Manatee - Multitimbral MPE Synthesizer

A project in Bonn, Germany by Frédéric Meslin
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4-part 10/16-voice fast workflow desktop synthesizer with spectrum modulation and many digital algorithms.
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Backers: 139
Average Pledge Per Backer: €564

Funded: €78,397 of €60,000
Dates: Aug 9th -> Aug 30th (21 days)
Project By: Frédéric Meslin
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Latest News

[U03] Re-design of the daughter board

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, hope you are all going fine :-) As you can expect, behind the scene, the work on the Manatee hardware & software continues! The last days have been dedicated to perform the essential measurements on the current hardware, to define... (Read More)

Another new synth concept blows past Kickstarter target

August 20th - via: ra.co
A new "proudly digital" synth from a small European company is going into production. Manatee, from Fred's Lab, launched on Kickstarter earlier this month and secured its goal of €60,000 in less than two days. (Read More)

[U02] Streaming from Fred's Lab / A quick tour

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Good evening everyone, so this is totally improvised, therefore please do not expect much ;-) Streaming from Fred's Lab I decided to try a first video stream, directly from Fred's Lab office, first to check my streaming gear in a real world situation... (Read More)

Fred's Lab launches multi-timbral desktop spectral synth Manatee

August 10th - via: musicradar.com
Powered by two dual-core 200MHz processors, Manatee offers 16 voices spread over four independent MIDI tracks; as such, it's capable of producing fully-fledged arrangements or layering complex multi-timbral sounds. (Read More)

Fred's Lab launches multi-timbral desktop spectral synth Manatee

August 10th - via: musicradar.com
Powered by two dual-core 200MHz processors, Manatee offers 16 voices spread over four independent MIDI tracks; as such, it's capable of producing fully-fledged arrangements or layering complex multi-timbral sounds. (Read More)

[U01] Funding Goal - Mission Completed

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, long time followers and friends. It is about 3 AM, in Bonn / Germany and I am staring at my computer screen. Despite this being the forth Kickstarter I launched, I have honestly never witnessed such an excitement and early on engagement... (Read More)

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