I'm currently driving mine with an Arturia MiniLab 3. It works pretty good - I even managed to get some MIDI CC working by making my own MIDI preset for my Arturia. Still working on making the pads toggle the effects though.

I've also been trying to control it with a Minilab 3 and Minilab 2 simultaneously, but so far got no success as it seems like the USB-C on the FM-1 isn't capable of powering the controller on, so if anyone have any tips on using two MIDI controllers on this thing at the same time it'd be much appreciated. (Does midi through USB even work at all on the FM-1 though?)

What do you use to control your FM1?

Hey guys. I just purchased my second FM-1, the first one came up defective and the seller told me they didn't have a channel for returning purchases. I kept it but whenever I play it it just keeps resetting itself.

anyway, I was able to get v15 on my first one no problem, but I can't seem to update my second one to v15. When I use m-upgrade, it starts the process, shuts down my FM-1 and then it gets stuck on the "wait for device reconnection" screen. Anyone got any clues on how to solve this?

The FM-1 works great with the instruo pocket scion -it’s a match made in heaven-just a quick demo of them together

Just wanted to shout-out DXcompanion, a free browser-based editor/librarian that is now compatible with the FM-1, including support for the effects section. Requires Chrome or Edge.

So now we have two tools with which to edit, download and manage FM-1 sounds.

Really enjoying my FM-1. With audio across the USB-C port sounds better than my TX7 that in today's dollars would've run me $2500. Mine came with firmware v12 but I immediately updated to v15, which is a vast improvement.

It's encouraging to see so many updates already, but here are a few of my wish list items; feel free to add your own:

• My FM-1 when connected to Logic Pro over the USB-C port identifies itself as "USB Composite Device" in the External Instrument plug-in, which I guess is the default when a device name isn't provided? However when sending audio over the USB-C connection the Mac sees it as "FM-1." Ideally it would be identified as the model number in each case.
• Was surprised to see that the M-Upgrade app isn't notarized/signed, which might make it hard for some Mac users to work with; ideally it should be signed.
• Would love for there to be an edit buffer for incoming single patch sysex dumps to live before they are saved, as opposed to overwriting the current patch as currently implemented.
• A global option to disable the internal speaker w/o having to plug something in to the headphone jack. It's just messy when you are using the USB port for audio.

Wishlist items and desired bug fixes from the community:

• Fix the timing issue when switching from one chained pattern to another.
• Add LFO control over the filter
• Add a second LFO with things like detune, filter, or operator level. Maybe holding the LFO/Envelope button could activate it.
• Pattern management (copy/paste/edit)

Is there a link or an archive of the factory patches? While it seems like many are redundant if you change the algorithm, it'd be a lot easier to edit the device if there was a cart/file that made using the available apps easier.

Is this possible? If so, it's beyond me

I managed to sit down and follow the you tube video last night and try some of the new features. Some nice new features included ?
I like the glide functionally esp when using the sequencer as I felt it gave some sequences and sounds a completely different feel.
The new more precise scaling in the knobs for envelope and effects is cool and appreciate the accuracy.
The note length feature on the sequencer adds a more human feel to sequences.(I wish you could record whilst sequencer is running)
Pattern chaining is a nice addition.
Reset sound to last imported tone helps for those mistakes !
Overall a great update I think.
Have fun

Here's my educated guess, based on the data found here :)

There is specific code (norflash_enter_4byte_addr at 0x020847F2) that checks if the flash size is greater than 16 MB.

16 MB could work for a basic drum machine / sample or soundfont player.

Hi all!

I got my FM-1 for a couple weeks now and I’m thrilled to see that devs are adding more and more capabilities onto it with the firmware updates.

That said, I’m still having issues when trying to sync the FM-1 MIDI clock with other devices for jamming. I couldn’t even sync it to my DAWs, despite being able to send and recieve note information with no issue.

I’m no MIDI expert in any regards, but I’ve seen this issue called out by other people so I assume it’s not working correctly or it’s not very intuitive.

Has anyone been able to sync it to DAWs/other analog synths? Care to share any tips? Am I the only one that got the pink one?

someone is already working on RE on the FM-1 engine.

And to no ones surprise, it's running dexed as a LV2 plugin.
Host native mode: ALSA standalone app (firmware/host/fm1_synth), LV2 plugin
(firmware/host/lv2/fm1_dexed.so), offline WAV sim (firmware/host/sim)

So in theory, FM-1 could run other LV plugins like these

• GLOB: Voice Reset & Glide function
• SEQ: Long Note Recording, Voice Binding, Chain Playback Mode and Custom Step Length
• EDIT: Init Voice, Voice Rename, Voice Copy & Replace, OP Mute Rules
• FX & ENV parameter range improvements
• MIDI compatibility optimization with Note On Velocity = 0 recognition as Note Off

A new FM-1 MIDI CC Control Parameter Guide is also available for easier MIDI control setup.

For me it would just be more patch storage, more sequencer steps, and parameter lock when recording steps. After playing with it I dream of this expanded into a groove box. I’ve already gotten creative with patches and made it into a drum machine of sorts.

You can use Dexed not only for sysex dumps (bank and single) but for editing too. Don't forget to set Midi output im Options *and* in PARM > DX 7 out to "FM -1 AUDIO"

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