Modal Electronics Release V3.0 Firmware Update For ARGON8 Synth

Exciting news from UK synth makers: Modal Electronics has just released firmware update V3.0 for their ARGON8 Wavetable line of synths.

We love the ARGON8 with its rich sounds and feature set and now with this firmware update, we can’t wait to explore its new updated functions. V3.0 introduces Oscillator Free Run and Vintage features, four new filter models, new FX algorithms and extremely useful new Arpeggiator play modes.

 

ARGON8 v3 Firmware Release Notes:

Vintage Parameter

• Emulating the behaviour of vintage synths by introducing variation between the voices

Osc Free Run 

• Emulating the behaviour of analogue oscillators by allowing them to run freely

Four  New Filter Types – Distortion control controls the filter drive when these types are active.

• Ladder – 4 pole resonant ladder filter with pre-filter drive, morphing through: LP > BP > HP
• Ladder Hybrid – 1 pole resonant ladder filter with pre-filter drive, morphing through: LP + Notch  > Notch > HP + Notch
• Ladder Phaser – Resonant ladder filter with pre-filter drive, morphing through Notch > Phaser
• Sallen-Key – 2 pole resonant Sallen-Key Filter with pre-filter drive, morphing through LP > BP

Added 15 new FX, including a new reverb algorithm:

• Reverb V2
• Phaser V2
• Chorus V2
• Unisoniser
• Compressor
• Three Band EQ
• Mono Drive (Hard Clip)
• Mono Drive (Soft Clip)
• Mono Drive (Rectify)
• Mono Drive (Fold)
• Stereo Drive (Hard Clip)
• Stereo Drive (Soft Clip)
• Stereo Drive (Rectify)
• Stereo Drive (Fold)
• Utility

Seven new arpeggiator directions:

• Chord
• Pendulum 2 – Repeats the last note when reversing direction
• N-Pendulum 2 – Pendulum 2 in note number order
• Reverse Pendulum – A reverse version of Pendulum
• N-Reverse Pendulum – A reverse version of N-Pendulum
• Reverse Pendulum 2 – A reverse version of Pendulum 2
• N-Reverse Pendulum 2 – A reverse version of N-Pendulum 2