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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2011, 06:30:24 am »
hi darren

haven't gotten it to work yet.. and been out of town for the past week so haven't been able to try again...

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2011, 09:26:34 am »
oh hey thanks, taylor.  good luck and let us know how you get on!

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #17 on: September 16, 2011, 06:44:40 am »
Does anyone know where I could find a Mac editor for the Blofeld? Many thanks...

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2011, 01:27:41 am »
Does anyone know where I could find a Mac editor for the Blofeld? Many thanks...

Joe



no software editors for mac so far, just windows.

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2011, 07:22:52 am »
Its funny I keep seeing a link to someone who made one for Mac via Max but all the links are broken  ??? I was hoping someone out there had downloaded it and I could grab it...

http://m.matrixsynth.com/2010/05/waldorf-blofeld-editor-osx.html



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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2011, 09:22:38 am »
hey joe, i recently found out about this blofeld editor.  the interface looks great, but i haven't got it working yet with the blofeld as i've been too busy to really have a go at it.  if you have success, let me know......

http://code.google.com/p/ctrlr/downloads/detail?name=Waldorf%20-%20Blofeld%20-%20OSX.zip&can=2&q=


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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2011, 11:59:15 am »
Hi Darren, Joe here. Many thanks! I'll keep you posted if I can get it to work...


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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #22 on: November 28, 2011, 09:42:43 am »
just realised there is a blofeld cc editor for mac in the reaktor user library.

http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=userlibrary&L=1&type=0&ulbr=1&plview=detail&patchid=9447

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #23 on: November 29, 2011, 09:38:51 am »
just want to say that i've been enjoying the hell out of the Blofeld. i haven't used it in a recording yet, but i've been programming some really lovely sounds on it for future use.

i feel there may be some redundancy between the blofeld and my virus TI... but i haven't decided which i like better yet.

great little synth though..

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #24 on: November 30, 2011, 05:19:53 am »

a question about the little blo´s:

any remarkable differences in sound between blofelds and the classic "orange" microwave xt?

I keep my mwxt and all can say about it has some of the weirdest modulation matrix/routing that I´ve seen on a "modern" digital synth. Love also the esoteric and unusual filters on it.

anyone has owned both to compare?

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #25 on: November 30, 2011, 09:01:28 am »
i owned a MWXT after a microwave 1. i sold the 1 when the XT came out because i thought the XT would be everything the 1 was and more.... but, i was wrong. after a few years i never gelled with the XT... despite all the knobs and filters, to me, there was a huge difference in sound quality between it and the analog filters of the microwave 1. a couple years ago i finally sold the XT and bought a 1 again and couldn't be happier. though i wish the microwave 1 had a high pass filter.. it's my only real complaint.

i haven't had the XT and the blofeld at the same time, so no direct comparisons.. but, from what i remember about the XT the blofeld is a lot cleaner and smoother sounding. it also has a ton of modulation.. with a similar matrix as the XT... looping envelope and stuff like that.

it has a bunch of filters, but not quite as bizarre as the XT's filters.

if i had to keep one.. my microwave 1 or the blofeld, it would be the microwave... just because it's one of my all-time favorite synths and there's something about the analog filters (vs the digital on the blofeld/xt) that have a nicer sound.

i don't think you'd need to rush out and get a blofeld if you had the XT... and the interface of the XT is more friendly than the blofeld.

i hear, despite having the same wavetables as the microwaves, that the blofeld sounds more like the waldorf Q... i've never played a Q so i can't confirm this myself...

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #26 on: November 30, 2011, 12:38:39 pm »
thanks taylor

was curious about the little blofeld when waldorf released it years ago, and I thought it could replace my old xt (also for for saving space on the studio)...but finally I kept the orange one because its gritty and grainy sounding and extra knobs.

waldorf made unique & character machines on mid-late 90´s (I remember the Pulse-mania in a bunch of techno tunes)...and I think (imho) they were on specs far away from the "analog-modelling" competitors from then, like the early virus or nords models.

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #27 on: November 30, 2011, 03:31:29 pm »
yes, waldorf, to me, is one of the most respectable synth companies. my holy grail is the Wave. if they weren't $5000+ and super rare i'd be more active in trying to obtain one.

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #28 on: December 20, 2011, 07:59:54 pm »
Ive had my eye on one of these desktops as well.  Ive been a click away from ordering several times before talking myself out of spending the money at the time.  One of these days ill go all the way through with it.

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Re: Waldorf Blofeld
« Reply #29 on: December 23, 2011, 10:58:03 pm »
How did the SL license work out for those of you who upgraded?