Modal Electronics Carbon8X

- Revolutionary Sound Engine
- Advanced Modulation
- Powerful Sequencing & Performance
- Premium Build & Playability
- Studio-Quality Effects
- MODALapp Integration

Polyphony :
- True 8 voice polyphonic
MPE :
- Supports MPE-compatible MIDI controllers, allowing you to apply polyphonic control and expression to individual notes
Oscillators :
- Two independent high-resolution digital oscillators
- 56 complex Digital Core Waveforms per oscillator, incl. 18 Digital Algorithms and 38 sophisticated Wavetables
- Advanced XCore Modifiers, incl. Wave Shape, Wave Fold, Phase Distortion, and others
- Extended Oscillator Drift
- Vintage Parameter
Filter :
- 34 resonant Filter types including morphable and static filters
- Cutoff Scaling with two distinctive 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 LFOs with tempo sync (two poly, one global) with over 15 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 :
- Polyphonic Real-time sequencer with 512 notes and four recordable/editable parameter animations (Delay FX, LFOs, sequencer and arpeggiator can be either clocked internally or externally)
- Polyphonic Step Sequencer with 64 steps, 8 notes per step, 4 lanes of Parameter-Lock style animation, Step Input mode, multiple playback modes including gate modes and rest functionality
- Built-In sophisticated programmable arpeggiator of 32 steps with rest capability with up to 2048 steps before repeating
FX :
- Three independent and user-configurable stereo FX engines for 26 Effects algorithms, incl. Drive, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Tremolo, LoFi, Rotary, Stereo Delay, Ping-Pong Delay, X-Over Delay and Reverb.
User Memory :
- 500 patch memories, all fully editable and ships with 300 factory programs
- 100 sequencer presets that can be linked to any patch for quickly loading arrangements
- 100 FX presets
- 8 Quick Recall slots accessible from the panel for quickly loading your favourite patches
Controls and Performance :
- Premium FATAR 61-key Keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch
- 29 endless encoders, 24 buttons
- 4-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
- Chord Invert control to easily create chord inversions and variations
- Supports MPE-compatible MIDI controllers, allowing you to apply polyphonic control and expression to individual notes
Inputs and Outputs :
- 6.35 mm / 1/4″ TS dual-mono line outputs
- 6.35 mm / 1/4″ TRS headphone output
- 3.5 mm / 1/8″ TRS stereo audio input
- MIDI DIN In and Out
- 3.5 mm / 1/8″ TS Analogue clock sync In and Out
- Class-compliant MIDI over USB connection
- 6.35 mm / 1/4″ TRS expression pedal input
- 6.35 mm / 1/4″ TS sustain pedal input
Enclosure and Display :
- Road-ready steel and aluminium enclosure with economical stained bamboo end cheeks
- 1.54-inch large OLED display for instant visual feedback at all times of playing/editing
Power :
- Power: DC-9.0V – 1.5A centre-positive
- Editor Software
- Free MODALapp software editor available for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
- MODALapp can also be run within your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), with VST3 and AU versions available
General :
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 885 x 300 x 100 mm / 34.8″ x 11.8″ x 4″
- Weight: 9 kg / 19.9 lbs