Misha Firmware 1.1.6

[samchillian]

Hello –

We have released Misha Firmware 1.1.6. Please follow the instructions from the QRG to update your Misha: https://downloads.eventide.com/audio/manuals/misha/Misha-QRG-Web-RevA1.pdf

FIXES

Previous versions were sending incorrect polyphonic aftertouch bytes for all PassThru modes, except for mode=PassThru. This has been fixed.

NEW FEATURES

Mouse/Trackpad Control: this version allows a mouse or trackpad to be plugged into the USB input to trigger Misha buttons/functions or affect pitch bend or velocity.

This trackpad, has been tested and works. Other similar products should work as well, as well as wired mice.

Changes to Setup Menu

In Misha’s menu, USB Kbd Mapping has been moved from “Setup/System” to a new category, “Setup/USB”. And USB has a second category, Mouse

Mouse

A mouse or trackpad allows these gestures:

• Click (Left, Right Middle)
• Drag X direction
• Drag Y direction
• Double tap/drag
• Scroll (finger moving up and down on right edge of trackpad)

The menu items in “Mouse” are as follows:

Button Map: tapping Left/Right/Middle button can now substitute for the same list of Misha buttons/actions that one can assign to a MIDI or USB keyboard

Wheel Function (far right edge of trackpad): None/Pitch Bend/Velocity (set to one of 3 options to assign the wheel function)

X Function: None/Pitch Bend/Velocity (set to one of 3 options to assign the X movement)

Y Function: None/Pitch Bend/Velocity (set to one of 3 options to assign the Y movement)

Double Tap: Enabled/Disabled. If enabled, then pitch bend is sent/velocity is affected while the finger is down, and then pitch bend/velocity returns to ‘center’ when released.  Otherwise, pitch bend/velocity is reset on each new keypress.

When double tap is enabled, it overrides whatever is assigned to its button mapping.

Note that mouse operations have an effect only when a note is currently sounding.

Setup/SD Card now has a “Mouse Map” section, to save the button map settings.  The other settings are saved  in “Menu Settings”.  And all these are saved with the “All Settings” selection as well.

[scobot1]

Thanks for the info. Sounds really interesting.

Suggestion 1) when you post about a new firmware, can you go ahead and include a link to the new firmware? This would save me/us time having to search for it.

Suggestion 2) since this process uses the Eventide Device Manager, can you also include a link to the latest version of that too?

Unfortunately I’ve had such troubles updating Misha firmware in the past (I have two, and neither was easy, and took many many attempts), that I’m pretty leery of ever trying it again, but if I’m feeling brave I may try it (if I don’t have to spend a lot of time searching for the files).

Thanks

[scobot1]

I reread the instructions, I forgot that this is all done through the Eventide Device Manager. Apologies for my earlier reply. I did try to edit it, just saying.

 

[samchillian]

No worries- were you able to update?

[kurthouben]

I can not get my Misha to connect to EDM. I have tried three different usb cables and three different USB ports. I am currently on 1.1.1.

Hold down USR1 and ShiftDown, nothing connected, power up and get USR1 and USR2 lights on. Plug in USB cable, I get no windows connection noise. Open up EDM, no devices. Search for devices, nothing found. What on earth am I doing wrong?

I even went and downloaded/installed EDM 2.0.1

[kurthouben]

Uh, well apparently it was my USB hub. I moved some stuff around so I could physically get at a port on my actual PC buried under the desk and that seems to have done the trick. In case anyone else is having issues definitely try connecting directly.

[samchillian]

Glad you got it working. Yes, we have seen issues sometimes getting EDM to work with hubs.

[igomez]

Hi there, sorry to bother but my Misha is not sending MIDI signals at alla. I have updated the firmware, tried almost every option at the menu and almost 6 different synths and still doesn’t send any MIDI message. CV and Gate work perfectly with eurorack, but MIDI not AT ALL.
What should I do?

[samchillian]

Hello –

Sorry to hear you’re having this problem.

Here are some questions to help us diagnose what is happening with your system:

– are your synths using the same size MIDI jack for input (3.5 mm stereo, which is in use with many eurorack units, as opposed the earlier standard, the 5 pin DIN connector)?  Or are you sending to synths which accept the larger 5 pin DIN, in which case I am assume you are using the “Type A” 3.5 mm to 5 pin DIN converter cable supplied with Misha.  Let us know which it is.  Just to explain: there are two flavors of these 3.5 mm to 5 pin DIN converter cables: “Type A” and “Type B”.  If you are using Type B you won’t get MIDI out of Misha.  In any case, please describe the connections you have tried, for example: Misha MIDI Out to 3.5 mm -> 5 pin DIN converter cable -> 5 pin DIN Midi cable -> Moog Prodigy MIDI In, etc.

– if possible, can you send the MIDI output of Misha into a computer where you can see the bytes coming out (if any)?  On a Mac you can use the freeware program “MIDI Monitor”, and Ableton for example has a MIDI Monitor device, etc.  Doing this will help us determine if the problem is Misha or your receiving synths (though if you’ve tried 6 it seems unlikely to be a problem on the receiving side)

Thanks

[igomez]

OMG! So simple but so revealing! Was the connector! My Misha didn’t came with the original connector (probably the retailer keep it) so I was using one from Arturia and tried another one from Polyend. Booth didn´t work, so I went for another one (think it was from a Volca Beats) and worked! Great explanation about the 2 types of jack midi connector, didn’t hear about it before! Thanks a lot!

[samchillian]

Oh great – yeah, these “standards” can be annoying!  Glad it had such a simple resolution.

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