Waldorf Blofeld – Black Limited Edition
Digital Desktop Synth Module with Analog Modeling, 1,000-plus Sounds, Up to 25 Voices, Aluminum Control Knobs, USB – Black
Product Features
- Up to 25 Voices, 16 part multi timbral More than 1000 Sounds Sturdy Metal Enclosure, 7 endless stainless steel dials Graphic Display 128 x 64 pixels, b/w, white background LED Volume Control, Power Switch Stereo Output, Headphone Output MIDI In, USB Connector for MIDI In / Out External Power Supply
- The engine inside the heavy-duty metal chassis of the Blofeld delivers the fat and rich sound so many Waldorf users love when they play their Pulse, Q, Q+, Micro Q, Microwave, Microwave II/XT, or even the flagship Wave
- The Blofeld not only produces warm, organic analog sounds known from the Q synthesizer line, it also has 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
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I’ve been having a lot of fun with this This is a pretty flexible digital desktop synthesizer at a very great price. The Blofeld is a very unique synthesizer, with a lot of features not found on typical synthesizers.SOUND QUALITYSound quality without effects (reverb, chorus, etc.) is professional level comparable to an Access Virus TI2 without effects. An Access Virus has a bit better effects however, but costs considerably more than a Blofeld.CONTROLSWhile many more pricey desktop…
I’ve been having a lot of fun with this, it sounds great, and is easy to program. I was initially worried about the usability of the matrix editing, since I used to have a microQ, and I ended up getting rid of it because it was such a pain to program. However, programming the blofeld is much easier, thanks to it’s larger screen, and button-per-function navigation.I have a Virus B, which this complements nicely. The Blofeld is much less opinionated about how you should go about programming…