Waldorf Blofeld (2007)
A compact, affordable wavetable synthesizer that helped revive Waldorf Music in the late 2000s
Overview
The Waldorf Blofeld is a wavetable synthesizer that also does virtual analogue synthesis. It came out in 2007 in two forms: a desktop module and a keyboard version with a 49-note weighted keyboard. The 2007 release helped pull Waldorf Music GmbH back from near dissolution. Users call it "a nice little synth with great value" and "the little synthesizer machine with the big and evil sound."
Specifications
| Synthesis type | wavetable synthesizer combining virtual analogue synthesis |
| Product type | Desktop Synthesizer Module, Keyboard Synthesizer |
| Polyphony | up to 25-voices |
| Timbrality | 16-part |
| Oscillators | three oscillators |
| Filters | two filters |
| Keyboard | 49-note weighted keyboard |
| Weight (Keyboard version) | 17.6 lb (8.0 kg) |
| Dimensions (Keyboard version) | Width: 29.13", Depth: 10.8", Height: 3.93" |
| Weight (Module version) | 1.3 kg |
| Dimensions (Module version) | Width: 304 mm, Depth: 132 mm |
| Original price | £349 |
Market
Current market prices have been seen from $498.09. Known issues are reduced output gain in multimode, low or failing audio output, and jumpy encoders. For jumpy encoders, the repair advice is to replace the contact oil when servicing.
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