Reviews | Modal Electronics Cobalt 8
Modal Cobalt 8 £579
Another Modal release has arrived in the form of the virtual analogue Cobalt 8. Dan ‘JD73’ Goldman digs in!
CONTACT WHO: Modal Electronics WEB: modalelectronics.com KEY FEATURES Fatar 37-note full-size keyboard. Channel aftertouch. MPE support. Modal app. Extended VA engine with 34 algorithms per oscillator group, morphable 4-pole filter, 3 FX units, assignable Joystick, eight mod slots, step/ real-time sequencer, multi-mode arpeggiator. DIMENSIONS: 555 x 300 x 100 mm WEIGHT: 5.60 kg
THE PROS & CONS
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Sounds on the money. Can be polychained with other Cobalts for up to 16 voices. Plenty of voice modes
Very solid build quality throughout. Largely intuitive
Audio input for running external audio into the effects
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The effects, while complementary, don’t really have any magic to them
Sometimes it feels like there are a few too many button presses to access some functionality
Filter knob is a fair distance away from the keyboard!
Ivery much enjoyed reviewing the first of Modal’s new synth products – the Wavetablefocused Argon 8 – especially in these crazy times, it’s great to see another UK synth company go from strength to strength and launch another range; this time the very blue Cobalt series!