President's Day Sale! Save up to $500 for a limited time!

Modal Electronics Argon 8X 61 Key 8 Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer

Item
MDLARGON8X

h m s

free-shipping-icon
In Stock!Order now!
Remove one item Add one item

Compare

Compare! Here are all the serial numbers of this model we have in stock. Compare them all and select your favorite!

    Rock Now Pay LaterRock Now Pay Later

    Get the gear you want when you want it!

    With AMS 0% interest Payment Plans, you use your own credit or debit card, and we will never charge you any interest! We will split your order total equally across the plan that you have chosen. 

    Your credit card will be charged every 31 days, automatically. It’s that easy!  Some plans require a credit check.

    Free Shipping - No Extra Charge!

    Our 4 state-of-the-art, strategically located warehouses are highly efficient and allow us to ship your gear in record time - and most orders will arrive at your door within 2 days for free. Shortly after you place your order, a Ship Confirmation email will arrive letting you know the order was picked, packed, and put on a truck. Full Details


    Shipping Map

    Free Extended WarrantyFree Extended Warranty

    12 Months EXTRA for Free!

    Many of our competitors charge 10% or more for an additional 12 months of warranty on the products they sell. AMS offers this exclusive benefit to our valued customers at no extra charge. Thousands of items on our site and in our catalog carry the "Gold Lock Extended Warranty" icon. It means you get the manufacturer's full warranty plus 12 additional months, FREE!!!

    45 Day Money Back Guarantee45 Day Money Back Guarantee

    Our 45 day return policy allows you to buy with confidence at AMS! If you are not completely satisfied with any item* purchased from AMS, return it to us within 45 days of the shipping date, and we will refund your money or help you with an exchange. That's always been our policy, and now we've added the ease of Electronic Return Labels!

    Canadian Shipping Information

    Welcome Canadian musicians! Buying your gear from AMS is as easy as going to a local music store, with more selection and more than competitive prices!

    Items with this logo are eligible to ship to Canada. Please note that you will be responsible for payment of brokerage fees, duties and other import taxes applicable to your order.

    NOTE: Free shipping offers do not apply to Canadian orders. Please be aware of custom fees - such as taxes and duties - when your order arrives. Since these fees vary from location to location, CUSTOMS FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN SHIPPING CHARGES. Please check with your local customs office for more information on the fees in your areas. Refusal to pay these fees will result in an undeliverable order. If returned, we do not refund shipping charges and may assess restocking fees to cover return shipping expenses.

    Non Factory Sealed Items

    Non Factory Sealed are items that have been opened but are in perfect physical condition such as customer returns, open box for product photos/videos, demo stock, etc. They have been carefully inspected and repacked by qualified AMS employees to help ensure your satisfaction, allowing you to get great gear at a discounted price. They include all components, manuals and the full Manufacturer's warranty unless otherwise stated, along with the AMS 45-day Money-Back Guarantee. Special offers, promotions and rebates may not apply. The following manufacturers do not offer a warranty on Non-Factory Sealed items: Casio, Ampeg, Avalon, Chauvet, Electro-Voice, Ibanez, Mackie, Martin, Peavey

    AMS AgentAMS Agent

    Have questions, found a better price?
    Talk to a sales specialist!

    800-319-9043
    Based around its revolutionary new wavetable synthesizer engine, Argon8X derives much of its heritage and DNA from the highly acclaimed Modal 002. Modal Electronics are proud to announce the latest in its line of innovative Machines For Musicians - the Modal Argon8X synthesizer. Argon8 joins the growing Modal Electronics family of SKULPTsynthesizer, CRAFTsynth 2.0, Modal 002 Hybrid and Modal 008 Analogue Polyphonic synthesizers.

    Oscillators:
    • 120 carefully crafted wavetables split into 24 banks of 5 morphable waveform sets, covering virtual analogue classics through to cutting edge EDM and many from the original Modal 002 as well as a whole range of mathematically generated tables. Additional PWM bank and 3 noise/modulation banks accessible on Oscillator 2
    • 32 static wavetable processors including de-rez, wave folders, wave shapers, phase shapers and rectify that can be applied to the 120 wavetables to give a mind boggling array of permutations and new waveshapes
    • 32 high resolution wavetable oscillators, 4 per voice, with 8 types of oscillator modifier including: Phase Mod (FM), Ring Mod, Amp Mod, Hard Sync and Windowed Sync
    • Voice Drift and Width controls that help to create massive stereo soundscapes
    Keyboard:
    • FATAR TP/9S Full size keys with both velocity and aftertouch, 37 on the ARGON8 and 61 on the ARGON8X
    • 1.54 inch large OLED display – that provides instant visual feedback to the user at all times of playing/editing
    • Multiple keyboard modes, Mono, Poly, Unison 2, unison 4, unison 8, Stack 2 and Stack 4
    • Inbuilt sophisticated programmable arpeggiator of 32 steps with rest capability with up to 2048 steps before repeating
    • Glide/Portamento with both legato and staccato modes
    • Filter
    • Two pole morphing resonant filter with multiple filter types
    • Filter can be morphed from low pass, through band pass, to high pass
    • Modulation
    • Hugely powerful “Mod Matrix” with eight assignable slots with four additional fixed routes, 11 mod sources and 52 destinations
    • A 4-axis joystick that can be assigned to a huge range of modulation destinations and virtually ‘locked’ when desired
    • Three dedicated envelope generators for AMP, MOD and FILTER that can be accessed independently or all three simultaneously including negative (reverse) versions
    • Two Audio rate LFO’s with tempo sync (one poly, one global). Polyphonic LFO can sync to frequency divisions
    FX:
    • Waveshaping distortion
    • Three incredibly powerful independent and user configurable stereo FX engines
    • FX include Chorus, Phaser, Flanger (Positive or Negative), Lo-fi, Tremolo, Rotary, 3 x Delay types (Stereo, Ping-Pong, Crossover) and Reverb. - Sequencer
    • Real time sequencer with 512 notes with input quantise and four recordable / editable parameter animations
    • Delay FX, LFO’s, sequencer and arpeggiator can be either clocked internally or externally
    • 100 sequencer presets that can be linked to any patch for quickly loading arrangements
    Storage:
    • 500 patch memories, all fully editable and ships with 300 factory programs and 200 user patch spaces. Patch upload and download through the free MODALapp
    • 100 sequencer presets and 100 FX presets
    • Quick Recalls accessible from the panel for quickly loading your favourite patches. 8 slots on keyboard variants, and 4 on ARGON8M 
    CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING

    CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING

    WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

    Shop Similar Models

    Modal Electronics Argon 8X 61 Key 8 Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer Specifications

    Modal Electronics Argon 8X 61 Key 8 Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer Specifications
    Product SpecificationsModal Electronics Argon 8X 61-Key Synthesizer Specifications

    Connectivity:

    • Analogue clock sync in and out (configured to the KORG / Teenage Engineering specification)
    • MIDI DIN in and out
    • Full size quarter inch jacks for stereo audio outs, headphones and external control such as sustain and expression
    • 3.5 mm stereo input with ability to route incoming audio through the FX
    • Class compliant MIDI provided over USB connection to host computer or tablet
    • Optional MODALapp standalone software editor available for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. Optional MODALplugin VST3 / AU plugin for running MODALapp within your Digital Audio Workstation (coming soon)
    • Power: DC-9.0V-1.5A
    Physical:
    • Road ready Steel and Aluminium chassis
    • Width: 885mm – 35 inches / Depth: 300mm – 11-3/4 inches / Height: 100mm – 4 inches
    Copyright © 1996-2025 American Musical Supply, Inc. All rights reserved