Blofeld : Nice and little but powerfull Synth

11 years ago

Iam owning the Blofeld since it came out back in 2008 and i think the featureset is still holding up, specially at its pricepoint.

Its packed with 3 OSC's , 2 multimode Filters wich can be used in parallel or serial mode, a bunch of ADSR envelops + LFO's and a huge MODmatrix. If you dive deep into its synthesis options, with the Wavetables (2 of the OSC's have them), modifiers etc., the possibilities are almost endless.

But the Blofeld is not just advanced Users, because with the LCD Display it provides a very good Feedback for beginners that want to learn how to program a Synth.

The range of sounds is huge, from the standard analog style subtractive bass to complex wavetable pads, its all in there.

One downside of its engine are maybe the Effects, they are mediocre at best.

The buildquality is decent, metal case and encoder caps. The encoder are still working good here after 6 years of use. Only issue is that get noise from the PC on the Outputs if i connect it via USB.

All in all its a nice Desktopsynth, that i recommended.

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Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Waldorf
  • Released in 2008
  • Average price : $604
  • Dimensions (Wmm x Hmm x D): 304mm x 54mm x 132mm
  • Weight : 1.3kg
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