PWM Mantis review | Juno Daily [Video]

Co-developed by one of Britain’s most celebrated synth designers, PWM’s Mantis draws on decades of innovation. Greg Scarth finds out what makes this hybrid synth special.

The PWM Mantisis a labour of love. First announced last year, the story of the Mantis’s development actually stretches back much further, to when PWM’s Paul Whittington enlisted the help of British synth designer Chris Huggett to create a new instrument for the fledgling brand. Huggett sadly passed away in 2020, but Whittington continued the development of the Mantis with the approval of his family, resulting in the production version of the Mantis which you see here. Huggett was renowned as one of the true pioneers of British synth design, responsible for the iconic EDP Wasp and OSC OSCar among many others. As such, the Mantis isn’t just relevant as a sentimental tribute to a synth innovator, but as a truly interesting instrument in its own …