Hi everyone
I’ve been an Octatrack user for quite a few months now, and I’m looking for some other gear to complement it and start using it’s MIDI sequencer potential (so far I’ve only been using samples)
I’m specially intersted in a polyphonic synth, and the desktop format is ideal for live performance.
I had been tempted to buy an Ipad, although most demos I’ve heard are a bit weak, too digital. On the other hand, the form factor (size & weight), the ability to carry it everywhere (I’m a very impulsive person, so I like the idea to be able to play around with ideas on the spot) and the possibility to have other non-melodic apps (playing with field recordings for example) it’s also really tempting.
Recently I’ve been looking around at the Blofeld - wich I can get a for a pretty good price (I live in Buenos Aires so gear is frequently overpriced) - and it seems like a good match… the sound is a bit sterile for my taste, but it seems capable of creating a much powerful sound, and it’s multitimbral capabilities seem great to create basslines, pads, melodies… the only thing that worries me a bit is that I’ve heard that sometimes it gets a little buggy in multi mode, but I asked an octa+blofeld user and he says it’s unusual, and pretty safe for live performance.
any thoughts / comments / recommendations? user feedback of any of these setups are more than welcome!
ps: on a sidenote, I also feel really tempted of selling my Microbrute (the only synth I own) and getting a Shruthi, wich seems amazing for the price / size, and it has way more MIDI capabilities