Waldorf Blofeld User Manual

Sound Synthesis Basics
103 Blofeld User´s Manual
Envelope Types in the Blofeld
ADSR Envelope
Most traditional synthesizers feature ADSR envelopes.
These envelopes are made up of four parameters that
determine their response: Attack, Decay, Sustain and
Release. The other parameters of the Envelope section
have no function, so they can not be edited. The
following picture illustrates the structure of an ADSR
envelope:
ADSR Envelope
The envelope is started by pressing a key. It ascends to its
maximum value at the rate determined by the Attack
parameter. It then descends at the rate determined by the
Decay value until it reaches the predetermined Sustain
value. It remains at this value until the key is released. The
envelope then descends to zero at the rate determined by
the Release parameter.
ADS1DS2R Envelope
A difficult name for an envelope that is quite easy to
understand. Besides the parameters an ADSR envelope
features, it offers an adjustable attack level and a second
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Waldorf Blofeld Specifications

General

MIDI-keyboard number of keys	- keys
Product color	White
Sound effects	Triple FX, Chorus, Flanger/Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Overdrive, Phaser, Reverberation
Sound effects quantity	8
Music memory capacity (songs)	1000
MIDI out	No
Interface	USB
DC-in jack	Yes
USB version	2.0
Headphone outputs	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	-
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Input voltage	12 V
Power source type	DC