My Friends, I'm a new owner (#28) and I have a couple of questions (and I'm sure I will have more) as I learn the ins and outs of my River. They may be silly mistakes on my part or simply a misunderstanding of the River's complex architecture but if you could help me find the answers I would appreciate it. Thank you in advance.
#1) How do I tell if the chorus or effects are on a preset? I don't see the Chorus 1, 2 or 3 buttons lit up or the FX button. But some of the presets sound like they have effects on them.
#2) I would swear that I am running out of voices at 4. When I have four keys pressed and press a 5th key the note of the first key pressed drops out. On some synths buttons or LEDs light up to indicate what voice is being used or how many voices are being used. I believe Deepmind has this feature, some of Dave Smith's synths have it and my Andromeda has this. Does The River? Is it possible I am in some layered mode instead of Single mode? I thought I followed the instructions to get into single mode but maybe I am layered and using two voices per key. I have barely scratched the surface due to working on a musical with my students but, so far, these two items have confounded me.
He Mr Knoch ;)
Happy to read you here ;) For the display of the voices used, the function is in the "tune" menu, the last "DIAGNOS LED" option (page 22 of the manual)
Do you use The River connected to a computer? Because what you evoke is like a loopback midi : what you play is sent to the computer that send the same "note on" to The River.
If you are disconnected from a computer, then look at the settings of the layers on The Riverkey : when you play a note, if two layers indicate an activity and both have The River as your destination, it's normal for you to consume two voice cards.
If you load the Template "1L RIVER" (page 11 of the manual) without computer connexion, you must have 8 voices with no substitute after 4 notes.
Effectively, it is impossible to have a summary of the FX. It's a good idea, it would be convenient. Personally, I use the page "Mix" to change level of chorus and effect and understand what is engaged but it is not terrible ;)
So happy to have your help! I will try these. I did read your and coyote's instruction on the effects. I will implement those tips. My singles lately have all been 8 voices so I must have layered something or disabled some voices without knowing it. What a lovely sounding synth. I can't wait to dig in more and use it in some compositions. I will post them on the gearslutz thread as soon as I have the time to create them! :)
Thanks again,
Wesley