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sloopDX
Custom firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1: FM drums you program on the device, and a DX7 on top (six operators, 32 algorithms, real voice editing).
- Custom firmware
- Beta
- Medium brick risk
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Latest release · 18 Oct 2026v4.0
Full Changelog: https://github.com/zvenson/dxsloop/compare/v2.6...v4.0
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?
- Small chance of trouble, with a way to recover.
- Can I undo it?
- The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.
Get itOpens github.com
Did it work for you?
Did sloopDX v4.0 work on your M-VAVE FM-1?
No reports yet for v4.0.
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 ("Contents"):
- Why sloopDX
- From SLOOP 2.6 / 2.7 (new in 4.0)
- From SLOOP 2.5 (3.4)
- From SLOOP 2.4 (3.3)
- From SLOOP 2.3
- Screens
- What it does
- Status
- Install
- Your first beat in 60 seconds
- The controls
- The menu: settings of the FM-1
- MIDI and USB audio
- The web editor
- Compatibility
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Documentation
- Building and tests
- Contributing
- Credits and thanks
- Licence
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Medium
- Requires opening the device
- No
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| v4.0 | —Latest | 18 October 2026 |
| v2.6 | — | 7 October 2026 |
| v2.4 | — | 7 October 2026 |
| v2.3 | — | 7 October 2026 |
| v2.1 | — | 6 October 2026 |
Credits, license and support
- License
- GPL-3.0