Musical Instrument Factory of Riga

Musical Instrument Factory of Riga (Latvian: Rīgas mūzikas instrumentu fabrika — LMIF) was the largest Soviet electronic music instrument manufacturer. It was based in Riga (former USSR, now Latvia). 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.

RMIF ES-2-5  analog electric percussion with auto-rhythm (1991, experimental)

Products

Acoustic pianos

Acoustic drums and percussion

Electronic organ
  • RMIF Perle - Electronic organ with eleven tone stops and three effects[1]
  • RMIF Miki[2]

Polyphonic synthesizers
  • Opus - ensemble synthesizer consists of four sections: Piano, String, Organ, and Bass[3]
  • RMIF TI-3 - polyphonic programmable synthesizer with built-in sequencer and arpeggiator[4]
  • RMIF TI-5 - polyphonic programmable synthesizer, similar to Amfiton M-028[5][6]

Electronic drums
RMIF ELSITA electronic drum (bottom right)
  • RMIF Elsita (ca. 1989) - analog drum modules[7]
  • RMIF ES-2-5 (1991, experimental) - analog electronic percussion with auto-rhythm[8]

See also

References
  1. "RMIF Perle". Museum of Soviet synthesizers.
  2. "RMIF Miki". Museum of Soviet synthesizers.
  3. "Opus". Museum of Soviet synthesizers.
  4. "RMIF TI-3". Museum of Soviet synthesizers.
  5. "RMIF TI-5". Museum of Soviet synthesizers.
  6. "Amfiton-M028". Museum of Soviet synthesizers.
  7. "RMIF Elsita". Museum of Soviet synthesizers.
  8. "RMIF ES-2-5". Museum of Soviet synthesizers.

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