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Skip to content***In order to control Riverside with MIDI, it must have firmware version 1.22 or later. An easy way to check if your Riverside is running version 1.20 or newer firmware is to try setting the MIDI Expression functionality.
To update Riverside, please download the Strymon Update software.
To begin using Riverside with an external MIDI device, connect the MIDI out jack from a pedal, controller, or computer interface to the EXP jack on Riverside. The following devices can be used to send MIDI messages to Riverside:
Once you have connected Riverside to a MIDI source, you must set the EXP jack to MIDI mode.
Next, you will need to select a MIDI channel to communicate with Riverside. Riverside is set to MIDI channel 1 by default.
The MIDI Output mode must be set to determine what kind of MIDI data is sent out by Riverside. ***NOTE: If you are only sending MIDI data to Riverside or if you are using the Strymon MIDI EXP cable, the MIDI Output mode must be set to OFF.***
When set to MIDI mode, the currently loaded settings can be saved to any of Riverside’s 300 preset locations at any time.
Riverside contains 300 preset locations, numbered sequentially from 0-299. Because MIDI Program Change messages have a maximum number of 128 (0-127) the presets are grouped into three MIDI patch banks:
Riverside always powers up in MIDI Patch Bank 0, so if you plan to stay within the first 127 presets, simply send a standard MIDI Program Change message to load a preset.
If you will be using MIDI Banks 1 and/or 2, it is advisable to send a standard MIDI Bank Change message (MIDI CC# 0 with a value equal to the MIDI Bank#) before each MIDI Program Change.
Selecting bank 0, patch 0 will recall Riverside’s on-board Favorite preset (RED FAVORITE LED)which can also be accessed with the on-board FAVORITE switch on the pedal.
Selecting bank 0, patch 127 will put Riverside into Manual mode (FAVORITE LED OFF). In this mode, the pedal will be set to the current knob and switch settings. No preset data can be stored at this preset location.