Modal ELEMENT One

 Play First. Tweak Later. (Or Never.)
Most synths make you dive through endless digital menus just to change a sound. ELEMENT One says: just play. It reacts to how you move. If you hit a key harder, it bites back. If you lean into a note, it swells. It’s a “living” sound engine that stays out of your way so you can focus on the groove, the emotion, and the song.

• No “Menu Diving”: 17 dedicated knobs and a 4-axis joystick give you immediate control. If it sounds too bright, turn a knob. If you want more grit, move the stick.

• Ready for the Stage: With 300 professional sounds ready to go, you’ll find your vibe in seconds—not hours.

• Built for Real Musicians: The 37-key keyboard feels like a premium instrument, capturing every nuance of your performance from a gentle touch to an aggressive stab.

Explore and Find Sounds easily.
Every patch (sound) in ELEMENT One isn’t just given a name; it’s defined by up to three distinct category tags. This allows you to search for sounds based on how they function and how they feel. While the factory presets give you 300 world-class sounds out of the box, Custom Banks are where you build your own “Sonic Toolkit.”

• Organize by Project: Create a bank specifically for your band’s upcoming EP or a live tour setlist.

• The “Best Of” Folder: Save your favorite tweaked versions of factory sounds into your own bank so you never have to remember where that “one cool lead” was hidden.

Power Without the Headache
While ELEMENT One is easy to use, it isn’t “watered down.” Under the hood is a powerful 8-voice engine capable of everything from warm, vintage 70s tones to bold, modern cinematic swells.

• Happy Accidents Included: The built-in arpeggiator turns simple chords into bouncing rhythms and flowing patterns instantly.

• Lush Effects: Bathe your sounds in professional-grade reverb, delay, and chorus without needing external pedals.

• Road-Ready: Wrapped in a sturdy enclosure with a metal top plate, it’s light enough to carry to a gig but tough enough to survive the van.

• Grows With You: If you ever do want to dive deep, the MODALapp gives you a visual way to edit sounds on your computer or tablet.

Main Features

• 8-Voice Power: Play thick chords and complex layers without notes cutting out.

• Expressive Keys: 37 full-size keys with Aftertouch (the sound changes based on how hard you press after the initial hit).

• Total Control: 4-Axis X/Y joystick and 4 free assignable encoders for bending and warping sound in real-time.

• Plug & Play: Connects to your headphones, amp, or computer (USB-C) instantly.

• Massive Library: Access thousands of additional sounds for free via the COBALT8 library.

SPECIFICATIONS

Polyphony: True 8 voice polyphonic

Oscillators:

• 64 high-resolution virtual-analogue oscillators, up to 8 per voice

• Two independent and self-contained oscillator groups with sine, pulse, triangle, sawtooth waveforms, 40 different algorithms including: complex analogue synthesis techniques, built-in crossmodulation (SYNC, RM, and many more), PWM, smooth morphing between VA waves, bit crushing, filtered noise.

• Vintage Parameter and Extended Oscillator Drift

Filter:

• 31 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 seven different shapes

• Eight assignable modulation slots and four additional fixed modulation routings for common assignments with 12 modulation sources and 55 modulation destinations

Arpeggiator: Built-In sophisticated programmable arpeggiator of 32 steps with rest capability with up to 2048 steps before repeating
FX: Three incredibly powerful independent and user-configurable stereo FX engines for Chorus, Phaser, Flanger (Pos), Flanger (Neg), Tremolo, LoFi, Rotary, Stereo Delay, Ping-Pong Delay, X-Over Delay and Reverb that can be arranged in any order
User Memory:

• Patch Category Tags System and unlimited Custom Banks

• 500 patch memories, all fully editable and ships with 300 factory programs

• 100 FX presets

Controls and Performance:

• Premium 37-note full-size Keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch

• 17 endless encoders, 11 buttons

• Four-axis joystick that can be assigned to a huge range of modulation destinations and virtually ‘locked’ when desired

• 4 assignable controller knobs with direct access to any sound parameter

• Multiple keyboard modes (Mono, Poly, Unison 2, Unison 4, Unison 8, Stack 2 and Stack 4)

• Glide/Portamento with both legato and staccato modes

Inputs and Outputs:

• 2 x unbalanced 6.3 mm (1/4”) TS outputs (L/R)

• Stereo 6.3 mm (1/4”) stereo headphone output

• Stereo 3.5 mm (1/4”) input with ability to route incoming audio through the FX

• 6.3 mm (1/4”) sustain pedal jack

• 6.3 mm (1/4”) expression pedal jack

• 3.5 mm (1/4”) Analogue clock sync in and out (configured to the KORG / Teenage Engineering specification)

• MIDI DIN in and out - Class-compliant MIDI over USB-C connection to host computer or tablet

Enclosure and Display:

• Road-ready steel and Polycarbonate enclosure

• 1.54-inch large OLED display for instant visual feedback at all times of playing/editing

• Compatible with VESA mounts

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): 561 x 293 x 6.7 cm (22.2 x 11.6 x 2.6 inches)
Weight: 4.5 kg (12.35 lbs)

For more information, click here to visit the manufacturers website.