The River batch Summer 2022 (France and UE Only)
- Stock: Out Of Stock
- Model: The River 1.4
- Dimensions: 104.00cm x 52.00cm x 20.00cm
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The River batch 2022 Order
White, Black Wood, CV + Gates 6.35
Multitimbral Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer
This item is a order for one The River from lot Summer 2022 of four The River.
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It's hard to find words that do justice to The River. The vision of its designer has been realized: the vintage sound that we love, undeniable fire power, very original features, a design that makes you want to play and toggle and a great piece of hand-crafted hardware.
Test Audiofanzine, février 2018
Technical, dimensional, power specifications
- 100% subtractive analog synthesis
- Polyphony with 8 voices, each voice card being a changeable physical card.
- 2 VCO, 1 VCF, 2 envelopes, 1 VCA, 1 LFO per voice, hardware routing for the modulations.
- All components are operated while the instrument is switched on. Adjustments of micro-voltage taking into account the temperature insures the accuracy of the instrument.
- Complete multitimbrality: 8 channels with free voice/channel allocation.
- Wide-ranging management of the expressivity: aftertouch channel, pseudo aftertouch polyphony, attack AND release velocity.
- High-end TP/8 5 Octaves Fatar keyboard.
- Complete management of outputs / inputs by layer: 4 simultaneous layers allowing to create complex areas, to control the MIDI and USB inputs, to drive the outputs for MIDI, USB and the 16 CVs and 8 Gates.
- CHORD and HOLD modes.
- One intuitive sequencer per layer (4 notes, 48 steps polyphonic). Recording step by step in real time. Transposition of play.
- One arpeggiator per layer, numerous motifs and parameters. Transposition of play.
- Control of the external MIDI clocks and REAL TIME messages.
- Simplified connection with software programs (MIDI and USB).
- Complete bidirectional transmission of all the sound commands (CC and NRPN).
- Advanced MPE compatibility with the configurable control of all the Axes.
- CV LFO to add a modulation to external analog devices used under power.
- Effects: Analog Triple Chorus / Flanger + digital Echo / Reverberation. 100% analog pathway. Storage of the sound settings.
- Storage of 160 SINGLE programs, 40 MULTI programs carrying over all the parameters, including the current programs, effects and profile parameters, 40 effects programs, 10 profiles of combined layers. Backup and restoring through SysEx on USB.
- 2 pairs of stereo XLR and TRS 6.35 jack outputs.
- 8 individual outputs TS 6.35 jack.
- 1 earphones output 6.35 jack (front side) with dedicated potentiometer.
- 1 pair of audio stereo input TS 6.35 jack routed to the effects section.
- 3 MIDI In, Out and Thru 5 pin DIN connectors.
- 3 USB type B ports for MIDI driving through USB and update of the operating systems.
- 2 inputs Contacts Pedal and 1 entry Expression Pedal.
- Nominal voltage adaptable to all networks through the services of an approved technician.
- Electricity requirements: 120VA. IEC filtered socket.
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 104 x 52 (radiator included) x 20 cm.
- Weight: 26 kg.
- Flightcase : 110 x 60 x 30, 15 kg
The Flightcase is mandatory. Its price is 220€ excluding tax or 264€ with VAT.
Approximately, the shipping costs, with an Add Valorem insurance, are :
- France 130-1180€ excluding tax (UPS Express)
- Europe 220-330€ excl. tax (UPS Express)
For customers resident in a European Union country
The River is guaranteed for 2 years, parts and labor. It is important not to lose sight of the artisanal character of the instrument and of the company Baloran SAS: A major breakdown will be fully covered, transport costs included. Some eventual minor malfunctions can be solved by a partial disassembly / reassembly done by the customer in order to avoid a complete return of the machine: change of a voice card, change of The Triko. Documentation and an accessory kit are supplied with the replacement card.
If these conditions do not seem acceptable to you, which I readily understand, please do not order The River.
It's hard to find words that do justice to The River. The vision of its designer has been realized: the vintage sound that we love, undeniable fire power, very original features, a design that makes you want to play and toggle and a great piece of hand-crafted hardware.
Review of the Baloran The River and Award (excellent sound examples)
THE RIVER – this French masterpiece – is an elemental SOUND force. And an instrument with great technical finesse. For about 5,500 Euros you get a fabulously good and powerful sounding 8-voice analog synthesizer. A representative of that rare species of real analog mega-synths that can sweep the listener away. Individual voice adjustment (volume, pan, transposition) has massive acoustic sound potential of which only a few synthesizers in history have been capable.Baloran THE RIVER – an elemental SOUND force (very nice demos)
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+ hervorragender Analogsound
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+ umfangreiche CV/Gate-Anschluss-Sektion
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+ Bedienung des River Key Managements sehr komplex