FM1 SynthDef
Write a patch in the local browser editor, compile it with SuperCollider on your Mac, send it over USB, and play it on the FM-1.
- Custom firmware
- Beta
- Low brick risk
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0.1.0-preview — 28 October 2026
First public preview of FM1 SynthDef, an embedded SuperCollider SynthDef runtime for the M-VAVE FM-1.
Includes two-voice playback, eight synth slots, one permanent master effect, live knobs, octave controls, syntax-coloured on-device source, stereo meters, a Mac browser editor, USB slot management and five example patches. The compatibility profile implements 53 UGen types with explicit operator/rate limits.
The complete archive includes the accepted FM-1_1200 firmware, source, pinned platform/BSP snapshots, minimal SDK packaging data, licences, examples and a checksum manifest. The firmware is the same accepted device build; release preparation does not reflash a connected instrument or prepopulate its slots.
This is experimental: arbitrary graphs may exceed realtime capacity despite passing import validation. Only the documented Mac setup and supplied patches have hardware acceptance evidence. Final-build power-cycle persistence and recovery remain unverified. See QUICKSTART, COMPATIBILITY and VERIFICATION before use.
Before you start
- How hard is it?
- EasyCopy a file or use a web page. No extra software.
- What you need
- A USB or MIDI cable
- 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 FM1 SynthDef v0.1.0-preview work on your M-VAVE FM-1?
No reports yet for v0.1.0-preview.
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 ("Start here"):
Download the complete 0.1.0-preview archive from the repository's Releases page. It contains source, pinned platform sources, the firmware, example patches, licences and checksums. A Git clone also contains everything except the generated release firmware and SDK/compiler downloads.
- Follow Mac setup and installation.
- Try the included patches and controls.
- Read the compatibility and resource limits before importing other patches.
- For development, use building and verification.
Three additional Gendy examples use knobs 1–4 for amplitude movement, duration movement, active breakpoints and cutoff. They are provided as .scd, .scsyndef and .fmslot files alongside the other examples; importing them is optional and does not alter the example bank.
Formant and Formlet examples are also supplied with four live knob controls, compiled graphs and importable .fmslot files.
Try the just-intonation Formant patch: each keyboard semitone advances one scale degree. Knobs control scale transposition, formant, attack and release. Its compiled graph and importable .fmslot are supplied alongside the source.
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Low
- Requires opening the device
- No
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| v0.1.0-preview | FM1 SynthDef 0.1.0 — Experimental PreviewPre-release | 28 October 2026 |
Credits, license and support
- License
- GPL-3.0