Ants! synthesizer from Plankton Electronics -- my initial noodlings

[@PaulBoos]

Ended up coming back to this vid. Really like that (sequenced?) patch at about 1:47

[@antfactor]

nicely done - cheers! OSC in LFO mode tracking pitch is a great idea - I did lots of odd stuff with that on my JP-6. ;)

[@KnightMirkoYo]

nice, thanks for posting!

[@ubiquitousreverser]

Thanks for posting this demo very cool

[@christoroppolo8742]

Wide frequency range ....for sure. Great demo I have already . Confirmed my next purchase for this little beauty with four oscillators. Semi modular fatty ......✌️👽Christo

[@PaulBoos]

I'd love a good photo of the way you had ants set up at ~2:28; it would help me understand a bit more how to use mind better...

[@silkyglimpses7686]

Do they still make these can’t find one for sale 😁🪐 Great sounds I dig the more west coast vibes 🪐

[@PureAmbientDrone]

I don't suppose this can be placed into a eurorack can it?

[@069fid]

Certainly. It conforms to the Eurorack standard with all inputs and outputs.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Looks like a fun and affordable entry into the modular world of Eurorack without going broke. Can you put this into a larger modular case?

[@BoopPOPO]

Awesome! How do you like it so far? Would you say this is similiarish to a m32? I think I want ants over the m32 with a 0coast..

[@mr_dfuse]

I'm also looking at the Ants or the 0-coast. I'm totally new to synths, I don't understand how or why combine these devices. In what way would you use an Ants and a 0-coast together? I have a OP-1 now but craving for something more analog.

[@MrFlatlandcycle]

The M-32 only has one oscillator Ants has four. The M-32 wants to rule the roost. It has a ton of pattern storage (sequencer memory) and a one octave keyboard (transposable.) It can require buff-mults to play nicely with others. There can be some strange voltage/tracking problems without buffering the KB out. That filter on the Mother-32 is fantastic, butter. If you want a sequencer and you love the Moog sound. That's your beast. Watch Bana Haffar videos if you want some idea of the sound. Have a look at Dreadbox's NYX and Erebus; those boxes have polyphony options built in...you can polychain them buy design. I have the 0-Coast and the Mother 32, and now I'm looking at Dreadbox or Ants. Dreadbox offerings don't respond to keyboard velocity...I wonder how well Ants would respond to Yarns polyphony/chords?

[@ShilohJanowick]

To add on to this: the 0-coast has more West Coast flavor than the m32 or ants, which can either be good or bad depending on who you are

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

I love the Dreadbox! I wish more places in the USA carried the Erebus model which I like better than the more expensive NYX model. I am not that impressed by the Ants units I have heard. The Nocoast sounds better and costs less and is smaller. So I would take the Dreadbox Erebus of these as it costs less and more portable. But it depends on what sounds you are after.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

no coast is fun but only 1 oscillator and 1 LFO this does more

[@ryanbeckenbaugh]

What kind of cable are you using from your VCA 2 out to your speaker/interface?

[@niceandsynths9254]

A 3.5 mm TS to 1/4 in TS cable, specifically a Hosa CMP-305.