This $67 Pocket Synth Can Sound Like a Lyra-8

Caravel is custom firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1 that can push this tiny pocket synth into surprisingly SOMA Lyra-8-like drone territory. Caravel is a multi-engine synthesizer firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1, Caravel Firmware - https://bonszaimusic.github.io/caravel/webapp/installer/ FM-1 Amazon - http://referrals.substatica.com/?sku=m-vave-fm-1 FM-1 AliExpress - https://referrals.substatica.com/?sku=ali-express-m-vave FM-1 is a true frequency-modulation synthesizer in your pocket. Six independent sine-wave operators combine through 32 algorithms to recreate the iconic timbres of the FM era — pianos, strings, brass, basses and electronic synths. It comes loaded with 128 factory tones and a color TFT screen that draws the live algorithm structure and oscillator waveform. A 27-key silicone piano-layout keyboard with OCT-/OCT+ over 8 octaves, MONO/POLY voicing (up to 12-voice polyphony), six built-in effects (Filter / Reverb / Delay / Distortion / Chorus / Phaser), a 7-mode arpeggiator and 16-step sequencer turn it into a complete creation rig. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dark Signal Patch Bank - https://drones.substatica.com/dark-signal/ 32 voices of dark drones, cold pads, industrial metal and sci-fi horror. Voiced on the M-VAVE FM-1 and saved as a standard DX7 bank, so it loads on any synth that reads DX7 patches. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank-you to @bonszaimusic for bringing Caravel to my attention with their fantastic video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08Vx3x7fLE). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 - Intro 00:15 - Arpeggiator is ON 00:30 - Switch option panel (SELECT) 00:36 - Increase DELAY MIX 00:47 - Increase REVERB HALL SIZE 00:56 - Add warm, rounded saturation (INSERT, SOFT) 01:32 - Envelope adjust (ENV) 02:04 - LFO adjust (LFO) 02:31 - Track edit (EDIT) 02:37 - Adjust track stereo (SPREAD) 02:52 - Slow pitch wander and breathing movement (DRIFT) 03:46 - Select track (ALGORITHM) 03:51 - Select patch (PRESETS) 04:14 - Max out envelope for drone 05:11 - Adjust root note and scale (SEL) 05:15 - Adjust key behavior (SEL) 05:21 - Hold and stack notes (LATCH, STACK) 05:51 - Adjust LFO start phase (LFO, PHS) 06:11 - Increase delay level (FX, DLY) 06:20 - Increase reverb level (FX, REV) 06:35 - Increase delay mix (FX, DELAY, MIX) 06:46 - Add SOFT INSERT 07:27 - Adjust distortion level (FX, DST) 08:21 - Adjust detune (EDIT, DETUNE) 08:36 - Increase SPREAD and DRIFT 09:00 - Adjust tone (EDIT, TONE) 09:10 - Adjust distortion (FX, DST) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ substatica Discord - https://discord.gg/nSfzvr4qWh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/substatica One Time Donation - https://streamlabs.com/substatica/tip PayPal - https://paypal.me/substatica Merch - http://store.substatica.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #fm1 #mvave #fm1 #mvavefm1 #caravel #synth #lyra #firmware #dark #ambient #drone #soma #somelaboratory #lyra8 #lyra4 #AliExpressInfluencerProgram