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Control Features and Connections Blofeld User´s Manual 10 Connections Blofeld Keyboard A Power supply socket B MIDI In jack C USB port for co

Sound Synthesis Basics Blofeld User´s Manual 100 ✻ You can also pan the original, i.e. low pass filtered signal, to one stereo side and route 50

Sound Synthesis Basics 101 Blofeld User´s Manual The Comb filter used to simulate a string or a tube The Comb filter is one of the most basi

Sound Synthesis Basics Blofeld User´s Manual 102 3. Turn up Filter Keytrack to +100% to have Filter Cutoff change with equal-tempered s

Sound Synthesis Basics 103 Blofeld User´s Manual Envelope Types in the Blofeld ADSR Envelope Most traditional synthesizers feature ADSR

Sound Synthesis Basics Blofeld User´s Manual 104 Decay and Sustain pair. With these additional parameters, you can create much more complex envelop

Sound Synthesis Basics 105 Blofeld User´s Manual Loop S1S2 Envelope Loop All Envelope The Loop All envelope type is similar to the

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 106 Appendix FM Sources FM Source: Description: off No modulation Osc1 Oscillator 1 Signal Osc2 Oscillator 2 Signal

Appendix 107 Blofeld User´s Manual (equals 0) MAXIMUM constant for maximum modulation (equals +1) Modulation Destinations Modulation Destinat

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 108 Envelope 3 E3 Sust. Sustain (and Sustain 2) level of Envelope 3 E3 Rel. Release rate of Envelope 3 E4 Attack Att

Appendix 109 Blofeld User´s Manual Updating the System Software The Blofeld has a service-friendly feature that makes it possible to

Introduction 11 Blofeld User´s Manual Introduction About this Manual This manual was written to help you to become familiar with the

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 110 w You can dump an operating system update via MIDI input as also via USB 2 port. We recommend the use of the US

Appendix 111 Blofeld User´s Manual Tips & Tricks • Noise as FM Source for an oscillator gives a colored noise output whose c

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 112 Technical Data Power Supply Nominal voltage: DC 12V Supply Voltage 100 – 240 V Maximum current consumption: 0

Appendix 113 Blofeld User´s Manual Controller Numbers Controllers marked with * don’t change the Sound program but can perform tempora

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 114 sawtooth, random, S&H 16 0…127 LFO 1 Speed 0…127 or 256 bars…1/96 17 0…1 LFO 1 Sync off, on 18 0…127 LFO 1 D

Appendix 115 Blofeld User´s Manual alt 1, alt 2 47 0…127 Osc 3 PW 0…127 48 0…127 Osc 3 PWM -64…+63 49 0…1 Sync off, on 50 0…127 Pitchmod -64…

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 116 76 0…127 Filter 1 FM off, 1…127 77 0…127 Filter 1 Pan L64…center…R63 78 0…127 Filter 1 Panmod -64…+63 79 0…10 Fi

Appendix 117 Blofeld User´s Manual 114 0…127 E4 Decay 0…127 115 0…127 E4 Sustain 0…127 116 0…127 E4 Decay 2 0…127 117 0…127 E4 Sustain 2 0…12

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 118 Glossary Aftertouch The majority of contemporary keyboards are capable of generating aftertouch messages.

Appendix 119 Blofeld User´s Manual Clipping Clipping is a sort of distortion that occurs when a signal exceeds its maximum value. The

Introduction Blofeld User´s Manual 12 General Safety Guidelines m Please read the following safety tips carefully! They include several precauti

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 120 frequency. A high pass filter in turn dampens the frequencies below the cutoff. The band pass filter a

Appendix 121 Blofeld User´s Manual MIDI Thru has a special function. It allows the sender to transmit to several receivers. It routes the inc

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 122 Program Change These are MIDI messages that switch sound programs. Program numbers 1 through 128 can

Appendix 123 Blofeld User´s Manual Wave Here: A Wave is a digitally memorized reproduction of one single wave pass. Insofar it is ide

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 124 EG Konformitätserklärung Declaration of Conformity des Herstellers / of the manufacture

Appendix 125 Blofeld User´s Manual Am 15.12.2004 wurde die überarbeitete Richtlinie 2004/108/EG zur Elektromagnetischen Verträglichkeit vo

Appendix Blofeld User´s Manual 126 FCC Information (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as i

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Introduction 13 Blofeld User´s Manual this reason you should keep the volume at tolerable levels. Maintenance • Do not open the device

Setup and Connection Blofeld User´s Manual 14 Setup and Connection Inventory The Waldorf Blofeld comes complete with: • the Waldorf Blofeld (Keybo

Setup and Connection 15 Blofeld User´s Manual (Windows PC or Apple Mac). After that the Blofeld is automatically available as a

Setup and Connection Blofeld User´s Manual 16 w Keep in mind that you use a USB 2 port of your computer and a USB 2 suited cable

Setup and Connection 17 Blofeld User´s Manual behaviour to this in the Global Menu. Please refer to the corresponding chapter. Octave D

Basic Operation Blofeld User´s Manual 18 Basic Operation Switching on/ off The Blofeld ist equipped with a power switch. ☞ To switch the Blofeld

Basic Operation 19 Blofeld User´s Manual Category Search The Blofeld offers a special function to enable easy searches for s

Foreword Blofeld User´s Manual 2 Foreword Thank you for purchasing the Waldorf Blofeld. You now own a synthesizer featuring a wide range of uniq

Basic Operation Blofeld User´s Manual 20 as the value 0 is reached, the sweep is stopped for a short period to make it easier to edit the Blofeld.

Basic Operation 21 Blofeld User´s Manual 3. Use the left display parameter dial to edit the Octave parameter of Oscillator 1.

Basic Operation Blofeld User´s Manual 22 w You can only view the original settings. If you select a new program while the Compare function is acti

Basic Operation 23 Blofeld User´s Manual In this case the name of the chosen Sound Program is temporarily shown and you c

Multi Mode Blofeld User´s Manual 24 Multi Mode The Waldorf Blofeld offers a 16 part Multi mode. As soon as you want to do multi track recordings in

Multi Mode 25 Blofeld User´s Manual dial c. The display shows you the actual part in the left top corner. To edit a Multi program, pres

Multi Mode Blofeld User´s Manual 26 • global means that the selected Instrument receives and sends on the MIDI channel set up in the Glob

Multi Mode 27 Blofeld User´s Manual High Vel 1…127 High Vel is the counterpart to the LowKey parameter. Only notes with a

Multi Mode Blofeld User´s Manual 28 Sustain receive / ignore Determines if incoming sustain pedal data is received or ignored. Edits receive /

Menu Pages Overview 29 Blofeld User´s Manual Menu Pages Overview Here you find an overview of all Blofeld parameter and menu p

Foreword 3 Blofeld User´s Manual Blofeld Development Team Software: Stefan Stenzel, Wolfram Franke Hardware/ Housing: Frank Schneider Des

Menu Pages Overview Blofeld User´s Manual 30 Filter 1 (1/6) Keytrack / Env Velocity (2/6) Mod Source / Mod Amount (3/6) FM Source / FM Amount

Menu Pages Overview 31 Blofeld User´s Manual (3/4) Start Phase / Keytrack (4/4) Delay / Fade LFO 2 (1/4) Shape / Speed (2/4) Sync

Menu Pages Overview Blofeld User´s Manual 32 Arpeggiator (1/6) Mode / Clock (2/6) Tempo / Pattern (3/6) Direction / Octave (4/6) Length / Overl

Menu Pages Overview 33 Blofeld User´s Manual Utility Menu (Shift + Utility) Menu pages: Store Multi (1/2): Position / Char (2/2): Des

Menu Pages Overview Blofeld User´s Manual 34 Global Menu (Shift + Global) Menu pages: Global Display (1/2) Contrast / Popup Time (2/2) Auto Ed

Sound Parameter 35 Blofeld User´s Manual Sound Parameter Overview of Functions The Waldorf Blofeld consists of numerous sound-shaping c

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 36 ☞ Selecting an Oscillator Choose the desired oscillator with the button. The LED of the corresponding Osc

Sound Parameter 37 Blofeld User´s Manual • The Wavetable generators can create 68 different wavetables from earlier Waldorf

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 38 Detune -64...+63 Fine-tunes the oscillator in steps of 1/128th of a semitone. The audible result of d

Sound Parameter 39 Blofeld User´s Manual modulations while high settings might add a bell character to the timbre. ✻ Ultra-low

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Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 40 like the modulation wheel or aftertouch can create nice effects as well. ✻ To create a thick

Sound Parameter 41 Blofeld User´s Manual Brilliance 0...127 Determines the brilliance of the ocillator models Saw, Pulse and al

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 42 ✻ If you want to bias FM over the keyboard so that higher notes aren’t modulated as strong

Sound Parameter 43 Blofeld User´s Manual ✻ Sync can also be very interesting on arpeggio sounds. Apply a slow clocked LFO

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 44 m Please note that the chosen number of unisono voices will respectively lower the number of

Sound Parameter 45 Blofeld User´s Manual ✻ To create a common pitch vibrato that is controlled by the modwheel, set Pitch Source

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 46 w Ring Modulation can result in unwanted low frequencies when the pitches of oscillator 1 an

Sound Parameter 47 Blofeld User´s Manual Colour -64...+63 Colourizes the noise signal. A value of 0 produces White Noise while positiv

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 48 Resonance 0...127 Controls the emphasis of the frequencies around the cutoff point. Use lower values

Sound Parameter 49 Blofeld User´s Manual • Comb+ / Comb- Filter differ from the other filter types greatly, because they don’t

Content 5 Blofeld User´s Manual Multi Part Parameter... 24 Menu Pages Overview ...

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 50 Filter Edit Menu To access the Filter Edit Menu press the filter button shortly (if Auto Edit is

Sound Parameter 51 Blofeld User´s Manual Mod Source see table „ModulationSources“ Selects the source of the cutoff modulation f

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 52 Pan Amount -64...+63 Determines the amount of panorama modulation for the selected filter. Filter

Sound Parameter 53 Blofeld User´s Manual Modulation Section The most important controls for the envelopes, the modulation matrix

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 54 Envelopes Edit Menu To access the Envelope Edit Menu press the Modulation button shortly (if Auto E

Sound Parameter 55 Blofeld User´s Manual parameter affects the envelope types ADS1DS2R, One Shot, Loop S1S2 and Loop All only. Am

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 56 Sustain 2 0...127 Sets the second Sustain level. As soon as this level is reached, the envelope

Sound Parameter 57 Blofeld User´s Manual Decay 2 0...127 Determines the decay rate or amount of time it takes for a signal to reach th

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 58 • The Sawtooth shape can generate interesting filter or volume changes. If you need a modulation with inv

Sound Parameter 59 Blofeld User´s Manual Sync off, on When Sync is set to on, the LFO phases of all voices are synced so that they

Content Blofeld User´s Manual 6 Receiving System Exclusive Data ... 87 Sound Synthesis Basics...

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 60 Fade -64…+63 Controls the speed with which the LFO is faded in or out. With this parameter you can create

Sound Parameter 61 Blofeld User´s Manual Modulation Matrix Edit Menu To access the modulation Matrix Edit Menu press the Modula

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 62 Operation see table Determines which kind of operation will be performed on the selected input sources

Sound Parameter 63 Blofeld User´s Manual Amplifier Edit Menu To understand the operation of this unit, it is important to know that t

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 64 Parameter Controls of the Effects The Blofeld has two effect units. The first effect unit is alw

Sound Parameter 65 Blofeld User´s Manual Chorus A Chorus effect is generated by using Comb filters that generate slightly de

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 66 Phaser A Phaser is a combination of several "allpass" filters working in parallel. This

Sound Parameter 67 Blofeld User´s Manual program. The Overdrive effect, for example, works great on Organ or E-Piano sounds. Driv

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 68 Overdrive 0…127 Controls the amount of distortion of the signal. Please note that the signal

Sound Parameter 69 Blofeld User´s Manual Feedback 0…127 Controls the amount of signal that is routed back into the Delay line. Lower v

Control Features and Connections 7 Blofeld User´s Manual Control Features and ConnectionsFront Panel Blofeld Desktop a Display b Pa

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 70 Polarity positive / negative Determines whether the feedback signal is fed back into the delay line a

Sound Parameter 71 Blofeld User´s Manual metal or tile wall. Higher settings make a warm and thick reverb as if the signal were reflect

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 72 Arpeggiator An Arpeggiator is a device that splits an incoming MIDI chord into its single notes

Sound Parameter 73 Blofeld User´s Manual • Press and hold the first key of the chord. While holding this key, enter the othe

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 74 w Note that you can edit a ROM pattern to create your own rhythms starting from an existing ROM patter

Sound Parameter 75 Blofeld User´s Manual Octave 1...10 Determines the range of the single notes in octaves. When it is set to 1 Oct, t

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 76 play only one single note on a 16 beat rhythm with lengths set to 1/8. Note that this paramet

Sound Parameter 77 Blofeld User´s Manual Pat. Reset off / on When all steps of an arpeggio pattern are played back, the pattern is rep

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 78 Step miscellaneous step data This parameter can have a pronounced effect on the resulting arpegg

Sound Parameter 79 Blofeld User´s Manual from the original velocity stored in the note list. However, the generated velocities can ne

Control Features and Connections Blofeld User´s Manual 8 Connections Blofeld Desktop A Power supply socket B MIDI In jack C USB port for connec

Sound Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 80 the step by a maximum of half the clock division. This means that it can move the step by

Global Parameter 81 Blofeld User´s Manual Global Parameter Global parameters are settings that affect the Blofeld’s general res

Global Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 82 shortly the corresponding button is activated but the corresponding Edit menu won´t accessed.

Global Parameter 83 Blofeld User´s Manual devices, but cannot send it itself. This function is limited to special computer software. w

Global Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 84 • If Ctl is selected, only controller messages are sent. Parameters without a dedicated controller

Global Parameter 85 Blofeld User´s Manual w The most important Sound parameters of the Blofeld can be controlled by MIDI Continuo

Global Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 86 Utility Menu Aside from the different Midi Dump Options, the Utility Menu contains further helpfu

Global Parameter 87 Blofeld User´s Manual ☞ To activate the dump function in Play mode: 1. Use the Selection dial to select the desir

Global Parameter Blofeld User´s Manual 88 As soon as the dump from the sending device is activated, the Blofeld will receive data and store

Sound Synthesis Basics 89 Blofeld User´s Manual Sound Synthesis Basics Oscillators Introduction The oscillator is the first building block of

Control Features and Connections 9 Blofeld User´s Manual Front Panel Blofeld Keyboard a Display b Parameter Matrix c Selection Dia

Sound Synthesis Basics Blofeld User´s Manual 90 partials. In most waveforms, the partial with the lowest frequency is dominant, meaning tha

Sound Synthesis Basics 91 Blofeld User´s Manual bow pulling the string slightly into one direction. At one point, the string abruptly

Sound Synthesis Basics Blofeld User´s Manual 92 tube that can contain a certain amount of air. The player blows air through the tube in a way such

Sound Synthesis Basics 93 Blofeld User´s Manual very symmetrical harmonic content, while all other pulse widths create peaks or troughs

Sound Synthesis Basics Blofeld User´s Manual 94 Additive components of the Triangle wave The reason why the triangle wave is so popular in classic

Sound Synthesis Basics 95 Blofeld User´s Manual This principle offers powerful capabilities. To give some examples: • Each note on a

Sound Synthesis Basics Blofeld User´s Manual 96 20 Polated 54 19/twenty 21 Transient 55 Wavetrip1 22 ElectricP 56 Wavetrip2 23 Robotic 57 Wavetrip3

Sound Synthesis Basics 97 Blofeld User´s Manual To give you an idea of the extent of damping, consider this example of a low

Sound Synthesis Basics Blofeld User´s Manual 98 The Comb Filter Types The Comb filter types differ from the other filter types greatly, be

Sound Synthesis Basics 99 Blofeld User´s Manual Comb – Filter Type So, as with all other filter types, the Comb filter is controll