Modal Argon 8X Features 

*Polyphony

True 8-voice polyphony

Monotimbral

*Oscillators

120 carefully crafted wavetables are divided into 24 banks of 5 transformable waveform sets, covering everything from classic virtual analog to cutting-edge EDM, as well as many from the original Modal 002, along with a full range of mathematically generated wavetables. 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 rectifiers that can be applied to the 120 wavetables to provide a staggering variety of permutations and new waveforms

32 high-resolution wavetable oscillators, 4 per voice, with 8 oscillator modifier types including: Phase Mod (FM), Ring Mod, Amp Mod, Hard Sync, and Windowed Sync

 Voice width and drift controls that help create massive stereo soundscapes

*Keyboard

61 FATAR TP keys, 9S full-size keys with velocity and aftertouch.

Large 1.54-inch OLED display - providing instant visual feedback to the user at all times during playback / editing

Multiple keyboard modes: Mono, Poly, Unison 2, Unison 4, Unison 8, Stack 2, and Stack 4

Sophisticated built-in 32-step programmable arpeggiator with hold capability and up to 2048 steps before repeating

Glide / Portamento with legato and staccato modes

*Filter

Two-pole resonant filter with multiple filter types

The filter can be transformed from low-pass to band-pass or high-pass

*Modulation

Extremely powerful "Mod Matrix" with eight assignable slots, four additional fixed routes, 11 mod sources, and 52 destinations

4-axis joystick that can be assigned to a wide variety of modulation destinations and practically "locked" whenever desired

Three dedicated envelope generators for AMP, MOD, and FILTER that can be accessed independently or all three simultaneously, including negative (inverted) versions

Two audio-rate LFOs with tempo sync (one poly, one global). The polyphonic LFO can be synced to frequency divisions

*FX

Waveform distortion

Three incredibly powerful independent and user-configurable stereo FX engines

FX includes Chorus, Phaser, Flanger (Positive or Negative), Lo-fi, Tremolo, Rotary, 3 types of delay (Stereo, Ping-Pong, Crossover), and Reverb.

*Sequencer

Real-time sequencer with 512 notes, input quantization, and four recordable / editable parameter animations

Delay FX, LFO, sequencer, and arpeggiator can be synced internally or externally

100 sequencer presets that can be linked to any patch to quickly load arrangements

*Storage

500 patch memories, all fully editable, delivered with 300 factory programs and 200 user patch slots. Load and download patches via the free MODAL app

100 sequencer presets and 100 FX presets

Quick recalls accessible from the panel to quickly load your favorite patches

*Connectivity

Analog clock in and out (configured according to KORG / Teenage Engineering specifications)

MIDI DIN in and out

Full-size quarter-inch jacks for stereo audio outputs, headphones, and external control such as sustain and expression

3.5 mm stereo input with the ability to route incoming audio through the FX

Class-compliant MIDI provided via a USB connection to a host computer or tablet

Optional standalone MODALapp software editor available for macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. Optional MODALplugin VST3 / AU plugin to run MODALapp within your digital audio workstation (coming soon)

Power: DC-9.0V-1.5A

*Physical Features

Road-ready steel and aluminum chassis

Width: 885 mm - 35 inches / Depth: 300 mm - 11-3 / 4 inches / Height: 100 mm - 4 inches