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SYNTHESIZERS · 2007
Blofeld Desktop
Waldorf
Manufacturer
Waldorf
Type
Synthesizers
Production
2007
Orig. price
$899
Model
Blofeld Desktop
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Document Library
Manuals
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Audio Demos
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Compatible Sound ROMs
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Parts & Components
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Modifications
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Owner Registry
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System Components
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Specifications
- lfo
- 3 per voice; Multiple waveforms; MIDI syncable
- keys
- None (desktop module)
- midi
- MIDI In (desktop); MIDI In/Out (keyboard); USB MIDI In/Out; 16 MIDI channels
- power
- External 12V DC power supply, 500mA minimum, center positive, 2.1mm plug
- filter
- 2 independent multimode filters per voice (series or parallel); Types: 2-pole/4-pole Low-pass, Band-pass, High-pass, Notch, Positive/Negative Comb, PPG 24dB Low-pass (SSM2044 emulation); Filter FM; Individual filter panning; 2 Drive stages per voice with selectable curves (tube, pickup, rectifier, clipper, sine shaper, etc.)
- memory
- 1024+ sounds (8 banks x 128 patches); 128 multitimbral setups
- display
- Graphic LCD 128 x 64 pixels, black & white with white background LED
- effects
- Effect 1: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Overdrive, Triple FX; Effect 2: Delay (up to 557ms, MIDI clockable), Clocked Delay, Reverb; Reverb parameters: diffusion, size, shape, decay, damping, low-pass/high-pass filters
- outputs
- Stereo line out (unbalanced); Headphone out
- controls
- 7 endless stainless steel dials; 5 buttons; Selection encoder with notched operation
- envelopes
- 4 per voice; ADS1DS2R type with loop-able segments
- polyphony
- Up to 25 voices (varies by patch complexity)
- dimensions
- Compact desktop module, metal enclosure
- modulation
- 16-slot modulation matrix; 29 modulation sources; Modifiers for mathematical operations between sources
- oscillator
- 3 per voice; Osc 1 & 2: Analog waveforms + 68 wavetables from Microwave II/XT, Q, Micro Q, and PPG Wave; Osc 3: Analog waveforms only; FM between oscillators; Ring modulation; Oscillator sync; Noise source with color control
- production
- 2007–present
- timbrality
- 16-part multitimbral
- arpeggiator
- Programmable up to 16 steps per patch; 15 ROM patterns; User patterns with swing, glide, accent, note length per step; Note list with up to 16 memorized notes
- form factor
- Desktop module
- sample format
- WAV 44.1kHz 16-bit mono with loop points and root key in meta header
- sample memory
- ~60MB with License SL option (factory on Keyboard, optional upgrade for Desktop)
- original price
- £349 / $499 (desktop, 2007 launch)
- synthesis type
- Virtual Analog, Wavetable, FM
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