granite bridge
Hello Bitwiggers! Just want to share a new CLAP/VST3/VST2 plugin from Audiothing, available for Linux, Win and Mac:
MANTIS.
It's a BBD with a distinctive vintage sound, very interesting and warm to me.
Check it out here:
https://www.audiothing.net/effects/mantis/
vast ore
I’ve found it hard to grasp what each slider and button does out of the box. I’ll have to read the manual and try again.
But the sounds do have a vibe
Has anyone compared it to ColourCopy or the BBD Mode on Valhalla Delay?
granite bridge
ColourCopy is a great plugin! No direct experience with Valhalla one to compare. This one provides a distinctive vintage and noisy sounds.
vast ore
I did try it once more with reading the manual. It kind of is a one trick pony to me. It does the lo-fi BBD Delay really well but falls short when it comes to being versatile. Other Plugins I have such as Valhalla Delay and u-he Colour Copy are simply much more versatile. Another thing that I didn't like is the user interface which is a symptom of modelling on old hardware I guess.
But of course I am judging the plugin on something it doesn't try to achieve. If the original hardware unit means something to you this plugin is for you.
granite bridge
Mmmmm. I wouldn't call a saxophone or a clarinet or a crash cymbal a "one trick pony"... sound a bit "derogatory" to me. This is an emulation of a distinctive analogue vintage device, it doesn't try to be anything different. If you like it, nice, if you don't like, always nice but no thanks. Clearly, my 2c.
vast ore
Mmmmm. I wouldn't call a saxophone or a clarinet or a crash cymbal a "one trick ...
Ah sorry it wasn’t meant to sound derogative, I apparently failed in my choice of words. I do agree with you. What I was trying to say is that it’s got a narrow use case but excels at it.
granite bridge
Don't worry... I don't take it personally, I'm not Audiothing, lol... It's just that I, probably not being mother tongue, give a negative value to the expression "one trick pony"; it sounds like "I don't like the piano because it cannot sound like a trumpet" to me. So, bear with me. I find the vibe of Mantis intriguing, with a touch that other effects, which can do more things, don't do in that way.
vast ore
Im not a native speaker either so my line of thinking was pony’s —> cute —> So “one trick pony” can’t be that bad. But sure mantis has a unique vibe and I know where to look if I ever feel in need of that vibe.
granite bridge
Im not a native speaker either so my line of thinking was pony’s —> cute —> So “...
well, just for the knowledge of both of us, it is derogatory. Cheers.
coarse phoenix
I demoed it sounded great. Seems limited in use. I do wish there was a tempo synced offset