Waldorf Blofeld Beginner Tutorial Videos by Synthesizer Video Service

Published on Aug 26, 2018 Synthesizer Video Service

Playlist:

[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 1: Menu Pages
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 2: Multi Mode
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 3: Oscillators
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 4: Filters
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 5: Envelopes and LFOs
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 6: Modulation Matrix
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 7: Modifiers
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 8: Effects
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 9: Arpeggiator
[tutorial] Blofeld Samples 1: Is the Blofeld a Sampler?
[tutorial] Blofeld Samples 2: How to activate? (+ Factory Samples)
[tutorial] Blofeld Samples 3: How to prepare samples?
[tutorial] Blofeld Samples 4: How to transmit samples?
[tutorial] Blofeld Samples 5: Using samples + tricks!
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 10: LFO Basics
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 11: LFO Synchronization
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 12: LFO Randomness
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 13: Binary Modifiers
[tutorial] Blofeld Beginners 14: Modulation Resolution
[tutorial] Hard panned voices, again... (Blofeld)

Waldorf Blofeld Tutorials by Mark Pigott

Published on Sep 23, 2015 Mark Pigott

Playlist:
1. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: How to create a tone with Self Oscilating Filter
2. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: A different Way to Trigger the Comb filter
3. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Create a One Shot Envelope out of LFOs
4. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Create intervals with just one oscillator on the Waldorf Blofeld
5. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Fun with Unisono
6. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Fun with the Filter Envelope and Modifiers
7. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial:How to Split the Keyboard in Performance Mode
8. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Recursive Modulation on the Filter
9. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Pitch Modulation and Modifiers
10. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Attempting to create that Moog punch experiment
11. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Inverting the Filter for Oscilator FM
12. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: How to Invert the Filter Envelope Introduction
13. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Experiments with Pulse Width and Lag Generators
14. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Introduction to 48db filter mode
15. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: Quantized LFOs for Pitch from Modifiers
16. Waldorf Blofeld tutorial: Experiments with LFO as Ramp Generator
17. Waldord Blofeld Tutorial : LFOs as Ramps: Part 2, wavetables
18. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: A Different Way to Approach Lag Generators
19. Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial: S&H Modifier Fun for Arpegiators

Alien Vanguard HGF Soundset 4 Waldorf Blofeld 15 Track Snippets (HD)

Published on Apr 3, 2013 HGFSynthesizer·30 videos

"Alien Vanguard HGF Soundset 4 Waldorf Blofeld 15 Track/Song Snippets

15 Track/Song Snippets featuring Alien Vanguard Soundset by HGFortune & Dimitri Schkoda Incl. some TD style stuff.

These are improvisations performed by Dimitri Schkoda using Waldorf Blofeld in Multimode or audiorecording tracks in single mode. Some additional 'silly' drumloops
have been used here also in order to show how the sounds do fit into a mix.
Medley & Video by HG Fortune"

Blofeld's on eBay

Alien Vanguard HGF Soundset 4 Waldorf Blofeld 24Patches (HD)

Published on Apr 3, 2013

"Waldorf Blofeld Soundset Alien Vanguard (incl. waveset) by HG Fortune & Dimitri Schkoda (aka Inner Dreamer)

Music performed (no ext. FX used) by Dimitri Schkoda, Medley & Video by HG Fortune

The waves have been carefully selected and optimized by HG Fortune to port his special sound to the Waldorf Blofeld thus extending it's sonic range into far outer space. Accordingly the soundset features mostly patches for ambient, soundscapes, textures and athmospherics, but also some other goodies like classic synthstuff. So the main usage of these patches is for great intros and complex evolving backgrounds to play along.

In order to use these patches the waveset 'HGF-Blofeld-Waveset-01.wpc' with 86 wave programs has to be transmitted to the Waldorf Blofeld via the Spectre software. Of course for the Blofeld desktop the SL license has to be installed in order to utilize the Sample RAM."

Waldorf Blofeld AlienVanguard HGFSoundset Demosongs Medley (HD)

Published on Apr 3, 2013

"Demosongs Medley Alien Vanguard Soundset by HGFortune & Dimitri Schkoda
Incl. some TD style songs and the last one is a 'dance' song - you'll see why ;-)

These are improvisations performed by Dimitri Schkoda using Waldorf Blofeld in Multimode or audiorecording tracks in single mode. Some additional 'silly' drumloops
have been used here also in order to show how the sounds do fit into a mix.
Medley & Video by HG Fortune"

Ambient Jam Strymon blueSky vs Ditto X2 and Novation Ultranova Microbrute Blofeld

Published on Dec 25, 2016 Denis Polic

"Just recieved my new Strymon blueSky, and what should i say, AWESOME SOUND!!! Just wanted to test it with my Ditto X2 Looper, and there was a melody in my head, so i turned the camera on, and there it is. Its just me fooling arround with the looper, sorry for some mistakes in playing, im just testing it, and im simply amazed about the sound of Strymon. Hope you like it too and share and subscribe, thanx!!!! As usual, no DAW and no computer are involved, no remastering, just pure analogue sound.
Gear used: Novation UltraNova, Arturia Microbrute, Novation MiniNova, Waldorf Blofeld
FX: Strymon blueSky, Ditto X2 Looper, Boss DD7 Digital Delay

Headphones higly recommended!!! If you like this, you can find more songs on https://soundcloud.com/denis-polic"

And more from Denis Polic on YouTube:



Playlist:
Trance Jam #2 "The Rocket" Arturia Keystep / Beatstep Pro Waldorf Rocket Volca Bass / Keys / Sample
Saturday Evening Trance 2017 Waldorf Rocket Blofeld Volca Bass / Keys Novation Circuit UltraNova
Slow Jam Korg Volca Keys vs Waldorf Rocket with Strymon blueSky / Microbrute / Blofeld / Ultranova
Ambient Jam Strymon blueSky vs Ditto X2 and Novation Ultranova Microbrute Blofeld
First Jam with Arturia Microbrute Jomox T-Resonator Novation MiniNova UltraNova Waldorf Blofeld
Midnight Jam Trance Session Korg Volca Bass Ultranova Mininova Microkorg Arturia BeatStep Pro
"Lullaby for Anastasia" Blofeld vs Ultranova and Arturia Beatstep Pro
DP Production: "Smooth Driving" Circuit Microkorg Mininova Ultranova Volca Bass Sampler Blofeld
DP Production : "Slow Motion" Basement Project Korg Volca Bass Microkorg MiniNova UltraNova Blofeld
Trance Jam #3 "Echoes" Arturia Keystep vs Waldorf Rocket / Volca Bass Keys Microbrute
Trance Jam #4 "Waves" Ultranova vs Waldorf Rocket Mininova Blofeld Volca Keys
Trance Jam #5 "Supernova" Novation MiniNova vs Ultranova & Circuit / Microbrute
Trance Jam #6 "Earth" Waldorf Rocket vs Microbrute Mininova Beatstep Pro / Keystep
Ambient Trance Jam "Lunar Orbit" Microbrute vs Waldorf Rocket Ultranova Microkorg
Analog Trance Jam "The Challenge" Roland System 1m vs Waldorf Rocket and Microbrute Blofeld
Ambient Session "Just Blue" Roland System 1m vs Waldorf Blofeld Rocket Microkorg Minibrute
Ambient Trance Jam "The Game" Roland System 1m Microbrute MiniNova

Waldorf Blofeld Tracks

Trippin in the Bio Blo field by gsixtyfour
"Piano is from korg microX Drums are from an emx chopped by a KP3 All other sounds are from the wonderful waldorf BLOFELD a shot of my studio set up too :) check out my myspace www.myspace.com/harmonicdimension"

Blinking Blofeld Bubbles by gsixtyfour
"4 parts of a sine wave arpegiator on a waldorf blofeld ping pong delay from a KP3 was used if u like add me on myspace www.myspace.com/harmonicdimension"

Aurora Blorealis by gsixtyfour
"yet another blofeld track, all sounds are from blofeld except the drums which are from a korg emx. sequenced using and MPC (no audio comes from the mpc) and delay courtesy of a kaoss pad 3. Another audio burp at 1:26 :( idk whats up with those Im abusing the hell out of C minor lol btw this was ..."

Astral Blofeld by gsixtyfour
"Single Blofeld track recorded in Logic thru a mackie mixer with bass mildly turned up a notch. I used an MPC to sequence the blofeld and did all the filter play live (and a lil synth improv, I apologize for not being the best keyboardist lol). A Kaoss pad kicks in at 6:30 with the Mod.3 effect..."

Blofeld Trancience by gsixtyfour
"All synth sounds (even that deep ass bass) come from blofeld (with mild touches of EQ and reverb) each track was recorded separately, so this is not a demonstration of multimode (sorry :P) Drums are from a korg EMX. this is not finished yet, so please give me advice or criticism, i love..."

Waldorf Blofeld Synthesizer Desktop Version

via this auction

"Offspring from a noble house - the little synthesizer machine with the big and evil sound.
Waldorf is back in the game. With the Blofeld. This synthesizer offers all the unique qualities that made Waldorf a truly legendary brand.

The engine inside the heavy duty, full metal chassis of the Blofeld delivers the same fat and rich sound that so many Waldorf users worldwide love when they play their Pulse, Q, Q+, Micro Q, Microwave, Microwave II/XT, or even the flagship Wave.

Yes, you've heard it right. The Blofeld is not only capable of producing these warm, organic analog sounds known from the Q synthesizer line, it also sports a wavetable engine like its predecessors with "Wave" in their names.

This unique synthesis system is based upon the revolutionary PPG Wave synthesizers of the early 80s. So when you listen to the Blofeld for the first time, you will instantly recognize those edgy, hard-hitting and bell-like timbres that have been an integral part of so many world hits from the PPG era on, and become increasingly popular once more.

In fact it is amazing to realize that nowadays this complex technology fits into such a slim and elegant device. And for a price no-one would have imagined a couple of years ago.

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Waldorf Blofeld Editor

via Telmo on the Waldorf list:
"I remember that some kind of vst editor was planned when the Blofeld was first announced. Unfortunately, it seems that it was dropped and efforts are focused on other things now...

I decided to start doing my own and I'm currently working on it in my free time.

You can have a look at it following the link below.

BlofeldVstEditor.zip [1]

This first version is in beta stage (not definitive parameter/ feature wise) and only features:

- sending/receiving CC parameters (all relevant documented CC ~100 parameters)- parameters saved with song and sent to Blofeld when project is reloaded

Note that this beta version expires the 30 october 2008. I'm still thinking on what the lincense will be. The software is provided with no guarantee. Comments, bug reports and suggestions are welcome...I learned a lot from the Blofeld while doing this. It is much more complex than it looks at first.

At this time, this editor is quite limited for real life use but already allows control over the most common parameters.

Usage:
- Load the VSTi as any other vst- Open the Blofeld vst editor window and select the correct "Midi Out" for your Blofeld- That's it... changing the parameters on the Blofeld should be reflected in the VST and the other way round.

Limitations:- No sysex supported, looking if I can do this.

Note that in Cubase 4, you'll have to deactivate the Blofeld midi out or you won't be able to select the Blofeld output in the vst (this might even crash C4, while seems to work fine in SX3)

Hope you like this.

Telmo"

Wolfram Franke on The Blofeld and Legacy Support

Many on the Waldorf mailing list have been discussing what the new Blofeld and Stromberg synths will be as well as OS updates for the previous Waldorf synths. As for the Blofeld, the consensus was it was either and updated Micro Q or a new synth based on the Nano plug-in for the CME plus more. If you caught the Gearwire interview with Wolframe Franke (posted here), you might have caught a few details on the new synths. One, the Blofeld is basically an updated Micro Q, and two, the Stromberg will support both the architecture of the Q and the XT/Microwave in addition to the hardware plug-in capabilities with an analog filter in line. Check out the video for yourself.

Wolfram popped by the Waldorf list today with the following on the Blofeld and addressed support for previous Waldorf products:

"Regarding the Blofeld: yes, the Blofeld basically has the architecture of the Micro Q. This can easily be seen when you look at the spec list on the Blofeld product page. It will certainly have some new features, among them more than 1000 sounds or the cascade filter types. We might add further features but I won't go into detail about them right now.

Colors: the Blofeld is almost white. We chose this color because it simply looks cool combined with the aluminum controls.

Updates for old products: we really understand the need for taking care of some issues that are bugging you, like the Aftertouch bug in the XTk. But please give us a chance to get a financial foundation first. We are, however, *talking* about the bugs. Only, finding a time slice to work on that is not possible right now. I hope you understand that. And please, no emotional discussions about that. We are aware of it and we try to find a way to take care of it."

Waldorf Blofeld Control App Brings Spheres of Control

Blofeld Arp Published on Mar 8, 2014

"This video is a demo of the MidiBlob for the Blofeld App on a nice arpeggiator based Blofeld patch."

Three videos to give you an idea of this app. Additional details will come later.


Blofeld Celtic Published on Mar 8, 2014 Maurizio De Cecco·3 videos

"This video is demo of the MidiBlob for Blofeld iPad application, in a vaguely celtic melody."


Blofeld Lead Published on Mar 8, 2014

"This video is a demo of the MidiBlob for the Blofeld App, used on a nice Blofeld Lead"

Waldorf Blofeld & XT Wavetable Deathmatch

suitandtieguy · Wavetable Deathmatch

"Microwave XTK in one channel, Blofeld in the other."

via Suit & Tie Guy:
"i had both of these instruments, the Waldorf Microwave XTk and the Blofeld, in my studio at the same time for a few days and decided to do a proper shootout of their pure wavetable sounds.

people can argue about their UIs, features, and filters until they're blue in the face for all i care. IMHO the Blofeld wins on all of these things, especially on filter quality, user samples, and actual playability of endless rotaries. however my issue was that what i want out of a PPG-derived wavetable synthesiser is the best current approximation of the raw 8-bit sound of the Wave Computer 340/360 instruments.

straight up i don't think either of these things totally nail it under scrutiny.

that said, comparing them to the old PPG stuff on pure wavetable terms is a bit like comparing the x0xb0x to a TB-303 ... yeah side-by-side you might be able to tell a difference but when it comes down to brass tacks they both sound great in a mix. i would definitely say there's more of a difference between these two wavetable synths than there is between the x0xb0x and the TB-303.

so anyway here's 38 minutes of rawdog wavetable madness, midi-synced for your pleasure. the first three and a half minutes are a patch i duplicated on the Blofeld based on a MWXTk patch i had made and liked. the rest of the time is spent blowing through wavetables on a single osc patch.

on the Blofeld i was able to completely bypass the filter. on the MWXTk i was not, i had to set the Fc high enough with not just the cutoff knob but also the envelope so that the filter had no effect on the sound. i was not happy about this, and i prefer the Blofeld's option to shut it off.

one channel is the Microwave XTk and the other is the Blofeld. no i'm not saying which is which for at least a week. please be my guest and make sweeping golden-ear generalisations about how one channel is garbage and the other is so perfect. that would be great.

full-res wav downloads are enabled on this. please take advantage if you're serious: http://soundcloud.com/suitandtieguy/wavetable-deathmatch-mix"

One thing to note is the Blofeld allows you to pick a separate wavetable for each oscillator, while on the XT they share the same selected wavetable; you can of course offset each oscillator independently on each synth.

Waldorf Blofeld Videos by pa303music

i wonder | blofeld in multimode driven by reaper daw + external keyboard
Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012 pa303music·13 videos

"This music is based on the original song "I Wonder" by Paul Arcadius:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4cBfD...
All sounds come directly from waldorf blofeld in multimode.
No external sounds and effects.
Blofeld controlled by reaper daw + external keyboard
Thank you for your attention."


never enough | blofeld in multimode driven by reaper daw + external keyboard
Uploaded on Dec 31, 2011

"This music is based on the original song "Never Enough" by Paul Arcadius (link below):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0tK1A...

All sounds come directly from waldorf blofeld in multimode.
No external sounds and effects.
Blofeld controlled by reaper daw + external keyboard
Thank you for your attention."


no wings | blofeld in multimode driven by reaper daw + external keyboard
Uploaded on Nov 27, 2011

"This music is based on the original song "No Wings" by Paul Arcadius (link below):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bp8PX...

All synth sounds played by blofeld in multimode.
Bass + pads driven by reaper daw
Drums - vsti + Alesis Performance Pad Pro
Thank you for your attention."

OCTATRACK+BLOFELD

Playlist:
blofeld ot 5 - Published on Apr 13, 2013 by omenetti
"one more track using the octatrack to sequence the blofeld. ot is also controlling master track.trying to create few more tracks to create a set of at least 40 min.
thanks for looking!"

OCTATRACK - BLOFELD - Published on Apr 6, 2013
"using the OT as master tempo and to sequence the sound from the blofeld ,sound is coming out from the OT and straight to tape.
thanks for listening."

OT-BLOFELD 3 - Published on Mar 13, 2013
"tech melodic jam. secuencing sounds from the blofeld into the octatrack using the internal sequencer."

OCTATRACK+BLOFELD Published on Feb 17, 2013
"just got the blofeld a week ago ,first test using the midi sequencer in the octatrack.
still keching up with all the parameter u can use in ot but allready having fun!"

These in via Tim of http://discchord.com

waldorf blofeld presets

YouTube via thegoacyst

Vidoes and descriptions:
Blofeld presets Teil Eins
Blofeld presets Teil Zwei
Blofeld presets Teil Drei
"Just the RAW blofeld"

waldorf blofeld teil vier
"home made song named waldblofines.
respect to both synth makers!"

waldorf blofeld teil fuenf
"this is a preset made by me on the so much loved and hated blofeld. who has ears and knowledge will know waht to hear. 10x."

Waldorf License SL for Blofeld Desktop

via this auction

"Related Items:
Waldorf Blofeld Desktop Synthesizer

Manufacturer Description:
License SL greatly expands the sonic potential of Blofeld. With this license installed, 60 megabytes of sample flash memory become available for factory or user samples. These samples and multisamples go through Blofeld's vast synthesis engine just like the standard oscillators.

And like the oscillators, samples can be used as an FM source or destination. You can also apply ring modulation, dual filters and overdrive to go far beyond traditional sample playback technology.

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Blofeld Vst Editor Beta 2

via Telmo on the Waldorf List:
"I have been working a lot on this VST editor and here is the new beta!

Download [See Update below for new version]

New features:
- Panel can be synchronized with current Blofeld patch ("Get Patch" button)
- Reacts to either Midi CC or Sysex
- Full Oscilliators, Filters and LFO editing
- Updated GUI
- More editable parameters (no longer Midi CC only)
- ... some bugs :-/

Other features:
- Knobs are updated on screen if edited on the Blofeld
- Parameters saved and recalled when saving/loading your project

Usage:
- Disable your Blofeld midi device in you host (will crash otherwise)
- Load the VST and select you master keyboard (or any other controller) as
input for the midi track
- Select the Midi input of your Blofeld
- Select the Midi output of your Blofeld
- (Optional) "Get Patch"
- That's it!

Was tested on following hosts:
- Cubase 4, Cubase SX3
- Reaper
- Renoise

I have noticed that the plugin really requires that the Blofeld midi inputs be free when selecting them. So check your host for this. Also, I have noticed that Novation Automap software sometimes hijacks the Blofeld midi ports thus making it impossible to select them.

This plugin is made with Synthmaker and thus will not be available on MacOS. Sorry.
However, it may work with a VST/AU wrapper (not tested as I don't have a Mac).

Feel free to suggest improvements and report bugs.

I hope you will like this new version!

Probable next improvements (but don't expect all of this in next beta!):
- More editable parameters (the goal is to have them all in order to have
some kind of "Total recall")
- Midi channel selection
- Parts management
- Maybe Sysex output

Have a nice day!
Telmo"

Update via Softknobs in the comments: "This is an outdated version of the plugin.
Newest version is at the official website,
http://www.softknobs.com

Feel free to report any problem or suggest features."

Crazy Synth Dreams and a Real Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard (Review)

I had another synth dream last night. This time I was out in LA making a trip to Noisebug with my wife. When I get there it turned into me just happening to drive by and noticing it was there. Hey, there's Noisebug, can I check it out!? Followed by a reluctant yes from my wife. :) Odd how dreams work that way. Note I've never actually been to Noisebug, so this was just my imagination. When we get there a guy comes out to our car and while I'm sitting there, I ask him what he has that might be interesting. Drive-up service! He says he has a Waldorf Pulse for $249 and some other things. I ask about the Pulse and he brings it out to me. I decide I must have it even though I already have a Pulse Plus. You can chain them for polyphony. I then convince my wife that I should go in and have a look around. I do and the place is probably a 4500 square foot warehouse, high ceilings like Costco, filled with synths and other electronics. Kind of like a massive or rather mini JRR World in New York but in an industrial flea market type setting. There are a number of shops in the open space. Tons of used synths. I start walking the aisles and see a few Oberheim DXs, OB-Xas and a few interesting Waldorfs. There's an orange XT with custom writing on it and coloring. If I remember correctly there's some 80s digital and DCO based analogs, a DX7, KORG DW8000 and some other random synths. I go to buy my Pulse Plus at one of the counters closest to the entrance and I notice a Yellow Waldorf Q with some red writing on it. It says something about Waldorf and it's in Spanish. Apparently Waldorf made it for one of the hispanic guys in the shop. The guy behind the counter points at him and rolls his eyes. Anyway, I pay for the Pulse Plus and I ask him if he has anything else for such a good deal. He says he has a Roland D50 for $150. I always wanted one so I ask him if I could check it out. I do and it's in fantastic shape. It has a green led type display with operator algorithms. Note the D50 isn't an FM synth. In my dream I wonder what that might be. The pitch benders on it are actually long thin pull tabs but you don't pull them, you press down on them. Kind of like the proportional pitch control on some of the ARP Odysseys but more like thin extended keys that you press down. It was actually pretty nice feeling but somewhat cheap. I tell him I'll take it and he takes it away to prep it for me. I head to another section and there's a Prophet-5 hiding under a card table for $554! My wife is going to kill me. I turn it on and all voices are working but they are out of tune and the keys have graffiti on them from Sharpies. It's also physically shorter than a full size Prophet-5 - about three octaves. I debate on whether I should get it and I think I could really use Stephen of Synthwood.com's help as he definitely knows his Prophets (in real life too!). He says probably not since I have one already. I ask him if he plans to pick it up. :) He says nooooo. The sales guy lets me know the D50 is ready, so I leave Stephen playing the Prophet-5. When I'm walking over to the counter to purchase the D50 the guy says with the additional $50 off, the D50 will come out to $100 and the Pulse is $200. Both are pristine! What a deal! While I'm purchasing them I realize my wife is still in the car!!! She's going to kill me!!! But if I explain the good deal I got, I'm sure she'll understand even though I've been in there for a good 30 to 40 minutes. :)

And that's it! I haven't had a good synth dream in a while. What caused it and why Noisebug? Well... I'm sure it has something to do with that Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard you see here. It just arrived yesterday from Noisebug! My initial impressions? Absolutely fantastic synth. Note, I've only had a little over a few hours with it, so the following impressions are initial. I'm still in the honeymoon phase, but I have spent time with quite a few synths, analog and digital. I'm a bit of a Waldorf fanboy, but not because it's Waldorf. They just make fantastic sounding synths with impeccable design. I do love most if not all synths though. I have a tendancy to look for the good in synths and what each individual synth has to offer vs. looking for what's wrong and/or negatively comparing a given synth to another with obviously more power. That said, here are my initial impressions:

On the physical design:
Extremely classy looking, superb keyboard and knobs. Solid metal construction. The mod and pitch wheels are light, thin and have little pointers poking out at the mid points. At first I thought they might be a little flimsy, and I wasn't sure how the I'd like them, but so far they feel good. I like them.

On the interface:
Extremely well laid out. I wasn't sure if it would be difficult to navigate, as if you look at the top right you will see that the matrix there only has the most common parameters you might want to edit for each section. How do you dig deeper? Well, with any section selected (indicated by the led on the left of the matrix), you turn the top left knob (photo above) by the display to get to deeper settings. You then use the two knobs under the display to edit. The display BTW, is pretty nice. Anything you edit shows up graphically and changes in real time. Overall the synth is super easy to navigate. The endless knobs are smooth and solid.

On the sound:
Definitely Waldorf but more. Like I said above, I have an XT, Q and Pulse Plus. The XT is a wavetable synth, which means you select a wavetable as a sound source. Think of a wavetable as a spreadsheet holding a single cycle waveform in each cell. Once a wavetable is selected you can then set the cell reference point for each oscillator. You can then apply modulation to that reference point to sweep through the wavetable. You can do this with an LFO, Envelops, aftertouch, the mod wheel, etc. With the XT note that all oscillators share the same wavetable, so there is only one shared across oscillators in a single patch. With the Blofeld you can have a different wavetable for each OSC 1 and OSC 2. With the XT however, if you change wavetables while holding a note down, you will hear the wavetable change. You can get some really cool effects going this way. With the Blofeld the wavetable does not change until the next note is played. Note if you have an arpeggio going on the Blofeld the sound will change. OSC 3 is your standard virtual analog oscillator. Note OSCs 1 and 2 do have virtual analog waveshapes. The Blofeld has the XT wavetables and the Alt 1 and Alt 2 wavetables from the Q. In addition to wavetable and virtual analog synthesis, the Blofeld also has sample based synthesis! The samples act as oscillators to be used as sound sources in the synth engine - think synthesis as the focus vs. sampling. What it does is bring a whole new sound palette to the Waldorf line of synthesis. When I think Waldorf, I think wavetables and VA, now sample based oscillators have been added to the mix. How does it sound? Fantastic! There are some nice organic samples on board including a really nice Nylon guitar patch A014. I did notice a small quirk with this patch though. If you hold down C2 or a couple of notes around it the loop repeats at the end point much like old samplers. It doesn't do this for the rest of the keyboard range and I didn't notice it on other patches. Update: this problem went away after updating the OS. I went from 1.10 incrementally up to 1.13.

As for audio quality, presence and hi fidelity, the synth sounds absolutely amazing. One of my biggest gripes with some virtual analog synths out there is that they can sound somewhat muffled and weak. They are missing that certain boldness and presence you find in many analogs. A bit watered down so to speak. I was curious how the Blofeld would sound in this regard. To my ears it is very, very bold. Possibly more so than the Q rack - almost more "analog" sounding. It's on par with the Pulse and either as bold if not bolder than the XTk. It really has presence.

Summary
Overall, I am in love with this synth. For the price, $999 from Noisebug, it is an absolute steel. It is super compact, more so than the Nord Lead, it's built like a tank, has a fantastic interface and the sound is bold and broad. You have virtual analog, wavetable and now sample based synthesis. If this synth came out at the same time as the original Q I could see it going for twice as much. I'd recommend this synth to anyone. It is a great starter synth to learn the basics of subtractive synthesis and you can dig real deep. The interface is a breeze to navigate and the synth engine is extremely powerful in spite of it's price. Highly, highly recommended. Note there have been some bugs reported on the Waldorf list. Waldorf is working on updates, however the current bugs may or may not matter to you.

And.. that's all for now. Synth dreams and a real synth dream come true for me. I love my Blofeld!

I want to give a special thanks to Antonio at Noisebug. He was a pleasure to deal with. I ordered my Blofeld on Tuesday, it was shipped that day, and it arrived on schedule Friday. I was given a tracking number on Tuesday without having to ask and I was able to plan accordingly. I had absolutely fantastic service from Noisebug and can highly recommend them. Note they currently have the Blofeld Keyboard on sale from now until the end of July for $999 which is what I paid for mine. It's one heck of a birthday present. :)

You can find more pics including box shots here.

Update: soon after I wrote this mini review, I later hooked up the MIDI out on my Blofeld Keyboard and to my dismay it was not working. I had OS 1.10 loaded. Upgrading to 1.11 fixed the problem. I then upgraded to 1.12 followed by 1.13 and the fix stayed in tack. MIDI out is working. I just wanted to note this in the post in case anyone else ran into the problem. You can find the latest updates here. Note, one other person on the Waldorf user forum also had the problem on 1.10 and upgrading took care of it.

Blofeld Bounce and a Blofeld Tip

Blofeld Bounce by Birds in Branches
"Another one, blofeld desktop (no sample upgrade) for everything, including drums.

Basic compression and mix eq only.

I never used to make 'single synth' tracks, but it is too much fun to resist with the Blofeld.

Listening back, I don't think there is any FM, Comb Filters or even many Wavetables. So it's almost a virtual analog demo. I guess these things sound great even when ignoring the advanced tricks.

Find that download button, it sounds better as a proper 192kb/s mp3, only 7.7mb.

Cheers,

Adam."

Tip: "One pleasant surprise was found in multimode when mapping some CC's from my nord stage knobs to control blofeld parameters in realtime. I can use the blofeld knobs to edit one part at a time, while the midi CC's make the changes to all parts at once."

Waldorf Blofeld - Astrolabe & Azimuth Sample Patch Banks by LFOstore

Waldorf Blofeld - Bundle "Astrolabe + Astrolabe EX" 256 patches 30 multi
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"Global extension for your synth ! 'Astrolabe' + 'AstrolabeEX' = 256 patches 30 multi programs 128 Samples !

Waldorf Blofeld / Desktop ( License SL Sample Option only )

'Astrolabe' Soundset 128 Presets 128 samples + 30 Multis
Experience the versatility of the 'Astrolabe' soundset, featuring a collection of 128 meticulously crafted programs, 30 multi-programs, and 128 OSC samples tailored specifically for this set! This soundset is truly unique, offering a wide range of sounds including compiled out-of-space wavetable sounds, intricate arpeggios, deep basses, punchy drums, ethereal lush pads, exhilarating leads, immersive soundscapes, and captivating effects.

Attention: Please note that the 'Astrolabe' soundset is designed to work exclusively with the CL License (desktop version of Blofeld). If you have the keyboard version, rest assured, it already comes equipped with the CL License.

'AstrolabeEX' is a complete sound bank featuring 128 new patches, meticulously crafted like a samurai sword and ready for action! This is a special extension of the "Astrolabe" sound bank, utilizing its waves and designed for loading into bank 2 (B)."

Waldorf Blofeld - "Bundle Azimuth + Azimuth EX" 256 patches 34 multi

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"Global extension for your synth ! 'Azimuth + Azimuth EX' = 256 patches 34 multi programs 128 Samples !

Waldorf Blofeld / Desktop ( License SL Sample Option only )

Welcome to the "Astrolabe" series part two - "Azimuth," featuring a brand new collection of 128 programs, 34 multi-programs, and 128 samples OSC (created specifically for this set with the collaboration of rhythm-lab.com)! This pack compiles a diverse range of out-of-space, wavetable sounds, arps, basses, drums, lush pads, soaring leads, and dense soundscapes and effects. Each multi-program consists of 3-4 programs (MIDI channel 1).

Attention: Please note that the 'Azimuth' soundset is designed to work exclusively with the CL License (desktop version of Blofeld). If you have the keyboard version, rest assured, it already comes equipped with the CL License.

'Azimuth EX' is a comprehensive sound bank featuring 128 new patches. This special extension of the "Azimuth" sound bank is built on its waveforms and is designed to be loaded into bank 2 (B)."

New "Moonraker" patches f/ Waldorf Blofeld Synth

via this auction

""Moonraker"

The James Bond soundset for your Wladorf blofeld synth!

An exclusive soundset for your Waldorf blofeld with a James Bond theme behind it. These patches are all original, NO FACTORY patches OR other USER patches here. All patch names were chosen from a number of characters past and present from the James Bond movies. Each patch reflects the characters role in the movie.

As for the sounds? Well... the sounds are incredible! A lot of edgy type material with lots of energy, thanks to the Wavetables and Overdrive curve section. All patches are "up to date" modern electronic sounds that are extremely useful, none of this cheesy stuff for sure!

The Moonraker soundset is especially great for Electro House/ Prog. House, Nu style Trance, Pop, Soulful/Funky Future Jack House and Hip Hop.

This is Vol. #1 with 65 patches in all (Vol. #2 is coming soon with the new License SL Sample option for the blofeld with even greater sound possibilities, also Buyers of this one will get a discount on "Moonraker" Vol.#2). The patches are extremely useful and will not disappoint. The soundset includes: Bass, Mono, Lead's, Arp's, Pad's, Poly and FX's. The patches are saved on bank "C" on the Blofeld, 1-65.

Moonraker Content:

01. Quantum Solace--Pad 23. Thumper--Poly 45. Sharkey--Bass
02. Ms. Money Penny--Arp 24 . Falco--Poly 46. Necros--Bass
03. Paris Carver--Arp 25. Honey Ryder--Arp 47. Dario--Bass
04. Mr. White--Lead 26. Dr. No--Lead 48. Mr. Kil--Bass
05. Jinx Jordan--Pad 27. Maximillian--Bass 49. Kara Milovy--Mono
06. Agent 004--Arp 28. Plenty O'Toole--Poly 50. Jaws--Fx
07. Agent 007--Arp 29. Fiona Volpe--Mono 51. Chang--Fx
08. Dr. Alvarez--Arp 30. Holly Goodhead--Pad 52. Vijay-Mono
09. Agent Fields--Lead 31. Bambi--Bass 53. Agent Ava--Bass
10. Hugo Drax--Arp 32. "Q"--Arp 54. Agent Liz--Fx
11. Dr. Kaufman--Bass 33. Penelope S Bone--Bass 55. Chuck Lee--Poly
12. Professor Joe B.--Bass 34. Stavro Blofeld--Bass 56. Agent Triple X--Bass
13. Mary Goodnight--Arp 35. Lt. Hip--Bass 57. Dr. Warmflash--Fx
14. Bianca--Arp 36. Ocotopussy--Atmo 58. Sir Godfrey--Poly
15. "M"--Lead 37. May Day--Fx 59. Mr. Bullion--Bass
16. Pola Ivanova--Pad 38. General Gogol--Poly 60. Kronsteen--Bass
17. Max Zorin--Bass 39. Vesper Lynd--Pad 61. Ms. Rosa Kleb--Bass
18. Dr, Mortner--Fx 40. Le Chiffre--Bass 62. Mr. Wint--Bass
19. Jenny Flex--Bass 41. Dominic Green--Fx 63. Saida--Pad
20. General Moon--Arp 42. Hector Lopez--Bass 64. Victor Sokas--Bass
21. Hawkins--Bass 43. Miranda Frost--Bass 65. Tee Hee--Bass
22. Solitaire--Bass 44. Felicca--Pad

About the sound designer: 9 plus years of experience programming a number of synth's. The Programmer has made patches for the, Access virus b,c and TI synth's, Roland sh 32, Nord Lead 2 and 3, Roland JP8000, Waldorf Q+, Q, micro Q and now the Blofeld ,the Hartmann Neuron synth, Yamaha AN200 and countless of software synth's."

blofeld SOUND DESIGNER

http://jemap.ifrance.com/
Googlish:
"blofeld Sound Design is an editor for the synthesizer blofeld of Waldorf.

L'éditeur est un fichier exécutable autonome sous Windows. The editor is an executable file in Windows. La version actuelle est 0.79. The current version is 0.79.

Il ne s'agit pas d'une émulation du synthétiseur, mais d'un éditeur qui échange des messages midi avec le synthétiseur. This is not an emulation of synthesizer, but a publisher who exchange messages with the synthesizer.

L'éditeur permet de contrôler et afficher de très nombreux paramètres à chaque écran. The editor can control and display many parameters to each screen.

La version 1.04 du système d'exploitation actuel du blofeld n'autorise pas le contrôle par midi de certaines fonctions du menu Utility (Store, Compare, Recall, Init, Randomize), ni l'accès individuel aux paramètres du menu Global. Version 1.04 of current operating system does not blofeld of control by noon on certain menu functions Utility (Store, Compare, Recall, Init, Randomize), or individual access to Global Settings menu.

Pour être conservé, un son édité depuis le blofeld SOUND DESIGNER doit être sauvegardé directement sur le synthétiseur via la fonction Store du menu Utility. To be retained, a sound edited since blofeld SOUND DESIGNER must be saved directly onto the synthesizer via the Store menu Utility.

Les développements futurs envisagés sont: Future developments are planned:

* sauvegarde / chargement des configurations multi sur ordinateur ; saving / loading configurations on multiple computers;
* accès aux paramètres du menu Global ; Access to Global Settings menu;
* clavier et pads contrôlables par souris ; keyboard and mouse pads controllable;
* import / export de fichiers sysex Waldorf ; import / export files sysex Waldorf;
* version vst ; vst version;
* aide française et anglaise intégrée ; using French and English integrated;
* traduction anglaise du présent site ; English translation of this site;
* liste des sons avec différents tris (banque, catégorie ...) ; list of sounds with different sorts (bank, category ...);
* émulation de la fonction aléatoire Randomize, avec sélection de tout ou partie des paramètres et choix de l'amplitude des modifications aléatoires ; emulation function Randomize random, with selection of all or part of the parameters and choice of random amplitude changes;

Cette liste n'est pas exhaustive. This list is not exhaustive. Les développements ne suivront pas forcément l'ordre de la liste. The developments do not necessarily follow the order of the list.

Certains développements n'aboutiront peut-être pas. Some developments will come maybe not. D'autres nécessiteront peut-être des applications séparées. Others may require separate applications."