a good professional demonstration (no face showing, no talking), excellent sound quality and playing: 5/5. Every demonstrator should follow this example.
I don't agree at all. Where are the patch names? And a short description (by text or by speaking) what's going on and an assessment (strength, weakness) with other gear should also be done.
I couldn’t disagree more. For these types of videos it’s fine but I would hate if every demonstrator did this. We would have no reviews, no thoughts on the product, no patch creation examples, no thorough pros and cons, no dissecting of the synth engines and parameters, the list goes on.
IMHO the Blofeld is a totally underrated synthesizer. Lots of sound possibilities, extensive modulation matrix, ok effects. Only weak point is the filter which has a tendency to saturate quite quickly.
I know people love the Virus, but I like the smoothness of the Waldorf stuff better. With a Blofeld and Kyra on my stand, I'm not sure I need anything else.
@Rhizosphere Yeah, but that price tag is rough. I got my Blofeld for $400, and my Kyra for $1800. That Kyra was a big purchase for me. When you go to the $3k and up range, I start to sweat.
Great demo! Focuses on the sounds themselves, by playing individually suitable musical extracts. Thanks! Only thing I'm missing are the actual patch names and which banks they came from.
Thanks for this video and your other's too. I've been working with the Blofeld on a new project for a while. Perhaps you and other viewers might find it interesting @s70U
Absolument magnifique ! Les sons sont tellement envoûtants ! La différence avec l'autre c'est le clavier midi intégré ? Sinon j'ai une autre question, est-ce qu'il existe une équivalence à ce synthé (avec ce genre de sonorités) mais moins cher et pour les débutants ? Du Blofeld d'occasion c'est assez rare :/ Merci et encore bravo !
Wow, I Iove all of these patches. I am considering selling my blofeld as it's too difficult for me to make it the PPG Wave in a box I was hoping for and the presets are far removed from what I'm looking for. These patches give me hope. Where did you find these? Willing to share a bank?
ebeep you just have to work at it. The wavetables on the Blofeld are the best that exist. It contains the same wavetables that the old PPG, Wave, and Microwave contain. You have to scan through very slowly, as each wave is HUGE.
+oscillian Merci pour ton commentaire ! Le morceau est issu de la bande originale du jeu Skyrim, le morceau s'appelle From Past to Present, du compositeur Jeremy Soule. Je te recommande d'écouter les autres morceaux de l'OST, ils valent le détour !
Bonjour, je ne connais pas le Gaia mais il me semble que ce sont deux synthés bien différents. Le Blofeld est vraiment axé sur la synthèse et la création sonore (je n'ai pas comparé les deux fiches techniques mais je pense qu'il a plus de sources de modulations et que le Gaia ne dispose pas de matrice de modulation). Le Gaia me semble plus tourné vers l'émulation de synthétiseurs analogiques et dispose d'une meilleure interface que le Blofeld (en tout cas avec beaucoup plus d'accès direct). Tout dépend donc de ce que tu recherches ! Le mieux serait que tu puisses les essayer en boutique ?
th-cam.com/video/4axr2ZE5X5k/w-d-xo.html - Great video! The sequence starting at 47 secs, is this from the video game Fable? I'm not sure, but it sounds like a theme from a game soundtrack I listened to.
Haha I’m at this moment now myself. I have a microkorg so I’m probably going to go with the digitone. But I may get the desktop version of this and a midi keyboard down the line
I ended up getting a Digitone actually. Totally worth it, it sounds great, loads of utility, great for live, keys practice, sequencing, sound design. etc. Once Overbridge gets released, itll be even more indispensable! The only feature its sorely missing is Portamento.
Am so happy, I can't believe I waited so long. It appealed to me after the first review I read when it came out. I just wished I'd bought it back then. Beautiful sounds to be experienced 👌
This is "Space Echo STD". I don't remember where I have downloaded this patch but you can find it in the bank (sysex file) that you can find here : migoucorporation.wordpress.com/synth-patches/
carbonealpha Well I just got mine a few days ago 3/31/2017. I have all the UVI stuff, as well as all the major VST Soft Synths from past to present, and have been both a working and now retired hobbyist piano/organ/synth player for 40 years (prog rock and smooth jazz) owning all the important hardware synths along the way. The Blofeld is just different than VST's. Its a very solid built box with solid as a rock knobs that move smoothly like an old Marantz receiver. The LCD screen is easy to read, but in person is much more washed out looking than in all the web pics (Waldorf MUST be photoshopping in LCD pictures on their site to make it look that contrasty) The presets that come with it aren't that great, some ARE very beautiful, but others a distorted mess. Its vids like this where guys are using third party patches that made me take the plunge and get one 8 years after these first hit store shelves. This past year I've bought a Minimoog Voyager, three Moog Mothers 32's, Moog Minitaur, Waldorf Streichfett, Korg MS-20 mini, Korg Arp Omni module, Korg Minilogue, and now this Blofeld, and the Blofeld has been the most intriguing of the bunch so far (bugs and all) 👍
because i don't have any midi controller and i would love having the blofeld as my main synth. many reviews say that it has a very good built quality. so instead of buying a cheap plastic chinise midi controller and the blofeld desktop module, i'd rather get the keyboard version and have everything together. it would be 2 birds in 1 shot.
Luminor I don't own the synth but I've been reading up on it a lot. The keys are velocity sensitivity and feature aftertouch. And the overall quality of the keyboard seems to be very high.
Stoned Rider Records this is a classic complaint about the Blofeld. For some reason the default velocity setting is quite sensitive. Turn it back a good bit, and add some extra juice with the distortion settings at the filter or globally and it is plenty loud. Also, you can change the velocity curve from exponential to linear which helps.
Probably not, this Synth is unique even amongst virtual analogue... As it relies on wavetable synthesis, that why it sounds so huge compared to similar priced synths like the Roland Gaia.
It'll make pretty much any sound you want, it's a 3 osc synth with numerous filters and thx of modulations. Imagine and make it happen. Don't sleep on the blofeld, just buy it
I've heard the dials are a bit wobbly, is this true? Great sounding synth though, I'd check one out if I had a music shop nearby that didn't just sell guitars & ukeleles. ^^
a good professional demonstration (no face showing, no talking), excellent sound quality and playing: 5/5. Every demonstrator should follow this example.
I don't agree at all. Where are the patch names? And a short description (by text or by speaking) what's going on and an assessment (strength, weakness) with other gear should also be done.
Needs a more professional quality keyboard stand though lol
I couldn’t disagree more. For these types of videos it’s fine but I would hate if every demonstrator did this. We would have no reviews, no thoughts on the product, no patch creation examples, no thorough pros and cons, no dissecting of the synth engines and parameters, the list goes on.
Really, who cares to see your face..
@@jeremycorbett9085 I thought they called that levitation and now you say that is the stand?
There is this uncommon smoothness to the sound. I like it.
Rok Koritnik I say “it has that 90s polished sound.”
By far, the best Blofeld video out there. Actually it is the only one that sounds interesting to my ears. Thanks for sharing!
Love this demo. This and Don Sorlaris demo made me buy a Blofeld. Got it today and it's awesome!
and the Arpeggiator is brilliant.
YOOOO
If I buy one of these, it's because of THIS video
06:36 : that is one crazy patch.
oh hey. I watch your videos. Neat.
oh hey. I read your comment. Neat.
What a beautiful sounds. Typical Waldorf flavour I guess, the Nave synth sounds similar more or less. Very inspiring. Excellent demo, thanks!
ive only ever wanted analog synths, but i really dig the way this little gem sounds
IMHO the Blofeld is a totally underrated synthesizer. Lots of sound possibilities, extensive modulation matrix, ok effects. Only weak point is the filter which has a tendency to saturate quite quickly.
Is that a weak point? Is the saturation of a bad quality?
We should thank Wolfgang Palm for this awesomeness.
True.
I should thank my uncle for DICK!
I know people love the Virus, but I like the smoothness of the Waldorf stuff better. With a Blofeld and Kyra on my stand, I'm not sure I need anything else.
@Rhizosphere Yeah, but that price tag is rough. I got my Blofeld for $400, and my Kyra for $1800. That Kyra was a big purchase for me. When you go to the $3k and up range, I start to sweat.
5:08 - Oblivion, yes! Very nice video.
Morrowind*
th-cam.com/video/xULTMMgwLuo/w-d-xo.htmlm56s
Sorry, but you'll find this one is much closer: th-cam.com/video/XhOEn7Xl8as/w-d-xo.htmlm18s
@@_skysick_ Oblivion has the updated piano version. It took inspiration from the melodies in the Morrowind soundtrack.
Yep was toying with the idea of getting one but now after hearing this video it’s a must have
awesome sounds' everybody should have a Blofeld, Waldorf simply rocks! thanks
You're welcome! 😉
The sound at 0:48 and 13:37 won me over to want this synth!
It is also the melody he is playing, which fits well and is really, really nice. 🤗
5:08 I saw a couple of mudcrabs the other day.
Great demo! Focuses on the sounds themselves, by playing individually suitable musical extracts. Thanks! Only thing I'm missing are the actual patch names and which banks they came from.
Note the ergonomics - you have to use your left hand to select sounds or you obscure the little screen. OK once you get used to it.
Superb patch at 1.30!!! Superb
I can pretty much imagine teaming the BLOFELD with the JD -XA by ROLAND !
Not a bad combo. I’d add a mono for leads/basses though.
00:56 LOVE THAT PATCH
Duel of the fates at the beginning you already have all of my attention
Excellent demo! Blofeld sounds warm and lush!
Some nice Jean Michel Jarre parts !!!
BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS AND INTERPRETATION
Love the Star Wars in the beginning, and this synth. I seriously need to get one!
I have ordered this synthesizer today. Shall be fun to play around with. I also have a NordLead A1 in my collection. Also very good at what it does.
some seriously beautiful sounds there
so amazing and pure sounds !
Well done. Simple. Showed off the nicer side of Blofeld
Thanks for this video and your other's too. I've been working with the Blofeld on a new project for a while. Perhaps you and other viewers might find it interesting @s70U
I have one and the sound / synth engine is amazing!! a truly unique keyboard!!!
Are these the factory sounds "as they sound" or do you have modified them or do you use the License SL patch?
Damn this is neat, there’s something smooth about it
Beautiful playing
Could swear I heard 5 secs of skyrim
Just imagine if the empty space to the right was filled with patch points.
... or more knobs
8:53 : Pachelbel into space, nice !
Those are some really nice patches. Would love to get a hold of some of these.
Played too much with th knobs now I need to select the manufacture setting hopefully to get into voices you play. How to do that ?
Sounds amazing... so ready to get one!
That 3rd patch!
This is Amazing !
Is it this noisy or is it the recording? It's quite disconcerting.
I want to buy one now...
Absolument magnifique ! Les sons sont tellement envoûtants ! La différence avec l'autre c'est le clavier midi intégré ?
Sinon j'ai une autre question, est-ce qu'il existe une équivalence à ce synthé (avec ce genre de sonorités) mais moins cher et pour les débutants ? Du Blofeld d'occasion c'est assez rare :/
Merci et encore bravo !
The best one is at 14:09. Classic, simple, velvet strings..
00:45 - skyrim from past to present =)
The stock sounds sound nothing like this. Can you please tell us where to get these patches?
Great sounds!
Great board for Prog music a serious consideration 😉👍🎵
beautiful sound
Volevo sapere che preset e' a 2:44 perche ho il blofeld ma non trovo quel meraviglioso preset. Semmai te lo comprerei se ce l'hai . grazie
Do these patches work on the module or do U require the keyboard which has the expansion built in where as the module requires U to buy that extra
Hey, some of these patch use samples (the first one) but I think that most of them can be used with the rack version of the Blofeld
I cannot wait to get this in the mail this week. Wondering how this would sound stacked in unison with my Model D? Anyone have any thoughts?
@Rhizosphere I sold the Blofeld a while ago. I've had the Modal cobalt 8x for a few months and I love it more than the Blofeld
Where can I find these patches?
Star Wars is always a nice intro!
6:06 Thats very very nice *__*.
perfect for videogame music like zelda
Wow, I Iove all of these patches. I am considering selling my blofeld as it's too difficult for me to make it the PPG Wave in a box I was hoping for and the presets are far removed from what I'm looking for. These patches give me hope. Where did you find these? Willing to share a bank?
ebeep you just have to work at it. The wavetables on the Blofeld are the best that exist. It contains the same wavetables that the old PPG, Wave, and Microwave contain. You have to scan through very slowly, as each wave is HUGE.
It does aftertouch in the mod matrix right? It sounds like Hollywood right out of the box!
Géniale! C'est quoi cette morceau à 0:50? Bande sonore?
Franchement c'est l'une des meilleures démos Synthe sur TH-cam :-)
Chapeau!
+oscillian Merci pour ton commentaire ! Le morceau est issu de la bande originale du jeu Skyrim, le morceau s'appelle From Past to Present, du compositeur Jeremy Soule. Je te recommande d'écouter les autres morceaux de l'OST, ils valent le détour !
+oscillian Écoute Vangelis - La petite fille de la mer!
Bonjour, je ne connais pas le Gaia mais il me semble que ce sont deux synthés bien différents. Le Blofeld est vraiment axé sur la synthèse et la création sonore (je n'ai pas comparé les deux fiches techniques mais je pense qu'il a plus de sources de modulations et que le Gaia ne dispose pas de matrice de modulation). Le Gaia me semble plus tourné vers l'émulation de synthétiseurs analogiques et dispose d'une meilleure interface que le Blofeld (en tout cas avec beaucoup plus d'accès direct). Tout dépend donc de ce que tu recherches ! Le mieux serait que tu puisses les essayer en boutique ?
True Synthesizer :)
Aura Allure n
Great demo, thanks :)
Great Demo🙏 Are this Factory Presets?
Pretty awesome work there. But my question is can the blofeld funk?
What extra soundsets did you use here? Also, any idea if the software version has similar patches?
th-cam.com/video/4axr2ZE5X5k/w-d-xo.html - Great video! The sequence starting at 47 secs, is this from the video game Fable? I'm not sure, but it sounds like a theme from a game soundtrack I listened to.
I cant decide, Blofeld and a pair of Hs5s, or a digitone and loads of fun. D:D:D:
Haha I’m at this moment now myself. I have a microkorg so I’m probably going to go with the digitone. But I may get the desktop version of this and a midi keyboard down the line
I ended up getting a Digitone actually. Totally worth it, it sounds great, loads of utility, great for live, keys practice, sequencing, sound design. etc. Once Overbridge gets released, itll be even more indispensable! The only feature its sorely missing is Portamento.
Nice Yamaha CS80 sound at 7:06.
Can't find software to upload or dump SYX for Blofeld?
Is this synth worth getting in 2020? :)
I did and I love it!
Off course, I just bought one yesterday
@@samjones714 Just ordered one today :) Pretty excited!
Just bought one last week. I've been using it for every track. So much potential. Just get it.
Am so happy, I can't believe I waited so long. It appealed to me after the first review I read when it came out. I just wished I'd bought it back then. Beautiful sounds to be experienced 👌
Sweet indeed
any vst that sounds this smooth and warm?
Yes. Waldorf Largo. :)
Serum.
Since this is a virtual analog synth I'd say: Yes. And +1 for Largo. That thing is a beauty
it´s not virtual analog but a wavetable synth
My bad, you're right
Does the license give you access to new kinds of sound options or does it only give you sounds that you could already program if you knew how?
it allows you to purchase and upload patches that someone else made onto your blofeld.
may I ask where did you download the choir type pads from?
I like the elder scrolls riffs...
What is the name of the 2nd tune you played? Assuming that you didn't make it up
Thanx
At 0:28 ? This is "Espaces de Cantor" ? A track I wrote in 2010 (and that I'm currently trying to record a new version only with my Mini-MS20).
thank you!!
Hola....where I can gette that patches senor???
Is it possible for those patches to be loaded in Largo? I already own Largo, but I am thinking of buying Blofeld.
Nope, not possible to my knowledge.
How do you upload .sys files to your blofeld?
i regret for selling the keys version ...... got the desktop
excellent demo; props!
¡GENIAL!
0:30 Is that from a song? I am sure I have heard that before.
Tyron Rossouw sounds a little like dark souls
I wish I could find the second patch you demonstrate. I've been searching. Also attempting to synthesize it myself but it seems to be above my ability
What's the preset starting at 0:47 called, and where can I get it?
This is "Space Echo STD". I don't remember where I have downloaded this patch but you can find it in the bank (sysex file) that you can find here : migoucorporation.wordpress.com/synth-patches/
what do you guys think of this against a monster like UVI Falcon?
carbonealpha Well I just got mine a few days ago 3/31/2017. I have all the UVI stuff, as well as all the major VST Soft Synths from past to present, and have been both a working and now retired hobbyist piano/organ/synth player for 40 years (prog rock and smooth jazz) owning all the important hardware synths along the way. The Blofeld is just different than VST's. Its a very solid built box with solid as a rock knobs that move smoothly like an old Marantz receiver. The LCD screen is easy to read, but in person is much more washed out looking than in all the web pics (Waldorf MUST be photoshopping in LCD pictures on their site to make it look that contrasty) The presets that come with it aren't that great, some ARE very beautiful, but others a distorted mess. Its vids like this where guys are using third party patches that made me take the plunge and get one 8 years after these first hit store shelves. This past year I've bought a Minimoog Voyager, three Moog Mothers 32's, Moog Minitaur, Waldorf Streichfett, Korg MS-20 mini, Korg Arp Omni module, Korg Minilogue, and now this Blofeld, and the Blofeld has been the most intriguing of the bunch so far (bugs and all) 👍
50 secs is fable 2
are the keys velocity sensitive? im planning on get one and use it as my main midi controller with ableton.
because i don't have any midi controller and i would love having the blofeld as my main synth. many reviews say that it has a very good built quality. so instead of buying a cheap plastic chinise midi controller and the blofeld desktop module, i'd rather get the keyboard version and have everything together. it would be 2 birds in 1 shot.
Luminor I don't own the synth but I've been reading up on it a lot. The keys are velocity sensitivity and feature aftertouch. And the overall quality of the keyboard seems to be very high.
thanks mate!
Blofeld makes an excellent MIDI controller. Much better fatar keybed than most synths. Has a nice firm feel to it.
Is its output really that quiet/low level or I am just having some issues with my unit?
Mine seems fine - try checking yours with headphones and see if its still quiet.
Stoned Rider Records this is a classic complaint about the Blofeld. For some reason the default velocity setting is quite sensitive. Turn it back a good bit, and add some extra juice with the distortion settings at the filter or globally and it is plenty loud. Also, you can change the velocity curve from exponential to linear which helps.
Does the keyboard split for two sounds?
I never tried but you can !
Pulse2AM absolutely it can. the one thing the Blofeld lacks is multitimbrality.
Just imagine if it had patch points.
Super late to this, but it's a digital synth, they don't come with patch points often, and really don't need them
Can I imitate those sounds on a real analogue synthesiser, like Polysix?
양규석 Some yes, many no.
Probably not, this Synth is unique even amongst virtual analogue... As it relies on wavetable synthesis, that why it sounds so huge compared to similar priced synths like the Roland Gaia.
how many sounds does this one have built in?
+Carlos Alberto Araya Flores 1000 sounds.
and I thought for a second that you were going to play Dual of the Fates. Oh well. No one ever plays anything in these videos.
I tried to download the patches but the link doesn't work?
This has been fixed !
pitty it didnt have a seqencer
what do you guys thik? Is this synth able to create Retrowave sounds?
It'll create just about any type of sound going, you just need to program it. A very very very versatile synth. And inexpensive too
+Magnus Cholok Mauser Google Blofeld Analog Soundset. That's the main reason I'm going to get this synth.
+Magnus Cholok Mauser Google Blofeld Analog Soundset. That's the main reason I'm going to get this synth.
It'll make pretty much any sound you want, it's a 3 osc synth with numerous filters and thx of modulations. Imagine and make it happen. Don't sleep on the blofeld, just buy it
I've heard the dials are a bit wobbly, is this true? Great sounding synth though, I'd check one out if I had a music shop nearby that didn't just sell guitars & ukeleles. ^^