fm-1

M-VAVE FM-1 resource hub: custom firmwares directory, docs, MIDI SysEx protocol tools & firmware flasher

Emulator for the M-VAVE FM-1 pocket synth: runs its firmwares unchanged in the browser and natively

A curated list of resources, custom firmware, tools and open source work around the M-VAVE FM-1 pocket FM synthesizer.

A software M-VAVE FM-1: FM synth app and VST3/AU plugin with two-way preset and pattern sync over the FM-1+VA firmware

Alternative firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1 pocket synth: superwave analog, modulation matrix, latched drones, ratchets, 4 tracks. A Felucca fork. 🛶

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1, with mbira patterns, tape, grains and more. Built on Felucca, X0X and FoMni.

Tonitor: acousmatic firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1 — electroacoustic experimentation, live ambient, sound exploration. Not a groovebox.

Dark ambient, dungeon synth and deathdream firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1. 4 tracks, 7 sound sources, long dark effects, 64-step sequencer, one-key chords, song mode and 4 built-in samples. Free and open source (GPL-3.0). Install via the FM-1 Firmware Hub; try the online demo and sound editor in your browser.

winampFM Synth: a Winamp 2.x-style firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1, based on SLOOP 2.6 (GPL-3.0)

Minimalist music for the M-VAVE FM-1: a self-playing ensemble anyone can take over. Inspired by FM1-AMB and Philip Glass.

Bigorna: a firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1 for rhythmic noise, power noise, industrial and IDM, after the Elektron Digitone II.

Pocket GammaWave (GW-1) — Dual-core M-VAVE FM-1 custom firmware & Web Studio: Solar Hearth wavetable physics, FFT spectrogram filter, 4-track tape deck & 49-genre song generator (Trap ATL, UK Drill, Dark Trap, Rage). Companion to GammaWave VST.

Generative sequencing fork of the M-Vave FM-1 Melodee firmware (melodee-tess).

Speak37: a talking synth firmware for the M-Vave SMK-37 and the FM-1, with MOPE, a gloomy robot who judges your chords

Gnomad: easy, kid-friendly firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1 synth. Sound pictures instead of menus, four colour knobs, the singing Gnome. Free, open source (GPL-3.0), built on Felucca.

A collector and configurator for the MVAVE FM-1 community of firmware projects

A firmware for the FM1 with Advanced Sequencing features for composition and live play

Android companion for the M-VAVE FM-1 running SLOOP 2.7 — sampler, FX, songs and skins over USB MIDI.

Turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into an audio/video synth. It's the first FM-1 firmware that sends video over USB, so the FM-1 shows up as a camera in OBS, Zoom and FaceTime.

Dabbl8 is an open-source firmware project for the M-VAVE FM-1, based on Felucca, aiming to deliver eight-track sequencing, multi-engine synthesis and expressive live performance.