Published
Sun, Mar 26, 2023, 16:40
- The Mantis plugin is available now priced €39.
Irish software company AudioThing has released an analogue delay based on the Carlsbro Mantis.
The plugin is a faithful recreation of the original FX unit, with an identical interface featuring four echo and four swell controls, plus a Rotafaze setting, which modulates the pitch of the delayed signal, creating a woozy effect. The plugin adds a "modern" mode, which allows extended delay times not possible on the original. It also has a randomizer and a patch library.
Originally released in 1975, the Carlsbro Mantis was one of the first bucket-brigade delays—a technique for creating an echo that gives a warm, rich and slightly distorted tone.
Watch a video on the AudioThing Mantis.
Mantis is available for Mac, PC and Linux, as a VST, VST3, AU, AAX or CLAP file, or as a standalone device, at the introductory price of €39, after which it will be €59.