Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard - White

Overview of Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard - White

Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard (White)

The Blofeld Keyboard by Waldorf builds upon their award-winning, desktop synth module by adding 49 professional-quality, semi-weighted keys with velocity and after-touch, plus 60 MB of sample RAM. With that kind of onboard memory you can import your own selection of samples and manipulate them using the legendary, Blofeld 16-part multi-timbral virtual-analog synthesis engine.

It also has 25 voice polyphony, over 1000 factory patches and a programmable 16-step arpeggiator sure to excite and energize your audience. But things don’t end there; the Blofeld keyboard also features an on-board effects section and the classic Microwave II/XT/XTk wavetables.Add that to its all-metal white enclosure, stainless steel rotaries, pitchbend and modulation wheels, large graphic LED display and multiple oscillator and filter modulations and you’ve just scored yourself what is destined to become another Waldorf classic.

Soundsets

Genres by Rob Lee
Jorg Schaaf’s Blofeld Xperience Volume 1
Analog vs. Digital by Ingo Weidner

Powerful Arpeggiator

Hold and one shot modes
Can be synced with MIDI Clock
Direction up, down, alternate
Range up to ten octaves
Various methods to modify note sort order

Programmable 16 Step Arpeggiator

Accent
Timing
Length
Glide on/off
Pause
Chord
Previous note
Random not from note list
First and/or last note from note list

Effects

One effect slot per part
One effect slot globally for all parts
Chorus
Flanger
Phaser
Overdrive
Triple FX (S&H, Ring Modulation, Chorus)
Delay (only available on global Effect slot)
Clocked Delay (only available on global Effect slot)
Reverb (only available on global Effect slot)
Poly, Mono, Dual or Unisono Mode with Selectable Voice Count

3 Oscillators Virtual Analog Models

Pulse with pulse width modulation and adjustable brilliance
Sawtooth with adjustable brilliance
Triangle
Sine

Wavetables

Q Alt 1 and Alt 2 wavetable with adjustable brilliance
All wavetables from microwave II/XT/XTk series with adjustable brilliance
Separate wavetable selectable for oscillator 1 and 2

Frequency Modulation Between the Oscillators

Filter FM

Oscillator Synchronization

Resonance up to self-oscillation

Ring Modulator for Oscillator 1 and 2

Low pass 24 dB / 12 dB
Band pass 24 dB / 12 dB
High pass 24 dB / 12 dB

Noise Generator with Noise Color

Notch 24 dB / 12 dB

Two Independent Multi Mode Filters

Comb filter with positive/negative feedback
PPG low pass filter

Two Drive Stages Per Voice with Adjustable Drive Gain and Selectable Curves

Clip
Hard
Medium
Soft
Sine Shaper

Programmable Modulation Matrix with 16 Slots

Modulation speed far into audio range
Modulation sources include all internal modulation sources plus various MIDI messages
Modulation destinations for almost all continuous sound parameters

Various Pre-routed Modulation Destinations with Selectable Sources

Pitch Modulation
Oscillator 1 / 2 / 3 frequency modulation
Oscillator 1 / 2 / 3 pulse width modulation
Filter 1 / 2 cutoff modulation
Filter 1 / 2 frequency modulation
Pan 1 / 2 modulation
Amp modulation

Four Modifiers for Transforming Modulation Sources with Various Algorithms

Syncable to MIDI clock
Note Retrigger with adjustable start phase
Monophonic LFO
Keytrack

Four Fast Envelopes with Selectable Types

Single trigger / retrigger per envelope
ADSR
ADS1DS2R (two decay/sustain stages plus adjustable attack level)
One shot
Loop S1S2 (loop between sustain 1 and 2)
Loop all (loop over all stages)

SPECS

Type: Keyboard Synthesizer
Sound Engine Type(s): Analog Modeling
Number of Keys: 49
Type of Keys: Synth Action with Aftertouch
Other Controllers: Pitchbend, Mod Wheel
Polyphony: 25 Notes
Number of Presets: 1000+
Effects Types: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Overdrive, Triple FX, Delay
Arpeggiator: Yes
Sampling: Yes
Audio Outputs: 2 x 1/4"
Headphones: 1 x 1/4"
USB: 1 x Type B
MIDI I/O: In/Out/USB
Pedal Inputs: 1 x Pedal
Power Supply: DC 12V
Height: 3.93"
Width: 29.13"
Depth: 10.8"
Weight: 17.6 lbs.