Cut-A-Dor
Cut-A-Dor: the dirty little beat dojo. Free, remixable M-VAVE FM-1 rhythm firmware, browser editor, sounds and recovery. By Kid Bunka. GPL-3.0.
- Custom firmware
- Stable
- Medium brick risk
- Reversible
Source codeWebsite: cut-a-dor.sugarypixie10.chatgpt.site
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Finish the silence.
Cut-A-Dor 1.2.1 — the dirty little beat dojo. By Kid Bunka.
Free M-VAVE FM-1 rhythm firmware, a real browser instrument/editor, 76 factory sounds and 48 expansion hits. Eight recordable punch effects. Step editing. MIDI sync. No black belt required. Cannot do your taxes.
PLAY / WEBSITE · EDITOR · INSTALL / RECOVERY
Expected identity: FM-1_7010201. Start from M-VAVE Original V15 / FM-1_015. Download the recovery kit first. No intermediate custom firmware is required. Projects and audio banks are separate backups.
The firmware image is unchanged from the owner-tested package. Read TEST-REPORT.txt for software checks and physical-test limits. Browser pattern edits stay in the browser; USB tools upload sound banks and export device projects. No live device pattern or project upload is claimed.
Full editable source is present at this tag and on main. Fork, modify and redistribute under GPL-3.0-only, retaining corresponding source and licences. Sample audio is CC0; fonts retain their own licences. Original V15 is manufacturer recovery software, not GPL code. Independent project; no manufacturer endorsement.
Assets include firmware, complete source, curated soundbanks, an offline website, recovery kit, quick start and SHA-256 fingerprints. The offline website needs Python 3; keep source and recovery downloads separately for offline use.
Before you start
- How hard is it?
- EasyCopy a file or use a web page. No extra software.
- What you need
- Comfort with the command line
- A computer
- Can it break my device?
- Small chance of trouble, with a way to recover.
- Can I undo it?
- Yes. You can go back to the official software.
Did it work for you?
Did Cut-A-Dor v1.2.1 work on your M-VAVE FM-1?
No reports yet for v1.2.1.
One-tap reports from owners. Bricked reports are checked before they count.
Compatibility
Devices: M-VAVE FM-1.
No compatibility information yet.
Getting started
From the project's README ("Install and recover"):
Release 1.2.1, expected identity FM-17010201. Start from M-VAVE Original V15 / FM-1015. No intermediate custom firmware is required. Read the quick start, download the recovery kit first and follow the installer.
Firmware SHA-256: 5d4be92061cc5bf1396d3ff599ac3a1ef9ec1261afe003b74e32f4298307f614. The released firmware is the unchanged owner-tested image. Automated test results and the limits of hardware coverage are in TEST-REPORT.txt. Recovery includes the official Original V15 image and normal browser restoration; the separate Mac chip rescue tool is a last resort. Recovery is not a backup of personal music and cannot guarantee recovery from every hardware failure.
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Medium
- Reversible
- Yes
- Requires opening the device
- No
From the project's README ("Install and recover"):
Release 1.2.1, expected identity FM-17010201. Start from M-VAVE Original V15 / FM-1015. No intermediate custom firmware is required. Read the quick start, download the recovery kit first and follow the installer.
Firmware SHA-256: 5d4be92061cc5bf1396d3ff599ac3a1ef9ec1261afe003b74e32f4298307f614. The released firmware is the unchanged owner-tested image. Automated test results and the limits of hardware coverage are in TEST-REPORT.txt. Recovery includes the official Original V15 image and normal browser restoration; the separate Mac chip rescue tool is a last resort. Recovery is not a backup of personal music and cannot guarantee recovery from every hardware failure.
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| v1.2.1 | Cut-A-Dor 1.2.1 — Finish the SilenceLatest | 18 October 2026 |
Credits, license and support
- License
- GPL-3.0