n0s's Reviews

god-tier synth

this is lowkey one of the most underrated hardware synths ever made. here's why:

if you don't care about analog and simply want the power and flexibility of a digital synth, the blofeld is the best synth at its price point bar none. not only is it the best synth at its price point, it has as much or more functionality and features than synths 3x its price.

for $400 or less you get: 3 oscs, 2 wavetable, which support samples and custom wavetables oscillators also each have FM, sync, and ringmod 2 multi mode filters with like 15 filter types including comb and PPG modeled filters. each filter can be overdriven with like 10 different kinds of gain 4 envelopes which are loopable 3 lfos and a 16x16 mod matrix than can route almost anything to anything, making it practically a modular synth you can route lfos to other lfos, envelopes to themselves, to fm, etc.

oh also its 16 part multitimbral.

the virus it often touted as the best digital hardware synth ever made, and with good reason. but I have both the virus TI and the blofeld, and I can tell you the blofeld can do pretty much everything the virus can, and some things the virus can't, for a third of the price.

the blofeld also sounds amazing. however, it is NOT a preset synth. the blofeld has the worst presets of any synth I've ever used. the blofeld is for sound designers and people who want to dive deep into synthesis. if you're willing to take some time programming your own patches, you will discover incredible pads, evolving sounds, and nearly every kind of timbre you can imagine. i will say the blofeld is a bit lacking in the bass department and I would not rely on it for bass, but it is excellent at just about everything else.

I also find its 5 knobs and matrix extremely easy to get around, i find it actually less of a pain than the virus, with its 40+ buttons and sub menus.

literally best digital synth for the price.