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Posted by Zombie0729 on Oct-09-2009 04:59:

Waldorf Blofeld

any owners of this guy? i'm blown away by some of the audio demos and for $500 i feel like its a no brainer to get one. I was originally under the impression it had VST integration but sadly no... USB controls though are still ok with me

Posted by Kismet7 on Oct-09-2009 05:37:

Currently deciding between adding either a Waldorf Blofeld, Korg MS200, or good ole Nord Lead 2x.

Posted by DjStephenWiley on Oct-09-2009 11:05:

get a korg radias rack

Posted by Zak McKracken on Oct-09-2009 14:55:

Nord Rack 2x

Posted by Eric J on Oct-09-2009 15:02:

Re: Waldorf Blofeld

quote:
Originally posted by Zombie0729
any owners of this guy? i'm blown away by some of the audio demos and for $500 i feel like its a no brainer to get one. I was originally under the impression it had VST integration but sadly no... USB controls though are still ok with me

Check out some of the threads in Electronic Music forum over at GS. Lots of discussion on the Blofield, including some who feel it sounds better and has more capabilities than the Virus TI (you can imagine how that discussion is turning out).

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/elec...sic-production/

Posted by flutlicht junky on Oct-09-2009 17:38:

Good soundset coming from the guy behind Mystery Islands gives some idea what is can do trancewise.

It used to say in the text that there are two versions of the same riff one after each other, the first I think it Blofeld and the second Largo - not sure why its gone now.

http://www.4thfloorproductions.com/?cat=7

Posted by Zombie0729 on Oct-09-2009 18:04:

i've got a nord lead and an older version of a Korg product so that's ok. I'm actually looking for something to compliment my Virus TI as all my other boards are more analog/retro sounding then sharp & digital/bright as the virus. Well thank goodness for guitar centers 30 day return policy, i think i'll go grab one this weekend and test it out

Posted by DjWoody on Oct-09-2009 18:05:

quote:
Originally posted by SDM
Nord Rack 2x

That's my next purchase.

Posted by Eric J on Oct-09-2009 19:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Zombie0729
i've got a nord lead and an older version of a Korg product so that's ok. I'm actually looking for something to compliment my Virus TI as all my other boards are more analog/retro sounding then sharp & digital/bright as the virus. Well thank goodness for guitar centers 30 day return policy, i think i'll go grab one this weekend and test it out

Let us know how you like it. I'm especially curious how it you like it in the context of your music.

Posted by Zak McKracken on Oct-10-2009 10:38:

if u already have a nord lead and a virus u dont need any more VAs. If so it should atleast be analog .

Posted by alanzo on Oct-11-2009 01:12:

I believe the Blofeld is a Micro Q and XT combined into one. One-up it and get an XT and Q.

Posted by Kismet7 on Oct-11-2009 02:17:

quote:
Originally posted by alanzo
I believe the Blofeld is a Micro Q and XT combined into one. One-up it and get an XT and Q.

How about sound wise, do they sound equal as well? Because I was thinking about getting a Microwave as well, but if the Blofeld does everything the Microwave does sound wise, then I guess the Blofeld jumps ahead.

Posted by wrzonance on Oct-11-2009 03:37:

Re: Re: Waldorf Blofeld

quote:
Originally posted by Eric J
Check out some of the threads in Electronic Music forum over at GS. Lots of discussion on the Blofield, including some who feel it sounds better and has more capabilities than the Virus TI (you can imagine how that discussion is turning out).

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/elec...sic-production/

<3 gearsluts. My audio production teacher, now deceased (from murder wtf) recommended that site to me about 4 years go.

Great, great resource.

Posted by Prototrance on Oct-11-2009 10:01:

Had a play with Nord Rack 2x for the first time recently, not bad but I prefer my Virus B. Blofeld sounds nice based on demos, though I haven't used one personally. My only concern with it would be it may not be very hands on to program, you seem to need to cycle through menus which change the functions of the pots. Obviously this happens with most synths but not as much as much as it seems to with the Blofeld.

So after that ramble, I'd try to find a shop which has one you can road test.

I still want an Andromeda.......

Posted by alanzo on Oct-11-2009 22:38:

quote:
Originally posted by Kismet7
How about sound wise, do they sound equal as well? Because I was thinking about getting a Microwave as well, but if the Blofeld does everything the Microwave does sound wise, then I guess the Blofeld jumps ahead.

Well, if what i said is true, then it'll be a Waldorf Micro Q w/ the extra XT wavetables. So it'll sound less digital than an XT. That's one of the areas the XT really wins, though.. is its digital fucked-upness.

But another thing I noticed about the Blofeld when I had one was that the interface was very buggy. They've probably fixed that by now, but even without the bugs, it was still not much fun to work with such a tiny device and have no software to back it up.