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04 Nov · Ever wondered why the Virus is still around? We look into virtual analogue synths and check out some of the best Access Virus alternatives.
20 Sep · A filing with Companies House suggested that Modal Electronics Ltd had gone bankrupt. Christian Stahl (MD), says it's part of a complex restructuring.
17 Aug · Is the Modal Electronics Carbon8 digital synthesizer previewed at Superbooth about to be released? A leak on the web suggests that it's almost ready.
17 Jul · From the affordable to the applaudable, this week's edition of Synth Deals features a range of offers from respected manufacturers.
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28 Jun · Polyphonic synthesizers are more accessible than ever these days. Let's check out some of the best budget polysynths for your home studio!
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11 May · On the Modal booth was a prototype of a new experimental synthesizer called Carbon8 which uses phase distortion synthesis. Is this the new Casio CZ?
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30 Sep 2022 · Modal pumps some new features into the COBALT8 virtual analogue synthesizer, including Vintage tone, free-running oscillators, new filters and effects
09 Sep 2022 · Modal has released a huge firmware update for the ARGON8, including vintage imperfections, four new filter types and 15 new effects for free.
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07 Sep 2022 · Modal Electronics' first Eurorack module, Filton, pulls the filter circuits from the 002 synthesizer and morphs through the modes.
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07 Sep 2022 · This week we've seen some beautiful new modules to elevate your modular and one that's determined to starve your system to destruction.
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06 Sep 2022 · An Instagram post from synthesizer makers Modal Electronics suggests that it might be about to release either a new synth or something in Eurorack?
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08 Apr 2022 · Wavetable synthesis has made a huge comeback and the selection of synths is wider than ever. Here’s our list of the best wavetable synthesizers in 2022.
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01 Mar 2022 · Made from the same stuff as the COBALT8 but compact and portable. With 40 complex algorithms and 8 oscillators per voice, COBALT5S could be the synth to take everywhere.
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21 Jul 2021 · A new firmware update for the ARGON8 range of wavetable synthesizers also brings volume 2 of Modal Electronics ARGON Factory Library.
16 Jun 2021 · Modal Electronics has released an update for the COBALT8 virtual analogue synthesizer adding 6 new algorithms and numerous other workflow enhancements.
20 Apr 2021 · The Modal SKULPT gets a mild update and becomes the SKULPTsynth SE with a slightly different look and some new presets. Is that it?
21 Dec 2020 · The Top 10 Hardware Synths 2020! Some awesome musical hardware was released this year, here are our favourites by Korg, Behringer, UDO, Arturia et al.
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17 Nov 2020 · We all saw this coming: Just like the ARGON8 the COBALT8 has spawned a bigger COBALT8X with 61-keys and a smaller COBALT8M desktop version.
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29 Oct 2020 · COBALT8 is an 8-voice 64-oscillator sophisticated virtual analogue synthesizer with innovative concepts, complex modulations and morphable filters in a tidy blue synth.
13 Oct 2020 · As part of virtual Synthfest 2020 Modal Electronics released a little video showing glimpses of their history and finished with a gorgeous shot of a mysterious blue synthesizer.
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08 Jul 2020 · Modal's compact 4-voice Skulpt virtual-analogue synthesizer gets a firmware upgrade that brings MPE support, Sustain/Arp Latch mode, Global Tuning Setting and MIDI-In Offset.
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13 Jan 2020 · The Argon8 Wavetable Synthesizer from Modal Electronics that was released just a month or two ago is going to be joined by the Argon8X 61 note version and the Argon8M desktop module.
11 Dec 2019 · We all like multiple voices; the pads, the stabs and the textures as tones and timbres cascade and interweave. Which polyphonic synthesizers that went on sale in 2019 are your favourites?
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23 Nov 2019 · The Argon8 derives much of its heritage and DNA from the Modal 002 hybrid synthesizer and brings that benchmark wavetable sound into a more compact and price-conscious space. Updated video and pricing