waldorf blofeld some presets

[8blackprince8]

Can you use the Blofeld synth + a master keyboard + an amplifer without a computer ?

[germaneyebrow]

The patch at 0:52 is VERY early Aphex Twin (I Care Because You Do) esque. Really beautiful!

[kKryptum]

Thanks for your comment. If I want to record myself pressing some buttons and turning some knobs I will. If I want to play the over used moog lead preset and show off my finger skills I will (listen up ladies). I really dont care about what you or those "real" musicians think. If you do care that much, there's something wrong with you.

[kKryptum]

Thanks for your comment. If I want to record myself pressing some buttons and turning some knobs I will. If I want to sh

[realguy640]

I"ve been through 10 videos to see how these keyboards SOUND with SOLOING and PLAYING, not just your video, but 90% of the synth video on here just turn on drum machines and apreggiator and hit few notes, do any of YOU ACTUALLY PLAY. Arps are good for an affect, but not the song. A 5 yearold can do this, and it sound boring and shitty, this goes to all of YOU, PLAY your damn intrument , people like you make everyone think less of synth players as not real musicans abd to all the geeks-fuck off

[pixusbubblejet]

which is better, cheaper Blofeld desktop with controller, or more expensive Blofeld Keyboard version?

[firehandszarb]

@pixusbubblejet keyboard version has factory samples and the ability to load your own samples, the module version has samples if you pay for the license sl. The keyboard version has a decent fatar keybed so it might be worth considering if you do not already have a keyboard. I have the module version. Somehow the module looks like some kind of vending machine while the keyboard version looks really cool (to me anyway).

[darkriver29]

Holy shit this sounds HOT.

[Kinor7]

Hi! THanks for the demo. I'm quite interested in this bad boy. Just one question, does it come with any good piano/key sounds?

[Jauly]

your display is green?

[kKryptum]

@Jauly mine looks greener than the other videos I've seen here. I guess that's because of the cameras, but not sure...

[KaslarProductions]

which is more worth getting in your opinion..... this or the TETR4 from dave smith? Hopefully you have played with one before

[kKryptum]

@KaslarProductions never played with one, sorry...

you should compare specs, audio demos etc. and think about what do you want to use it for...my guess is that the tetr4 is better in the bass department and warmer sounds since it is analog...if that's the thing you're looking for go for the tetr4...if you dont mind digital and perhaps a greater variety of sounds go for the blofeld...IMO! :)

[KaslarProductions]

@KaslarProductions Thank you for your helpful and descriptive reply.

[gydur1]

yapp...im gonna buy one...

[novanine9]

are there on board filters and effects?

[tripoticsoundscapes]

Ooooft blofeld, its like a micro q and a microwave and a ppg wave all in a lil box with nobs to fiddle with very very nice indeed so powerful, and great analogue emulators.

[Zhorellski]

Are those knobs made out of aluminum or steel? not plastic..

[kKryptum]

@Zhorellski aluminium

[AlexAlcyone]

Great stuff!

[madichelp0]

Can you have split on this? One sound as bass and one for lead.

[cresshead]

it's 16 part multitabral so, yeah...25 note polyphonic too

[glennmusictech]

This synth is a bargain compared to the Access Snow.

[alelink2]

have you compared the price too?

[ittaital]

Hi,

Thanks for this. Stuff like this sure helped me buy my ownBlofeld.

You can listen to my demo of sounds on "Waldorf Blofeld - this is techno" by ittaital.

Again, thanks for uploading such demonstrations !

[tionik06]

this sounds like the next big thing for industrial and ambient.

[smartti1970]

thanks for the demo, I do find musical moments in this video.. in particular the noisy experimental first part and eerie part and many other moments by the way..

tastes and tastes and colors.

What do you think about this synth now you'v past some time with it?

[kKryptum]

thanks for your comment!

I love this thing and i think i'm going to love it even more after the upgrade and (if waldorf decides to go forward with it) the pc editor.anyway,best 400€ i've spent on an instrument that's for sure.

[ud2hb4]

Emulator is right, Blofeld sounds like shit.

I dont pay for distortion.

[WedmerHell]

Nice sound. Is it programable without PC?

[kKryptum]

yes

[WedmerHell]

cool

[EmulatorEIII]

that sounds like piss. Nothing musical. Total ass sounding.

[kKryptum]

stop being lazy,you could at least explain WHY it sounds like that to you.

otherwise i might think you just wanted to write a comment with the words "piss" and "ass" in it.i see that as spam.

prove me i'm wrong ;)

[sacredgeometry]

i wouldnt be as rude as to say that but there is very little musicality to this demo, that said its a demo of presets not what can be squeezed out of this machine so i can understand why. Ignore him he is just one of these childish people that have not learned how to express his opinions verbally.

sound wise im not sure about this synth yet but the lfo squelches you made sound really lovely :D

[kKryptum]

i recorded this the day after i got it and it was one of the first videos of this synth here...since i was lucky enough to have one of the first units i've made a quick demo of the presets just to give an idea to the people (and potential buyers) about how this machine sounded.

i understand when you say there's little musicality here,i wasn't too much of a "melody" person at the time : )

personally i think this synth lives up to the hype,it sounds like an waldorf synth.thanks for your comment ;)

[onkcetteckno]

shut up and get off utube

[kKryptum]

no!

[zzzxtreme]

can this thing sound "analogish-warm" ?

[ilovemethylphenidate]

I'm deciding between blofeld and Virus snow. Is the blowfeld good with soundscapes and pads for ambient?

[kKryptum]

ahah blowfeld :)

i love to use it for pads,mostly digital-sounding but i think you can get near some warmer,analog-ish ones with carefull programming...i find myself using all the time some lfo,envelope or the modwheel to sweep thru the wavetables,adds a lot of movement to the sound.for atmospheres i think it can do a nice job too but honestly i never really used it for those kind of sounds...maybe some other user can give you a better aswer?thanks!

[MarctheDarc]

It just is a sweet little machine. It is THE desktop synth module out there. The keyboard version is very cool, but tbh a tad too expensive compared to the desktop version. Also once we're talking keyboards there's some quite tougher competition.

[BEBOELBANDOLERO]

piece of shit sounds!!!!!

[kKryptum]

thank you very much sir,my hands were indeed full of crap after recording this video,had to wash them for like 15 minutes and still to this day i smell the side effects this little white machine produced.

[Raikonex]

lol best reply ever! I'm gonna try snagging one of these babies off ebay. It sounds amazing!

[thanosbikos]

Witty reply, great!

I love this unit, I'm going to order it first thing monday! Thanks for sharing :)

[chowmonkey2002]

Just ordered the key version. Can't wait for it to arrive..

[djthebandit]

What other people said.... you convinced me this is a great "techno" making machine.

[jaimetrevino420]

the sounds you're making on 2:33 are the same used by new JUNO REACTOR. now i know what they've used for their amazing cd. =D

[HELLSPAWN1973]

The one and only Demo on YouTube! Its the only Video which shows really usefull Sounds! More please...

[mce320]

Yeah I'm definitely happy with the choice of sounds you chose to highlight. Most of the demos are really not up my alley but this one has convinced me!

Thanks!

[theblumonster]

nice vid. good choices of sounds to use. thanx

[pictobug]

Definately thinking about binning my MS2000 for one of these.

[201xlx]

I just got mine today. a few things to mention other than the known volume sound differencesthat can be fixed. i noticed the inside display screen is a little crooked. it's not that bad but i can notice it. go figure i get one crooked! i was wondering if any other blofeld owners noticed this on theirs? also my volume knob was a bit loose not tight like the others. maybe all this is common sice i was told they are hand made. thanks for any info

[HoweGavin]

yeah, the volume knob problem is pretty common, i didnt know they were hand made thats awesom, i wanna sell mine and get the key version

[djcondra]

Nice video. Its good to see the darker and more experimental side of the Blo.

[Thalassa77]

Hello, I've posted this video on switchedonsynthesizer . com

[kKryptum]

thanks!

regards,K

[Risket]

I'm not sure I quite understand this thing.... it looks like you just twist knobs and it makes music on it's own.... where's the skill in that? I'm more into the MicroKorg. I'm not looking to start a "flame war" or anything, I've just watched several videos for this thing and they all seem like you just turn knobs and play pre-recorded patterns and just tweak them. Unless someone could explain it to me a little better....

[kKryptum]

like they say...never judge a book by it's cover ;)

it doesn't make music on it's own.the "pre-recorded" patterns were actually written by me on cubase (played via midi),except for the first one which uses the synth's arp.

the Mk is a nice synth but the blofeld is much more complex .and yes,it takes more skill to program.i own a ms2000(microkorg's older brother)too so i can say i kinda know what i'm talking about.still i hope i never have to sell one of them because every synth is different ;)

[HoweGavin]

so does this thing have a sequencer?

that would be absolutely amazing if it did

[103959770979]

Agree but the people play with sequencers and arpps and they believe they are musicians. NO OFFENCES but for me this is a bag of noise.

[VictorMLudwig]

amen to that!

[kKryptum]

in my opinion...i really don't care which tools are used to make music,what matters the most is the final result.i agree to a certain level on your opinion,but let's not judge everyone that uses sequencers and arps as "fake" musicians.tell that to guys like NIN and lots of other top artists ;) if the person programming doesn't have any musical knowledge the result will be equally shitty.but anyway,it's just my opinion :)

[nativeops]

hmm. tuff titty. good price.

makes me doubt buying a virus snow.

if it ain't dutch, it ain't much

[Nijnvenijn]

Yeh too bad Access and Waldorf are both german!!

[pnynablndr]

these sounds are proper.

I might buy one in the distant future.

[Biopharmer]

I'm getting the new keyboard version fo sho!

[dreadedplatypus]

really??? Big waste of money if you ask me. You could save yourself some serious cash if you got the desktop version and a Novation Remote SL, then you'd be able to tweak a whole bunch of parameters real time!

[mistahype]

Well, I got X-station 61 and Blofeld. Do I win the competition now? :)

[dreadedplatypus]

haha! you win in my books! x-stations are sweet.

[seanfanning1]

I have an X-station too, no Blofield, but I'm thinking of getting one. I was wondering, can you hook up a Blofield directly to the X-station with no computer, and play it directly, or do you have to run both through a computer first?

[kKryptum]

the x-station has a midi out port,doesn't it? if so,you can connect it to the midi in of the blofeld ;)

[seanfanning1]

Thanks, if I get one I will do that, however, I think I have to save my money. Cool synth though, good job on playing, must be a fun synth to program too.

[snake10143]

Ye... but no sampler! Or line in!

[dreadedplatypus]

This is rad. I really dig that first preset....which one is it?

[digitaljosh]

1000 editable Waldorf Presets! Wow!

[alanjayee]

IM GETTING ONE

[weatherkop]

I think they put some of Aphex Twins DNA in the first and fourth and six patches

[Seabrook78in]

Yeah let us hear it!

[Jonno71]

This little synth sounds pretty damn good

[HELLSPAWN1973]

The first Video of the Blofeld which shows interesting Sounds for Freaks! Really cool!

[nativeops]

good demo BTW.

[nativeops]

hmm. blofeld. i like the price. i like the polyphony. and i really like the fact it's made in germany. but, i haven't been sold on the sound yet. it's a bit different. i know i hate the waldorf PPG wave. And i hear the presets that come with it aren't very good. hmmmm. donno yet. i need an hardware synth, but not sure which to get yet. hmmm. germans make the best stuff, and the next step up is a virus, but it also cost 3x as much. one question: when you change presets, do the notes drop out?

[ArtBonVivant]

Now is a first freeware editor for Waldorf Blofeld!

If you want that, look at the link in Bulletins on my profile.

[loneraver2]

I mean, does it look like you can plug a generic AC adapter into it?

[loneraver2]

does this thing have a standard AC adapter plug on the unit? I am thinking about buying one of these things while I'm studying in Europe this semester because it's much cheaper here than in the USA. I'm just worried that I will have to worry about having to fuss with European to American plugs. Is the plug from the synth to the AC adapter standard or specialized?

[djpsinex]

Sweet demo. I have a Waldorf Q and a Microwave XT. I'm seriously considering getting the Blofeld, though I have an empty third rack now that I sold my Yamaha DX7 and Waldorf Pulse Plus. I may wait for the Stromberg or go for a Mono/Poly Evolver.

[kKryptum]

hey guys,thanks for the kind comments.i've been really busy with work and stuff and still didn't had time to upload new videos,i'll really do it asap.

tjs6025:it says "Made in Germany" :)

cheers!

[ssssaint]

you seem to have a great sense of melody! Some dude said that this thing sounds bad. Dunno what he's talkin about now. best demo on youtube

[Biopharmer]

it's practcally the only video on youtube, but still thumbs up!! lol

[tjs6025]

Can you confirm that this synth is actually made in Germany or China?

Thank you!

[redmcmannus]

God damn that thing sounds good.

GOTS to get myself one.

The third and last sounds BLOW me away!

Sounds like the gritty sounds off of Soulwax's second album! Love it!!

[laurentct]

great demo, thank you very much

I was afraid about some other guys demos but you demonstrate that this synth sounds like it should,.... veeeeery gooood

If I have luck, mine arrives end of this month

and pleeease, give us other demos

[esrprod]

Great demos! Enjoying the sounds and textures. The best sound demo so far.

Waiting impatiently to receive mine...

[kKryptum]

thanks!i've finished editing one more video which i'll be uploading later.

vintagedrgonzo:

in the first clip i'm playing an arp preset and

changing some parameters using a usb controller,but in some other clips like the 3rd i programmed a simple midi sequence on cubase sx and looped it.the blofeld is connected via usb to the pc.i should had mentioned that before,sorry about that.

[vintagedrgonzo]

oh not to worry. i was just confused cause i read an article and it was talking all about how analog it was, so i didnt know if you could just plug a controller directly into it or if it had to go through the computer still.

looks so much fun though.

[weaponEX]

Congratulations/ at this moment, you've got the best audio demos of the Blofeld.. online!

Very exciting! I'm gonna have to get one myself

[vintagedrgonzo]

so does that thing just need a USB controller?

if so, the first 30 seconds sold me.

keep up the good work!

[ivanpela]

MOre! More!

I am this close *shows with fingers* to buying it.

More sound examples!!!!

[cr1st0]

Boa stuff.

[sergiofriasluis]

TOP STUFF DUDE!!!

make some more vidz!

[kKryptum]

thanks for the comments guys,glad you liked it!i'll be uploading next a longer video with some of my own sounds once i get some free time to finish it.cheers,K

[jjuup]

Thanks.. you are the person who makes me decide between a Novation Nova and a Blofeld..

[27Loco]

More Videos please :)

can't wait till I get mine =)

[thekilon]

Excellent stuff !!! How come I am the first to comment and rate it. I am glad I am not the only with uploaded video of my Blofeld. I really like your noises even though It is not my cup of tea. Keep uploading. Come on people encourage him if you want more videos from Blofeld.