M-VAVE FM1 Open V14 Official Open-Source Firmware Adds 8 Tracks, 6 Engines & Sampling

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"An overview of the new official open-source firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1! Featuring an 8-track, 64-step sequencer, six sound engines including samples, and a browser-based workbench. Sound engines include DX7, 808 KIT, 303 BASS, PLUCK, PSG (chiptune), and SAMPLER. You can install the new Open firmware using the Workbench linked below. *The official M-VAVE "Open" firmware is a different branch, and different versioning, than the closed source official M-VAVE firmware that the FM-1 ships with.

FM-1 Workbench - https://open.m-vave.com/fm1-workbench

FM1 Open Source - https://github.com/m-vave/fm1_open/re..."

FM1 Open V14

128 independent DX7 voices in four groups of 32, using the M-VAVE FM1 original V15 factory voices by default. Saved user banks take priority.

NORMAL, PLAY and OFF track roles, configurable MIDI input channels, and MIDI output/routing controls.

Tap Tempo and tempo-synchronized delay.

Fixed DRUM 808 and SAMPLER step recording: on NORMAL tracks, releasing all played keys advances to the next step. The eight-track default and all 16 onboard demo projects are retained. DX7 single-voice and 32-voice bank SysEx are supported; extension parameters are not handled.

Back up projects, voices and samples separately before updating. Export DX7 groups A–D individually. PLAY timbre edits need a separate timbre export or, for DX7, a save to the independent library. Firmware switching does not make project and sample formats interchangeable; compatibility has been checked with selected firmware versions.

Thank you to @vikramrojo for the tuning contribution and DX7 library proposal, and to @giomaspi-max for the track-role and MIDI routing proposal.

APP: GPLv3 with the FM1 SDK linking exception. SDK and third-party components retain their separate terms; see THIRD_PARTY.md.