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Blofeld Rack & Keyboard
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:55 pm
by Dr. Who
These have been out for a while (in small quantities).
Anyone had a chance to play around with one yet???
Nice price for a multimbral Waldorf synth.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:13 pm
by Jakob BC
I haven't tried it yet, but as a start Im very sceptical about it. Not the sound but the programming process. I have never seen it as an advantage to cut down the amount of knobs. It makes the synth too isolated.
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:12 pm
by Mogwai
Jakob BC wrote:I haven't tried it yet, but as a start Im very sceptical about it. Not the sound but the programming process. I have never seen it as an advantage to cut down the amount of knobs. It makes the synth too isolated.
I totally agree with you on that one. But compared to other VA:s with few knobs the Blofeld is dead easy to program. You have a lot of real time control and a good view of what the heck you're doing. So even though I like to have a lot of knobs and sliders on my machines I'm happy with the way they've made the Blofeld.
I had the opportunity to try one a couple of months ago in a music store. I was really impressed by the sound and also the quality of the knobs. No horrible plastic!
IMO it could have cost a bit more without me complaining and I'm pretty picky when it comes to VA.
I think that the Blofeld sound better than most VA:s out there - being beaten only by Creamware's ASB synths and Access Virus. But when comparing the price tags it's not hard to make a choice.
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 8:32 am
by jarrekid
I haven't tried it but I'd very much like to. With its spec and the uber-low price, it must be a good buy!
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:45 am
by Jon
From some of the vids, demos and blog I have seen, this seems to be a pretty nifty peice of kit for the price.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:37 pm
by Big time
I´ve been waiting for it´s bigger brother "Stromberg" for months now!
And when that comes out..... GOT YA!!!!
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:02 pm
by GeeJee
Big time wrote:I´ve been waiting for it´s bigger brother "Stromberg" for months now!
And when that comes out..... GOT YA!!!!
Second that. Rumors say it's been cancelled though... the official source says that it will be released next fall. We'll see...
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:31 pm
by Big time
It damn better get released!!!! I WANT ONE!!!!! No, I WANT TWO!!!!
Seriouly, I really want one..
I can´t see a life without it...
He he
Bring it on!!!
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:41 pm
by GeeJee
Yeah that one's got sexy specs, doesn't it?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:41 pm
by AnDrOiD
Where did Equinoxe's post go?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:41 pm
by Kanta
Maybe, he changed his mind and deleted his post.