Argon 8 is an 8-voice wavetable synthesizer with a 37-key FATAR TP/9S keybed featuring aftertouch, built for performers, producers and sound designers who demand both sonic depth and hands-on control. Drawing on the heritage of Modal's legendary 00 series, its 32 high-resolution wavetable oscillators — 4 per voice — access 180 carefully crafted wavetables in 36 banks of 5 morphable waveform sets, alongside a PWM bank and three noise/modulation banks on Oscillator 2.

Oscillator Modifiers and Filters

32 static wavetable modifiers including wave folders, waveshapers and phase shapers, combined with 8 oscillator modifier types such as Phase Mod (FM), Ring Mod, Hard Sync and Windowed Sync, deliver rich harmonic complexity. Eight filter types with 2-pole and 4-pole configurations further define the tonal character of each patch.

Modulation and Joystick

A 12-source, 55-destination modulation matrix, two audio-rate LFOs with tempo sync, three envelope generators and a 4-axis joystick enable fluid, expressive control of the synthesis engine in real time. MPE compatibility and 500 patch slots extend creative possibilities further.

Performance Tools and Build

Argon 8 integrates a 512-note real-time/step sequencer and 32-step programmable arpeggiator, enclosed in a road-ready aluminium chassis measuring 555 × 300 × 100 mm and weighing 5.6 kg. The 27-algorithm FX engine, USB, MIDI In/Out and stereo audio I/O complete the connectivity. MODALapp provides full software editing and patch backup.