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Still good in 2024 👍

The keybed on the keyboard version is worth the money alone. It’s a special synth……even in 2024

In regards to unisono, which I did not see shown for what it was set to. If unisono is set to zero, there will be no effect to panning whatsoever. In regards to polyphony, if set to 2 it will at the minimum half the polyphony. There is no magic polyphony expander on the Blofeld.

Sounds great. @Matt Uncertified - I really like to play guitar over the top of evolving textures such as this but need to be relatively hands free. What would be the best way to make these evolve without manual knob turning? (LFO assignment?) I am not fluent with my Hydrasynth yet...

On the unreliable encoders point, Waldorf told me that models created post-2014 have better encoders so hopefully ones made after then don't have this problem.

Still strikes me as relevant late as 2024. Right on about 300 used, in nearly-unused condition. Just got one and I'm pretty stoked.

Just stumbled on this now, great overview. If you have a very early Blofeld, you may have pot issues. Replacements are Mouser part PEC16-4020F-N0024, $1.50/each, fairly straightforward surface mount solder job. But before that, make sure you're on >= v1.25. The cutoff knob specifically has a bug in v1.24 that zeros the value. simulating a bad pot. 1.25 fixes this, it's not a hardware issue!

Sounds like a great pack. Cant seem to buy it at the sale price via the link?

Waldorf blofeld is not a VA synth, unlike waldorf Q and micro Q, this one added oscillators with authentic analog modeled waveforms, and the wavetables of Waldorf Wave and the entire Q series. It can be said to be a synth wavetables, sample player, FM based on wavetables, samples, AM and FM. It has 3 oscillators 1 white noise and 1 ring modulator, making a total of 5 sources outside the mixer and filters, it has 2 routable multimode filters for serial and parallel mode and within these filters, there are 14 types of distortions and FM. (there are very few synths with 2 complete filters like these) and the PPG filter is also analog modeling. The filters of this synthesizer are very good quality and are very deep and unique in the market. But not only with that, the 3 LFO's can be used as 3 additional oscillators to create very rich harmonics in the source sound, because they sound at the pure sound level, with the bonus that the s&h and Random waveforms are great. to generate different additional noises to add to a white noise. This machine is very unique, and I say it with all my knowledge, I have very expensive machines that cannot reach a blofeld, this model from the Waldorf brand is the widest with polyphony and multitimbrality in its catalogue, because it has 25 voices of polyphony and 16 parts (like having 16 blofelds, twice as many as a waldorf wave) And the first two oscillators are multi-oscillators, they have 3 modes of operation, analog modeling, wavetable, FM and samples. it has 16 mod-matrix + 4 modifiers. I have the keyboard version and I am clear that it is not to search for it with the controls, it is more of a synthesizer to play with keys and the knobs can be used to simply program. Great video, thanx and greetings

Great video. I didn't know about the Facebook group. I'll look that up. Thanks

Reckon I might be needing these soon

16 min YESSSSSS - currently thinking about buying a blofeld its going to be my first every synth, just want to create my love for electronic music and the more videos I check the more I hear sounds I crave to hear, and some way this whole way of modulating and shaping the sound in diff oscilators sounds very intuitive to me how I hear the sound. Any good reason to chose a seperate Blofeld w Arturia Keys instead of Blofeld w keys (as its my first synth).

To get more mileage out of your Blofeld (before you inevitably get encoder issues) I'd suggest doing the "capacitor mod" , haven't had any problems since.

Great Job. Awesome sounds. So much fun to play with it.

Thanks for clear introduction very helpful. Still such a versatile synth, I got for my main synth with a Roland sp404mkii

What connections do you use for your blofeld other than the included power cord and USB one?! Trying to find which cords to buy to let me use it on ableton!

Thanks for your hydrasynth sounds i hope one day i Will have my OWN one

Curious how it compares to a hydrasynth if you have had a chance to mess with one

go' a loicense for that blofeld mate?

It's a classic synth alright. BTW check out 'Edisyn' for a mac based editor/librarian - cheap as chips and very well programmed - you can use it to upload your won wavetables too

Fantastic work here

Hello!!! congrats they sound amazing!!! Do the patches also work with Hydrasynth keyboard or just desk top? thanks

Let’s be clear here.. This is Not a beginners module/Synth. It’s extremely complex and that’s only if your one of the lucky ones, not to have encoder issues.. Yes, it is a fantastic unit, but one wrong click of a button and you can lose hours of work in a split second (with none of today’s undo or presave functions) I’m not talking this unit down as I have the Keys version myself and have had a lot of success with sound design.. I’m just saying, if your new to synthesizers.. Don’t make this your first one (even though the price might be tempting) You might find yourself getting very discouraged if you want to have a bit of fun writing your first few tracks, before digging deeper, into the never ending depths of the wonderful world of synthesis 👍🏼🔈🎶

I am new to hydra synth. I wish to purchase these but when I look all my banks to E are full. Do you know if one can factory reset?. Then I guess I could fit these in?. Thanks.

Is the Blofeld compatible with old Microwave's patches?

Nah I had one for a week on first release, tbh I'm stupid even looking at other synths having a collection of virus racks and an indigo , I'm only missing a darkstar grrr one day

Is there software to program more easily?

Wicked piece of kit

Without question. Check out the Don Solaris Analog Voltage sound set at the Waldorf site.

Nice collection!

est ce encore disponible, je suis de belgique, merci

Smelt Bass! oooh!

I still want one. But I want a well made one without bugs, one that will work for decades to come with normal use.

great stuff

Some of the best patches I've heard for this synth - great stuff!

Great vid Matt, thanks for creating. Do you still feel the same now? Been a lot more synths come out since you made this. Cheers

That Swooming patch sounds an awful lot like John Carpenter's Thing.

These are some of the most usable patches fr the Hydra I've heard. Many Hydra patches sound similar or have extremely brights frequencies with lots of bleeps and zaps. These are more subtle and more balanced in tone - very nice!

This crazy 🙂

Do you or anyone know if the arpeggiator outputs midi when active and furthermore, is it able to target user defined midi channels? I don't have a blofeld but am thinking of picking one up. It would be nice to use the arpeggiator for other synths on a midi network, but still play a blofeld patch without arpeggiation. I guess similar to a "Local - off" but only for the arpeggiator..? Thanks!

These are outstanding! Ordering straight away. Thank you.

How do you find the Argon8 compared to the Blofeld?

Great explanation! I'll try these suggestions asap with my beloved blofeled. Thanx a lot!!!

I like the sound of the blofeld demos more than the hydra synth or any of the sequential hybrids.. it just sounds better to me, & I can only imagine what some analog compression would do to its sound

Hi, Matt. Many thanks for the presets. They sound fabulous here on YT, but once you get to play them for yourself, you can really appreciate their beauty and complexity. You’ve done a wonderful job 👍

Years ago I was blown away by wave tables on Novation Circuit. Lately been learning piano and wanted a Prophet or Deepmind but have wanted a Blofeld keys for years and it's dimensions fit my set up neatly. I'd forgotten how lovely the Blofeld is but parachuted out of the RUclips demos of all the analogue synths and perfect landing on Blofeld.

You own the big THREE Wavetable-ish ( affordable) can please make a comparison video If you have to choose which one, is this possible or are they to different with their own unique character

🎃I love it 🙏

Excellent

I love my Blofeld too. Will never sell it and would buy again if it packs it in. I wish they would bring out a markII. All it needs is a better screen and better encoders. Multimode is awesome for complex sounds.