Argon8M
ARGON8M is an 8-voice wavetable synthesiser module in a desktop enclosure with included 19-inch rack brackets. It suits performers, producers and sound designers who want a hands-on wavetable synth with MPE support, a sequencer and an arpeggiator.
- 8-voice polyphonic wavetable synth with MPE support
- 32 oscillators, 180 wavetables, 8 morphable filter types
- 512-note real-time sequencer and 32-step arpeggiator
- 3-slot stereo FX engine, 12-slot modulation matrix
- 500 patch memories, 300 factory programs
- Rack brackets included; free MODALapp editor with AU/VST3
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ARGON8M is a true 8-voice polyphonic wavetable synthesiser with 32 wavetable oscillators (4 per voice), 180 wavetables and 32 static wavetable modifiers. Eight morphable filter types, three envelopes, two audio-rate LFOs and a modulation matrix with 11 sources and 52 destinations shape the sound. A three-slot stereo effects engine adds drive, chorus, phaser, flanger, tremolo, lo-fi, rotary, delay and reverb algorithms.
For performance it offers MPE support, a 512-note real-time sequencer with four animation lanes, a 64-step polyphonic step sequencer and a programmable 32-step arpeggiator. Controls include 13 switched encoders, 13 encoders, 9 buttons, an X/Y joystick and a 1.54-inch OLED display. Memory holds 500 patches (300 factory), 100 sequencer presets and 100 FX presets.
Connections include line outputs, a headphone output, a stereo audio input, MIDI DIN in and out, 3.5 mm analogue clock sync in and out, class-compliant USB MIDI, and expression and sustain pedal inputs. The free MODALapp editor runs on macOS, Windows, iOS, iPadOS and Android, and as AU/VST3 plug-ins. Two units can be polychained for 16 voices.
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Specifications
- Brand
- Modal Electronics
- Model
- Argon8M
- Category
- Synths and keyboards › Synthesizers
Synth engine
- Polyphony
- True 8 voice polyphonic
- Oscillators
- 32 high-resolution wavetable oscillators, 4 per voice
- Wavetables
- 180 wavetables in 36 banks of 5 morphable waveform sets
- Wavetable modifiers
- 32 static modifiers
- Oscillator modifier types
- 8
- Voice modes
- Mono, Poly, Unison 2, Unison 4, Unison 8, Stack 2, Stack 4
- MPE
- Supported
Filter and modulation
- Filter types
- 8 (2-pole, 4-pole ladder, ladder hybrid, ladder phaser, Sallen-Key)
- Envelope generators
- 3 (AMP, MOD, FILTER)
- LFOs
- 2 audio rate with tempo sync (one poly, one global)
- Modulation slots
- 8 assignable plus 4 fixed routings
- Modulation sources / destinations
- 11 sources / 52 destinations
Sequencer and arpeggiator
- Real-time sequencer
- 512 notes, 4 parameter animations
- Step sequencer
- 64 steps, 8 notes per step, 4 animation lanes
- Arpeggiator
- 32 steps, up to 2048 steps before repeating
Effects
- FX engines
- 3 independent stereo FX slots
- FX algorithms
- 26 effects algorithms plus waveshaping distortion
Memory
- Patch memories
- 500 (300 factory programs)
- Sequencer presets
- 100
- FX presets
- 100
- Quick Recall slots
- 8
Controls and display
- Controls
- 13 switched encoders, 13 encoders, 9 buttons
- Joystick
- 4-axis, assignable
- Display
- 1.54-inch OLED
Inputs and outputs
- Line outputs
- 6.35 mm / 1/4" TS dual-mono
- Headphone output
- 6.35 mm / 1/4" TRS
- Audio input
- 3.5 mm / 1/8" TRS stereo
- Pedal inputs
- 6.35 mm TRS expression, 6.35 mm TS sustain
Connectivity
- MIDI
- MIDI DIN In and Out
- Clock sync
- 3.5 mm / 1/8" TS analogue clock sync In and Out
- USB
- Class-compliant MIDI over USB
Software
- Editor
- Free MODALapp for macOS, Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Android
- Plug-in formats
- VST3 and AU
- Firmware
- v3.2, updated via MODALapp
Power
- Power
- DC 9.0 V, 1.5 A centre-positive
Physical
- Dimensions (L x W x H)
- 384 x 127 x 81 mm / 15.1" x 5" x 3.2"
- Weight
- 2.1 kg / 4.6 lbs
- Enclosure
- Tabletop, 19" 3U rackmount brackets included