Description | The Modal 008 is an 8-voice analogue synthesizer with two 100% analogue VCO’s per voice with two sub oscillators, an innovative and extremely flexible 15 multi-mode filter, VCA, 11 modulation sources, including two audio rate LFOs, with unlimited destinations and a very powerful Sequencer and Arpeggiator.
The hardware has been manufactured with high-quality components: FATAR semi-weighted five octave key mechanism with aftertouch, black metal case, aluminum turned encoders and high quality 4.3” LCD screen. Among the many connections, Modal 008 features an ethernet port to connect your synth to your network and enable updates via the internet (no need for MIDI sysex dumps) and also access to the Modal cloud features and HTML Web User Interface. |
| Brand | Modal |
| Model | 008 |
| Device | Synth |
| Type | Keys |
| Engine Type | Analog |
| Engine | VCO |
| Voices (max) | 8 |
| Multitimbral | 2 |
| Oscillators | 2 |
| Sub | 2 |
| LFO | 2 Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Saw Down, Sine, Square |
| Noise | Y |
| Engine Detailed | 2 VCO, Pulse, Pulse Variable, Saw Down, Saw Up, Sine, Square, Triangle, White Noise |
| Filter (VCF) | 1 6dB Slope, 12dB Slope (2-pole), 18dB Slope, 24dB Slope (4-pole), Band Pass, High Pass, Low Pass, Notch, Phase Warp , Resonance |
| Envelope (VCA) | 2 ADSR |
| Sequencer | 2 simultaneous sequences of up
to 32 Steps each. Plus12 rows of notes or parameter/CC |
| Arpeggiator | ‘fwd1’, ‘bck1’, ‘pen1’, ‘pen2’, ‘shuf’ and ‘rand |
| Keys | 61 |
| Key type | Keys |
| Velocity | Y |
| Aftertouch | Channel |
| Audio | Stereo I-O, USB, D-sub for 8 discrete voices |
| Midi | I-O-T, USB |
| Extra info | Ethernet for direct internet acces for updates |
|
Produced: | 2016 |
| Legend: |
Obvious |
Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable |
| VCO |
Voltage Controlled Oscillator |
DCO |
Digital Controlled Oscillator |
| LFO |
Low Frequency Oscillator |
Sub |
Sub Oscillator |
| VCF |
Voltage Controlled Filter |
VCA |
Voltage Controlled Amplifier |
| Velocity |
As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. |
Aftertouch |
Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel. |
| Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise. |
