Modal (Modulus) Goes Insane at Messe: three new synths

[meatballfulton]

Confirmed:

001 two voice version of the 002 polysynth, $1995 in USA



002R rack version 8 or 12 voices, multitimbral $2,595, $2,995



008 eight voice analog polysynth price TBD



I can see a huge bullseye being painted on Dave Smith's back...

Modal website

[Gianni]

According to Matrixsynth, price for the 008 is $5495.

http://www.matrixsynth.com/2015/04/moda ... -mini.html

[commodorejohn]

$5500? Ouch. I suppose it's got an extra octave and another two voices over the P6, but at that price I'd just wait for a good deal on a Jupiter-8...nice feature set, though.

[Hybrid88]

Woah, that analog poly looks nice, is it black and white pics though or is that how it is because it looks kinda darth vader? Really like the layout though, I mean how many analog polys have a decent screen on them?

Also a 2-voice digital synth?!? Damn. I like the look of it but at that price and that limitation I just can't see the market myself.

Can't wait to hear that poly though

[purveyor2]

This is great news. Played the 002 at noisebug it does sound fantastic. $5200 is ridiculous but I think it's based on old conversion rates. Looking at the euro pricing the 002 should cost 4k usd, which is consistent with the listed 001 and 002r pricing. I will probably grab a 001 for only $500 more than a sub 37 - a bargain in my book. The build quality is beyond reproach. That black beast may require donating a kidney, but I'm willing to consider it.

[Bitexion]

He can't go for Dave Smith's throat when his synths are twice as expensive ^^ You'd have to donate your testicles to science to afford the 8-voice.

[sneakthief]

$5500? Ouch. I suppose it's got an extra octave and another two voices over the P6, but at that price I'd just wait for a good deal on a Jupiter-8...nice feature set, though.

There are no more good deals on JP-8s... some are pushing over $10k these days.

[Bitexion]

I think you'll be waiting till the cows come home in that case. The last JP-8 I saw was $8500

[Hybrid88]

He can't go for Dave Smith's throat when his synths are twice as expensive ^^ You'd have to donate your testicles to science to afford the 8-voice.

To be fair people have been willing to pay far more for flaky old vintage synths for quite a while now, as much as I love them, I can see a market for this for sure.

The Andromeda wasn't exactly chump change when it came out either.

[SpiralMind]

The 008 looks phenomenal!

I wonder if they'll release a 007...

Speaking of numbers, have the model numbers been explained? Or is it obvious?

[meatballfulton]

You'd have to donate your testicles to science to afford the 8-voice.

I wouldn't have to donate, but I'm still not buying

[commodorejohn]

I think you'll be waiting till the cows come home in that case. The last JP-8 I saw was $8500

Okay, make it an OBXa. Point is, yikes.

[Bitexion]

The Andromeda cost about the same when it came out as the Prophet08 and the big Yamaha Motif synths do now.
The Nordlead 3 was also at the same price as a new A6.

But Alesis was a pretty big brand with DJ equipment and speakers already, guess they had more funding for a crazy synth project than the Modal guys do.

And A6 has 16 analog voices with 2 separate filters and 2 VCOs for each voice. Granted, the guys who created that monster were madmen, but they did it anyway They didn't cut ANY corners.

[spock]

My friend has an 002 and I can vouch for it certainly having "the sound". It's also beautifully designed and constructed. Well worth the money, and a 2-voice is an ideal route to that sound, cheaper and more compact, making a nice alternative to a TVS-1 atop your Mellotron

We are truly blessed living in this age of wonderful new analogues

[meatballfulton]

They didn't cut ANY corners.

Except QC