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- Page 1 Version 1.0 P/N: 141374 Eventide Inc. One Alsan Way Little Ferry, NJ 07643 USA Tel. 1-201-641-1200 eventideaudio.com Eventide is a registered trademark of Eventide Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. © 2022 Eventide Inc.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction What’s in the box Installation Quickstart Guide Knobs, Buttons & Display (Play Menu) Menus Play Menu Auto Play Menu Clock Menu Note Range Menu Scales Scale Selection Factory Scales User-defined Scales Modes User-Assignable Buttons Tone Row What is a Tone Row? Manual (non-automated) Automated Interval button sequence... - Page 3 USB Jack Play Misha With A USB Computer Keyboard Presets Save Load Home Setup Menu Button Functions CV Outputs CV Inputs MIDI Clocking Audio Output Presets Scales SD Card System About Misha Online Help Updating Firmware Factory Reset APPENDIX Physical/Electronic Specifications...
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Page 4: Introduction
It’s been said that Misha lets you make music in spite of yourself. What’s the advantage of this kind of approach? Misha has a way of helping you discover new musical ideas, even ones you didn’t consciously create. -
Page 5: Installation
4. Connect the 16 pin side of the IDC power cable to the 2x8 pin header on your Eurorack power supply, confirming that the red stripe on the power cable is connected to -12V 5. Install Misha in your Eurorack case 6. Power your Eurorack synthesizer system on... -
Page 6: Quickstart Guide
Quickstart Guide To see how Misha differs from a traditional keyboard, power up the unit and connect the audio out jack to a mixer, amplifier, or headphones to hear the unit’s internal tone. By default, the unit will be in C major, starting on middle C as displayed below: Press these buttons to play the tune, “Mary Had a Little Lamb”:... - Page 7 (labeled “0”) and you’ll hear the last note that you played. If you played C last, you’ll hear C again. Now return to the Misha keyboard. If you press +1, you’ll hear D. If you press +1 again, you’ll hear E. Try some other interval buttons, maybe alternating -2 and +1 in order to hear a simple descending pattern.
- Page 8 Try this: Find a pattern of interval buttons you like and then turn the Scale Knob to select a new scale. Now when you replay that same pattern, the overall “contour” of your phrase will be preserved, but Misha will play it using the notes of the new scale you picked.
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Page 9: Knobs, Buttons & Display (Play Menu)
Knobs, Buttons & Display (Play Menu) Here is a description of what the various knobs, buttons do and what the display shows when in the opening menu, “Play Menu”. Key Knob Turn the Key Knob to set the key signature. The key signature is displayed on the LCD above the solfege wheel, on the left. - Page 10 (Record/Stop): Initiates recording Tone Row pattern (LED turns red), or stops and exits Tone Row playback (LED turns off). (Please see “Tone Row” section below.) If there is a Tone Row in memory, but the tone row is neither playing nor in pause, then press and hold Scale Knob and then press to perform the Tone Row once through (“Play Once”).
- Page 11 the scale selected is chromatic, then pressing the +1 button repeatedly steps through all twelve notes of the scale. But one can move forwards by two, or backwards by three, etc. So one can imagine that the twelve notes are the numbers on the face of a clock, and one is moving around the clock by jumping forwards and backwards from number to number.
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Page 12: Menus
Knob while rotating it to load a new key signature on release ● The Scale Knob scrolls through the scales as you rotate it. Misha contains 200 slots for scales: 4 banks of 50 scales, with 2 banks of factory scales and 2 banks of user scales. -
Page 13: Auto Play Menu
● If a Tone Row is not playing, you can press and hold Scale Knob and then press the User 3/4 buttons to load a random key or scale. ● If a Tone Row is not playing, press and hold Scale Knob and press ⤺ to go "home"... -
Page 14: Clock Menu
● Press in Scale Knob and press user 3 to get the last value, according to Interval Button Option. ● Press in Scale Knob and press ⤺ to reset the currently selected Interval Option. Clock Menu The clock menu displays the clock source/status and BPM. ●... - Page 15 ● The Key Knob sets lowest note value ● The Scale Knob sets highest note value ● Your note Ranges are saved within the preset and Pressing the ⤺ Button will reset the note range ⤺ ● Press to load min/max values from last loaded preset - see System/Note Range Home for how this is defined.
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Page 16: Scales
The complete list of modes for the factory scales can be found in the Scales and Modes supplemental document. In the Extended Scala format for Misha supplemental document, you will find instructions on how to write a scala file for Misha that contains modes. - Page 17 There are two ways Misha handles changing the key signature when you move to and from modes: “Preserve Root” and “Preserve Key”. This is a setting in “Setup/System/Scale Mode”, and the default is “Preserve Root”. For example, if in a Major scale, in order to get the second mode, Dorian, of the diatonic scale, you would press in the Scale Knob and rotate it once clockwise.
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Page 18: User-Assignable Buttons
Note that while these pairs of buttons, User 1 & User 2, and User 3 & User 4, are similar, there are a few differences. ● User 1 and User 2 are saved to and recalled by Misha presets, whereas User 3 and User 4 are global settings, unaffected by the loading of presets. - Page 19 sharpen whatever other notes are sounded while they are depressed. You can think of the analogy of the chromatic shift key on a harmonica. In addition one can also assign to User 3/4: • Chromatic (default) If chromatic is selected on either of these two user buttons the other will also be assigned chromatic.
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Page 20: Tone Row
Misha partially automates the creation process by making sure that the next pitch hasn’t been played already. Misha also extends the concept of the Tone Row by allowing a Tone Row to be created in any scale, not only the traditional twelve-tone (chromatic) scale. - Page 21 “squaring it off”. When you are finished with Tone Row Mode, pressing and releasing the button switches Misha from Tone Row mode back to performance mode. The latest recorded Tone Row can be accessed at any time by pressing the button In the following examples it is assumed the clock - whether internal and external - is off.
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Page 22: Manual (Non-Automated)
Tone Row up or down in register. Scale Knob in Tone Row Mode (Play Menu) In Tone Row Mode, when the Scale Knob is turned, Misha will preserve the “melodic contour” - the interval relationships - of the original pattern, beginning on the same note (or the closest note possible) of the original pattern, but playing back in the new scale selected. -
Page 23: Automated
Play/Pause Plays the Tone Row from the start. This helps for playing a Tone Row live, because you can force the first note to be the beginning of the Tone Row, and therefore you can 'square' the pattern to 8 or 16 notes, etc. ⤺... -
Page 24: Interval Button Sequence
having advanced through the interval button sequence according to which buttons have been played live; if none have been played, then it picks up where it left off. ⤺ Button Restarts the pattern at the beginning. This keypress is heard at the time the button is pushed, after which the incoming pulses dictate the timing of future notes. - Page 25 Subtracting from the Sequence Pressing and holding user 3 (-) and then an interval button will cause all instances of that interval to be removed from that sequence. So to continue with the above example, if we then held and pressed user 3 (-) together with -2 then we would remove -2 from the sequence to yield {+1, +3}.
- Page 26 returning to normal sequence. Similarly, if for example octave + is added, then each time that comes up in the sequence we will hear an octave higher than the previous note. After this we return to the next interval in the interval button sequence.
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Page 27: Play Options
One can also press the Key Knob so that the play option turns green, and then rotate it, in which case the play option doesn’t change until the Key Knob is released. Prime Misha moves forward through the interval button sequence. Retro Misha moves backwards through the interval button sequence. -
Page 28: Interval Button Option
Transla ▲ (Auto-Translate up): Similar to auto-transpose up, except it just moves the coming cycle up one step in the current scale and the key signature remains the same. Transla ▼ (Auto-Translate down): Same as Transla ▲ but going down one step. Interval Button Option (Auto Play Menu) Interval Button Option defines what the interval buttons do during auto play. - Page 29 4/1, 3/1, 5/2, 2/1, 3/2, 1/1, 7/8, 1/2d, 5/8, 9/16, 1/2, 7/16, 1/4d, 1/2t, 5/16, 1/4, 1/8d* ,1/4 t*, 1/8*, 1/16d*, 1/8t, 1/16*, 1/16t**, 1/32**, 1/32t**, 1/64t *Currently not available in 1 PPQ ** Currently not available in 1 or 4 PPQ Transpose Adds flats/sharps to the playback.
- Page 30 -3: Third -2: Sixth -1: Triad -0: Triad 2 +1: Triad 3 +2: Jazz +3: Copland +4: Wide Press/hold Scale Knob for each Interval Button Option Furthermore, if you press and hold the Scale Knob, at the bottom in green you have some options to do with the interval button option you have selected: User 3: Last selected ⤺: RESET...
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Page 31: Polyphony
CV Out’s. Below is the format for the 9 chords pre-installed in Misha. The first item in the list is the top (“lead”) note in relation to the button pressed - always 0 here - and then each subsequent number represents the interval (relative) move from the lead note. -
Page 32: Chord Menu
Press and hold ▲ and then press ⤺ to toggle between no chord and last chord selected. Typically Misha will be used monophonically or to play fixed chords as we have been discussing here, but there are a number of cases where it could be desirable to... -
Page 33: Midi Out
MIDI Out As multiple buttons are pressed simultaneously, the unit will send the additional MIDI notes out (the number of such notes limited only by the polyphony of the unit receiving the MIDI note information), and note-offs will be sent when buttons are released. CV Out No Chord If more than one button is pressed simultaneously, the second button pressed... -
Page 34: Midi
By means of a user-defined map, an incoming MIDI note can be mapped to an interval button (or +/- n interval up to +/-14) or any other Misha function (see full list in Setup/MIDI/MIDI Mapping/MIDI Note or MIDI CC.) MIDI CC#s can also be mapped to any Misha function. -
Page 35: Midi Out
MIDI Out Connect Misha’s MIDI Out to the MIDI In jacks of a synthesizer/oscillator etc.; or to a MIDI to CV converter unit and to a synthesizer/oscillator etc. from there. All Notes Off In the unlikely event of MIDI “stuck notes”, you can send an “all notes off” command by ▼... - Page 36 MIDI data coming in. If a given note # has an assignment, then the Misha function assigned to it will be performed; if there is nothing assigned to a given note #, then when that note is played the MIDI note will be passed through.
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Page 37: Usb Jack
USB Jack Currently there are two uses of this jack: using a USB cable you can connect Misha to a computer to do firmware updates (as described in the “Firmware Update” section below), and you can plug in an external computer keyboard to trigger Misha. -
Page 38: Presets
Presets Misha can save up to 18 user-assignable presets. It comes pre-loaded with 18 examples of presets that can be overwritten by the user. Preset 1-9 contain Tone Row sequences, while presets 10-18 contain only key and scale choices for you to experiment with. -
Page 39: Load
Press/hold ▼. Then rotate Scale Knob to desired Preset and press in to load. When a preset is loaded, Misha sends the program change saved in the preset, if any. If a Tone Row has been saved with the preset, it is loaded up and overwrites the current Tone Row, if there is one. -
Page 40: Button Functions
• Enter Setup by pressing both Key and Scale Knobs simultaneously • Press Key Knob to enter sub-menu, Scale Knob to back out • Scroll using Key Knob to select parameter • Press Key Knob in to edit that parameter •... -
Page 41: Cv Inputs
• Range ( -5V -> +5V, 0V-> +5V, 0V->+10V) • Tuning (MIDI note (60), Voltage (0v)) CV Out 2 same as CV Out 1 CV Out 3 same as CV Out 1 Pitch Bend Range (1-24; defaults to 2) CV Inputs CV IN X Default (relevant settings): Linking=”Linked (Trigger)”... - Page 42 “Invert”, when the voltage goes low. Trigger Function Interval Keys Key Mapping Choose Interval Keys if you wish to trigger the interval buttons with incoming gate/cv signals. If “Key Mapping” is selected, Misha will refer to the “Trigger Map” to determine which functions to perform.
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Page 43: Midi
Trigger Mapping Here you assign 11 functions to be triggered, depending on the value of the CV In when the trigger comes in. The incoming voltage determines which function will be triggered, depending on which range it falls in. For example, if the CV In range is set to 0-5V, then whatever is assigned to one of Num 1-11 will be triggered when the voltage is in the range shown in the table below. - Page 44 Pgm Change In Whether an incoming program change command will change the preset (Disabled, Enabled*) MIDI Mapping MIDI Note An incoming MIDI note triggers the action assigned to it. If an incoming MIDI note triggers a sounding pitch, that pitch will have the MIDI velocity of the triggering MIDI note.
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Page 45: Clocking
(see defaults in MIDI Mapping section of default table below) MIDI CC Currently, MIDI CC’s are used strictly as on/off triggers and not for continuous functions. An incoming MIDI CC message triggers the action assigned to it. Currently, if the action is a playable function such as Move Pitch, the CC value must be >=64 to trigger. -
Page 46: Scales
(After loading a preset, pressing 0 sounds the home position, which in the case of the “ignore” option is the last note played.) Scales Misha comes pre-loaded with 100 factory scales, grouped into 4 banks: ● S1: Factory Bank 1 (50 scales) ● S2: Factory Bank 2 (50 scales) - Page 47 Add Via SD Card To load in a user scale, first create the folder MISHA/scl on your SD Card and then copy a small number of scala files from your computer to that folder on your card. Then from the system menu, select Add via SD Card and select the scale from the SD Card to test it out (“audition”).
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Page 48: Sd Card
SD Card All files related to Misha should reside in the MISHA folder of the root of the SD Card. Save • Menu Settings (“MenuSettings.xml”) •... - Page 49 Note Range Min, Max (C2 36, B6 95) Note that the Note Range can also be adjusted “live” in the Note Range Menu. (See “Menu Navigation” section.) Also, Note Range is saved in presets, so when a preset is loaded the note range will get updated. Note Range Home Factory Default Last Preset...
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Page 50: About Misha
This determines whether Misha will load the last loaded preset when it is powered on, or the initial factory preset. (The factory default is C major, beginning on middle note C.) USB Kbd Mapping See MIDI mapping above. It’s the same except that the top line, “Key” is a USB keyboard QWERTY character, not a midi note. -
Page 51: Updating Firmware
3. With power off, press and hold down the ▼ and user 1 buttons, and then turn the power on. You should see only Misha’s user 1 and user 2 keys lit up. If not, make sure no cable is connected to the micro USB port of Misha, and power down. -
Page 52: Factory Reset
Factory Reset Caution - A factory reset will erase the following data: 1) User/Menu Settings Resets all settings to factory defaults. 2) Key Maps: Midi Note / Midi CC / USB Keyboard Resets all settings to factory defaults. Note: Custom MIDI Note/CC and CV mappings will only be reset using Factory Reset Method #2. -
Page 53: Appendix
APPENDIX Physical/Electronic Specifications Misha conforms to standard eurorack specifications. Misha is 28hp. Output CV: -5V to +5V, 0 to 5V, 0V to +10V (configurable) Input CV: -5V to +5V, 0 to 5V, 0V to +10V (configurable) Stereo audio out: (2 channels/stereo, DC coupled) -
Page 54: Default Midi Note Map
CV Input Z Range 0V -> +5V Range (TRANSPOSE) MIDI Input Channel OMNI Output Channel Output Velocity Pgm Change In Enabled MIDI PassThru Mode Active MIDI CC# MIDI CC# Action Toggle Octave Offset Presets Home Position Root System Note Range C2=36, B6=95 Note Range Capture Current... -
Page 55: Default Usb Keyboard Map
56- G#3 Chromatic Shift -1 77 - F5 57 - A3 78 - F#5 Random 58 - A#3 Home (Silent) 79 - G5 59 - B3 80 - G#5 Chromatic +1 60 - C4 81 - A5 (middle C) 61 - C#4 Same 82 - A#5 Undo +1... - Page 56 (unassigned) Move/Pitch/5 Move/Pitch/-7 Move/Pitch/-14 Move/Pitch/1 Move/Undo/-1 Move/Pitch/4 (unassigned) Move/Pitch/-1 Key Sig/Add Flat/1 Move/Same Key Sig/Add Flat/2 Pitch Move/Pitch/-1 Key Sig/Add Flat/3 Move/Pitch/3 Key Sig/Add Flat/4 Move/Same Key Sig/Add Flat/5 Interval Move/Pitch/-2 Key Sig/Add Flat/6 Move/Chromati Key Sig/Add Flat/7 c/-1 Move/Pitch/6 Key Sig/Add Flat/8 Move/Pitch/1 Key Sig/Add Flat/9...
- Page 57 (unassigned) (unassigned) (unassigned) (unassigned) Move/Pitch/-5 Print Screen (unassigned) ’ Move/Pitch/0 Scroll Lock (unassigned) (unassigned) Pause (unassigned) Move/Pitch/7 Insert (unassigned) Move/Pitch/14 Home (unassigned) (unassigned) Page Up Move/Octave/2 Caps Lock (unassigned) Delete (unassigned) Scale/Name/Ma (unassigned) jor/Ionian Scale/Name/Chr Page Down Move/Octave/-2 Scale/Name/Pe Right (unassigned) Scale/Name/10 Left...
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Page 58: Midi Implementation Chart
Pitch Bend of microtonal scales any CC# (0-127) can be Control mapped to to "CC Map" to control Change Misha functions (See Manual) - incoming program change Program 1-18 selects misha patch... - Page 59 Change Real # - outgoing selects according to pgm chng mapping System Exclusive System: Song pos. Common: Song sel. Tune System: Clock Real Time: Commands Local Aux: ON/OFF Message: All Note Off Active Sensing Reset OMNI ON, OMNI ON, Mode 1: POLY OFF Mode 2: MONO...
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Page 60: Midi Adapter: 5 Pin Din To Stereo 3.5Mm
● The unit must not be operated with a damaged or ungrounded power cord. Limited Warranty The Misha unit covered by this warranty is built to exacting quality standards and should give years of trouble free service. If you are experiencing problems which are not cleared up in this manual, your recourse is this warranty. - Page 61 A copy of your purchase invoice is normally necessary and sufficient for this. If you have any questions about who is an Authorized Eventide Dealer, call us. Units with the serial number plate defaced or removed will not be serviced or covered by this warranty.
- Page 62 Who Performs Warranty Work The only company authorized to perform work under this warranty is Eventide Inc., Little Ferry, New Jersey. While you are free to give personal authorization to anyone else (or to work on it yourself), we will not honor claims for payment for parts or labor from you or from third parties.
- Page 63 If a part is found to be defective during the warranty period and you wish to replace it yourself, we will normally ship the part immediately at no charge, provided your warranty registration form is on file. We reserve the right to request that the defective part be returned to us.
- Page 64 L/C negotiated, and that it is free from restrictive conditions and documentation requirements. 4. We reserve the right to substitute freight carriers. Although we will attempt to honor your request for a specific carrier, it is frequently necessary to select a substitute because of difficulties in communication or scheduling.
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