One of the marquee annoucnements at NAMM 2018 has been the 8-voice digital polyphonic FM synth from Elektron, Digitone.

Read more about it here: https://www.elektron.se/products/digitone/

Or become immersed in how the Digitone actually sounds with this in-depth 12-minute video from Loopop that goes through all 32 factory patterns:

Here's the Digitone spec to remind you how cool it is:

Synth voice features

• 8 voice polyphony (multitimbral)
• Multiple FM algorithms
• 1 × multi-mode filter per voice
• 1 × base/width filter per voice
• 1 × overdrive per voice
• 2 × assignable LFO per voic

Sequencer

• 4 synth tracks & 4 MIDI tracks
• 1 arpeggiator per track
• Polyphonic sequencing
• Individual track lengths
• Parameter locks
• Micro timing
• Trig conditions
• Sound per step change

Send & master effects

• Panoramic Chorus send effect
• Saturator Delay send effect
• Supervoid Reverb send effect
• Overdrive master effect

In- and outputs

• 2 × ¼” audio input
• 2 × ¼” balanced audio output
• Headphones output
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
• MIDI IN/OUT/THRU ports with DIN sync out

Dimensions

• W215 × D176 × H63mm (8.5 × 7.2 × 2.5’’) including knobs and rubber feet
• Ultra-crisp OLED screen (for optimal visibility in dimly lit environments)
• Tough, durable and precise rubber knobs and backlit keys good for 50 million presses
• Weight approximately 1.45 kg (3.2 lbs)