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Citation : Blofeld Soundset February 23rd, 2008
27/02/2008:

This soundset has better matching sound volumes. The sound selection is identical to the soundset released in January 2008. Please note that the soundset replaces all sounds in the Blofeld.
Download Blofeld Soundset February 23nd, 2008
blofeld_fact_080223.zip (264.6 KB)
Transmitting the Soundset to the Blofeld

* Extract the archive.
* Open blofeld_fact_080223.mid with any Sequencer or MIDI File Player (i.e. Cubase, Logic or Windows Media Player).
* Make sure that the correct MIDI output is selected. Please use the USB MIDI Port of the Blofeld if possible.
* Start playback. The Blofeld should show a message reporting that sound dumps are received.
* After around 1.30 min the transmission is finished and the sounds should be replaced.

If you are unsure if the Blofeld received all sounds, dump the soundset again. To verify, compare the sound volumes of these sounds:

* G001 Machine Bass should have a sound volume of 77
* G002 Mars Mouse should have a sound volume of 51

If any problems occur during the soundset dump, please contact support@waldorfmusic.de.

Have fun with your Blofeld.

Citation : Blofeld Firmware V1.02
27/02/2008:

This version is a hotfix addressing bugs reported by our users. It is recommended for all users of the Blofeld.
Improvements:

* Increased Output Volume by 12dB.
* Fixed spurious problems with Sound selection when Category Filters are used.
* Fixed storage problems of received sound dumps which showed "Init" or "Init!" sounds.
* Fixed further spurious occurences of "Init" or "Init!" sounds.
* Improved voice allocation with Unisono sounds.

Known issues:

* Changing sound volumes during playback over MIDI might result in loud sounds for held notes. New notes are played with the correct volume. This happens with sounds that use additional volume modulation i.e. by Velocity.
* Booting the Blofeld might result in a freeze when USB is connected and a sequencer application (i.e. Logic 7 or 8) is open. Logic, for example, sends certain MIDI messages to a new MIDI Port as soon as it appears.

Download Blofeld Firmware V1.02
blofeld_v1_02.zip (75.6 KB)
Transmitting the Blofeld Firmware V1.02 to the Blofeld

The Firmware Update is stored in the MIDI file with USB 2.0 High Speed (480 Mbit/s). This means that you must send it to the Blofeld over USB-MIDI. The benefit is that the Firmware Update takes a mere 11 seconds to complete.

If your sequencer or SysEx dump application is not able to dump the update with this speed or if you only connected the Blofeld via MIDI, reduce the sequence Tempo drastically to around 10 bpm (or even lower).

If your dump application still cannot handle it, please send us a request for a low-speed Firmware Update.

* Extract the archive.
* Open blofeld_v1_02.mid with any Sequencer or MIDI File Player (i.e. Cubase, Logic or Windows Media Player).
* Make sure that the correct MIDI output is selected. Please use the USB MIDI Port of the Blofeld if possible.
* Start playback. After around 2 seconds a message appears in the display of the Blofeld that the firmware is updated.
* After around 11 seconds the transmission is finished and the Blofeld restarts automatically.

The Blofeld Firmware V1.02 is now installed.

If any problems occur during the update, please contact support@waldorfmusic.de.

Have fun with your Blofeld.