Modal Electronics has achieved something remarkable with the Argon8X, distilling the sophisticated sound design capabilities of their acclaimed Modal 002 into a surprisingly compact and affordable synthesiser. This new instrument represents five years of evolution and refinement, bringing professional-grade synthesis within reach of a broader range of musicians and producers.
The Argon8X showcases the impressive results of nearly six years of dedicated development by Modal’s talented Bristol-based team. Despite its reduced size and price point, this synthesiser maintains the advanced functionality that made the Modal 002 such a respected instrument in the electronic music community.
The level of sophistication packed into the Argon8X demonstrates Modal Electronics’ commitment to making high-quality synthesis accessible without compromising on the features that matter most to serious sound designers and performers.
- True 8 voice polyphony
- 32 high resolution wavetable oscillators, 4 per voice, with 8 types of oscillator modifier 120 carefully crafted wavetables split into 24 banks of 5 morphable waveform sets
- 28 static wavetable processors
- Three incredibly powerful independent and user configurable stereo FX engines that can create sophisticated Delays, lush Reverbs, Flanging, Phasing, and Rich Choruses
- Full size 61 key keybed with both velocity and aftertouch
- Road ready Steel and Aluminium chassis
- 1.54 inch large OLED display
- 4-axis joystick
- Hugely powerful “Mod Matrix” with eight assignable slots with four additional fixed routes, 11 mod sources and 52 destinations



