Charles Vestal
Generative ambient machine that plays itself from power-on.
Ambient and generativeUntestedOpen source
Community firmware
M-VAVE FM-1 firmware
Find a new sound for your pocket synth. Explore instruments, grooveboxes and playful experiments.
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Installable firmware
Baud Girl (Madeline)
Stock FM engine plus a virtual analogue engine and 64-step patterns.
SynthUntestedQuixotic7
Chord instrument: one hand plays roots, the other shapes chords.
Chords and harpBetaOpen sourceCharles Vestal
Turns the unit into a MIDI controller with its own GM sounds.
ControllerUntestedOpen sourceLeo Kuroshita (Hügelton Instruments)
Multi-engine synth with four tracks and a 64-step sequencer.
SynthBetaOpen sourcezvenson
Playable Doom arena on the keys and screen.
Not a synthUntestedOpen sourceDevice picturedhericdk
SLOOP reskinned as a pixel-art role-playing game.
GrooveboxNot a synthTestOpen sourcemath0ne
Chord machine with a chord sequencer, looper and ear trainer.
Chords and harpUntestedOpen sourceCharles Vestal
Omnichord-style chord harp with rhythm patterns.
Chords and harpUntestedOpen sourceDuncan Macneil
Shigin accompaniment instrument with koto, sho and taiko voices.
Chords and harpUntestedOpen sourceJason Persinger
Felucca fork for dungeon synth and dark ambient.
SynthAmbient and generativeUntestedOpen sourcePeter Gombos
Paid eight-track groovebox firmware with FM and VA engines.
GrooveboxUntestedPaidCharles Vestal
Firmware and web app for sending pictures to the screen.
Not a synthUntestedOpen sourcedspaudio
SLOOP-based groovebox with OP-1-inspired screens and an event tape.
GrooveboxUntestedOpen sourceQuixotic7
First instrument for a small child: no menus, nothing to break.
KidsBetaOpen sourcejoshbartlettband-web
Music toy for small children, with Felucca behind a key combo.
KidsUntestedOpen sourceELI7VH
Felucca played from an Arturia MiniLab 3.
ControllerSynthUntestedOpen sourceDevice picturedCharles Vestal
303, 808 and 909 style groovebox playing all parts at once.
GrooveboxDrumsUntestedOpen source
Watch list: 3 projects you cannot install yet
Research firmware and source-only projects. They move into the catalog once their authors publish something a player can install.
Keitark
NES emulator and a kit for writing FM-1 firmware from scratch.
Not a synthResearchOpen sourceDevice picturedKeitark
MDX/PDX song player on a software YM2151.
Not a synthResearchOpen sourceDevice pictured
Other places to find M-VAVE FM-1 firmware
These community projects keep their own lists and installers. Facts on this page were checked on 12 Oct 2026 against GitHub, the authors’ pages and the directories below.
- awesome-fm-1 (opens in a new tab) · The most complete link list: firmware, tools, recovery, editors, banks, videos and communities.
- fm1-editor.com firmware directory (opens in a new tab) · Every firmware with its status, latest version and install links, plus a watch list.
- FM-1 Firmware Hub (opens in a new tab) · Installs open-source firmware over Web MIDI with checksum checks, and can reinstall V15.
- fm-static (opens in a new tab) · A web installer for units whose MIDI port has another name.