"The Manther is a super nice desktop analog synth and sequencer with lots of features and a great heavy sound. It is inspired by the Roland SH-101 but expands it quite a bit. There is a built in delay, 1/8" patch points, added triangle wave in the oscillator, and added rising or falling saw to the LFO section.
The Manther has a great compact but comfortable form factor and is well built. This unit is in great condition and includes the original box and power supply."
"Josh Holley from Malekko Heavy Industry showed me on this year's Tokyo Festival Of Modular the final version of the MANTHER analog/digital Synthesizer box.
"As part of 'DivKid's West Coast Adventure' (more on that below) I had the chance to head down to Portland, Oregon and go see Malekko Heavy Industry and their Darkplace Manufacturing facility too. It was a pleasure to meet Josh Holley, Paul Barker, Ben Davis, Anna Sitko and the rest of the team. I had a nosy around (camera in hand for the b roll) and grabbed some footage with two different Eurorack modular systems and also the very lovely Manther! Across a couple of days I also sat down with founders Josh Holley and Paul Barker for a casual interview, learning some background as well as looking to the future.
"Searching for the perfect small travelling mono companion for the Elektron Digitone. Requirements: Must be small, robust, analogue and have a decent sequencer. So far tried the TT-303, AS-1, MC-202 and Manther. Yet to try the Avalon."
"Just arrived, unboxed and it's amazing! Manther is a great little desktop synth box with a powerful sequencer, great analogue synth voice and a great unit for expanding modular systems with another voice and sequencer. The unit itself is ripe for some expansion too. So here's my first impressions with the Malekko Heavy Industry Manther. It's smaller than I thought it would be but the sound is everything and more (with the wave folding triangle and delay) than I thought it would be. Here's a quick play around, exploration and the factory patches and sequences after only playing around for about an hour."
"Malekko had a new pedal based on the lightfoot labs Goatkeeper at SuperBooth which we were able to record with a Manther running through it. The Goatkeeper is a tap tempo and clock synching tremolo with two LFOs to modulate the volume and multiple modes. The modulation can also go from slow all the way up to audio rate.
more music for my survival horror game music project
featuring (in order of appearance):
drone - roland se-02 thru boss re-20
bass - malekko manther growl thru emw vcf-s100 thru dod rubberneck
chord - dave smith instruments mopho x4 thru strymon dig
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the doepfer a-124 vcf5 is a 12db multimode filter using the filter circuit of the edp wasp; an analog synthesizer with a black and yellow case built in the seventies. this filter abused digital inverters as analog operational amplifiers leading to distortions and other dirty effects that generate a unique character. it's equipped with a band pass output and a combined low/notch/high pass output.
once i had gathered the filters i was familiar with i started exploring other options to expand my palette. after seeing a few demos i was very intrigued by the wasp filter. it reminded me a bit of an ms-20 filter but with its own brand of nasty. in person the wasp did not disappoint.
the layout is nearly identical to a few other doepfer options which made it easy to pick up and play. it has the mid-forward tone you expect from a 12db filter. high resonance is nasty and unpredictable but won't blow your speakers (which is nice).
where this filter really shines is when you overdrive it. it sounds like a different version of itself; nice and smudgy. you can get away with high resonance and still get an even sound level; which means you can use high resonance in a lot more situations. in that way it reminds me of the korg prologue filter (another filter i adore).
i appreciate a filter with a broad range of character and the a-124 definitely has it. i wouldn't say it's as musical as a moog or roland filter, but it has a very usable range of nasty and can make unique sounding bread and butter sounds as well. a great option if you're looking to add something unique to your toolkit.
filter sweeps (low pass) at 0:05
filter sweeps (high pass) at 2:40
filter sweeps (band pass) at 4:14
filter overdrive at 5:53
filter sweeps thru the polymoon at 8:44
saw arp at 11:06
square bass at 16:28
triangle arp at 23:02
"In this video Matthew Piecora (aka EZBOT) takes the new Arturia Keystep Pro for a spin with some of his favorite modular gear including WMD Crater, Crucible, Chimera, Fracture, Malekko Manther Growl, Mutable Instruments Plaits, Divkid Ochd, Make Noise Mimeophon, WMD Performance Mixer, WMD Muscle, WMD Overseer, and the Intellijel Quadrax.
From Arturia:
"An all-in-one sequencing solution. Take full control of your modular rigs, outboard synths, and software studio all at the same time. If you prefer keys to pads, you’re in for a treat. KeyStep Pro features a great-feeling 3 octave keyboard with velocity sensitivity and aftertouch. Letting you fully articulate your musical ideas, this expressive little sequencer truly puts the power at your fingertips.
KeyStep Pro works the way you want it to, and removes the barriers between you and the music you want to create.
Powerful performance controls. Our sequencers can be seen all over the world, and are loved by top artists, studios, and amateur producers alike. KeyStep Pro makes gigging easy and fun, with instant and intuitive access to inspiring performance features. Multi-mode arpeggiator, randomness, easy chord mode, and real-time recording for creating on the fly. The crisp OLED displays and LED-illuminated controls will help you see it all in the dark, too!
Unite your gear! Your ever-growing collection of boutique modular gear, vintage synths, and software instruments can finally perform in unison, thanks to the jaw-dropping connectivity KeyStep Pro has to offer. 4 CV, Gate and Mod outputs, 8 dedicated drum Gate outputs, Clocks, MIDI in, 2 MIDI outs, a solo metronome output, sustain input to let you get expressive with your performance, and USB for easy power and DAW/softsynth control.
Control hardware, software, and your DAW at the same time. If you prefer to create music “in the box”, KeyStep Pro can also help your creativity come alive. Easily sequence and arpeggiate your virtual instruments, sync it with your software studio, and switch to the dedicated Control mode to control parameters in your favorite synths and effects. The possibilities are limitless."
Note this is the first post to feature Hungry Robot Modular. We have a new maker in town. As you can see in the video above from Knobs, these are individual modules in stomp-box like format. Know the jacks are on the top face only and there are no pedal switches. These are meant for the desktop and not the floor.
"Today, we do modular synthesis, with pedals.
0:31 - Overview
1:37 - Minimal
2:07 - Not minimal
2:47 - With semi-modular
3:24 - Super-synth
3:50 - Outro
Other synthesizers:
Make Noice 0-Coast
Malekko Manther
If you want to download these sounds and listen to them while you use an elliptical machine, Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/KNOBs"
"The Hungry Robot VCO is an all-analog, low cost, workhorse of a VCO. It can output triangle, sawtooth, and square waveforms simultaneously with tremendous bass response. The VCO has exceptional 1V/OCT tracking with FM modulation. The FM modulation input has a built-in CV attenuator as well as an inversion switch. The square wave has PWM with a built-in CV attenuator. As with all Hungry Robot "Modular Boxes" the VCO can be powered with a simple 9V DC, Negative Center power supply.
"This is a compilation of last week’s @Malekko_Manther IG clips in one seven minute video.
These are simple, one minute clips of saved presets as examples of the power of the Manther. Recall preset, press play, then make adjustments to have fun.
Or maybe it’s a new patch made from scratch right then!
Thanks for watching!"
