Modal Electronics has achieved something remarkable with the Argon8M, 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 since the Modal 002’s debut, demonstrating how advanced synthesis technology can be made accessible without compromising on quality or functionality.
The Argon8M showcases the impressive work of Modal’s Bristol-based development team, whose nearly six years of dedicated effort has culminated in this sophisticated yet price-conscious package. The synthesiser maintains much of the Modal 002’s sound design prowess while fitting into a format that makes professional-grade synthesis available to a broader range of musicians and producers.
- 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
- Road ready Steel and Aluminium chassis
- Desktop or rack mount (3U 19" rack)
- 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



