Polyphony
While Misha is especially good at playing single-note lines, it is not a monophonic
instrument. There are multiple ways of playing several notes simultaneously.
Chords
A chord on Misha consists of up to 3 notes sounded simultaneously when a single
button is pressed. A chord may be as simple as one note plus the same note one octave
lower plus the same note two octaves lower. Or, two instances of the same note plus
one of another note. Of course, a chord can also be a chord such as a triad - the present
pitch plus a note two steps down, and a third note four steps lower. This is akin to
playing a piano with the fingers fixed like the teeth of a rake.
Misha sends the three pitches simultaneously via MIDI, and also one through each of
the three 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.
The default chords are:
Chord #/Button Chord Name
Chord Structure
1 / -4
Octaves
{0, -1 octave, -2
octaves}
2 / -3
Third
{0, -2, 0}
3 / -2
Sixth
{0, -5, 0}
4 / -1
Triad
{0,-2,-4}
5 / 0
Triad 2
{0, -3, -5}
6 / +1
Triad 3
{0, -2, -5}
7 / +2
Jazz
{0, -3, -9}
8 / +3
Copland
{0,-6,-12}
9 / +4
Wide
{0, -11, -22}
There is always a Gate and CV generated through all 3 CV Out jack pairs. If no chord is
specified, then it repeats the lead note in CV Out 2 and 3.
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