With ARGON8M, the British manufacturer MODAL Electronics presents an 8-voice polyphonic wavetable synthesiser with 32 oscillators, revolutionary features and direct access to all sound-shaping parameters. The compact synth can be used either as a space-saving desktop module or - with the help of the enclosed rack adapters - also within a 19"-rack. Using an optional controller, the ARGON8M also supports MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) for even more expressive performances. The crisp OLED display shows the settings of the currently selected controller and its effect on the sound. A total of 180 hand-picked wavetables in 36 banks are available to choose from, which can be morphed into each other. In addition, these can be changed drastically by 32 modifiers such as waveshaper, wavefolder and phaseshaper. The morphable multimode filter further shapes the sound and adds the necessary pinch of "analogue warmth" if desired. Using the integrated arpeggiator and the polyphonic 64-step sequencer, the sounds can be animated to your liking and then refined with up to 4 high-quality effects simultaneously. In addition, all functions of the synth can be edited on the screen conveniently via the free, cross-platform MODALapp.
- 8-voice polyphonic wavetable synthesiser with 32 oscillators (4 per voice).
- Desktop module with optional rack mounts for 19""-rack installation
- 180 hand-picked wavetables in 36 banks of 5 morphable sets each
- 32 wavetable modifiers for manipulating the wavetables (wavefolder, waveshaper, phaseshaper, etc.)
- 8 oscillator modifiers (including phase modulation (FM), ring modulation, amplitude modulation, hard sync and windowed sync)
- MPE-compatible (MIDI Polyphonic Expression, corresponding external controller required)
- Voice drift and width controls for creating powerful stereo sounds
- Morphable multimode filter with 8 filter types
- 3 envelopes (amp, mod and filter) with different waveforms
- 2 LFOs that extend into the audio range (1 x polyphonic, 1 x global)
- 8 freely assignable + 4 permanently assigned modulation slots
- 11 modulation sources and 52 modulation destinations
- Freely assignable 4-way joystick for pitch bend & modulations
- 26 endless knobs (13 with switch function) and 9 buttons
- Different keyboard modes: mono, poly, unison 2, unison 4, unison 8, stack 2 and stack 4
- Glide / Portamento with legato and staccato modes
- Polyphonic Real Time Sequencer for up to 512 notes
- Polyphonic step sequencer with 64 steps (up to 8 notes per step) and 4 animation tracks
- Programmable arpeggiator with 32 steps
- Waveshaping distortion effect
- 3 simultaneous effect slots with studio-quality stereo effects (chorus, phaser, flanger (positive/negative), tremolo, LoFi, rotary, delay (stereo, ping-pong, X-over), reverb)
- 500 memory locations for patches (300 factory preset, can be overwritten)
- 100 memory locations for sequences
- 100 memory locations for effect presets
- Connections: Line Out (L/Mono, R), Headphone Out, Stereo In (mini jack), MIDI IN / OUT, Analog Sync In / Out (mini jack), USB, Expression Pedal In, Sustain Pedal In
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 384 x 127 x 81 mm
- Weight: 2.1 kg
- Free MODALapp software (editor / librarian / updater) for Mac, PC, iOS and Android as well as plug-in version in AU and VST3 formats
