Eventide Misha Interval-Based Instrument and Sequencer User Guide

: June 5, 2024
: Eventide

Table of Contents

Presets
Home Menu Navigation
Clock / Tone Row
Auto Play Sequencer
Speciﬁcations
References
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Misha® Interval-Based Instrument and Sequencer
Quick Reference Guide

Presets

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Misha currently has 18 preset locations. Press/hold the shift button to access Misha’s presets.

Load preset 1 to 9 by pressing interval buttons -4 to +4 respectively
Decrement or increment through preset 1 to 18 by pressing User 3 (-) or User 4 (+) Buttons
Scroll through the preset list with the Scale knob, and press to load preset.
Press Key Knob to go to Save Preset options

NOTE: You can also save/load presets to/from a microSD card. See Speciﬁcations for more information.

Setup Menu
Press/hold Key and Scale Knobs together to enter the Setup Menu, which allows access to a number of performance and system settings including

ser Button Functions
CV Out range and tuning
CV In range and functions
MIDI I/O options/mappings
Clocking options
Presets and Scales management
microSD card
and other System settings

NOTE: there is an ‘About Misha’ page which indicates the current ﬁrmware version and another status as well as a QR Code shortcut to Eventide website for more info online.

MIDI
MIDI Out
Misha transmits MIDI note, velocity, pitch bend, and CC messages when triggered by panel buttons, CV In mappings, and MIDI In.
MIDI In
Misha can be played with a traditional MIDI keyboard controller or controlled by any MIDI device that transmits MIDI notes or CC messages.
MIDI channel settings, program change, and pitch/CC mappings can be found in the Setup Menu > MIDI.

Play Menu
Play menu is where Misha lives for real-time performance.

Pressing Interval and User Buttons plays musical lines in the chosen key and scale
The bottom row indicates the octave range and current octave of note
Key Knob scrolls through musical keys as you rotate it (press/hold to load on release)
Scale Knob scrolls through all scales as you rotate it
Press/release Scale Knob to cycle through 4 banks (S1/S2 Factory, U1/U2 User) of 50 scales
When a scale has modes, a small green triangle is shown in the lower right corner of the scale name window. Press/rotate the Scale Knob to scroll through the scale modes

Note Range Menu
From the Play menu, press the Shift Button once to access the Note Range Menu, which allows optimizing note range for Key/Scale and instrument/sound with Misha.

Key Knob sets low note limit
Scale Knob sets high note limit
Note Range can be reset to previously stored values with Button
Note Range is saved with preset

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Chord Menu
Press/hold the Shift Button to access Misha chords. Misha currently has 9 chord options.

Select chords 1 to 9 by pressing Interval Button -4 to +4 respectively
Decrement or Increment through chord list by pressing User 3 (-) or User 4 (+) Buttons
Scroll through the chord list with Scale Knob and press to select the chord
Press Button to toggle chord on/oﬀ

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Clock / Tone Row

Clock Menu
Press the Shift Button to the page to Clock Menu.

Rotating Key Knob turns internal clock On/Oﬀ
Rotating Scale Knob increments/decrements internal clock BPM by 1 BPM
Pressing and rotating Scale Knob provides coarse adjustment by 5 BPM
Tapping the Button allows real-time tap tempo setting

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Tone Row
Misha can record and play a Tone Row sequence: a note pattern in the chosen key and scale that won’t repeat a note until all the notes in the scale are used up. This Tone Row sequence can be played back manually or in an automated fashion driven by a clock or ext trigger.
Record/Play Manual Sequence (Manual = Clock Oﬀ or Paused)

Choose Key and Scale to record a Tone Row sequence
Hit the button and Misha will go into Record mode (lights red)
Press Interval Buttons to record a Tone Row sequence
Hit the button (lights green) to ﬁnish recording before using up all the notes in the scale
Or Misha will automatically go into Play mode (lights green) when all the notes in the scale are used up
Once in Play mode, press Interval Buttons to walk through/play the Tone Row sequence manually
Button resets the Tone Row (1st note in sequence)
You can also change Key and Scale to play back the Tone Row with new settings
To get out of Manual Play Sequence, press the button

Auto Play Sequencer

Auto Play Seq (Auto = Clock On or external Clock/Trigger source)
With an internal clock On or the external clock patched to the Clock Input jack, once you record a Tone Row sequence, Misha will automatically start playback at the current tempo.

Press the button to pause the Tone Row sequence and jump out of Auto Play
Press again to jump back into the Auto Play Sequence
Press to stop the Tone Row sequence, and press again to record a new sequence.

You can edit/modify the Sequences in various ways:

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Play Option (upper left corner of the screen)

Rotate the Key Knob to scroll through diﬀerent Play Options and hear the Tone Row played in diﬀerent ways: Prime (forwards), Retro (backward), Random, Pendulum, Transpose Up and Down, Translate Up and Down
Holding Key Knob down and rotating it allows Play Option to happen on release after it is selected

Interval Button Option (upper right corner of the screen)
The Interval Button Option deﬁnes what the Interval Buttons do while playing back an automated Tone Row.

Rotate Scale Knob to select an Interval Button Option: Interval, Clock Div, Transpose, Translate, Octave, Chord
Press/hold Scale Knob for Last, Reset, or Random of the selected Interval Option
Press/hold and rotate Scale Knob scrolls through parameter values for the selected option
Press an Interval Button to select 1 of 9 parameter values for the selected option
The Interval Button Option parameter value is shown in the lower right corner of the screen

Other Buttons in Auto Play to modify the note sequence

Press Button to start Tone Row from the beginning (1st note in sequence)
Hold Key Knob down and press to toggle Tone Row between Normal and Inverted
Press the User 3/4 (-/+) Button to shorten/lengthen the note duration: SHORT, MED, LONG
Press and hold User 3/4 (-/+) Button in combination with any Interval Button, User 1/2, , Key, or Scale Button, to erase/add events to your tone row.

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Speciﬁcations

Misha is a standard 28hp wide Eurorack module. It’s 3⁄4”(~19mm) deep, +/-12VDC, ~105mA/-5mA
CV Out: -5V to +5V, 0V to 5V, 0V to +10V (independently conﬁgurable)
CV In: -5V to +5V, 0V to 5V, 0V to +10V (independently conﬁgurable)
Audio Out: 2 channels/stereo, DC coupled
NOTE: Misha supports a microSD card (included) that can save and load settings, presets, maps, or the entire machine

Import your own scale ﬁles in Scala format in Setup Menu > Scales > Add via SDCard
Save settings/presets/maps to microSD card in Setup Menu > SDCard > Save
Load settings/presets/maps from microSD card in Setup Menu > SDCard > Load

Be sure to get the latest Misha ﬁrmware update!
NOTE: To check Misha’s current ﬁrmware version, view Misha’s LCD display on power up.

To update, download/install the latest version of Eventide Device Manager
Power up Misha while holding down the Shift Button and User 1 Button
User 1 and User 2 Buttons are lit to indicate Misha is in update mode
Connect Misha to a computer via USB 2.0 Micro to A cable (included)
Follow update instructions presented within the EDM application
Disconnect USB connection and power cycle Misha

Misha Factory Reset

Go to Setup Menu > System > Factory Reset
Press Key Knob to select. It will ask “Are you sure?”
Press Key Knob again to execute
Or you can power up Misha while holding down Key and Scale Knobs

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