete analogue signal paths

• 2 Oscillators + sub oscillator per voice

• 2 Envelopes with sustain fall and envelope repeat

• 2 LFOs with 4 waveform types and sync

• 2 Multi-mode filters with drive, keytrack and frequency modulation

• Dual filter mode with width and modulation

• 37 note full sized keybed with aftertouch

• Multi-function joystick and octave shift

• Arpeggiator with 6 modes, tap tempo, swing and sync & unique duophonic arp mode

• Reverb with low & high pass filtering and 4 chorus modes

• Mixer with Noise and Ring Modulation

• Oscillator density and drift

• Modulation Routes with fast configuration

• Selectable triggering

Weight & Dimensions

• Dimensions: 620 x 320 x 110 mm

• Weight: 5.3 kg

Includes

• Power supply (9V 600mA)

• USB C lead

• Getting started guide