M-VAVE FM-1 firmware

Felucca

Multi-engine synth with four tracks and a 64-step sequencer. by Leo Kuroshita (Hügelton Instruments)

Felucca preview from its author
Preview by hugelton (opens in a new tab)

About

Felucca turns the FM-1 into a multi-engine instrument: FM, virtual analogue, phase distortion, samples, granular, drums and physical models, played across four tracks with a step sequencer, song mode and a modulation matrix.

Most other open FM-1 firmwares started as forks of it. The author publishes a web installer, a web editor and a browser emulator.

Synth

Videos

Videos load from YouTube only after you press play.

Install and safety

Beta. The author marks this release as beta.

Install with the author’s installer (opens in a new tab)Try in browser (author’s emulator) (opens in a new tab)

Coming after hardware verification. Maru will offer installs only after its own installer has completed a full install and restore on a physical M-VAVE FM-1, and only for open-source releases whose authors have been told.

  • Put the unit on stock V15 first, and keep your own copy of the stock file from M-VAVE’s downloads (opens in a new tab) so you can go back.
  • Back up your presets with the current firmware’s own export before installing.
  • Rescue: none documented for this firmware.
  • If something goes wrong, follow the recovery ladder.
  • Returns to stock through M-VAVE's M-UPGRADE.
  • The author also ships a Python install script for computers without Web MIDI.