The versatile Waldorf synthesizer classic Blofeld now also available as a plugin for your DAW.
With the Blofeld plugin you can also control your hardware and it is compatible with existing Blofeld soundsets.
The sound generation of the Blofeld plugin delivers the typical fat and rich Waldorf sound character that so many Waldorf users worldwide love when they are playing their Q, Q+, Microwave, Microwave II/XT or even the flagship, the Wave. The secret of its sound is a powerful wavetable engine that enables these intense and expressive sounds.
This unique synthesis system is based on the revolutionary PPG synthesizers of the early 80s. When you hear the Blofeld for the first time, you’ll immediately remember those edgy, assertive or bell-like timbres that have been an integral part of countless worldwide hits since the PPG era.
The Blofeld soundset contains 40 typical wavetable sounds, solo leads, pads & drones as well as a lot of presets that you can always use. All sounds are very musical and can be used immediately in any style of music. The soundset is using the powerful sound engine of the new Blofeld Plugin to its fullest and can be imported via the plugin.
Frank Pels is a musician & producer from the Netherlands who has been involved with wavetable synthesis from the beginning. He has owned many legendary synthesizers like Prophet VS, Waldorf Microwave 1 & 2 over the years. He was immediately fascinated by the Waldorf Blofeld Plugin and now delivers a soundset for this software instrument."
Working also both – keyboard & desktop versions with instructions included.
NO SL Licence needed
Soundset includes all NK sounds previously released from 'Organica', 'Cinematica', 'Ambika' soundsets.
Waldorf Blofeld is a powerful synthesizer with great potential and an incredible variety of sounds that we will immerse in our Bundle set.
Wide collection of custom sounds – 300 amazing performances are waiting for you!
In this bank you will find all what you need for making original soundtrack:
Deep Soundscapes Sparkling Arpeggios Cinematic Sequences Lushiest Pads Massive Strings Analog Basses Analog Leads & Solo’s Edge Plucks Rhythmic Grooves That will fill your compositions with new colors and emotions.
By Nick Klimenko aka Chronos, a creator of 'Organica' for Waldorf Blofeld & 'WS Universe' for Korg Wavestation.
Instructions are inside the pack
Every patch of our soundset is musical & can be immediately used in your tracks & production.
You can listen to them in high resolution (24bit 96kHz PCM WAV masters, FLAC encoded) at https://synthnyc.com/ (optimized for Chrome on MacOS and Windows).
New features: - Panel can be synchronized with current Blofeld patch ("Get Patch" button) - Reacts to either Midi CC or Sysex - Full Oscilliators, Filters and LFO editing - Updated GUI - More editable parameters (no longer Midi CC only) - ... some bugs :-/
Other features: - Knobs are updated on screen if edited on the Blofeld - Parameters saved and recalled when saving/loading your project
Usage: - Disable your Blofeld midi device in you host (will crash otherwise) - Load the VST and select you master keyboard (or any other controller) as input for the midi track - Select the Midi input of your Blofeld - Select the Midi output of your Blofeld - (Optional) "Get Patch" - That's it!
Was tested on following hosts: - Cubase 4, Cubase SX3 - Reaper - Renoise
I have noticed that the plugin really requires that the Blofeld midi inputs be free when selecting them. So check your host for this. Also, I have noticed that Novation Automap software sometimes hijacks the Blofeld midi ports thus making it impossible to select them.
This plugin is made with Synthmaker and thus will not be available on MacOS. Sorry. However, it may work with a VST/AU wrapper (not tested as I don't have a Mac).
Feel free to suggest improvements and report bugs.
I hope you will like this new version!
Probable next improvements (but don't expect all of this in next beta!): - More editable parameters (the goal is to have them all in order to have some kind of "Total recall") - Midi channel selection - Parts management - Maybe Sysex output
Have a nice day! Telmo"
Update via Softknobs in the comments: "This is an outdated version of the plugin. Newest version is at the official website, http://www.softknobs.com
Feel free to report any problem or suggest features."
"Waldorf Blofeld Editor & Librarian is designed to control your Waldorf Blofeld right from your DAW. With our Editor, you can work with your Waldorf Blofeld by the same way you use your virtual instrument plug-ins. Our Editor will recall your patch settings when you open your project and the data will be sent to your Blofeld automatically once you open your project. Your synthesizer is always synchronized with your session! The only thing you need to worry, is that you power-up your synthesizer. We also added the ability to load in Waldorf microQ and Q patches! (WHAT? Yes!)
Faster workflow
Waldorf Blofeld Editor brings hardware integration to modern Digital Audio Workstation environments. Waldorf Blofeld Editor & Librarian plug-in works seamlessly with all Waldorf Blofeld Keyboard / Waldorf Blofeld Desktop synthesizers.
It is now much faster to scroll thru sounds and make tweaks within your DAW. Automate parameters with real hardware control names. The best part is, our Editor saves all the data within the project and when you reopen the project, all of the used data gets sent to your hardware, automatically! No more waiting with loading or transferring hardware data. Save time – welcome Total Recall.
Control Waldorf Blofeld desktop / Blofeld Keyboard synthesizer directly from your DAW.
Automate almost every parameter directly from your DAW.
No need to remember CC’s for each knobs / per synthesizer. Goodbye sticky notes!
Load, Edit and Store patches into hardware memory or in your HDD personal library.
Store any Waldorf microQ / Q / Blofeld compatible soundset in your HDD library folder and browse it from our plugin.
Send banks or individual patches from librarian to hardware.
Request banks or individual patches from hardware to librarian.
Total Recall: When you reopen your project, all of the data used in it, will be sent to the hardware, automatically!"
"Obscured Waves is a collection of 64 presets for Waldorf Blofeld that explores the darker, vintage-inspired side of sound design. The bank is built around the idea of imperfection—gritty, lo-fi textures combined with constantly shifting timbres created through rich modulation. These sounds are alive, expressive, and full of character, bringing a distinctive atmosphere to any track, performance, or video production.
🎛 The patches include dozens of modulations, adding motion and variation. Velocity sensitivity and ModWheel assignments are mapped for expressive control, making each sound performance-friendly. ModWheel adds modulations — brightening the sound, introducing vibrato, shifting tone, or adding extra movement for dynamic performance.
🔮 What sets Obscured Waves apart is its fusion of experimental tones and playable musical textures. Whether you’re crafting ambient, techno, cinematic, IDM, industrial, drum and bass, retrowave, or any style that leans into a dark atmospheric or moodier aesthetic, this soundset will give your music depth and identity.
🧿 Each preset was meticulously designed to deliver a tactile, emotional experience. Techniques such as noise layering, distortion, FM, and vintage tape emulation were used to evoke an analog character from this digital instrument. The result is a visceral set of sounds that feel aged, nostalgic, and imperfect—in all the right ways.
💡 Technical Information. How to import/upload presets. The presets are compatible with hardware Blofeld versions: desktop and keyboard; and with the official Blofeld VST Plugin. Make sure you are using the latest hardware firmware and vst-plugin versions.
No Samples and third-party wavetables are required. The soundset is made with the factory content only. The soundset comes in multiple formats: Bank in .syx format (Bank G) Bank in .mid format (Bank G) Bank in .blo format for Auraplugins Blofeld Editor/Librarian users Bank in .bpz format for the official Blofeld VST plugin users Separate presets in .syx format Separate presets in .mid format
The bank contains presets in slots 01–64. Slots 65–128 are Init Presets. SysEx transfer will overwrite the entire Bank G. Make a backup before loading. Set Device ID to 0 (zero). To load the presets onto the synthesizer, use a SysEx file utility: SysEx Librarian by Snoize (for Mac) or MIDI-OX/Bome Send SX (for Windows). Connect the Blofeld to your computer via USB and select it as the MIDI device in the application settings. Load the .syx or .mid bank file into the application, select it, and click Send/Play. The bank will be transferred to the synthesizer within a minute."
Contents: 00:00 TX Monochrome 01:26 PD Fluff 02:35 RH Between 03:39 LD Bacteria 04:25 KS Stellar 05:27 ST Myth 06:43 TX Wide Noise 07:49 PD Blackbird 09:10 TX Window 10:37 RH Clockwork 11:37 PD Drops 12:58 KS Prose 14:04 ST Inception 15:03 DR Raid 16:15 ST Voyage 16:57 PD Silence 18:14 LD Twins 19:20 TX Drama 20:22 RH Itinerary 21:29 PD Cube 23:10 KS Yesterday 24:07 ST Titles 25:18 DR Atlas 26:01 LD Desert 27:16 PD City 28:50 RH Miniature 29:32 ST Recorder 30:48 KS Mentor 31:51 PD Synapse 33:30 TX Intervals 34:52 ST TV Show 35:59 RH Walk 37:08 LD Access 37:56 PD Breeze 39:11 ST Sudden 40:22 KS Tremor 41:27 ST Numb 42:37 TX Downstairs 43:35 RH Blue Field 44:43 LD Polar 45:43 PD Tiara 47:04 ST Junction 48:15 DR Hollow 49:33 TX Perception 50:42 PD Stalker 52:06 KS Microtones 52:57 DR Snake 53:57 LD Nacre 54:57 KS Snowbound 55:59 DR Gloom
"A demonstration of the iPad version of our Blofeld plugin. We show how to create a multi patch performance. Find out more https://waldorfmusic.com/blofeld-ipad/
0:00 start
4:10 creating a multi patch"
"The Microwave defined hybrid synthesis at its best with its unique interpretation of wavetable synthesis combined with analogue filters. Now Waldorf Music brings this magical instrument back into the hands of musicians with the release of the Microwave 1 app for iPads. It can be used as a standalone app as well as in the iPadOS AUv3 plug-in format."
"Dunno what style this is. It's not really Berlin School, it's clearly not Ambient...
Let's just call it "Indie Electronica", that can't be wrong, right? ^^'
Anyways, I had heaps of fun jamming, hope you'll like enjoy listening too. ;)
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For those playing along at home:The key is G major / E minor, the tempo is around 110 BPM. But I'm using the Blofeld's internal clock, and I'm not sure how steady that is.
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A view behind the scenes:
So... As some of you may have already heard, I've been busy tinkering again.
But instead of doing something with Arduinos as usual, this time I thought "how hard can coding VSTs be, anyways?".
So I've made my very first VST plugin! I call it the "Arclight".
Nothing too fancy, all it does is take an input note and expand it into a chord.
And that's what you can see in the video: I'm playing my root notes on the QY100, which sends them to my laptop, where they are expanded into chords. Those are passed on to the Blofeld, which does two things:
a) It puts them into its arpeggiator
b) It filters out the lowest note, and uses it for the bass.
The rest is just my normal setup:
Both the Blofeld and the reface CP's audio get passed through the Specular Tempus, and are recorded by my laptop.
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More info on the Arclight:
Metaphorically speaking, it illuminates the space around your solo. So that's where the name comes from.
The Arclight creates full voicings for pads and atmos from a single root note. So you can play pads with just one finger, and have a hand free for soloing! Or sequence chords with a simple monophonic sequencer! ...or do something entirely different and feed the output to an arpeggiator. ;-)
If you like, you can try it out for yourself.
I've put it into the download section of my website, the link to that is among the others.
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Well then, let's close off the video description with some links:
Here you can stream & download my music!
Website: https://lanthanoide.jimdofree.com/
Bandcamp: https://lanthanoide.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lanthan-oide/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lanthan_oide/
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As alway, thank you for listening!
"Its been a while since I did a clip with the Blofeld. While the Virtual analog side of the synth is great I have many other synths that can look after this work. I keep this synth around the studio mainly for its ability to manipulate and play wavetables. If you also use Audioterm the pallet available its limitless.
Here is an example of making a wavetable pad and using some plugin's and outboard gear to create a small world of wavetable sound. One of the challenges with any pad sound is to stop it becoming stale, movement in the sound is always key. This is where the Blofeld excels.
If you want to know more about the Blofeld please check out Mark Pigott's excellent channel. He has really got out every penny of value to be had on this synth and has some excellent tutorials."
"It's been a while since I last recorded something with my Launchpad, hasn't it? Well, here's a new ambient track. Enjoy! ^^ ================================ For those playing along at home: The tempo is at 65 BPM, and the key is C major.
As the LP's note layout is the same for all keys I didn't have a reason to pick a fancy one. So I just went for one that's easy to jam along to. ;-) ================================ For those interested in the setup:
Here's a flowchart: (Expression Pedal) ⇒ DIY MIDI Controller ⇒ Launchpad ⇒ (PC) ⇒ Blofeld ⇒ Specular Tempus (Devices in parenthesis are off-screen)
Firstoff, that little siver box with the amber lights turns the input from an expression pedal into MIDI pitchbend commands. Its output gets routed to the Lanuchpad.
Now, I've got a custom firmware running on the Launchpad Pro. It's called Subsequencely and allows me to use the LP as a standalone MIDI controller.
Thanks to some software magic, the notes I play are triggering two different patches on the Blofeld: The higher notes play those little bells, and the lower ones are expanded into full chords for the pads.
To turn single notes into full chords I'm actually using a homebrew VST plugin, nicknamed "Arclight". You can grab that from my website if you'd like to try that out for yourself. ;-)
Ok, but back to the hardware setup. The Blofeld is running in multi-mode, so it's playing both the melody and the pads. Then the Specular Tempus slaps a whole lot of reverb on it, and the result get's recorded. And that's it!"
"Great emulation of the must have Blofeld, great synth, great sound, lovely pads !! The melodies I play are mine and copyrighted (SACEM). All Rights Reserved.
"A track written by a student of mine: My computer!
Yes, I've written an experimental program that let's my pc compose it's own sequences and chord progressions, and even improvise a bit. The result is a Berlin School track, and I'm just tweaking knobs because I felt like doing so.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this little experiment! ^^
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If you'd like to jam along:
The key is C# minor, and the BPM should be 110.
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About the background of this project:
You may be wondering, what's the point of teaching a machine to make music?
Is this supposed to replace human musicians?
No. Here's my point:
I've grown tired of people telling me — and themselves — that they'd love to make music, but are "just not creative enough".
Because a) it's wrong, and b) by telling themselves that they can't do it, they deny themselves the joys of creating music.
But how do I prove it's wrong?
Well, take a computer. It may be very smart, but it's objectively as creative as a potato.
So if I can teach a computer to write it's own music... Doesn't that prove that there's no such thing as "not being creative enough to make music"?
You're welcome. Now stop not believing in yourself, folks!
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How everything is wired:
BeatStep Pro ⇒ (And then a miracle occurs) ⇒ Blofeld ⇒ Specular Tempus
The BSP does not actually do much, I'm just using its toggle buttons to start / stop sequences.
The Blofeld plays both the sequence and the pads, it's running in multitimbral mode.
All the audio is routed through the Specular Tempus for some reverb.
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How the computer came up with this:
At first, a sequence is generated at random, with the following rules:
1. The sequence is 8 steps long.
2. Every step is set at random either to an C#4, F#4, G#4, B4 or C#5.
3. A step must not be set to the same note as the previous or next step.
Then the sequence is played two times.
Afterwards, one of the 8 steps may be chosen at random and its note be changed.
Again, rule 2 and 3 have to be followed.
Then the sequence is again played two times, is changed again, and so on.
But where does the chord progression come from?
Well, it's the same algorithm, but slightly different:
1. The sequence is 4 steps long.
2. The notes are not eighth notes as before, but last for 4 bars.
Then, these notes are given to my DIY chordizer, the 'Arclight', which uses them as root notes for full chords. And in the end, everything is sent to the Blofeld.
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A goodie for those reading the description:
Maybe you think, 'wait a minute, Lanthan, you Matt Lowne imitating madman, didn't you do this before?'.
Very perceptive, dear viewer! :)
Yes, in the very first days of this channel I've indeed taught a microcontroller to do this.
But this time, I've written that code into a VST plugin, so it fits nicely in my DAW, is tempo-synced, and I can implement all sorts of parameters without having to solder!
Oh, and I can share it with others over the internet.
So yeah. You can get this experimental 'Unknown' sequencer on my website.
In case you'd like to try it for yourself! ^^
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"We proudly present 128 brand new premium presets for the Waldorf Blofeld hardware synth and plugin. You can download them here: https://www.sonicfreaks.com/shop/Blof...
This little synth is the public secret of the synth community. The Waldorf Blofeld is small but don't let its appearance fool you. This synth is packed with features and sounds amazing. It was a delight to create this bundle of 128 presets for it.
You can expect our high quality sounds in this library which contains beautiful pads, wonderful atmospheric textures, evolving strings, morphing basses, dynamic plucks, piercing leads and much more.
Our goal is to create sounds that inspire you to create music. All sounds are ready to be played and are all very useable. The presets are suitable for all kinds of electronic music like ambient, film scores, techno, electro, IDM, EDM and much more."
"We are setting up Waldorf Q Editor for Waldorf Q Keyboard and going thru the Global Settings that are recommended. This is all done in Ableton Live, so you can follow up how to setup Audio and MIDI tracks and the Editor itself.
Waldorf Q Editor & Librarian is designed to control your Waldorf Q right from your DAW. With our Editor, you can work with your Waldorf Q by the same way you use your virtual instrument plug-ins. Our Editor will recall your patch settings when you open your project and the data will be sent to your Q automatically once you open your project. Your synthesizer is always synchronized with your session! The only thing you need to worry, is that you power-up your synthesizer. We also added the ability to load in Waldorf Blofeld and microQ patches! (WHAT? Yes!)
"Reformation Soundset is a brand new wavetable based soundset with 100 patches that will blow your mind. Novaline has experimented a lot with all the routing possibilities to reform the different waveforms and wavetables to make them sound interesting.
This soundset will be useful for any genre you¥re working with. By hearing the demo, you'll hear exactly why!
This soundset contains all from Leads, Keys, Plucks, Pads, Atmo, Strings and very fat Bass sounds.
All internal effects such as Distortion, Bitcrush, Delay, Chorus and Phaser are being used but not reverb.
Only External Effect being is Reverb with the plugin, Native Instruments Raum, with some Predelay to give some of the sounds some ambience to get the picture how it sound like in your productions or use.
In the demo you will hear some beats Novaline made to demonstrate how it sound like in a production with sidechain.
Reformation soundset is for the MICRO Q model, but works with Waldorf Q, Q+ and Blofeld models as I imported the microQ bank to qXr Editor and bloX Editor to convert the bank. Keep in mind that they will sound slightly different on those models.
"Demo of the U-He Repro 5 softsynth plugin. These are some of my favourite presets (all stock). The Repro-5 is a clone of the SCI Prophet 5 and it sounds fantastic in my opinion. No external effects are used, so if you hear a reverb it's from the plugin itself. The Blofeld is only used as a MIDI controller, all the sounds are from the Repro-5 running on my computer.
Sorry I don't have the names of the presets. I tried to do a screen recording by half-way through it got too CPU intensive running alongside the Repro-5 so I had to shut it off cause it was affecting the sound. I'm going to try and find a better way to do this next time. But they're all stock presets so they shouldn't be too hard to find if you browse through them. I was browsing presets in the order in which they appear in the library."
The Waldorf Micro Q and other famous synths were made with this baby in heart.
Introducing Vavra – VST plugin with 100% full emulation of Waldorf's MicroQ Synthesizer on your MAC & PC for FREE!
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This pack contains all legal links on installation files & instruction & original OS from Waldorf's website to install & Enjoy Micro Q Universe wherever you are!
And our soundset “Analog Dreams" with 100 organic presets for Vavra plugin!
It’s the first time you can get so many useful atmospheric sounds for your production collected in one soundset.
By Nick Klimenko aka Chronos, a creator of “Organica” for Waldorf Blofeld & “WS Universe” for Korg Wavestation.
All sounds of soundset bpm syncable & modulation wheel approved. All instructions are included in PDF file.
Powerful unison strings, stunning unusual arps, deep pads & polys great for soundtrack atmosphere, synth-pop & retro wave music, dancefloor music.
Powerful unison basses, stunning mono & poly leads, sharp plucks, dynamic & wide arps, deep & realistic strings. Great for soundtrack atmosphere, synth-pop & retro wave music, dance floor music.
Finally, famous Motorola DSP56300 emulated in computer!
The Waldorf Micro Q and other famous synths were made with this baby in heart.
Introducing Vavra – VST plugin with 100% full emulation of Waldorf's MicroQ Synthesizer on your MAC & PC for FREE!
Please support developers here: https://dsp56300.wordpress.com/
This pack contains all legal links on installation files & instruction & original OS from Waldorf's website to install & Enjoy Micro Q Universe wherever you are!
And our soundset “Ambient Sounds & Techno Arps" with 100 organic presets for Vavra plugin!
