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Modal Minute – ARGON8 V3 Oscillator Freerun

One of the most significant new features for ARGON8 is Oscillator Freerun. This Modal Minute highlights this function.
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Modal Minute – ARGON8 v3 Filter Types

This short video covers the new filter types added in the V3 firmware for ARGON8. The 4 new filter types are: Ladder, Ladder Hybrid, Ladder Phaser and Salen Key.
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Modal Minute – Distortion FX on COBALT8 + ARGON8

This short video covers a new feature in the V3 firmware for ARGON8 and V2 firmware for COBALT8 – the new Distortion FX. They include 4 distortion algorithms, each with mono and stereo variants, Soft Clip, Hard Clip, Rectify and Fold.
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Modal Minute – ARGON8 V3 Vintage Parameter

This short video covers one of the best new features in the V3 firmware for ARGON8 – the new Vintage parameter. It gives ARGON8 the ability to emulate discrete circuitry found in vintage polysynths.
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Quick Dive #11 – ARGON8 Firmware v2.6 New Wavetables

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.
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Modal Minute #39 – Hardware Mod Assignments on COBALT8 and ARGON8

Assigning Modulation Routes via the ARGON8 and COBALT8 hardware is quick and easy and doesn't need Modalapp. In this Modal Minute we show you how to connect sources with destination right from the synth user interface.
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Modal Minute #38 – Using LFOs on COBALT8 and ARGON8

LFOs are essential modulation sources for synthesiser sounds. We show three examples for exciting LFO applications on COBALT8 and ARGON8.
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Modal Minute #37 – EG Variations on COBALT8 and ARGON8

With three Envelope Generators, ARGON8 and COBALT8 have a lot to offer for creative sound design sessions. This Modal Minute highlights how to use the different EG characteristics for tailored curves depending on the desired patch type, like plucked sounds, basses or pads.
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Modal Minute #36 – Audio-Rate LFO Modulations on ARGON8

ARGON8 offers immensely powerful LFOs with audio-rate frequencies. This Modal Minutes shows some practical examples to use this feature for your sound design endeavours.
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Modal Minute #35 – Hands On Workflow with SKULPTsynth SE

SKULPTsynth SE fuses maximum portability with a powerful sound engine. Whether it's crafting standout sounds from scratch, or tweaking the existing patch library to taste, everything the forward-thinking sound designer demands from a go-anywhere virtual analogue synthesiser is here. In this Modal Minute episode we show you how to find your way around this pint-sized synth without touching MODALapp. Creating synth textures on-the-go has never been easier!
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Modal Minute #34 – Hands On Patch Editing on CRAFTsynth 2.0

Although ultra-portable, CRAFTsynth 2.0 is a full-featured wavetable synth-treasure box with huge sounds. This Modal Minute shows you how to master this powerhouse with the direct accessible controls, which comes handy if you have no option to connect CRAFTsynth 2.0 to your Mac, PC, mobile phone or tablet to use the free MODALapp.
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Modal Minute #33 – COBALT8 and ARGON8 Audio In

The Audio Input on COBALT8 and ARGON8 allows to route external audio signals into the synth to jam with your favourite music track or groove box, or to expand the limited amount of input channels on your mixer or audio interface. Here is how this works.
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Modal Minute #32 – Saving Patches on CRAFTsynth 2.0

It's true - BIG things can come in small packages! CRAFTsynth 2.0 is the perfect playground for ambitious sound designers and producers seeking the pinnacle in monophonic wavetable sounds. In this Modal Minute we explain how easy it is to preserve your meticulously-created sonic diamonds in one of CRAFTsynth 2.0's 128 patch locations.
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Modal Minute #31 – Navigate the COBALT8/ARGON8 OLED Display

This Modal Minute shows how easy it is to navigate the display on ARGON8 and COBALT8 using the Push Encoders on either side of the display. It also explains the different interactive modes for the knob response displayed in the screen.
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Modal Minute #30 – Modalapp Patch Backup

It's best to regularly backup your favourite custom patches to ensure the upmost protection for your expertly curated sounds
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Modal Minute #29 – Factory Reset for COBALT8/ARGON8

The Reset function on COBALT8 and ARGON8 helps to return your synth to a initial factory status. You should be aware that all your own custom patches will be deleted during this operation
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