Getting Started; Basic Functions - Modal Electronics ARGON8 User Manual

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Getting Started

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Basic Functions

Powering on
Connect the power lead to your ARGON8 then connect the outputs of the ARGON8 to your
mixer, or if you prefer, connect your headphones. Optionally connect a USB cable from your
computer or tablet device to the ARGON8 for MODALapp communication.
Then power on.
You will see a loading animation on the screen. When the synth has loaded it will change to
show the main patch page.
Screen Control
The Modal ARGON8 interface is designed to be extremely intuitive and easy to use, so that
all the most important parameters are easily accessible and tweakable directly from the top
panel, however, all functions are also accessible and tweakable on-screen using the two
detented encoders.
These two switched-encoders are located either side of the screen are used for screen
navigation and control and can be clicked to either switch mode or trigger / modify the
selected function:
• Page/Param - When this encoder is in 'Page' mode (top row of on-screen text) it cycles
through the parameter pages / groups (e.g. Osc1, Osc2, Filter); when it's in 'Param' mode
(bottom row of on-screen text) it cycles through the parameters on that page / group.
Use the switch by clicking the encoder to toggle between the two modes, where the
mode is displayed on the screen with a line at top for 'Page' mode and at the bottom for
'Param' mode.
• Preset/Edit (/Bank) - This encoder/switch is used to adjust the currently selected value
or 'trigger' the currently displayed parameter. When the panel is in 'Shift' mode the
'Load Patch' encoder is used to select the patch bank number, jumping up or down in
increments of 100.
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