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

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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."

pyrolator - "Snow In Bushwick" (Manta performance)

pyrolator - "Snow In Bushwick" (Manta performance) from pyrolator on Vimeo.

"This is my first piece for the Manta, an instrument by Jeff Snyder (snyderphonics.com). It is triggering two instruments (collision and omnisphere) and a pre-programmed bass (audio-clip) in Ableton Live. The setup uses touch-sensitive note-triggering and the X-Y multitouch-parameters at the same time and is written in max/msp.
Recorded Jan 8th in Bushwick, Brooklyn during some snowfall in front of my window......."

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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Snyderphonics Instruments Manta

"The Manta is a touch-sensitive controller for audio and video with a hexagonal layout and programmable LED feedback. The Manta has been released, as of May 4th, 2009. The first production run is a limited edition of 50, at $675 each."