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Jackout
Joined: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 92 Location: Leeds
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 4:10 am Post subject:
Blofeld sample playback question |
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Hi,
There doesn't seem to be a great deal of info around on the Blofeld's sample playback capabilities, can anyone enlighten me as to how it currently works? i.e:
- can you play your samples polyphonically?
- To what extent can you modulate your samples? Can you put them through everything that a normal Osc goes through?
- Is there any destruction in audio quality?
Cheers! |
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musikmachine
Joined: Oct 07, 2009 Posts: 2 Location: UK
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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:11 am Post subject:
Re: Blofeld sample playback question |
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Jackout wrote: | Hi,
There doesn't seem to be a great deal of info around on the Blofeld's sample playback capabilities, can anyone enlighten me as to how it currently works? i.e:
- can you play your samples polyphonically? |
Yes you can. Samples are treated exactly the same as the oscillators.
Jackout wrote: | - To what extent can you modulate your samples? Can you put them through everything that a normal Osc goes through? |
See above.
Jackout wrote: | - Is there any destruction in audio quality?
Cheers! |
Not unless you want there to be.
The sample option is a nice addon to the blofeld. You can load anything from oneshots to multisamples. The downside is you have to reload the samples each time; you can't add to an existing set and it takes time. I think to load 60mb would take 30 minutes. It's not that bad in practise but i usually work with smaller sets anyway. |
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Keysandslots
Joined: Aug 18, 2006 Posts: 266 Location: Mississauga, Ontario
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Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:11 am Post subject:
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"The downside is you have to reload the samples each time; you can't add to an existing set and it takes time. I think to load 60mb would take 30 minutes. It's not that bad in practise but i usually work with smaller sets anyway."
Can you clarify this a bit? Do mean, every time you turn the synth on you need to re-load the samples?
Thanks
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musikmachine
Joined: Oct 07, 2009 Posts: 2 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:34 am Post subject:
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Keysandslots wrote: | "The downside is you have to reload the samples each time; you can't add to an existing set and it takes time. I think to load 60mb would take 30 minutes. It's not that bad in practise but i usually work with smaller sets anyway."
Can you clarify this a bit? Do mean, every time you turn the synth on you need to re-load the samples?
Thanks
Randy |
No i mean transmitting the samples from Spectre. It takes a few minutes to transmit samples to the blofeld. Spectre gives you an estimate of how long to will take as well but it usually is a bit quicker. You can try out the spectre software and even create your own programs and save them. |
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Keysandslots
Joined: Aug 18, 2006 Posts: 266 Location: Mississauga, Ontario
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Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:43 am Post subject:
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Thanks for the clarification. I've been considering what to get next, and the Blofeld is at the top of my list.
Randy |
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Jackout
Joined: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 92 Location: Leeds
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:29 am Post subject:
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So what then can the Nord Wave do in terms of sample processing that the Blofeld cannot?
I cannot figure out how the Blofeld seems to offer all it does for so much less £ than other VAs. |
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robsol
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Joined: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 2492 Location: Bristol UK
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Jackout
Joined: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 92 Location: Leeds
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject:
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Cheers Muied. NAMM started today and Waldorf are there so it'll be interesting to see if they show any new developments. |
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