Modal Electronics Cobalt8 X
EUR 795.00
EUR 899.00
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| Product # | 223660 |
| Brand | Modal Electronics |
| Series | Modal Electronics Cobalt |
| Category | Synthesizer |
| Brand Category | Modal Electronics - Synthesizers |
Beyond Analogue
This powerful, inspiring instrument reinvents the aesthetics of analog sounds and invites musicians, producers, and sound designers to explore a new era of virtual-analog synthesizer textures that goes well beyond the limits of its analog ancestors.
- Polyphony True 8 voice polyphonic
- Oscillators 64 high-resolution virtual-analogue 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
- Premium FATAR TP/9S 61-note Keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch
- 29 endless encoders, 24 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
- Road-ready steel and aluminium enclosure
- 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 COBALT8 within your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), with VST3 and AU versions available
| Key attributes | |
|---|---|
| Number of Keys | 61 |
| Colour | Blue |
| Keyboard Type | Aftertouch |
| Speakers | No |
| Model | Synthesizer |
| Product Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Depth | 100mm |
| Width | 855mm |
| Height | 300mm |
| Synthesizer attributes | |
|---|---|
| Battery Operated | No |
| Pedal | Not Included |
| MIDI Interface | USB to Host |
| Stand | Not Included |
| Built-in Tones | Yes |
| Cover | No |
| Display | Yes |
| Product Details | |
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| Product Number | 223660 |
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| Relevancy rank in Category Synthesizer | |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Dimension | |
|---|---|
| Weight | 9kg |
| Box Depth | 940mm |
| Box Width | 855mm |
| Box Height | 145mm |
| Gross Weight | 10.38kg |
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The synth is very versatile, has many features and built great. The clock can be synced with the daw (i use Ableton) with the vst plugin from cobalt (needs usb connected) and also has a clock in for external clocks, so the arp and sequence can be synced easy.