At Superbooth 2019, we talked with designer Jeff Snyder of Snyderphonics, who gave us an overview and demo of his unique Manta controller and a companion Eurorack module, MantaMate.

• The Manta is a touch-sensitive interface, for controlling music or video. Each sensor in the hexagonal array knows how much surface area your finger is covering, and this data can be routed to any audio or video parameter you choose.
• The MantaMate is a Eurorack analog synthesizer module that allows the Manta and other controllers to communicate with an analog synthesizer. The module turns the Manta into a powerful sequencer and keyboard. It also acts as a general-purpose USB-MIDI to CV converter, acting as an embedded host for USB-MIDI devices and acting as a device for a host computer, so you can control the CV outputs from your DAW. Additionally, the MantaMate makes it possible to connect inexpensive HID game controllers such as flight-simulator joysticks to your modular synthesizer.

Details are available at the Snyderphonics site.