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Basic Functions

Secondary functions 

Argon8 is a comprehensive and fully featured synthesiser despite its small size. Therefore there 
are a number of user interface combinations that are required to access some of the deeper 
functions of the synth. The top panel UI has 4 buttons that can access secondary functions. 

These are the 

SHIFT

PATCH

VELO

 & 

ARP

 buttons.

To access the functions labelled in light blue text you may either press ‘Shift’ to latch shift 
mode or use it momentarily by holding ‘Shift’ and turning an encoder or pressing a button. 

Once let go the panel will return automatically to it’s regular non-Shift state.

To access the functions on the panel labelled in light grey text (3 buttons bottom left, 3 
buttons and 2 encoders bottom right), hold the button in that section that has a light grey 
ring (‘Velo’ button or ‘Arp’ button) and press the relevant button. NOTE: These combinations 
are momentary, not latch-able.

The ‘Patch/Seq’ button is primarily used to switch the screen to either the ‘Load Patch’ or 
‘Load Seq’ param for loading patches or sequences, entering the panel into either ‘Patch’ 
mode or ‘Seq’ mode. When in ‘Patch’ mode the ‘Save’ and ‘Init’ buttons are used for patch 
preset management, however when in ‘Seq’ mode the ‘Save’ and ‘Init’ buttons are used for 
sequence preset management. When the white LED above this button is lit, it signifies that the 
panel is in ‘Seq’ mode.

When held the ‘Patch/Seq’ button can also be used to select ‘WavMod’s for each wavetable 
by turning either of the ‘Wave1’ or ‘Wave2’ encoders, to select the Filter Type by turning the 
‘Cutoff’ encoder, to select the ‘Arp Gate’ length by turning the ‘Arp’ encoder or, to dial in 
the amount of dynamics processing being applied by the ‘Patch Gain’ function by turning the 
‘Volume’ encoder.

The ‘Init / Rand’ button/functions respond to a button hold.

Navigating and Loading Preset

To navigate through and load patches first press the ‘Patch/Seq’ button to return to the Patch 
page and use the ‘Preset/Edit’ encoder to scroll through presets. Click this encoder in on the 
desired preset to load it. An asterisk will appear on next to the current preset name to indicate 
unsaved edits.

Init Preset

Press and hold the ‘Init’ button, a confirmation message will appear on-screen however the 
preset will not be overwritten until saved.

Basic Functions

Randomise Preset

Either when in ’Shift’ mode or while momentarily holding ‘Shift’ press and hold the ‘Rand’ 
button, a confirmation message will appear on-screen however the preset will not be 
overwritten until saved. Randomise is only available for patches.

Save Preset

First press the ’Save’ button to enter the ‘full’ save procedure (setting preset slot and/or name 
- see below), or hold the ‘Save’ button to perform a ‘quick’ save (saving preset directly into 
current slot with current name). 

Once you are in the ‘full’ save procedure, presets are saved in the following way:

Slot Selection

Use the ‘Preset/Edit’ encoder to select the preset bank/number to save into, and press the 
‘Edit’ switch to select it.

Naming

Use the ‘Page/Param’ encoder to select the character position, and use the ‘Edit’ encoder 
to select the character. Press the ‘Preset/Edit’ switch to finish editing the name. There are a 
number of panel shortcuts here:

• 

Press ‘Oct-‘ to jump to lowercase characters

• 

Press ‘Oct+’ to jump to uppercase characters

• 

Press ‘Transpose’ to jump to numbers

• 

Press ‘Chord’ to jump to symbols

• 

Press the ‘Page/Param’ switch to add a space (increment all above characters)

• 

Press ‘Init’ to delete the current character (decrement all above characters)

• 

Hold ‘Init’ to delete the entire name

Confirming 

Press the ‘Preset/Edit’ switch to confirm the settings and save the preset.

At any point during the save procedure hold the ‘Page/Param’ switch to move back a step.

To exit/quit the procedure without saving the preset, press the ‘Patch/Seq’ button.

Содержание Argon8

Страница 1: ...1 Modal Argon8 8 voice polyphonic wavetable synthesiser User Manual OS Version 1 0...

Страница 2: ...spilt onto or come into contact with the apparatus In the event this should happen remove power from the unit immediately and seek expert assistance This apparatus produces sound that could cause per...

Страница 3: ...Wavetable Modifiers Filter Envelopes LFOs Arpeggiator Sequencer FX Modulation Keyboard Voice Settings 04 MIDI MIDI Implementation Chart 05 Update 06 ModalApp Getting Started Main Editor Preset Manage...

Страница 4: ...ick can be assigned to a huge range of modulation destinations and can be locked in place when desired There are two Audio rate LFO s with tempo sync one poly one global Polyphonic LFO can sync to fre...

Страница 5: ...imultaneously including negative reverse versions 2 Audio rate LFO s with tempo sync one poly one global Polyphonic LFO can sync to frequency divisions Waveshaping distortion 3 incredibly powerful ind...

Страница 6: ...sible and tweakable directly from the top panel however all functions are also accessible and tweakable on screen using the two indented encoders These two switched encoders are located either side of...

Страница 7: ...a button hold Navigating and Loading Preset To navigate through and load patches first press the Patch Seq button to return to the Patch page and use the Preset Edit encoder to scroll through presets...

Страница 8: ...fferent unison modes press Stack repeatedly to cycle through the different stack modes Press Chord whilst holding a chord on the internal or an external keyboard to set the chord mode chord Hold Trans...

Страница 9: ...o TRS jack from an external expression source Argon8 works best with expression pedals that use the TRS polarity and have a resistance of 10k or above However ARGON8 has a software configuration optio...

Страница 10: ...18 19 03 Synthesis engine...

Страница 11: ...d to the PWM or noise banks Spread This introduces additional oscillators to achieve unison or stacked octaves and intervals In the first half of the dial Wave 1 and Wave 2 are split into individual o...

Страница 12: ...are playing back in relation to the master counter Tip This style of Sync is the version found on many synthesisers and works best on harmonically rich waves for classic kinds of synced sounds try usi...

Страница 13: ...ifferent wave shaping effect Shaper 3 Applies another different wave shaping effect Wavetable Modifiers Cubic Phaseshaper cubes the read curve of the wavetable creating a different variation of its sh...

Страница 14: ...rator represented on the encoders can be selected using the 3 dedicated buttons to the right of the envelope depth encoder Attack This parameter controls the time passing from the moment you press a k...

Страница 15: ...ntrols the depth of the given LFOs modulation Mode Holding the Shift button and or when latched in shift mode turning this encoder selects the Retrigger Mode The modes are Retrigger in this mode each...

Страница 16: ...comes the loop end point When a loop is active pressing the button again will disable the loop Seq Hold Holds the current sequencer step and repeats it like a beat repeater When the button is released...

Страница 17: ...slot for control with encoders A F with a single click With multiple clicks it will cycle through the effect type used in that slot FX2 This button allows to select 2nd FX slot for control with encod...

Страница 18: ...late that parameter Holding this button while turning an encoder series of encoders allows momentary assignment of expression to those destinations Upon letting go the assign mode will be exited X Hol...

Страница 19: ...VELO EXPR AFTT X X Y Y Spread Glide X Osc2 Pitch FX Amount X X X X FX 1 A X X X X FX 1 B X X X X FX 1 C X X X X FX 1 D X X X X FX 1 E X X X X FX 1 F X X X X FX 2 A X X X X FX 2 B X X X X FX 2 C X X X...

Страница 20: ...the way to the stereo FX engine input Unison This button selects Unison voice mode Cycle through to choose between Unison 2 Unison 4 or Unison 8 These are monophonic voice modes where multiple voices...

Страница 21: ...transmit notes to the MIDI out ports When arp out is enabled the internal keyboard notes will not be transmitted to MIDI out Please note that MIDI in notes that are being arpeggiated will also be tra...

Страница 22: ...n or both Saver Sets the idle time for the screen s screensaver A smaller time will increase the lifetime of the screen LEDs Brightness Sets the brightness of the panel LEDs Settings Expression Pedal...

Страница 23: ...hesiser to a USB port and it will show up as a MIDI input and output device in any software that supports external MIDI devices On Mac OSX Argon8 will show up in Midi Studio found in Applications Util...

Страница 24: ...ock is detected the Argon8 will continue to use whatever tempo it is internally configured to MIDI Soft Thru Argon8 has two soft thru settings configurable from the app DIN Thru Forwards Midi received...

Страница 25: ...Division 62 Osc1 Bank 63 Osc2 Bank CC Function 64 Sustain Pedal 65 66 67 Seq Length 68 Seq Mute 69 Seq Clear 70 Seq Hold 71 Seq Loop 72 Seq Record 73 FX Amount 74 75 Transpose 76 77 78 Swing 79 Seq Q...

Страница 26: ...the latest version each time an update is released MODALapp will provide the most user friendly way to update firmware however it is also possible to update the firmware using MIDI sysex messages mean...

Страница 27: ...ort Modulation page to quickly view and edit the current patch modulation settings FX page for selecting and editing the 3 stereo FX engines on Argon8 Sequence page for live sequence controls and edit...

Страница 28: ...itor This is the main section for patch design editing You will find keyboard voice oscillator filter and envelopes here The currently selected preset is shown at the top There are also options for pr...

Страница 29: ...enu allowing exporting or importing patches Exporting will copy and send all of the selected presets to the selected folder Importing will overwrite all of the selected presets in the preset manager w...

Страница 30: ...stereo FX engines that show the currently selected FX in each slot and their respective controls Sequencer Tab In the FX Tab you can load initialise and save any of the Seq presets as well access the...

Страница 31: ...so access to the Arpeggiator controls and transpose chord options Settings Tab In the Settings Tab there are options for updating your Argon8 to the latest versions ModalApp will notify you when a new...

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