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Waldorf Blofeld Synthesizer

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An Elegant, Versatile Analog-modeling Synth Module! The Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer module combines incredible-sounding analog-modeled circuitry with the power, convenience, and accessibility of modern digital features.

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The Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer module combines incredible-sounding analog-modeled circuitry with the power, convenience, and accessibility of modern digital features. The elegant chassis is uncluttered and easy to use, with solid aluminum control knobs and well-placed buttons for accessing parameters and functions in the Blofeld.

The large, easy-to-read display allows you to navigate through the Blofeld's 1,000-plus sounds and settings. In addition to its incredible tweakability, you get easy USB connectivity for editing and management functions on the Blofeld.

Waldorf Blofeld Analog-modeling Digital Synthesizer Module at a Glance:

  • A thousand sounds
  • Easy, effective interface
  • Analog sound, modern capability

A thousand sounds
The Blofeld synthesizer module gives you an incredible 1,000 fully-editable Waldorf sounds, allowing you to create an incredible array of tones and textures that's limited only by your imagination. It also includes USB connectivity, so you can easily edit and manage your sounds on your computer.

Easy, effective interface
Seven solid aluminum knobs and five buttons allow you to easily dial in and tweak the Blofeld's parameters, and a large, easy-to-read display lets you navigate easily through sounds and settings. The clean, uncluttered setup is as incredibly intuitive to use as it is elegant.

Analog sound, modern capability
Waldorf's reputation for building top-notch, great-sounding synths continues with the Blofeld module. The company's Analog Modeling Technology gives this unit the ability to effectively emulate analog circuitry for amazingly authentic sounds, while parameter access, a comprehensive effects range, and other modern amenities give this synth the kind of flexibility and versatility analog models could never touch.

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Features:

  • Up to 25 voices
  • 16-part multi timbral
  • More than 1,000 sounds
  • Three oscillators per voice
  • Frequency Modulation between the oscillators
  • All Q oscillator models
  • All microwave II/XT/XTk wavetables
  • Two independent Multi Mode filters per voice
  • Filter FM
  • Two drive stages per voice with selectable drive curves
  • Three fast LFOs per voice
  • Four fast envelopes per voice
  • Powerful arpeggiator
  • Freely programmable arpeggiator Pattern with up to 16 steps per sound
  • Seven endless stainless steel dials
  • Five buttons
  • Graphic display (128 x 64 pixels)
  • Volume control
  • Stereo output
  • Headphone output
  • MIDI In
  • USB 2.0
  • External power supply

 

Demo songs:

Blofeld and Attack:
Blob (3.7 MB)
Music by Stefan Trippler, drum programming by Wolfram Franke.		 Arpeggio sound:
Distarping (2.3MB)
Music by Boele Gerkes.		 Extreme drive curves:
Pickup (5.7MB)
Music by Stefan Trippler.		 Wavetable sound plus bandpass-filtered arpeggio sound:
Bloland (5 MB)
Music by Boele Gerkes.
Some portamento:
Vangelibells (1.2 MB)
Music by Boele Gerkes.		 More drive curves:
Blomares (5.7 MB)
Music by Stefan Trippler.		 Wavetable sound:
Fading (1.8 MB)
Music by Boele Gerkes.		 Blofeld and Stylus RMX:
Blonotes (2.5 MB)
Music by Stefan Trippler, drum loops Frank Neumann.

 

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Waldorf Blofeld Synthesizer Reviews

8/10

Waldorf Blofeld

— Robin Shelley June 29, 2008

Hardware
Well it’s small, solid and weighty with a distinctive grey on white finish. The aluminium knobs have a nice damped feel to them, and the display is clear and easy to read, in fact the whole package reeks of quality.

The Manual
Never normally a strong point for synths, this one (bar a couple of minor typo’s) however is pretty good. The downside is, only the starter manual is printed, the full manual is on the accompanying CD in the usual PDF format. I would also have preferred some display screenshots in the main manual. I particularly liked the comment on page 11 though, ‘Don’t let your Blofeld beside children, mothers-in-law or pets. This could lead to critical interactions’!

In use
The techs specs are comprehensive, don’t think because this is a dinky little synth that it’s underpowered, 3 oscillators two of which can use wavetables, 4 envelopes, 3 LFO’s, 2 filters per voice, of which there are many types including high pass, band pass, low pass, PPG Wave filter and the particularly aggressive comb filters (positive and negative). These filters are crackers and in combination with the drive curves can produce some powerful overdriven sounds that will upset the neighbours.
The arpeggiator is well specced but a bit fiddly to program and comes with a modest 15 preset patterns. One sound that uses it to great effect is ‘Ricochet2008’, fans of old Tangerine Dream will appreciate that one.
So the sound, well it’s quite frankly German, classic Waldorf that takes you back to the PPG Wave, Microwave, and Q but for a lot less money. It comes loaded with 1000 presets (check out the website for good example demos) which show it off well, however with just a few tweaks of the aluminium knobs you can create your own wildly different sounds and it’s so easy you will want to.

Overall
Well I’ve had my Blofeld a few weeks and I love it. It doesn’t sound like my virtual analogue soft synths, workstation synths or anything else for that matter. That’s why I bought it. It sounds gritty, clangy, dark, ethereal and wonderfully synthetic. Furthermore with it’s gratifyingly easy interface I want to use it. I can quickly modify an existing patch and sonically mangle it in no time. On the wish list I would ask for a software editor, more comprehensive global spec and the ability for the arpeggiator to transmit midi, other than that I’m more than happy with my little German synth.

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