Synderphonics Manta Controller Control Surface

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Promoshot FEJLD

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Snyderphonics Manta & monome

"Promoshot for the soon to be released debut-album by the ambient duo "Fejld".

The full album can be heard at SoundCloud already: [below]




Fejld - Illiterate Poetry (album-preview) by KUF Records
"A preview set of the album "Illiterate Poetry" by Fejld.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fejld/205200019495024"

via isotopics where you'll find the full post.

"Percussion: Monome running 64step with some of the Haptic sample set
Pads: Tx81z triggered by monome running xor
Bleeps & Bloops: Doepfer/Eurorack modular and Analogue Solutions Telemark cable spaghetti mess
Melody: Matrix 6R through Bug Muff Pi played with a snyderphonics manta touch controller
Ample ‘verb: Lexixon MPX500"

Sunday by isotopeofme

micronaut - experiment three

YouTube via Cranda11 | February 09, 2011

"http://micronaut.bandcamp.com

Another experiment. This time, a whole raft of Audio Damage plugs (Axon, Phosphor, Tattoo, Replicant, and Discord3) plus two instances of Scape, the new Reaktor ensemble from Twisted Tools. The usual suspects, otherwise."

Snyderphonics MantaMate in the Works

via Snyderphonics:

"I am working hard on the MantaMate, a device that will allow Manta users to perform without a computer, and to directly control analog synthesizers. It will also be a powerful general-purpose converter between USB devices, MIDI devices, OSC over ethernet, and control voltage (supporting several voltage standards from Eurorack to Buchla to Moog to Serge to Korg). It even has a built-in digital synthesizer, so that it's possible to perform with only the Manta and a MantaMate. I don't have a set date for release right now, but stay tuned!"

CopenhagenNoiseLab2011

flickr By mushboy

"A shot of Copenhagen Noise Lab"

Note the white clavia micro modular previously posted here.

micronaut - experiment two

YouTube via Cranda11 | January 28, 2011
follow-up to part 1 here
"http://micronaut.bandcamp.com

The second workflow exploration/live improvisation with this set-up. As with the previous video, the Apple //e with Roland CMU-800R is in the driver's seat. It is providing the drums with its internal sounds, and is controlling the modular synth, the Korg MS-20, and the Yamaha CS-5 (out of frame underneath the MS-20) via CV/Gate.

The main melody line that comes in after a bit is coming from a Reflex MeeBlip, which you can just see sitting on the desk. I'm controlling it with a Snyderphonics Manta controller.

Effects used: Roland RE-201 Space Echo, Eventide TimeFactor delay, Realistic Electronic Reverb delay, Audio Damage Eos reverb, Lexicon 300 reverb."

Rhythmite Alpha Test

YouTube via copenhagennoiselab | December 21, 2010 |

"Testing an early alpha of the 8 track sequencer Rhythmite for the Snyderphonics Manta. Lots of bugs to get rid off, but it is moving along great."

micronaut - metatrak (live pa rehearsal)

YouTube via Cranda11 | December 18, 2010
Cranda = Chris Randall of Analog Industries and Audio Damage
"micronaut - metatrak

From the micronaut live pa set; doing a run-through of the set and I recorded this song, just for fun. Gear: Snyderphonics Manta controller, Dave Smith Instruments TETR4, Eventide TimeFactor, Ableton Live, a whole slew of Audio Damage plug-ins.

The song is from the micronaut EP "Resistor," which is available at Bandcamp.

http://micronaut.bandcamp.com/​album/​resistor"

I, Parasite - The Host 2010

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"A recording photo journal."

Photo: Shikhee

The Manta on Analog Industries

Analog Industries has a good write-up on the Snyderphonics Manta if you were ever curious about the controller.

"It is functionally similar to the monome, inasmuch as it is (at its base level) a bunch of buttons and a bunch of LEDs. However, the thing that makes this a vast improvement over the monome is that it has several different levels of control in addition to the single on/off state of the monome."

Pie

Pie from bar|none on Vimeo.

"A little peek into the process. 7up controlling everything, even on the modular.

No audio clips were used here. The process is to actually play patterns into 7up using the manta and then sequence those back live. Because 7up is driving the modular, we are able to tweak the sound as we progress."

Seven Mantas

Seven Mantas from bar|none on Vimeo.

"Added Snyderphonics Manta support to SevenUpLive 2.0.x beta this weekend. The beauty here is that you get velocity sensitivity on the plates and SevenUp can use that in its pattern recorders. The Manta supports polyphonic-aftertouch as well which I plan to add to SevenUp later.

This jam was just a fast improv to show off. Everything in the track was sequenced and performed live with the Manta and SevenUpLive. Tracked to 2-track, no edits besides start and end fades."

Manta - First Session

YouTube via copenhagennoiselab | November 11, 2010

"First thing I did with my new Snyderphonics Manta. Using a standard midi-patch in MAX/MSP to control the Nord Modular G2. The sound is just a pad with some extended control for the manta."

Manta - First Session v2

copenhagennoiselab | November 11, 2010

"In this video I just route CCs from the hexagons to the Nord Modular G2. I control FX for rhythms on the top row and toggles Delay/Reverb too. On the very left I use CCs to control pitch and amplitude of 4 oscillators. On the other buttons I just control amlitude of 36 different tuned Sinus oscillators. The second and forth row from the bottom is just detuned oscillators of the ones controlled in the row below."

Using the Snyderphonics Manta on the Android Lust Animalia Tour

Using the Snyderphonics Manta on the Android Lust Animalia Tour from Christopher Jon on Vimeo.

"I recently returned from a five week tour with Android Lust where I played the Manta as my main instrument . The Manta is a touch sensitive instrument interface which can be programmed in an environment such as Max/MSP.

For this tour the Manta was controlling a Virus Rack and a Mono Evolver via a patch I wrote in Max For Live. I'm also processing Shikhee's vocals in real time (with a granular Max For Live effect) and controlling the parameters with the Manta in "centroid" mode (turns it into an XY multitouch surface).

Sorry for the spotty sound (camera microphone).

For more, please check out:
androidlust.com
snyderphonics.com"

Pittsburgh July 2010

YouTube via thedeepelement | July 27, 2010

"www.trashaudio.com - Prometheus Burning's Displacement and Disorder release party in Pittsburgh. I, Parasite and Surachai were invited to perform."
Don't miss the Snyderphonics MANTA.
www.snyderphonics.com/

Snyderphonics Manta vs Buchla 200e

YouTube via dkimcg | June 26, 2010 | 4:29

"I fear no MIDI. Manta used to play the Buchla through MaxMSP using one of the provided Max patches."

The Host 2010

flickr by parasitk
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Photo: Shikhee

Anyone ID the touchplate?

Update via Francesco and node in the comments: It's a Snyderphonics manta also pictured here. See the label from more posts including video.

Didgeridoo

Didgeridoo from bar|none on Vimeo.

"My first Kyma X patch for the Pacarana. Kyma is unreal and let's you do almost anything in Sound Design. I took a concept of a didgeridoo patch on my modular and built it back in Kyma but with even more expression. This is still a work in progress.

The touchplate is a Snyderphonics MANTA. I spent some time coding some algorithms in MAX to enhance the performance control of the patch using velocity, aftertouch and polyphonic aftertouch + controls using OSC to Kyma.

The Manta is a fantastically wonderful controller. It shows it's flexibility and feel here.

The patch is microtonal meaning pitches are in divisions of the western concept of half and whole tones."

Snyderphonics Manta - Northwoods Wildlife Pyrography Manta Released

http://www.snyderphonics.com/

SNYDERPHONICS MANTA GETS EVEN MORE FUTURISTIC

Now the most expressive touch controller available has a special edition case to match its futuristic feel.

Snyderphonics, a new company founded by inventor and instrument designer Jeff Snyder, announced the release of the Manta touch controller in June. The Manta - a slim, compact, touch-sensitive controller for audio and video - is popular with musicians around the world for its expressive capabilities. There's no better tool for your electronic Hardanger Fiddle transcriptions and country-western synth sounds than the Manta. Flat has never been this sexy.

Now, in celebration of the success of their first commercial product, Snyderphonics is releasing an unusual special edition "Northwoods Wildlife Pyrography" style Manta. Only two of these attractive laser-engraved white-tail deer designs are available ($950USD). Don't miss your chance to match the amber fireplace glow of the Manta's LEDs with an appropriate log cabin visual flair. Nothing says "the future of music" like traditional wood-burning techniques.

Snyderphonics was established for the express purpose of providing distinctive and innovative interfaces for the creation of expressive electronic music. The Manta is the first in an unusual line of groundbreaking instruments designed by Jeff Snyder. All Snyderphonics products are completely fabricated and hand assembled in the U.S.A.

"There's no question that Snyderphonics' pretty box makes a great synth front-end; this is one of the most responsive and generally awesome synth controllers we've used." -Future Music

“It provided some of the nicest music I've done in ages - mainly because it provides a different feel from any electronic instrument I've used…outrageously inspiring.”
– Darwin Grosse (director of engineering for Cycling 74)"

http://www.snyderphonics.com/

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