Modal Electronics
47Also known as: Modal, Modulus Music
UnclaimedModal Electronics is a Bristol, UK-based synthesizer manufacturer founded in 2013 as Modulus Music by synth designer Paula Maddox and Philip Taysom. The company renamed to Modal Electronics in late 2014 to avoid confusion with an unrelated musical instrument company. Their debut flagship, the Modal 002, was a 12-voice analog/digital hybrid synthesizer that combined digital wavetable oscillators...
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Modal Electronics is a Bristol, UK-based synthesizer manufacturer founded in 2013 as Modulus Music by synth designer Paula Maddox and Philip Taysom. The company renamed to Modal Electronics in late 2014 to avoid confusion with an unrelated musical instrument company. Their debut flagship, the Modal 002, was a 12-voice analog/digital hybrid synthesizer that combined digital wavetable oscillators with transistor-ladder filters, earning widespread acclaim. This was followed by the all-analog Modal 008, an eight-voice polysynth.
Modal expanded into more accessible instruments with the CRAFTsynth, a compact monophonic wavetable synthesizer, and the SKULPTsynth, a portable four-voice virtual analog synth with eight oscillators per voice. The company's lineup centers on three main families, each available in 37-key, 61-key, and desktop module form factors: the ARGON series (wavetable synthesis suited for textural pads and metallic timbres), the COBALT series (virtual analog synthesis for classic basses, leads, and strings), and the CARBON series (advanced digital synthesis fusing waveform algorithms with wavetables). All instruments integrate with the Modal App for patch editing, preset management, and firmware updates across desktop and mobile platforms, and support MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) for expressive controller compatibility.
Modal Electronics has 25 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Synthesizers, Sound Modules, and Drum Machines. Their gear is featured by 15 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Rock, and Pop. Notable users include Ulrich Schnauss, Martin L. Gore, and Jordan Rudess. Modal Electronics's catalog spans the full price spectrum — from entry-level options to high-end flagships.
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