Eventide Misha review: A playful sequencer that says to hell with tradition | Engadget

Eventide, best known for its high-end effects units, Misha is its first sequencer.

The Misha sequencer is designed to play back strings of notes for you.

The buttons on its face don’t play specific notes, instead they play intervals related to the last note played within a scale.

The layout feels just spacious enough to be viable as a performance tool, without completely dominating a smaller setup.

Once you come to grips with how the Misha works, it’s almost deceptively simple.

Composing melodies becomes a rewarding exploration where you’re basically forced to cede control.

The sequencer, though, is where things get a little dicey.

It's built around the idea of a “,” a device used in serial composition.

If you have a Eurorack setup with multiple synth voices, this is a great way to create some complexity and variation.

Unfortunately, there is no onboard way to sequence chord voicings.