Modal Electronics Announce Tiny 8 OSC Wavetable Synth

British manufacturers Modal Electronics continue to see the light in miniature and inexpensive synthesisers after the excitement surrounding their recently released SKULPT poly-synth. The newly announced CRAFT will be an 8 oscillator monophonic wavetable synth, powered by batteries or USB. As with the SKULPT, this is a Kickstarter venture, skepticism around crowd-funded instruments is understandable but Modal have a strong track record of coming through with the goods.

Here’s the specs announced for CRAFT:

• 8 oscillators in total with 2 selectable waveforms and mixer stage
• 40 unique waveforms available split into 8 banks of 5 morphable waveform sets
• VA, digital and generative waves are available along with selections from the Modal 002
• Process and cross modulate waveforms with 1 of 16 oscillator modifiers including Frequency / Phase Modulation, Hard / Window Sync, Ring / Amp Modulation, Derez / Bitcrush, Wavefolders and Waveshapers
• Multi option Unison / spread to detune the 8 oscillators for a huge sound
• 3 x envelope generators for Filter, Amplitude and Modulation
• 2 x audio rate LFOs
• 8 slot modulation matrix with 8 sources, each source can have 1 destination. (LFO1, LFO2 and MOD-EG assignable from CRAFTsynth, Velo, Note, ModW, AftT and Expression assignable from MODALapp)
• Program and transpose patterns with the built in sequenced arpeggiator
• 2-pole resonant filter that can be morphed from low pass, through band pass, to high pass
• Delay and distortion (waveshaping overdrive, not bitcrushing) effects
• Optional MIDI clock sync for LFOs and Delay
• 64 preset storage locations
• 8 key touch MIDI keyboard with 8 custom scales and root note selection
• MIDI DIN in and out
• Analogue clock sync in and out (configured to the KORG / Teenage Engineering specification)
• Class compliant MIDI provided over USB connection to host computer or tablet
• Powered by USB or 3 x AA batteries
• Optional software editor available for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
• Dimensions: 150mm  x 135m  x 68mm (6”x5 1/2”x 3”)

The Kickstarter isn’t online yet, but check out the Modal website for more