Waldorf today officially introduced the Blofeld Plugin, a software version of their classic Blofeld hardware synthesizer.

They say that “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.”

With the Blofeld plugin you can also control your hardware. 

Waldorf Blofeld Audio Demo:

Specifications:

• Plug-In version of the popular Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer
• Oscillator
  • 3 Oscillators per voice, capable of wavetables, VA and samples
  • All Microwave II/XT/XTk wavetables
  • Frequency Modulation between the Oscillators
  • 38 slots for User WTs loadable from .midi or .wav file
• Filter
  • 2 independent multi mode filters per voice
  • Filter FM
  • Filter Drive with selectable drive curves
• Modulators
  • 4 Envelopes with multiple envelope modes
  • All envelope timings and levels can be modulated.
  • 3 LFOs with adjustable shapes, phase and speed as well additional delay and fade parameters
  • LFOs can be per voice or globally synced as well as clocked to DAW tempo
  • Modulation Matrix with 16 slots To modulate almost any parameter from a wide range of
    sources
  • 4 Modifier to create even more complex modulations
• Multi-Mode
  • 16 part multi timbral, which can be layered or split
  • Split by key zone and velocity range
  • Multi instrument mixer with volume, panning, detuning, transpose and many more parameters.
• Arpeggiator
  • Freely programmable Arpeggiator pattern with up to 16 steps per sound
  • Timing, accentuation and velocity adjustable for each step
• Effects
  • 2 Effect slots per sound with effect types Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Overdrive, Triple FX, Delay
    and Reverb
• Presets
  • All factory presets from the 2008 and 2012 banks included
  • 20 additional original sounds by synth_nyc
  • Can import original .mid and .syx presets and sound banks
  • Preset browser with search and sort options and preset maintenance
  • Custom preset format supporting tags, sound groups, author and comment attributes
  • Internal preset database
  • Import / export of sound and sound collection files
  • User presets contain sample data
• Hardware Control
  • Plug-In can be used to control the hardware Blofeld
  • Editing all sound parameters on the hardware from the Plug-In
  • Directly import presets from the hardware into the Plug-In
  • Can send .midi preset, wavetable or sample files to the hardware
  • Covers full Spectre functionality
• Samples
  • Each Oscillator capable of playing multi samples
  • Sample management with options to edit samples
  • Plug-In can import hardware sample content from .wpc files or user samples from .xml created with the Spectre software
  • Sample sets can be sent from the Plug-In to the blofeld hardware
• Extras
  • Resizable graphical user interface
  • Freely assignable MIDI CC mapping via MIDI learn
• Plug-In Formats
  • macOS: VST, VST3, AudioUnit and AAX
  • Windows: VST, VST and AAX

Waldorf Blofeld Tutorial:

Pricing and Availability:

The Waldorf Blofeld Plugin is available now for € 119 through January 2, 2025 (normally € 149).