Waldorf Blofeld melodic synth demo
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2018
- Musical demo of the Waldorf Blofeld Synthesizer. I cycle through a few of my favorite patches (some I made, some stock) and improvise some melodies. The Blofeld is a digital synth that features many types of synthesis like virtual analog subtractive, FM, wavetable, sample and physical modeling. I focus more on relaxing smoother patches in this video with the occasional harsher sound thrown in for balance.
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everyone is talking about the synth, but can we just take a moment to realise how great some of these melodies are!
thanks Max!
@@onceuponasynth he is right, really nice demo :)
love the radio head melodies ;-)
bro 2:28 :')
Inspirational 🤯🙏🏾
nice to see someone who can actually play a keyboard synth
No kidding... it's easy to get tired of people running boring drum loops and tweaking knobs...
Aaron Davis There’s nothing wrong with either style. It’s nice to hear a sequence with lots of parameter tweaking so you can hear the filters and envelopes in action.
Nothing wrong with it it's just great to see a synth from a musical standpoint
I agree with you, and I'm synth player. It's very annoying for me to listen to a guy who can't even play an entire chord. It's just weird (and I'm not talking about sequencing). I know that many are driven by the sounds they can create but for me the sound should exist primarily in a musical context, otherwise it turns into noisy only.
This demo is very musical by the way!!
Great demonstration!
People saying digital can't cope with analog as it lacks the warmth. It's cold and liveliness, has no depths, therefore it can't evoke deep emotions of the listeners. 😂
Although I got many analog synths, the Blofeld is one of my main ones still. ❤ It has a character driven quality, I miss from many other synths, not to mention the enormous versatility. 😊
I love it when he just locks in on a certain sound you can tell he just vibes with and loses himself in it
Signs of a good instrument.
As an owner of blo keyboard I think youtube needed this demo - with this type of sounds and this type of melodies. Awesome.
Thanks dude
ditto that
I'm literally on the verge of buying one...would you recommend ?
this might be kinda weird to hear but anytime im really anxious or feeling more depressed than id like to be and I can't sleep I like to watch this video to calm me down. you're very good at playing the keyboard and all of these sounds are very nice and mellow and weird fishes is my fav Radiohead song. idk I thought you might like to know haha.
Probably one of the best compliments you can give to a creator :)
That's really sweet of you to share. As a fellow listener, I can relate. I hadn't gotten the idea to do that, though. I will add it to my list of things to listen to when I want to relax or study! Thanks 😊💕
Listen to Coubo - Selcouth, total anxiety melter.
One of the best synth demos I've seen online in every respect.
That Mellotron sound. I love your channel!
I think over the years I have watched hundreds of synth video, and all I can say, this synth does almost everything you ask from it - I oughta buy this in the near future. Nice sound-fiddling and nice way of using that schlager-kinda comping with those posetive organ style sounds! :)
Thank you for this video. I've been eyeing a blofeld for about a year now and finally picked one up last week.
This convinced me that I don't need a Roland D-05 at all, I should just focus on my Blofeld again. Thanks!
Was just comparing those two in my head.
12:22 love that sound and chords!
Great demo. Also my favourite synth of all time
Absolutely gorgeous
Amazing how this synth can sound. But even more amazing is how YOU make ANY synth sound so good! Bravo mister. The "Weird Fishes" bit was epic! Play the whole song next time!!
Thanks man!
How good is this demo. Extra solid skills amigo
I also appreciate the 2nd patch (0:44) and would love to see you show the design process step by step or post the file so we could reverse engineer it. Really great videos, more Blofeld step by step would be great - many Blofeld videos that are up just fly through pages and knob turns with no real explanation, yours stand out for the detail and quality explanations, nice job!
Oh man, nice MJ and Beatles shoutouts! This is incredible.
Great taste in sounds and wonderful playing.
And just like that, I want an eleven year old synth.
I was happy to hear "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson at 4:41. Probably his most obscure No.1 hit, and my favorite.
You can make music for movie soundtracks for days.. Love your 2nd example, the ethereal sounding pad, very david lynch sounding.. and I very much enjoy your brand of melody, mate.. it certainly must be a sheer pleasure to play that essentially!
Thanks man! I'd love to make music for movies/games one day.
Great playing! Very suggestive :) The synth sounds well.
Radiohead fan spotted ;-) Excellent demo!
Really good. Thanks for posting. Very musical too. I've owned 4 of these synths. I sell them only to buy another. Absolute classic.
Great demo. Thanks.
What do I like you're demo ! Also i do like the feeling you give, you're in the sound
I didn't know about this synth, I don't even play keys, I just got here and watched it al through because of the beautifully played sounds
So soothing, thank you, just looking at a used one and found this, thank you.
Weeeird fiiisheees
🐠🐟🐡
you nailed them feesh. My go-to radiohead synth noodle is actually the bassline from Nude, the track right before it. additionally, I wish my MicroQ rack sounded so smoooooth. it really lends itself to trancey leads and FM rage. now i want to hook it up again and see what i can massage out of it.
Superb Demo. My Blofeld should arrive tomorrow.
I Love this Demo Synth ... ♥♥ Thanks !
First one reminds me of Undo by Björk, absolutely beautiful both tone and melody!
Stunning
That was beautiful
The problem with this video is you’re such a beautiful melodic player you make quite ordinary patches sound great.🙏
Great demo and loved the tip of the hat to Weird Fishes.
What a nice synthesizer 😀, the sounds are very cool
This is the 3rd time I've purchased this synth.. I wanted something analog with knob-per, but it just sounds too good, plus multitimbral.. I keep coming back to it. That glassy top end sits really nicely in a mix as well.
Lovely demo
Very good.
Beautifull video, as always. Your work tends to be very inspiring.
Yesterday ordered Digitakt + Desktop Blofeld + Minitaur + Tascam Dp32sd. My first hardware ever. So excited waiting for it.
Nice man, that sounds like an awesome setup!
I hope so! Keep on creating.
Greetings from Spain.
Blofeld has arrived with encoders freezing problems (I thought that wasn't still an issue in 2018)
Digitakt has arrived with the screen slightly out of place.
I'm realy dissapointed with Woodbrass.com. Now fighting for sending them back and get my money again.
Could you recommend me some synthesizer similar to Blofeld? Maybe Micromonsta? Hope you can give me an advice, as I think I'm not risking to buy another Blofeld Unit :/
Regards.
What do you intend to use the DP32 for? Just for Recording or do you plan on using for performing some way? I have one and am trying to find some other uses for it. I’ve seen some People using cassette 4 tracks for drones (Recording drone notes on different tracks and Then using The faders to perform in real time). Just curious..
It's my first hardware setup. Bought DP32 with with the intention of using it as a live mixer (gear sequenced while playing guitar and singuing) and being able also to record the 8 tracks at the same time.
Just trying to stay away from PC, because I think it is always an inconvenience when creating.
The posibility of exporting individual tracks to make the final mix in PC is nice.
great sounding synth. has uses in a lot of music. i was looking for Mellotron sounds and I think the Blofeld would work. thanks for the demo.
@Martin Wakefield If you happen to have a sample of your path I would like to listen. Cheers!
You made me buy a Blofeld. Hope you're pleased with yourself.
Because I sure am :D
lol nice, congrats! Now can you tell Waldorf that I got them a sale and ask them to send me a Quantum? thx. 😂
@@onceuponasynth I bought one cause of this vid that show the potential of it. So i will write them for real. hope more people do here and help you haha :)
Lovely playing thanks.
Delightful
Fantastic music.
Nice tunes can't wait to play around on my Blofeld
Just bought one in white used for US$ 360 following your inspirational music... :-) Thank you... :-)
Good démo! Good sounds! Congratulations for your job!!! very nice!!! ;)
Thanks for doing this. Nice for Blofeld to get some love. Its been shit on quite a bit over the years. Its definitely not the synth you detune a couple of saw waves, adjust an envelope and go, “WOW!” It takes some work to get beauty from it. It take some time and effort to appreciate what it can do. It has made me a better sound designer for sure.
Your demo is an excellent contrast to Jexus. Lots of gentle, pretty tones, which is what I love about it. Yes, it can make some screeching zipper like sounds too.
Can’t wait to hear you pair it with some analog modulation and a delay or reverb. MF-103 phaser or Minifooger chorus are my favorites on a simple modulated wavetable or FM sounds. Hit a delay or reverb after and its pretty spectacular.
Wow... sweet sounds
Very nice playing and sound, thank you!
Thanks!
Awesome !
that was lovely!
Thanks!
Really cool!
Received Blofeld keys today, all afternoon learning to tweak presets, absolutely wonderful synth.
I can't find any decent tutorials about it. Is it pretty straightforward to get decent sounds by just tweaking... I was thinking about the Argon or Cobalt 8 but this sounds so much warmer.. Thank you.
@@noodlingaround2023 I've barely had it two days just learnt to set the arp tempo to match my other instruments. So far really only preset surfing. I loaded the "Cinematica" patch pack easily, just a usb interface and Bome sx software that I had from previously updating Mother 32 firmware.
Excellent.
Dude you are so good. Soulful, emotive, humble... Really, seriously. Do you have any finished tracks online?
Thanks man! I have a few completed tracks on citizenpark.bandcamp.com
I wrote a track last night based on your riffs at 9:56+ ... You are a co-creator ...LOL... will send link when finished!!
Hahahaha ''finished tracks'' are the keywords here !!
Aliasing Layer Antartikas2000, Flow Motion Octave Jumper were awesome
Thanks, that's really great 👍
Was wondering if you could not only make another demo, but make one with just pads. I bought a Blofeld and think it has the best pads ever! Would love to hear what you could make.
Ahh, Kalinka-malinka! :)) Very nice! :))
Great walk through!
Thanks Kyle
Great playing! A lot of the patches remind me of super mario 3.
In a word...magic.
this is a really nice demo, helping to motivate me to replace a wonky encoder on my blofeld.
firehandszarb same here
Magnifico sintetizador
Nice, Velo Drive SCD! My daughter loves to play that one.
Really like the Badalamenti-like one! around 12:00!
Great to see the Blofeld having it’s praises sung. And reminds me that I need to learn to play again! Lost my skills. So tempted to sell my desktop for a keyboard version. Otherwise, any recommendations for excellent MIDI controller?
Just bought one of these babies bc of u. Many thanks :)))
Wish I could play like that.
The VFM on this thing is still off the charts. And the module is tiny which is a bonus.
Truly beautiful performance!
I have a question, What would be the best high quality keyboard synth I can get for around $500? This one your playing on looks AMAZING tbh
Wow! Fantastic! Would it be possible for you to make a quick tutorial of the first patch in this video? It is soooo wunderful and im not capable of recreating it on my own until now :/
Love from Germany !
very lovely demo. i'm pretty much sold on this synth, but can't find out whether you can use the midi in/out as midi thru, either to send notes or clock sync through to other devices. do you know?
Oh man, i thank you so much for this Video. By the way you Rock!
Very nice
Got the desktop version and I love it
Blofeld is still a great synth 10 years after release!
...and 17 years.
@Rhizosphere Time traveled back to report from the future! Hope you like trump!
@Rhizosphere In my timeline, 2020 was the last free and fair election in, America. Gerrymandering at state and local levels will allow vote counts to be tossed and instead, declared in favor of Supreme Benevolent Overlord, Trump.
Point is that the Blofeld appears to be one of the finest digital hardware synths right up until humans lost the ability to record their history during the Second Dark Age!
Cheers!
@Rhizosphere good luck, bud! historical record show that US intelligence agencys provided Australia with military grade electronic surveillance tech to test out the logistics of controlling populations and mass incarceration. Justification being that US needed test subjects to whom they would not be held accountable. Also noted was the view that Austrailia started as a penile colony, and the belief that the populace was genetically predisposed to coping with internment!
Down the road, US provides AU with nuclear subs. Depending on your timeline, Australia serves as the western worlds staging grounds in the wars that result after the invasion of Taiwan!
These are great songs and patches. Do you have any of the custom patches available for download or have their parameters posted somewhere? Either way, great work and great performance.
amazing!!!!
Thanks!
Thanks for all the great content and mindful sharing. What is the patch that starts at 2:57?
Makes me wish that I had kept going with my John Thompson’s piano lessons.
nice synth. amazing playing...
thanks dude
Great work! thanks for demoing the presets so well!
Wonderful demonstration. I hope Waldorf paid you for this! In any case, I've been in the synth game since the mid-eighties and own multiple brands and synthesis types. I don't own Blofeld (yet!) but it strikes me as one of the most warm-sounding digitals. Waldorf's wavetable synthesis has amazing clarity and warmth. It's distinct. It's undeniably a classic. The sounds just grab me. Thank you for the demos you've done of this guy.
Rob Fowler any tips for a newbie? I know nothing and just want to get started.
Dude would you ever sell the patches you made for this thing? So so good
Amazing video! You made me want to buy this synth. Do you know if you can get any sounds similar to a Yamaha DX7 out of it?
Are this sounds available in the desktop module too? Love the demo!
I'm new to this synth and have on coming this Monday! I'm excited, but I'm also wondering if there's a preset sharing place for this synth where we could use other folk's patches. If there is one are you planning on creating a patch bundle? Or have you already? Totally would purchase them, just to know I'll have an awesome starting place with the synth.
I bought this synth to got along with my digitakt. Any way you could put a video together showing how it works with digitakt in it's multitimbral mode? That would be awesome if you could. Thanks for the great content! Check out our channel if you have a second! The FM is a synth band just starting out. Our latest Far Past is something we are very excited about.
Hope you are well.
Nice demo! How do you record video and the line out of the synth? I'm looking to do the same with my iphone
You know I've seen you playing on a lot of videos, and I always wonder: how do you learn so many different little melodies on the keys? I see some of the melodies are famous, others I don't know... See I play guitar but I'm can't play so many things at the same time. Some new licks and riffs/melodies push the old stuff I learned out of my brain.
How do you approach keys? You obviously have piano education, but I mean do you just learn by ear some of the stuff you like?
I'm interested because I really want to go back to playing the keys (I learned piano for a few years a while back) and am about to pull the trigger on this beauty of a synth, but I don't really know what to work on first. I'd love to just play tiny melodies like those.
Excellent video again, thank you so much!
Beautiful playing. I've played this video dozens of times since finding it. Any chance posting a list of the songs/melodies? What is that first melody?
Same here. Beautiful, short, musical paintings.
Do you think you can make a video on how to do FM synthesis in a blofeld and how to best use it with its other features?
the first and second patch was really good
Thanks man
my blofeld doesn't have backlighting on the lcd screen is there a setting or is mine messed up?
Any chance you'd share your patches someday? Your have an incredible flair for synth textures.