Modal Electronics Argon8X is a 61-key polyphonic wavetable synthesizer keyboard that inherits much of its sound design capability and functionality from Modal 002. Bringing eight voices of true polyphony with features previously never seen at this price point, Argon8X raises the bar in sub-$1,000 synthesizers. Argon8X's sound engine enables extremely complex synthesis creation hitherto unprecedented at this price point.

 
Oscillators

• 120 carefully crafted wavetables split into 24 banks of 5 morphable waveform sets covering everything from virtual analog classics to cutting edge EDM, including many from Modal 002 and a whole range of mathematically generated tables. An additional PWM bank and 4 noise/modulation banks are available on Oscillator 2.
• 28 static wavetable processors including de-rez, wave folders, wave shapers, phase shapers and rectify that can be applied to the 120 wavetables to give a mind boggling array of permutations and new waveshapes.
• 32 high resolution wavetable oscillators, 4 per voice, with 8 types of oscillator modifier including phase mod (FM), ring mod, amp mod, hard sync and windowed sync.
• Voice Drift and Width controls that help to create massive stereo soundscapes.

Filter

• Two-pole morphing resonant filter with multiple filter types.
• Filter can be morphed from low pass through band pass to high pass.

Modulation

• Hugely powerful mod matrix with eight assignable slots with four additional fixed routes, 11 mod sources and 52 destinations.
• 4-axis joystick can be assigned to a huge range of modulation destinations and virtually locked when desired.
• Three dedicated envelope generators for amp, mod and filter that can be accessed independently or all three simultaneously including negative (reverse) versions.
• Two audio-rate LFOs (one poly, one global) with tempo sync. Polyphonic LFO can sync to frequency divisions.

Effects

• Waveshaping distortion.
• Three incredibly powerful independent and user configurable stereo effects engines that can create sophisticated delays, lush reverbs, flanging, phasing and rich choruses.

Sequencer

• Realtime sequencer with 512 steps, input quantize and four recordable/editable parameter animations.
• All time-based effects, LFOs and sequencer arpeggio can be clocked either internally or externally.
• 100 sequencer presets that can be linked to any patch for quickly loading arrangements.

Keyboard

• Fatar TP9/S full size 61-key keybed with both velocity and aftertouch.
• 1.54" OLED display provides instant visual feedback to the user at all times of playing/editing.
• Multiple keyboard modes: mono, poly, unison 2, unison 4, unison 8, stack 2 and stack 4.
• Built-in sophisticated programmable 32-step arpeggiator with rest capability and up to 2,048 steps before repeating.
Glide/portamento with both legato and staccato modes.

Software editor

Argon8X provides a class-compliant USB MIDI connection, enabling Argon8X to play in an integrated setup. Free software editor ModalApp is available on macOS, iOS, Windows and Android tablets and phones. ModalApp is also available as an Audio Unit and VST3 plug-in for DAW applications.

Free sounds

Over 1,000 additional patches from some of the best sound designers are available for download at Modal's website with more being added all the time. Find the perfect patch, get some inspiration to create your own Ð all free!