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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.

M-VAVE FM1 editor and librarian

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

Dark ambient, dungeon synth and deathdream firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1: 4 tracks, 7 sound sources, real recorded choirs, tracks that play by themselves, 64-step sequencer, long tape, granular and reverb effects. Free and open source (GPL-3.0). Install via the FM-1 Firmware Hub; try it in the web emulator or edit sounds in the web editor.

Minimoog emulation for the M-VAVE FM1 and SMK-37 (custom firmware) with extras such as: polyphonic mode (12-voice)., ARP, SEQ, USB Audio, Internal FX and more.

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

Custom firmware that turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into an eight-track groovebox for sound design: synth, struck and drum-machine tracks that trigger, excite and modulate one another

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

Tessera: firmware for composing through systems on the M-Vave FM-1. 13 generators, song forms and a long form that shapes a whole piece, with modulation on four tracks.

Controller scripts for M-Vave

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.

FRASIL: drone textures frozen in motion. An ambient drone and texture firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

MIDI bindings to control the op-z sequencer with the cheap, but sturdy wireless controller.

Live-performance firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1. Ten genres of self-playing music you steer in real time: auto-DJ, a deep drum sequencer, an acid line that answers itself, DX7 voices (load your own), effects and a web editor. Try it in your browser.

A powerful, open-source web editor for the M-Vave Blackbox multi-effects pedal. Manage presets and tweak live parameters via the Web Bluetooth API.

Back up and restore your M-VAVE FM-1 from an Android phone.

NACHTFAHRT by Cranky Man: a generative 1970s Berlin School instrument for the M-VAVE FM-1. Listen for hours, or play the melody with it. Install from the browser.

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