Cobalt8 vs Argon8 Modal Synth Battle Spectacle

video upload by Aperture Sound Lab

"A Suite of mini jams made entirely of Argon8 and Cobalt8. Paired together, Solo one-make. - Doesn't matter. They're 2 of my go-to synths for just about every type of music out there... Enjoy. More sounds for synths at https://www.ApertureSoundLab.com

All Music Written and Produced by Major Oscillator"

Friday Freebie – Bit Jockey ARGON8 – Jam

video upload by Modal Electronics

"Use this ARGON8 bit-bashing chip-tune inspired Arp preset that combines some of the new wavetables with 8-bit Derez wave modifiers to add some wild top-end texture to anything you're jamming to. While this preset features a lot of mid and high-frequency texture, there's still just enough low end for you to use it as a primary bass layer, perhaps most effective with a little EQ and compression. The joystick is key when playing Bit Jockey. 2 Different personalities occupy each direction on the Y-axis. Use them for stylish phrasing, breaks, and rhythmic accents. The 8-bit era awaits you.

Download: www.modalelectronics.com/sounds/"

Modal Quick Dive – ARGON8 Firmware v2.6 – New Wavetables

video upload by Modal Electronics

"Just when you thought the ARGON-Series couldn’t get any more feature-packed, Modal Electronics announce Firmware v2.6, empowering users with 12 new Wavetable Banks, 60 new Waveforms and a host of must-have workflow enhancements. Here, we are demonstrating the new sonic powers we injected into the ARGON8 wavetable engine."

And the press release:

– MODAL ELECTRONICS’ ARGON-SERIES V2.6 FIRMWARE UPDATE GUARANTEES TO TURBOCHARGE THE CREATIVE OUTPUT FOR MUSICIANS, PRODUCERS AND PERFORMERS LIKE NEVER BEFORE –

Bristol, UK - 24th February 2022 - Modal Electronics, a leading global synthesiser manufacturer, has just announced an all-new firmware update for their critically-acclaimed feature-packed ARGON-Series synthesisers. Never content with a static approach to product development - and directly responding to the needs of their global user community - Modal Electronics’ ARGON-Series firmware v2.6 adds a raft of new forward-thinking features that guarantee to supercharge user’s creative output like never before.

New in Firmware v2.6
Firmware v2.6 adds 12 new Wavetable Banks containing 60 all-new Waveforms. Now, producers, performers and sound designers can experience immediate access to two independent wave-groups each containing 180 carefully crafted wavetables split into 36 banks of 5 morphable waveform sets; there's even an additional PWM bank and three noise/modulation banks accessible on wave-group 2. In addition, users can now effortlessly link OSC2 tuning to be linked to OSC1 frequency via a handy OSC2 Tune Mode control. Fuse all of this with 32 static wavetable modifiers, including, de-rez, wave folders, waveshapers, phase shapers and rectify, all of which can be applied to the 180 wavetables - not to mention eight types of oscillator modifier - and the sonic possibilities are virtually limitless.

Modal Argon8 - "Retrodelica" Soundset 50 Presets

video upload by LFOstore

"Introducing: 'Retrodelica' soundset with one of the deepest patches you heard on Modal Argon 8.

BUY: https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/modal-argo...

By Nick Klimenko aka Chronos, a creator of “Organica” for Waldorf Blofeld & “WS Universe” for Korg Wavestation.

"Retrodelica" is devoted to organic & motion sounds ready to go in your syntwave, electronic,
ambient, cinematic track.

50 patches are ready to breathe new colors into your music and inspire creativity.

Inside the pack:

Cutting Leads
Massive Basses
Beautiful Arps
Atmospheric Soundscapes
Lushest Pads
Big Plucks
Organic Poly's

Vintage Synth Emulations: CS-series, OB-series, JP-series, PPG-series are also here.

Get ready to explore and wide your Argon's colours!"

Modal Craft "Small Stone" + "Sequencer Line" Bundle 120 Presets

video upload by LFOstore

"Lfo.store presents a series of banks for Modal Electronics synthesizers as official parthnership. The series will cover such synthesizers: Cobalt 8,Argon8, Sculpt, CRAFTsynth 2.0.

'Small Stone' & 'Sequencer Line' Bundle soundsets contains 120 presets: industrial drones, ambient pads, rhythmic arpeggios, wavetable basses and sweeping fx + 56 rhytmic & dynamic arps & sequences.

Buy: https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/modal-craf...

Made by LFO.store member, Alexander Kav aka. Nucleus from Saint Petersburg.

Every patch of our soundset is musical & can be immediately used in your tracks & production.
Enjoy and may the music come with you!"

Empress Effects Echosystem Sound Demo (no talking) with synth / Modal Argon8

video upload by Limbic Bits

dreadbox darkness Sound Demo (no talking) with Modal Argon8

video upload by Limbic Bits

Create More Dynamic and Evolving Melodies using the Gate Transpose Trick on Argon8 and Cobalt8

video upload by VCO USA

"In this video, we take a look at how to combine the powerful Arpeggiator and Sequencer on the Modal Electronics Argon8 and Cobalt8 Series Synthesizers. Using the Gate Transpose mode, we can use the Arp to drive the Sequencer and easily create more dynamic, complex, and generative melodies.

Timecodes:

0:00 Opening Arp Sequence Melody
1:26 Welcome
3:38 Building Arps from Scratch
5:02 Turning Arps into Sequences
6:39 The Gate Transpose Mode
8:15 Using the Arp to Drive the Sequencer
11:00 DAW Integration Options
14:36 Closing Arp Sequence Melody

Over 1600 Free Patches from Modal Electronics:
https://www.modalelectronics.com/sounds/"

Loops & tones - Otis on Norns & Argon8

video upload by junklight

"Just Matt from over on Lines has added grid support to his lovely Otis script (roughly based on the Cocaquantus from Ciat Lombarde) so had to give it a quick go with this noisy dirty patch I made last night for the Argon 8"

Easily Enhance your Argon8 and Cobalt8 Synth Patches with Animation Lanes

video upload by VCO USA

"In this video, we take a look at the Animation Lane feature on the Modal Electronics Argon8 and Cobalt8 Series Synthesizers. Animation Lanes are a powerful tool to easily help enhance and manipulate all of your patches."

Improvisation with Make Noise gear, Microfreak , Norns , Argon8

video upload by junklight

"I like this excerpt from tonights practice session (stick with it - there are two distinct sections). Loving the Make Noise tape and micro sound machine - the limitation of the set system forces a lot of creativity but it's well thought out enough to be full of potential.

Lots of lovely sounds from the 0--coast too.

if you are wondering why I keep looking back at the micro sound & tape system towards the end it's because at that point I hadn't quite worked out where the rhythmic beat was coming from :-)

Unfortunately the storage on my phone ran out before the live patching session on the larger modular for a long bolero"

Modal Argon8 Sound Demo (no talking) Cities Sound Pack with Patches for Ambient and Techno

video upload by Limbic Bits

"Modal Argon8 Sound Demo (no talking) Cities Sound Pack with Patches for Ambient and Techno"

▶ ARGON8 sound pack"Cities" https://limbicbits.com/modal-argon8-p...

Very short improv with Norns Raindrops script , make noise & Argon8

video upload by junklight

"The Raindrops script on the Norns

https://llllllll.co/t/raindrops-simpl...

is generating audio AND a midi channel which is driving the 0-coast into the tape & micro sound machine. I had this script running like this for ages - lovely.

This clip is just me playing over the top of it a little with a bonus view of my fat arse but there you go"

Sequencers & Synths - Argon8, lots of Make Noise inc 0-coast and Microfreak

video upload by junklight

"let's just say that reverb.com is _dangerous_ ;-)

I seem to have added an Argon8 to my collection - lovely. I love the little Skulpt but I'm not a massive fan of the touch keyboard on it and the controls are a bit TOO overloaded so happy to upgrade to a bigger modal synth. The sequence is the 0-coast driven by the 0-control and with various bits of the tape and micro sound machine 'helping'. The loop on the Argon is the Valhalla delay in tape mode (wish there were a hardware version!!!)

anyway: a bit of a jam getting the hang of them all...."

Modal Electronics Argon8 New Factory Patches [No Talking]

video upload by VCO USA

"A collection of sounds from the New Factory patches from the Argon8 Series! We figured it was time to show off these new sounds, so we had our good friend and session keyboard player Matt Meixner come into the VCO studio to pick some favorites."

Quick Dive #10 – Parallel Sound Design with ARGON8 and COBALT8

video upload by Modal Electronics

"It goes without saying: Modal Synths give you immense sonic firepower to create. But have you ever considered combining Modal synth engines? No? Well hold on to your hats and prepare to unearth a cosmos of new unexplored textures! In this Modal Quick Dive we inspire you with a few examples and demo patches to get you started on your multi synth journey!

Download the patches: https://www.modalelectronics.com/quic..."

Modal Craft Synth v2.0 - "Small Stone" Soundset 64 Presets

video by LFOstore

"Lfo.store presents a series of banks for Modal Electronics synthesizers as official parthnership. The series will cover such synthesizers: Cobalt 8,Argon8, Sculpt, CRAFTsynth 2.0.

This bank is dedicated to the youngest synthesizer from the Modal family, Craft Synth v2.0 'Small Stone' soundset contains industrial drones, ambient pads, rhythmic arpeggios, wavetable basses and sweeping fx.

BUY: https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/modal-craf...

Made by LFO.store member, Alexander Kav aka. Nucleus from Saint Petersburg.

Every patch of our soundset is musical & can be immediately used in your tracks & production.
Enjoy and may the music come with you!"

Modal Electronics Argon8 & Eventide H9 (Ultratap)

video by 3rdStoreyChemist

Modal Argon8 - "Ambika" 55 presets and sequences

video by LFOstore

"With a joy of official cooperation with Modal Electronics we are
Introducing: “Ambika” soundset with one of the lushest patches you heard on Modal Argon 8.

Buy: https://sellfy.com/lfostore/p/modal-a...​

By Nick Klimenko aka Chronos, a creator of “Organica” for Waldorf Blofeld & “WS Universe” for Korg Wavestation & Anton Sacral Reason author “Stratosphere” for Wavestate.

“Ambika” is devoted to atmospheric sounds & rhythmic melodic patterns with a spirit of cyberpunk.

40 patches are ready to breathe new colors into your music and inspire creativity.

15 sequences will inspire you on the sketch/track ideas on the way.

Inside the pack:

Leads
Drones
Arps
Soundscapes
Pads
Plucks
Re-creation of CS-type sounds
Modular movements

Get ready to explore and wide your Argon's colours!"

The (almost) Perfect Digital Synthesizer 🎹 | Modal Argon8

video by Venus Theory

"Howdy doody, frienderoonies! Today we're here to check out the Modal Argon 8m - a desktop synthesizer module that packs wavetable synthesis and tons of interesting waveshaping options into a compact format perfect for small studio setups.

The Modal Argon 8 series offers a whole lot of features all under $1000 and the desktop module comes in at only $649 making it a great option to get started with hardware and it inegrates beautifully with your DAW thanks to the MODAL App and MODAL Plugin

▼▼▼TIMESTAMPZ:▼▼▼
0:00​ Intro Jam
3:55​ Howdy
5:31​ What Dis Thing Do?
8:57​ A Bunch Of Patch Demos
19:54​ What Sounds To Expect
20:16​ Pseudo Analog Vibes
22:05​ Patch Design Workflow
23:14​ Filter Sweeps
24:29​ Patch From Scratch
34:36​ Overall Workflow Experience
36:01​ Modal App
37:18​ The Sequencer
42:07​ Versus Novation Peak
43:49​ Versus Waldorf Blofeld
46:23​ Argon 8 Pros
48:19​ Argon 8 Cons and Wishlist
52:08​ What Do You Think?"