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Tuesday, November 10, 2026
CoralFlower - Orchid Chord Generation on the $67 FM-1
video upload by substatica drones
You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.
"CoralFlower brings Orchid-inspired chord playing to the M-VAVE FM-1, turning single notes into rich chords, bass and evolving generative patterns. While you play, a flower grows on the FM-1 screen. Each note of the chord adds a part: a flower, a bud, a cluster of berries. In the Side key layout, a coral grows instead.
CoralFlower Firmware - https://ficusficusov.github.io/CoralF..."
Chords without the theory
The lower keys play the notes of a scale you choose. Press an upper key, and every note becomes a chord: major, minor and sus, plus major and minor 6, 7 and add9. The chord stays on until you choose another one. CoralFlower is inspired by the Telepathic Instruments Orchid. Its controls are redesigned for the FM-1’s keys and buttons, because every instrument is played differently.
27 scales
Choose a scale and its starting note. The lower keys then play only the notes of that scale.
Arpeggiator and strum
Nine patterns, including a strum up and down. They follow the FM-1’s tempo or an external MIDI clock.
Record a take
Press REC and play. After a one-bar count-in, your chords are written into the sequencer and play in a loop. From there, you can add drums and a melody in a few clicks. Sequencer controls have changed in 0.7. Use SELECT for patterns and SONG, and ALGORITHM for tracks and song blocks.
About 60 sounds
Pads, keys, strings and basses from two synth engines. A bass part plays under your chords.
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Sunday, November 08, 2026
The Next FM-1? Ambient Drones on a $35 Cardputer
video upload by substatica drones
You can find the on M5Stack Cardputer Amazon. See the M5Stack label for additional posts.
"Could the $35 M5Stack Cardputer be the next FM-1? With open-source firmware, this tiny computer can become an experimental music machine capable of generating rich ambient drones. Diviner is one such firmware, a Daedric / Lain-core skinned companion firmware for the M5Stack Cardputer ADV, booted by the Launcher. Sixteen "rites" across four domains — sound, sight, the wired, and wards — in one blood-and-ember aesthetic, with a hand-rasterised Daedric glyph font.
Diviner Firmware - https://github.com/numbpill3d/cardput...
The Cardputer-Adv is a card-sized, versatile programmable platform powered by the Stamp-S3A module with ESP32-S3FN8 core processor. With its 1.14" LCD display and an intuitive 56-key keyboard, the Cardputer-Adv offers easy interaction and seamless command entry for a wide range of applications.
Advanced Audio Features
Equipped with high-quality audio components, the Cardputer-Adv includes an ES8311 codec, a precision MEMS microphone with a superior signal-to-noise ratio, an NS4150B amplifier circuit, and a 1W speaker output. For enhanced audio flexibility, it also features a 3.5mm headphone jack for external audio devices.
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00:00 - Intro
00:01 - M5Stack Cardputer Adv Stamp-S3A with ESP32-S3FN8 3.31" x 2.13" x 0.78"
00:06 - M5Launcher Application Launcher
00:12 - Diviner Firmware A Daedric / Lain-core Companion
00:16 - 5 audio/video related "rites" (16 in total)
00:21 - DRONE Generative drone box
00:28 - 5 drifting voices, resonant LP, wind, bells, dark delay
00:55 - Toggle wind level boost (N)
01:37 - Toggle bell level boost (B)
02:00 - Scale modes (1-6)
02:26 - Root note (A-K)
02:59 - Octave down/up (Z, X)
03:26 - Light and drift (Arrow Keys)
03:35 - Toggle hold/flow (Space)
05:49 - SEQ Groovebox with kick/snare/hat/acid
06:04 - BEAT C expression bytebeat livecoder
06:17 - WIRED Ambient digital visualizations
06:52 - VISIONS Ambient organic visualizations"
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Sunday, November 01, 2026
Can the $67 FM-1 Sound Like an Elektron Sidstation?
video upload by substatica drones
You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.
"I compare 50 factory patches played on an orignal Elektron Sidstation to the same patches played on a $67 M-VAVE FM-1 running the SIDOU firmware to hear just how close the little synth can get.
SIDOU Firmware - https://github.com/dsablic/sidou"
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Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Tonitor Turns the FM-1 Into a Dark Ambient Laboratory
video upload by substatica drones
You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.
"Tonitor takes the M-VAVE FM-1 into darker, stranger territory with free loops, evolving textures, generative sound and an experimental workflow built for exploration. Tonitor is a firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1 for electroacoustic experimentation, live ambient music and sound exploration. Tonitor features 6 tracks, 12 voices, 8 engines, generative paths, two LFO's with routing and more!
Tonitor Firmware - https://nzimas.github.io/tonitor/inst..."
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Friday, October 23, 2026
Every FM-1 Firmware Should Be as Easy as Melodee
video upload by substatica drones
M-VAVE on Amazon
"Building a loop and going over some features of Melodee, an intuitive groovebox firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1. The Melodee firmware expands the FM-1 with five sound engines, including Prophet-style synthesis, 6-operator FM, CZ, SID and drums, alongside a four-track, 64-step sequencer. It also adds recording, effects and hands-on sequencing tools designed to make building complete loops fast and intuitive.
MELODEE Firmware - https://keremimo.github.io/melodee/we...
FM-1 is a true frequency-modulation synthesizer in your pocket. Six independent sine-wave operators combine through 32 algorithms to recreate the iconic timbres of the FM era — pianos, strings, brass, basses and electronic synths. It comes loaded with 128 factory tones and a color TFT screen that draws the live algorithm structure and oscillator waveform. A 27-key silicone piano-layout keyboard with OCT-/OCT+ over 8 octaves, MONO/POLY voicing (up to 12-voice polyphony), six built-in effects (Filter / Reverb / Delay / Distortion / Chorus / Phaser), a 7-mode arpeggiator and 16-step sequencer turn it into a complete creation rig."
00:00 - Intro
00:08 - FM6, Prophet-5, XOX and SID engines
00:13 - Select root note and scale (SEL)
00:27 - Enable chord mode (SEL, CHRD)
00:41 - Adjust sequence length (SEQ, LEN)
00:52 - Arm recording (REC)
01:12 - Enable per-track FX (FX)
01:51 - Add another pattern to track (SEQ, PATTERNS)
01:58 - Adjust new pattern SEQ length (SEQ, LEN)
02:07 - Track 1 is now on Pattern (P2)
02:42 - Hold SEQ and press white key to queue the next pattern
03:18 - Select track (ALGORITHM)
05:01 - Adjust track levels (GLO)
05:34 - Select patch (PRESETS)
05:45 - Per-track arpeggiator (ARP)
07:04 - Hold EDIT to undo last recording
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
The M-VAVE FM-1 Firmware for Dark Ambient – GR!MM #mvave
video upload by GR!MM // Deathdream
You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.
Additional demos below.
"GR!MM is a free, open-source custom firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1. It turns the little FM synth into a dark ambient instrument with four tracks, your own samples, tape and grain effects, chords and a sequencer. Everything is saved automatically.
Easy install:
▶ https://thefirmwarehub.com/ (choose the FM-1, then GR!MM)
▶ Try it in your browser (no FM-1 needed): https://grimmbient.github.io/grimm/
▶ Online editor (sounds, samples, backups): https://grimmbient.github.io/grimm/ed...
▶ Download & source: https://github.com/GRiMMBIENT/grimm/r...
▶ Cheat sheet: https://thefirmwarehub.com/cs/grimm/
▶ Controls sheet: https://shorturl.at/jqUt8
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
M-VAVE FM1 Open V14 Official Open-Source Firmware Adds 8 Tracks, 6 Engines & Sampling
video upload by substatica drones
You can find the M-VAVE FM-1 on Amazon.
"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..."
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Thursday, October 08, 2026
New Firmware Turns the FM-1 Into an Omnichord
video upload by substatica drones
"FoMni turns the M-VAVE FM-1 into an Omnchord. FoMni is free chord harp firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1, inspired by the Suzuki Omnichord. Pick a chord on the black keys, run a finger across the white keys, and it rings out. Behind it are an organ-like chord, a bass, and the OM-84's ten rhythms, which can play the bass and chord in time.
FoMni Firmware - https://charlesvestal.github.io/fm1-f..."
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Wednesday, October 07, 2026
Loop with SLOOP -- New Firmware for the FM-1
video upload by substatica drones
"SLOOP adds four-track looping to the M-VAVE FM-1, so I used it to build a complete loop from scratch. SLOOP turns the FM-1 into a four-track groovebox you play live: three synths and a drum machine with 16 sounds on the white keys, nine synthesis engines, 68 sounds, 37 drum kits, your own samples, a song mode you play with your hands, and more.
SLOOP Firmware - https://github.com/isod89/sloop-fm1"
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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Watch Liquid Metal Dance to Dark Drones, VHIKK X
video upload by substatica drones
"Using a VHIKK X to charm a liquid metal/ferrofluid visualizer. A dark ambient exploration with the Forge TME VHIKK X. The VHIKK X is set to Bank 1, Algorithm 2.
VHIKK X - https://nightlife-electronics.com/pro...
3D Printed Eurorack Case - https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadge...
Vhikk X by Forge TME is a multi-algorithm experimental synth workshop specialising in [but not limited to] complex drones/basses, rich textures, and dynamic sfx. It combines sound generation and effects processing into one module with multiple different algorithms.
The nature of the Vhikk X makes it suitable for situations where a compact, ergonomic, and self-contained sound source/processor would be welcome - for example smaller modular systems, or large systems where a self-contained sound island with minimised cognitive overhead would be desirable."
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Sunday, September 20, 2026
You Can Play This Synth With Fidget Spinners
video upload by substatica drones
"ENIGMA is an innovative synthesizer fully controlled by the position and movement of metallic objects. Through a unique interface developed by SOMA, every metal object placed on the surface is transformed into sound. The shape, size, and type of object are entirely up to you. Coins, screws, fragments, gears, tools, and any other metallic artifacts will work. The interface sensitivity is extremely high — even a fractional millimeter shift of an object can alter the sound.
MIDI and CV clock sync are included , as well as MIDI note control."
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Monday, September 14, 2026
Reproducing Chaos, ENIGMA Synth Patch Template
video upload by substatica drones
"Demonstrating a free printable PDF patch template for the ENIGMA synthesizer, allowing us to record, or plan, object placement. The same objects in the same placement should reproduce the same sound. Play the ENIGMA synthesizer by placing metallic objects on its surface. The ENIGMA is available now from SOMA LABORATORY.
ENIGMA Patch Template PDF - https://substatica.com/enigma
ENIGMA is an innovative synthesizer fully controlled by the position and movement of metallic objects. Through a unique interface developed by SOMA, every metal object placed on the surface is transformed into sound. The shape, size, and type of object are entirely up to you. Coins, screws, fragments, gears, tools, and any other metallic artifacts will work. The interface sensitivity is extremely high — even a fractional millimeter shift of an object can alter the sound.
MIDI and CV clock sync are included , as well as MIDI note control."
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Sunday, September 06, 2026
SOMA ENIGMA, Unboxing, First Experiments
video uploads by substatica drones
Playlist:
1. SOMA ENIGMA, Unboxing, First Experiment
2. SOMA ENIGMA, Monopoly Synthesizer Experiment
3. ENIGMA, A Strange Synth with a Beautiful Side
"ENIGMA is an innovative synthesizer fully controlled by the position and movement of metallic objects. Through a unique interface developed by SOMA, every metal object placed on the surface is transformed into sound. The shape, size, and type of object are entirely up to you. Coins, screws, fragments, gears, tools, and any other metallic artifacts will work. The interface sensitivity is extremely high — even a fractional millimeter shift of an object can alter the sound.
MIDI and CV clock sync are included , as well as MIDI note control."
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VHIKK X, Ambient Exploration
video upload by substatica drones
"An ambient exploration with the Forge TME VHIKK X. The VHIKK X is set to Bank 1, Algorithm 1.
VHIKK X - https://nightlife-electronics.com/pro...
3D Printed Eurorack Case - https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadge...
Vhikk X by Forge TME is a multi-algorithm experimental synth workshop specialising in [but not limited to] complex drones/basses, rich textures, and dynamic sfx. It combines sound generation and effects processing into one module with multiple different algorithms.
The nature of the Vhikk X makes it suitable for situations where a compact, ergonomic, and self-contained sound source/processor would be welcome - for example smaller modular systems, or large systems where a self-contained sound island with minimised cognitive overhead would be desirable."
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Thursday, June 25, 2026
EVIL PET Granular Synth Feeds Itself, Ambient Exploration
video upload by substatica drones
"An ambient exploration with the ENDORPHIN.ES EVIL PET granular synth. Using the feedback effect of the EVIL PET to feed ambient noise from its onboard microphone back into itself to create wave after wave of ominous ambient swells with no other instruments or audio sources involved.
EVIL PET - https://nightlife-electronics.com/pro...
Ferrofluid Visualizer - https://amzn.to/4wcTg4s
Meet @Endorphines EVIL PET - the creative box that is designed for anybody who has enough fantasy and imagination for using it. EVIL PET can be a polyphonic synthesizer, a granular effect unit, a radio FM tuner, a reel-to-reel recorder, sampler and more.
EVIL PET bites incoming audio into tiny grains and plays them in new, playful, or unexpected ways. Stretch, shrink, or flip the grains to create unique sounds, textures, and effects. Layer grains to make dreamy, glitchy, or swirling soundscapes. It works with any input - guitar, voice, synth, or drums - turning ordinary sounds into something magical."
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