Not-too-badly-priced synth for Wavetable stuff. There's a version with a keyboard (and a few extra things), and you can pay to unlock the ability to use samples as well as the existing wavetables—but wait for a sale. Other options for the same budget are probably just older Korg rack stuff.

Updates are pretty Linux-friendly, you just need to send some data over SysEx.

There's a .reabank (Reaper format instrument definition: Waldorf Blofeld Desktop.reabank for selecting banks. No CC info. though.

There're lists of CCs on:

• https://midi.guide/d/waldorf/blofeld/ .CSV
• https://www.openmidi.com/¹⁾ .YAML

• https://www.presetpatch.com/synth/waldorf-blofeld
• Kotró László Lehel has wavetables²⁾ and patches on their software page.

• Waldorf Blofeld Wavetable Creator 1.11
• Waldorf Blofeld editor