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TRIBE
Custom firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1: a ten-track groovebox where any engine plays on any track.
- Custom firmware
- Beta
- Medium brick risk
- Reversible
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Pre-release · 22 Oct 2026TRIBE 0.3-beta
0.3 beta
Highlights
- Sixty-four clips per track, in four banks of sixteen: OCT- and OCT+ on HOME move between the banks.
- Clip menu: hold a clip key for about half a second to copy the track's clip into it, or to empty it.
- Song mode (CLIPS, KNOB 4): a track plays its clips one after another, from the clip it is on. LOOP starts again; ONE SHOT stops at the first empty clip.
- Capture: while a track plays, the notes you play on ARP or REC are kept. SAVE, then REC, writes them into the clip on screen and saves it.
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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
- 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.
Get itOpens github.com
Did it work for you?
Did TRIBE v0.3-beta work on your M-VAVE FM-1?
No reports yet for v0.3-beta.
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 ("Try it, install it"):
Emulator TRIBE in the browser, with sound: the same code the FM-1 runs. No FM-1 needed. Web installer Flash your FM-1 from Chrome or Edge over USB. Nothing to install on the computer. Can put the stock firmware back. Manual Getting started, every page and every parameter. What's new The release notes. Discord Questions, bugs, music: the fm1-tribe channel. Site All of the above on one page. Installing firmware is at your own risk; TRIBE is a beta.
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Medium
- Reversible
- Yes
- Requires opening the device
- No
From the project's README ("Try it, install it"):
Emulator TRIBE in the browser, with sound: the same code the FM-1 runs. No FM-1 needed. Web installer Flash your FM-1 from Chrome or Edge over USB. Nothing to install on the computer. Can put the stock firmware back. Manual Getting started, every page and every parameter. What's new The release notes. Discord Questions, bugs, music: the fm1-tribe channel. Site All of the above on one page. Installing firmware is at your own risk; TRIBE is a beta.
Releases
| Version | Name | Released |
|---|---|---|
| v0.3-beta | TRIBE 0.3-betaPre-release | 22 October 2026 |
| v0.2-beta | TRIBE 0.2 betaPre-release | 20 October 2026 |
Credits, license and support
- License
- GPL-3.0