MODAL ELECTRONICS ELEMENT One | 8 Voice Virtual Analog Synth

ELEMENT One

8-Voice Virtual-Analog Synthesizer 

Meet ELEMENT One—the synth that likes to play as much as you do.

Built for musicians who want to grab sound with both hands and see where it goes, ELEMENT One lets you create, shape, and react to sound in real time—no synth science degree required.

While other synths ask you to dive into endless menus, ELEMENT One says: just play. Sounds respond to your touch, your movement, and your energy, so you can stay focused on groove, emotion, and musical ideas instead of tweaking tiny parameters.

Inside, there’s a lively 8-voice virtualanalog sound engine that’s always paying attention. Hit a key, lean into it, pull back, push harder—ELEMENT One responds instantly. Whether you’re firing off punchy rhythms, building slowly evolving textures, or layering expressive sounds into a live set, it feels like the sound is playing with you, not against you.

The 37-key keyboard captures every nuance, from gentle taps to full-on intensity, thanks to velocity and aftertouch. A 4-axis Joystick and four assignable performance controls put sound-bending power right under your fingers. Twist it, nudge it, throw it around—your sounds move with you. Switch on the arpeggiator, and suddenly you’ve got bouncing rhythms, flowing patterns, and happy accidents happening on demand.

When it comes to sound, ELEMENT One is unapologetically powerful and expressive. Warm and vintage? Yep. Bold and modern? Absolutely. Shape things up with flexible filters and modulation, then bathe it all in lush reverbs, delays, choruses, and more. With 300 ready-to-play factory presets—and free access to thousands of COBALT8 sounds—you’re never staring at a blank slate. Browse by category or create your own custom bank, and you’re making music in seconds.

If curiosity takes over, MODALapp has your back with deeper editing, easy patch management, and simple firmware updates. And with MIDI, audio, sync, headphones, and USB-C on board, ELEMENT One slides right into your studio or live setup like it was always meant to be there.

ELEMENT One is for musicians and producers who want more sound, more expression, and more fun—without turning into full-time synth programmers. From tight rhythmic hits to cinematic atmospheres and expressive, reactive soundscapes, it makes synthesis feel playful and alive. ELEMENT One doesn’t ask you to learn the rules. It dares you to play with sound.

Less programming – More performance – Total creative freedom.

• 8-voice virtual-analog synth for performers — no synthesis knowledge required
• 37 full-size keys with aftertouch for expressive performances
• Patch Categories and Custom Banks supports easy patch selection
• 4-Axis X/Y joystick and 17 direct access control knobs for immediate sound control with minimal menu diving
• Light, yet sturdyroad-ready enclosure with metal top plate
• Compatible with MODALapp for deep-dive sound design, patch management and seamless integration in any DAW or DAW-less performance setup Technical

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, 34 different waveform-algorithms including: complex analogue synthesis circuitry, 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 LFO’s 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
  • Patches: 500, all fully editable and ships with 300 factory programs
  • Sequencer: 100 sequences that can be linked to any patch for quickly loading arrangements
  • FX: 100 presets
  • Eight Quick Recall slots accessible from the panel for quickly loading your favourite patches
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Power
  • Power: DC-9.0V - 1.5A centre-positive
• Editor Software
  • Free MODALapp software editor for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
  • MODALplugin to access ELEMENT One within your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), with VST3 and AU versions available General
• Dimensions (L x W x H):
  • 56.1 x 29.3 x 6.7 cm (22.2 x 11.6 x 2.6 inches) 
• Weight:
  • 4.5 kg (12.35 lbs)