Product Information Leaning on the heritage of our legendary OO series synthesisers, ARGON8M is a modern wavetable synth for music performers, producers and sound designers. With it’s transparent and rich sound, an array of realtime controls, full MPE support, a clear structured user interface and integrated performance tools, ARGON8M is a unique instrument, designed to deliver an unmatched sonic experience. The sleek desktop/rackmount aluminium enclosure design fits on every table or in every rack. MODALapp gives easy access to all ARGON8M functions and runs on macOS/Windows/iOS/iPadOS and Android devices and is also available in AU/VST3 plug-in formats as MODALplugin. Perform with unique wavetable sounds, ranging from lush pads, soaring leads, moving soundscapes and earth shuttering basses Explore the exciting sonic options of a complex 8-voice wavetable engine with 4 oscillators per voice Create and save your own signature sonic textures with morphable waveforms, analogue-style morphable filter, an immersive modulation matrix and flexible digital effects Bring performance to a new level with MPE support, the integrated 512-note Realtime/Step Sequencer, 32-step programmable Arpeggiator and hugely powerful Animation Lanes Integrate ARGON8M into your production and live performances thanks to its stylish desktop/rackmount aluminium chassis and the full-size MIDI connections and the 3.5mm Sync Ins and Outs Access all synthesiser functions and update ARGON8M via the free MODALapp, available on macOS, Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Android and AU/VST3 Specifications Polyphony True 8 voice polyphonic Mono-timbral Oscillators 120 carefully crafted wavetables split into 24 banks of 5 morphable waveform sets, covering virtual analogue classics through to cutting edge EDM and many from the original Modal 002 as well as a whole range of mathematically generated tables. Additional PWM bank and 3 noise/modulation banks accessible on Oscillator 2 32 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 Keyboard FATAR TP/9S Full size keys with both velocity and aftertouch, 37 on the ARGON8 and 61 on the ARGON8X 1.54 inch large OLED display – that 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 Inbuilt sophisticated programmable arpeggiator of 32 steps with rest capability with up to 2048 steps before repeating Glide/Portamento with both legato and staccato modes 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 A 4-axis joystick that 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 LFO’s with tempo sync (one poly, one global). Polyphonic LFO can sync to frequency divisions FX Waveshaping distortion Three incredibly powerful independent and user configurable stereo FX engines FX include Chorus, Phaser, Flanger (Positive or Negative), Lo-fi, Tremolo, Rotary, 3 x Delay types (Stereo, Ping-Pong, Crossover) and Reverb. Sequencer Real time sequencer with 512 notes with input quantise and four recordable / editable parameter animations Delay FX, LFO’s, sequencer and arpeggiator can be either clocked internally or externally 100 sequencer presets that can be linked to any patch for quickly loading arrangements Storage 500 patch memories, all fully editable and ships with 300 factory programs and 200 user patch spaces. Patch upload and download through the free MODALapp 100 sequencer presets and 100 FX presets Quick Recalls accessible from the panel for quickly loading your favourite patches. 8 slots on keyboard variants, and 4 on ARGON8M Connectivity Analogue clock sync in and out (configured to the KORG / Teenage Engineering specification) MIDI DIN in and out Full size quarter inch jacks for stereo audio outs, headphones and external control such as sustain and expression 3.5 mm stereo input with ability to route incoming audio through the FX Class compliant MIDI provided over USB connection to host computer or tablet Optional MODALapp standalone software editor available for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. Optional MODALplugin VST3 / AU plugin for running MODALapp within your Digital Audio Workstation Power: DC-9.0V-1.5A Physical Road ready Steel and Aluminium chassis ARGON8M – Width: 384mm – 15 inches / Depth: 127mm – 5 inches / Height: 80mm – 3 inches / Desktop or Rack mount – 3U 19” rack
