Audio Output + Gain - Modal Electronics ARGON8X User Manual

Joystick + Audio Input
Joystick
The joystick can be assigned to up to 11 destinations at once. You can assign things to any of
the X or Y directions. The Joystick position can be locked or unlocked using the Velo + XYLock
button combination. This locks the joystick at whatever value it was held at while the buttons
were depressed.
The X axis controls pitch bend as standard, but this can also be turned off (on-screen: Joystick:
Pitchbend status or on MODALapp) it also sends MIDI pitch bend messages which can also be
toggled on or off in the global settings.
Y+ sends MIDI mod wheel data (CC1) which can also be toggled on or off in the global
settings.
Y- Sends MIDI CC118 which can also be toggled on or off in the global settings.
Audio In
The audio inputs route audio directly in to the 3-slot stereo FX engine although this can also
be bypassed if you want to use the Audio In to only mix in the audio input with the synths
output. The Audio In settings (Audio-In Volume, FX Bypass) are temporary and will not be
saved so will need to be reset when using upon each boot.
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Audio Output + Gain

Firmware 2.0 introduced a revised gain structure, for advanced output level adjustments: The
Gain Boost setting applies to all patches and increases the average output level.
It also increased the range of the Patch Gain control, allowing you to balance even the
quietest patches, and dramatically improved the audio quality while decreasing noise floor, so
adding gain from external sources won't introduce unwanted noise.
Because ARGON8X employs a limiter as the final stage before output in its audio signal path,
headroom for dynamics might be reduced as a result of higher gain levels.
Note: The main outputs on Argon are designed to output Line Level signals, so existing
patches that are already close to the maximum output level will not become dramatically
louder with this update.
• Patch Gain: Per-patch gain adjustment for balancing patches relative to each other.
Values in the range 0-100 should be transparent to use on any patch that needs it,
moving the control past 100 can begin to saturate the limiter on some patches. Note that
this can be used creatively.
• Gain Boost: Global gain boost that increases average output level, there are 3 settings:
Off - full dynamic range
Normal - boost to output volume (Default Setting)
Saturate - a large boost to output volume, potentially saturating the internal limiter. You
may notice that dynamic range is reduced with this setting on, although this has creative
uses.
Gain boost setting will be saved automatically
• Headphone Volume: Headphone output volume can vary dramatically depending on
which model of headphones is connected. This global control adjusts the output range of
the headphone out to compensate for this variance and prevent unsafe listening levels.
• Main Volume: Master output volume of the synth, post limiter. Controls the output
volume of both the headphone out and the main outputs. For best signal to noise, set
this to 127.
Voice Patch Gain
Engine Gain Boost
Limiter Main Line
Volume Output
H-Phone H-Phone
Volume Output
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