Modal
Modal Argon8
CurrentReleased 2019
Eight-voice wavetable synthesiser with four oscillators per voice, morphing wavetables and a set of wave modifiers such as folders and shapers. The 37-key Fatar keybed, aluminium case, 512-note sequencer and X/Y joystick make it a compact, hands-on instrument. It suits players who want modern wavetable sounds for well under a thousand pounds.
Where to buy:Thomann UK ↗
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- Modal
- Status
- Current
- Released
- 2019
Sound engine
- Engine
- Digital (wavetable)
- Voices
- 8
- Polyphony
- 8 voices
- Oscillators
- 4 wavetable oscillators per voice; 180 wavetables with 32 wave modifiers
- Filter
- 8 morphable digital types: 2-pole state-variable, 4-pole ladder, ladder hybrid, ladder phaser, Sallen-Key
- Multi-timbral parts
- 1
- Sequencer
- 512-note real-time / 64-step polyphonic step sequencer with 4 animation lanes, plus arpeggiator
- Effects
- Distortion, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Tremolo, Lo-Fi, Rotary, Delay, Reverb
Keyboard
- Keys
- 37
- Key size
- Full
- Key action
- Synth-action
- Aftertouch
- Channel
- Keybed
- Fatar TP/9S
Format
- Format
- Keyboard
- Motorised knobs
- No
- Features
- X/Y joystick, MPE support, Poly-chain two units for 16 voices, MODALapp editor (AU/VST3), 3.5mm analogue clock sync in/out, 500 patch memories
Connections
- MIDI ports
- DIN in, DIN out, USB
- CV / Gate
- No
Size & weight
- Dimensions (W × D × H)
- 555 × 300 × 100 mm
- Weight
- 5.6 kg