Official Open-Source Firmware Adds 8 Tracks, 6 Engines & Sampling
Long-form22:48MusicPublished Oct 20, 2026, 4:11 PM · 1w ago
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Description
An overview of the new official open-source firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1! Featuring an 8-track, 64-step sequencer, six sound engines including samples, and a browser-based workbench. Sound engines include DX7, 808 KIT, 303 BASS, PLUCK, PSG (chiptune), and SAMPLER. You can install the new Open firmware using the Workbench linked below. *The official M-VAVE "Open" firmware is a different branch, and different versioning, than the closed source official M-VAVE firmware that the FM-1 ships with.
FM-1 Workbench - https://open.m-vave.com/fm1-workbench
FM-1 Open Source - https://github.com/m-vave/fm1_open
FM-1 Amazon - http://referrals.substatica.com/?sku=m-vave-fm-1
FM-1 AliExpress - https://referrals.substatica.com/?sku=ali-express-m-vave
M-VAVE now offers two official firmwares, each with their own independent versioning. The closed source firmware that ships on the device, currently at version 15, and this new open-source firmware called "Open", seen in this video at version 13. Version 14 of "Open" has since been released.
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.
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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.
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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Live mute and solo
00:51 - DX7 engine
01:48 - Select, Edit DX7 patch
02:28 - Select pattern
02:31 - 303 Bass engine
02:38 - Live FX adjustment
04:08 - BPM adjustment
04:17 - Select track source engine
04:48 - SAMPLER engine
06:02 - PLUCK engine
06:58 - 808 KIT engine
07:21 - Drum adjustments
09:43 - Loading custom samples
10:32 - Playing custom samples
11:30 - LoadingFactory or User patterns
11:58 - Composing a pattern
12:02 - 808 KIT composing
12:10 - Grid editor
13:51 - SAMPLER composing
13:57 - Sample pitch adjustment
14:03 - Sample length adjustment
14:19 - Sample choke (cut-off)
14:47 - Live recording
15:08 - Clear a page
15:43 - Clear a track
16:14 - DX7 composing
16:17 - Select DX7 patch
16:38 - Live recording
18:20 - Fixing mistakes
18:37 - Clear step, turn on step
18:59 - Step and sequence options
19:08 - Long notes (note length), enable step TIE
19:59 - Octave up/down
20:34 - Live recording
20:51 - Sequence length (number of steps), metronome (CLICK)
21:00 - Long notes (note length), enable step TIE
21:50 - Arpeggiator
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Details
- Published
- Oct 20, 2026, 4:11 PM
- Length
- 22:48 (1,368 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- Music
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
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- Video ID
- C_AhbuCrLfg
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