FM-1_DelRio
A firmware that turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into a small rhythm box of hand percussion, made to accompany songs in a circle: djembe, cajon, udu, clapsticks, maracas and triangle.
- Custom firmware
- Stable
- Low brick risk
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A ceremony rhythm box for the M-VAVE FM-1, by Jess Del Rio. Tested on an FM-1.
New in 0.9:
- The battery, top right. Three bars, the outline red when it is empty; USB while a computer powers the FM-1. The keys' velocity holds the converter that reads it, so every 10 s, with no key down, it is let go for 2 ms.
- Slower berimbau toques. A quarter slower than a roda plays them, for the ceremony: ANGOLA at 90 (its quarter note at 45), SB GRANDE at 132, SB REGIONAL at 136. OCT− / OCT+ still set the tempo; a toque saved by 0.8 keeps its tempo until another is chosen.
- The sitar is out. FX goes round the kit, the berimbau, the tanpura and the shruti.
- Fixes from a code review. A stroke in the count-in's last half step lands on the first step; choosing a rhythm no longer leaves an instrument silent; SETUP shown over a drone takes the knobs; the screen reader says the drones and their knobs; the tanpura stopped and started again starts afresh; a drum's fifth stroke at once fades its oldest out instead of cutting it (no click).
- Lighter audio. The shruti computes only its open or fading reeds. The rhythms and the tanpura sound exactly as before.
Settings and rhythms saved by 0.8 are kept.
Install: delrio-0.9.fwsc with fm1-base's web installer (Chrome or Edge, Web MIDI), or from the hub. Identity FM-1_48000900; it brings Felucca's update loader. It keeps only its own settings and rhythms, and does not read other firmwares' projects or samples.
Open source under the MPL-2.0. The sounds keep their own licences (app/kit/CREDITS.txt); the opening's pictures are Jess Del Rio's.
SHA-256 61b141e326829e53de7dc92d9654c31e9f8b07306d47de3e815d18a147943895
Before you start
- How hard is it?
- EasyCopy a file or use a web page. No extra software.
- What you need
- A computer
- Can it break my device?
- Very unlikely to break anything.
- Can I undo it?
- The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.
Did it work for you?
Did FM-1_DelRio v0.9 work on your M-VAVE FM-1?
No reports yet for v0.9.
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"):
From The Firmware Hub, or with the .fwsc of the latest release.
It keeps only its own settings and rhythms (SAVE), in its own place in the FM-1's flash. It does not read other firmwares' projects or samples.
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Low
- Requires opening the device
- No
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| v0.9 | FM-1_DelRio 0.9Latest | 25 October 2026 |
| v0.8 | FM-1_DelRio 0.8 | 25 October 2026 |
| v0.7 | FM-1_DelRio 0.7 | 23 October 2026 |
| v0.6 | FM-1_DelRio 0.6 | 23 October 2026 |
| v0.5 | FM-1_DelRio 0.5 | 23 October 2026 |
| v0.4 | FM-1_DelRio 0.4 | 23 October 2026 |
| v0.3 | FM-1_DelRio 0.3 | 23 October 2026 |
| v0.2 | FM-1_DelRio 0.2 | 23 October 2026 |
Credits, license and support
- License
- MPL-2.0