Musical Instrument Factory of Riga


Musical Instrument Factory of Riga was the largest Soviet electronic music instrument manufacturer. It was based in Riga. RMIF synthesizers became very popular among rock and pop bands in Eastern Bloc. The plant also produced drum kits. After the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, RMIF went bankrupt.
Until 1999, about 20,000 "Rīga" pianos were produced at the Riga Musical Instrument Factory. Most of them had been realized before. In the markets of the USSR and vice versa, Latvia imported pianos from other republics of the USSR. One part of the musical instruments was eliminated in the course of operation.

Products

Electronic organ

RMIF Perle - Electronic organ with eleven tone stops and three effects
  • '''RMIF Miki'''

Polyphonic synthesizers

Opus - ensemble synthesizer consists of four sections: Piano, String, Organ, and BassRMIF TI-3 - polyphonic programmable synthesizer with built-in sequencer and arpeggiatorRMIF TI-5 - polyphonic programmable synthesizer, similar to Amfiton M-028

Electronic drums

RMIF Elsita - analog drum modulesRMIF ES-2-5 - analog electronic percussion with auto-rhythm

External resources

  • "", delcampe.net
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