Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard - LicenseSL - how to play factory samples

[GutierrezDarnell647]

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Waldorf Blofeld

Blofeld is a desktop synthesizer module featuring Waldorf's legendary Analog Modeling Technology. This generation of modeling is improved in many facets and allows an even more authentic emulation of the analog circuitry it's based on.Simply twisting Blofeld's solid aluminum ...

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[djemptyx]

One thing to remember is that these "samples" are not really meant to be used by themselves. ;) They are programming components which you can use in conjunction w/ the other OSC's to provide a layer of familiar timbres to a custom patch. The real power is taking the sweetness of the piano timbre and combining w a filtered saw pad to make a lush pad sound which can be tweakable to allow more of the piano timbre through with velocity or by MW, etc. The samples, alone, aren't entirely effective.

[giveitupforcheerios]

I wish I got one of these instead of my R3 :(

[PorchBass]

Wow thats a bad sounding piano!

It may be free but lets be realistic about 60mb of samples.

I think Waldorf intend for more creative samples - i.e. your own sounds

Thanks for the demo though. Good work.

[62OLOHN]

Thank you for this helping video ! I was desperately looking for the samples in my Blofeld after buying Licence Sl and downloading these samples ! Two questions :

- How may I store my personnal sounds without overwriting a Factoy Bank and transmit them to Spectre ?

- Where are the bank files location in the computer (I use a Mac OSX 10.6.8) after this transmitting ?

Thank you again !

Friendly

[johnsoncp13]

@62OLOHN I sold my Blofeld and cannot answer the questions. I hope someone else can.

[djfilippo1]

These formats are currently supported:

•XML: Blofeld Sample Set in human and machine readable

XML format. This is also the format used to save

Sample Sets.

•KMP: Sample Programs in Korg format.

•WPC: Waldorf Preset Content, Programs from these files

cannot be edited.

•TXT: Text format used in the command line version of

SPECTRE

[Efrem2011]

ma sei io mi creo un  suono e lo voglio salvare come faccio? Grazie

[johnsoncp13]

@Efrem2011 Ci dispiace, ho venduto la tastiera

[djfilippo1]

@Efrem2011 Ciao, questi sono i file supportati: •XML: Blofeld Sample Set in human and machine readable XML format. This is also the format used to save Sample Sets. •KMP: Sample Programs in Korg format. •WPC: Waldorf Preset Content, Programs from these files cannot be edited. •TXT: Text format used in the command line version of SPECTRE In pratica dovresti sovrascrivere il preset! Comunque puoi importare multisample Korg, son suoni già mappati, belli e pronti!

[Efrem2011]

@djfilippo1 ok grazie mille !!

[wax83]

HAVE ANYBODY EXPERIENCED ANY KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE ASSEMBLY OF THIS KEYBOARD CAUSE I'VE HERD SOME GUY COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT..ANGLED LCD SLOPPY KNOBS ETC. ??

[johnsoncp13]

@wax83 Mine had a spec of dirt on the LCD screen, under the cover. It looked like a dead pixel.

[pellelifelike]

Thanks for posting this! Unfortunately when I follow along it results in no sound. All the samples are there (no errors seen when transferring) so I can select the A2 Piano for instance just like seen in the video, and the license is installed (according to previous owner, who also says he can't get any sound from the samples). Desperately looking for ideas here. Google hasn't shown anything so far, except a forum post somewhere by someone having the same problem but not getting any answers.

[johnsoncp13]

@pellelifelike I'm sorry I can't help you. My keyboard had the samples when I bought it. It took me a while to find them though, hence the video. I assume you are on the latest firmware?

[javiceres]

Shit !! Now I need one (and may be sell my microQ and forget about my plan of coupling it with a workstation).

[sacredgeometry]

oh p.s. a little amp release and reverb on the piano sound would make it sound a lot less digital. Its the instant off sound that i think @Keybern was talking about. I hope they open up the sampling possibilities in the future. Its a shame they didn't include a stereo line in.

[johnsoncp13]

@sacredgeometry Thank you for the advice.

[javiceres]

@sacredgeometry I totally agree, specially regarding the release if you don't have a sustain pedal.

[sacredgeometry]

Hi there I don't suppose you could do me a huge favour. I am thinking about buying this keyboard to run through my virus ti2 desktop (The logic is simply "why have just another keyboard when you can have another synth")

Anyway through space restrictions i was thinking if i could put my ti2 on top of the blank space to the right of the keyboard.

Could I ask for the dimensions of that blank space please?

Peace

Brian

[johnsoncp13]

@sacredgeometry I would love to help but I have sold all my Waldorf equipment.

[sacredgeometry]

@johnsoncp13 Thank you replying anyway, if you don't mind me asking. What were your reasons for selling?

[johnsoncp13]

@sacredgeometry I own a Korg M3, an Access Virus and a Roland piano and I just found I wasn't using the Waldorf so I sold it and bought a new camera with the money.

[vinyljunkie07]

Update that biatches firmware and you then also gain user Wavetables (Licence SL not needed) and about a zilion bug fixes, mine has wavetables from the Prophet VS and Microwave 1

Also download Specter so you can upload your own samples into it, the samples provided are pretty uninspiring given the capabilities of this synth and Waldorfs usually good track record.

[johnsoncp13]

@vinyljunkie07 Thank you for the information. I have sold my Blofeld now. I am concentrating more on my Access Virus and my Korg M3.

[javiceres]

@vinyljunkie07 I always had this question: if you can load, say, a Kurzweil piano sample, would it sound as good?

[vinyljunkie07]

@javiceres I doubt it very much, the Blofeld is not really a proper sampler..it can't even sample for one but most of all has no velocity switching or any fancy stuff your day to day sampler has..This is quite important on getting a good piano sound. As for the convertors on the hardware they are a joke only saved by the synth engine, there are mods to by-pass them and go from a digital out to something better.

[slammah2012]

and finally they fixed the PolyAT

[Keybern]

I think it sounds terrible. Really thin.

And don't try to blame it on youtube or your mic / recording software.

[johnsoncp13]

@Keybern The Blofeld is a synthesizer and it is not designed to be a piano. The piano sound is acceptable for this type of keyboard. It is much better than any piano sound that I could get from my MicrokorgXL.

[Keybern]

@johnsoncp13 that's plain bullsh*t. The License SL adds sample functionality, so from there on you can't compare it with a normal VA (like the Microkorg) anymore. And for a sampler, the sound is terrible. End of line.

[javiceres]

@Keybern the MicroKorg XL has samples, as for the sampler I always ask myself, if you can load samples and edit them, then: Can we judge the sampler sound just for the preseted/loaded samples?

[Keybern]

@javiceres The Microkorg XL has no sampling option at all. Beside the standard waveforms it has some formant waveforms (human voice) and PCM/DWGS but you can't load/record your own custom samples.

So there is no comparison possible between the MK XL and the Blofeld. To me, the MK XL is like a joke, I really prefer the original MK for its analogue emulation. (completely different engine)

[johnsoncp13]

@Keybern Thank you for the comments. I assume you won't be buying one then. My video isn't intended to say how good it is. I only uploaded it to show people how to find it. You are free to state your opinions.

[Keybern]

@johnsoncp13 The Blofeld is quite attractive because of the low cost, the many modulation options, the nice graphics on the display, and the typical digital sound. But me personally I don't like digital sounding of it, I'm going for analog sounds. When I heard their was sample extension for the Blofeld I really became interested again. But I think the factory samples are terrible. Maybe with some custom samples it may start to become interesting again...

[firehandszarb]

thanks for the demo. bt a good way to experiment with the wave tables is to set the amplitute envelope as a modulation source and pwm amount to a negative amount (to approximate a piano). other fun is to be had, im still learning

[johnsoncp13]

@firehandszarb Thank you for the comment. I will try your suggestion.