Misa Digital

MISA QUADWAVE

The future of digital synth control

Misa Digital builds world-class next-gen monophonic synth controllers designed to push the boundaries of what's possible in electronic music creation.

Our instruments give you a new type of control over deep, powerful bass and monophonic synth sounds. Whether you're on stage or in the studio, Misa Digital lets you shape sound like never before.

Blog posts

Quadwave Firmware v2.6.1 - Important Bug Fix

So... my bad. A bug was introduced in v2.5.0 that caused very soft touchpad presses to sometimes fail to trigger notes. In these rare cases, the Quadwave would set the note’s velocity to zero - meaning no sound, even though...

Quadwave firmware v2.6.0 has landed, delivering the number one requested feature from our community - along with a handy visual upgrade. 1. Strum ModePress five fingers on the touchpad and slide downward to enable Strum Mode. LED 1 will...

The MIDI Innovation Awards, established in 2021, celebrate groundbreaking advancements in MIDI technology. Misa has an entry in the “COMMERCIAL HARDWARE” category. Help us win by voting for us - it’s is easy! Link is here: https://voting.broadjam.com/vote/midi.php (You need to...

Your Misa Quadwave Just Went 3D

We’ve just dropped Quadwave firmware v2.5.0, and it’s a game-changer. Your touchpad just got a serious upgrade - it’s gone 3D! In addition to left-right and up-down control, there’s now a third dimension: velocity. It adds dynamic expression to every note...

New firmware drop - Raw mode

Misa Quadwave firmware v2.4.0 has landed, and with it comes RAW MODE - a powerful new way to take control of your Quadwave like never before. If you’ve been pushing the boundaries of what’s musically possible with the Quadwave, get ready...

If you’ve been pushing the boundaries of what’s musically possible with the Quadwave, get ready - something big is on the horizon. Our next firmware update unlocks a completely new mode that opens up deeper creative control than ever before....

The Quadwave is often described by us as a monophonic instrument - and that’s true by default. Out of the box, each note you play replaces the last one, just like a lead synth or a traditional mono-synth. But what if...

If you’ve just unboxed your Misa Quadwave, plugged it into your synth, and started playing, you might be underwhelmed. Maybe you're triggering a pure triangle wave from your default synth patch - technically it's working, but musically... it’s missing something....

The Quadwave’s touchpad (or XY pad) is a powerful performance tool - and one of the most exciting things about it is how customizable it is. You can split it into multiple zones, with each zone triggering a different sound....

Thanks to a report from a sharp-eyed customer, we’ve just released firmware version 2.3.0 to address a bug that can been seen with ultra-fast tapping. What was happening? Under very specific conditions - tapping a single note repeatedly at high speed...

Mindoff Unboxes the Quadwave

Recording engineer mindoff recently got their hands on the Misa Quadwave and shared an unboxing video that gives a solid first look at the instrument in the wild. If you're curious about what it’s like to open up a Quadwave...

If you’re diving into fast, finger-tapping performance on the Quadwave’s touchpad, you’ll be happy to know that it’s fully capable of keeping up with your speed - as long as you remember this easy trick. When playing rapid alternating patterns...