Strymon Riverside User Manual page 2

Riverside
- Multistage Drive
Read Before Using
This manual covers the feature set for Riverside pedals running
version 1.2 firmware and later. To check if your Riverside is running
version 1.2 firmware, follow the instructions in the note at the bottom
of page 31.
The User Manual for Riverside version 1.0 is available here.
Riverside version 1.2 adds the ability to remotely control your
Riverside via a MIDI connection.
If you wish to install the latest update, go to
firmwareupdate
Technology Overview – Multistage Drive Topology
Riverside achieves its sound by passing the signal through a cascade of
individual gain stages. Dynamic complexity and additional harmonics
are generated at each stage as the signal travels from one stage to the
next.
and follow the directions.
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STAGE ONE: Class A Analog JFET
Input Gain Stage
Touch response and dynamic
interaction with your guitar are
optimized with the class A JFET
input gain stage. This analog gain
stage is digitally controlled to
maximize headroom and noise
performance while adding as much
as 20dB of analog gain.
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