Notes: Desktop version of Modal's eight-voice virtual analogue powerhouse. Warm, punchy sound with complex oscillators, polyphonic sequencer modes and lots of hands-on control.
Supplier's Notes:
Building on the tradition of warm and punchy analogue-style synth sounds, conceived by legendary synthesisers from the past, COBALT8M unlocks the full creative potential of analogue waveforms. This powerful, inspiring instrument reinvents the aesthetics of analogue sounds and invites musicians, producers and sound designers to explore a new era of virtual-analogue synthesiser textures, far beyond the limits of its analogue forefathers.
On top of the innovative oscillator engine of COBALT8M, Morph Electronics added a new morphable 4-Pole Ladder Filter. Combined with Modal's unparalleled modulation options, an inspiring real-time / step sequencer, the energising arpeggiator, MPE, studio-quality effects and MODALapp integration, COBALT8M is the perfect synth for everyone who wants a versatile electronic music instrument to play vintage synth sounds and is eager to enter new sound dimensions.
Eight true polyphonic voices, housed in a sleek desktop and rack-mountable enclosure, tempt players to lay out wide string or rich synth pad chords, while a monophonic bass or lead patch, played with 64 oscillators can shake the walls of every stadium. And with the avant-garde sound forming features, every synth enthusiast can refine his performance with sounds that no other synthesiser is able to generate.
Polyphony: True 8 voice polyphonic
Oscillators: 64 high-resolution virtual-analog oscillators, up to 8 per voice
Two independent and self-contained oscillator groups with sine, pulse, triangle, sawtooth waveforms, 34 different algorithms including: complex analogue synthesis techniques, built-in crossmodulation (SYNC, RM, and many more), PWM, smooth morphing between VA waves, bit crushing, filtered noise.
Extended Oscillator Drift
Filter: Four-Pole Morphable Ladder Filter with Resonance and four switchable configurations
Resonance and Balanced Filter Modes
Modulation:
Three dedicated envelope generators for AMP, MOD and FILTER that can be accessed independently or all three simultaneously including negative (reverse) versions for MOD and FILTER ENVs
Three audio-rate LFO's with tempo sync (two poly, one global) with seven different shapes
Eight assignable modulation slots and four additional fixed modulation routings for common assignments with 12 modulation sources and 55 modulation destinations
Sequencer and Arpeggiator: Realtime sequencer with 512 notes with polyphonic mode and four recordable/editable parameter animations (Delay FX, LFO's, sequencer and arpeggiator can be either clocked internally or externally)
Built-In sophisticated programmable arpeggiator of 32 steps with rest capability with up to 2048 steps before repeating
FX: Three incredibly powerful independent and user-configurable stereo FX engines for Chorus, Phaser, Flanger (Pos), Flanger (Neg), Tremolo, LoFi, Rotary, Stereo Delay, Ping-Pong Delay, X-Over Delay and Reverb that can be arranged in any order
User Memory:
Patches: 500, all fully editable and ships with 300 factory programs
Sequencer: 100 sequences that can be linked to any patch for quickly loading arrangements
FX: 100 presets
Eight Quick Recall slots accessible from the panel for quickly loading your favourite patches
Controls and Performance:
13 switched encoders, 13 encoders, and 9 buttons
Four-axis joystick that can be assigned to a huge range of modulation destinations and virtually 'locked' when desired
Multiple keyboard modes (Mono, Poly, Unison 2, Unison 4, Unison 8, Stack 2 and Stack 4)
Glide/Portamento with both legato and staccato modes
Enclosure and Display:
Desktop-style steel and aluminium enclosure
Mounting brackets for 19" racks included
1.54-inch large OLED display for instant visual feedback at all times of playing/editing
Inputs and Outputs
2 x unbalanced 6.3 mm (1/4") TS outputs (L/R)
Stereo 6.3 mm (1/4") stereo headphone output
Stereo 3.5 mm (1/8") input with ability to route incoming audio through the FX
6.3 mm (1/4") sustain pedal jack
6.3 mm (1/4") expression pedal jack
3.5 mm (1/8") Analogue clock sync in and out (configured to the KORG / Teenage Engineering specification)
MIDI DIN in and out
Class-compliant MIDI over USB connection to host computer or tablet
Power: DC-9.0V - 1.5A centre-positive
Editor Software: Free MODALapp software editor for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
MODALplugin to access COBALT8M within your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), with VST3 and AU versions available
General:
Dimensions (L x W x H): 47 x 42 x 27cm (18.5 x 16.5 x 10.6 inches)
Weight: 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
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