I know it's a bit of apples vs oranges but would an Microfreak + Pigments give a similar amount of sound design potential? I can space out the outgoing money then

Is it really that powerful/flexible compared to a vst like that? I personally prefer hardware anyways, but thought they couldn't compete with vsts?...

Hi all, Quite a broad topic, but I'm specifically considering either Hydrasynth Explorer or Arturia Microfreak + Arturia Pigments. I already have an 88 key controller keyboard and plenty of other orchestral vsts (which is my main "sound") so this would be complementing those. My main use w...

I'm surprised as well - either they have given up on it or are just confident it will still sell....or maybe both :) I'm not massively fussed about loading my own samples, but would like to load 3rd party patches (ones that don't use new samples).... If it was £200 it would be a no-brainer, but ther...

Cheers, it's certainly a lot less appetising with that additional cost...

I forgot to mention, looks like you still need to pay a fee to Waldorf to unlock the Blofeld and have access to load your own samples/presets? About a 100 quid I think!

Thanks all. I certainly really like the demos I've heard from the Blofeld - my only reservations are the bugs I've heard reported and the price given what is available today.

As mentioned best way is to get hands on if I can

resistorman wrote: ↑Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:48 pm Sold my Blofeld 6 years ago, no regrets. Love my Hydrasynth and Wavestate. Not so keen on Cobalt 8, probably going to sell it.

The Hydrasynth Desktop is one of my options - does it it complement the Wavestate well? I've read the sound design options are great - is that your experience as well?

Cheers guys, I think it's probably a toss-up between the Hydrasynth Desktop and the Modwave then. Love my Wavestate too - fantastic synth

Cheers, good to know - it seems like there's just a lot more options out there now. I already have a Wavestate but considering a Modwave as well (either that or the Blofeld). I know they are not a million miles apart in terms of sound but think they would complement each other nicely. Then the Hydra...

Hi all, I'm quite tempted by the Waldorf Blofeld after reading that it seems to be a bit of an underrated gem that has stood the test of time. The demos still sound great imho. However, the last online review I read was from 2020,and there's been a flurry of great synths since then... For the price ...

Great, thanks