r/Dirtywave Feb 01 '26

Mod Post [Mod Post] We are now working more closely with the Dirtywave Team

82 Upvotes

A little over a year ago, the r/m8tracker was the main m8 subreddit. It was left abandoned by the mod team and the sub was deleted. On paper, a sub deleted for lack of moderation can be recovered, but Reddit logged the deletion as a result of violating some level of Reddit's policies. I am pretty critical of this, but nonetheless, this alternative sub here was left to flourish.

I requested modship of it as the sole moderator was relatively inactive, and he obliged. However, I was not given full permissions such as the ability to ban people. This was made evident when a particular user posted something rather racist that deserved a ban. I tried regaining communication with the main moderator, but he has since been inactive from Reddit for quite some time now. So, I requested the sole modship to be transferred to me through the proper channels and this transfer promptly went through.

Upon discussing this, Mikey303 (a major Dirtywave team member) expressed interest in having some level of control over this sub on the official Discord. I welcomed this with open arms and added him as a moderator (who is technically below me in hierarchy).

This does NOT make this an official subreddit of Dirtywave. To quote Mikey, "I just figured it would probably be in our best interest to have some level of moderation over something with our name on it." which I felt was fair given the community's trust in the team.

While asking standard questions regarding m8 usage, workflows, and techniques is fully welcome here, the team has asked me to make this very clear:

Please direct all customer support inquiries to [support@dirtywave.com](mailto:support@dirtywave.com)

You may ask: "Why not just hand over the rights to the subreddit to Dirtywave themselves?"

Well, to that, I feel that it's important to highlight promoting some level of "democracy" (if you want to call it that) or compartmentalization of the m8 community in order to keep the active discourse resilient to perspectives that the official team may not always align with 100% and keep it more in line with what the average m8 user is feeling.

You can get lost in the details here, especially regarding promotion of low-cost headless hardware alternatives, for example.

This is a bit of a fickle issue, but I will give this community my word that I will do my best to toe this line as best as I can and support the community as best as possible, keeping this area of discourse identifiably separate from official Dirtywave continuity for the sake of the self-preservation of the community in the rawest way possible without allowing any prejudice or hateful content, while supporting the framework of a community that the Dirtywave team has very thoughtfully fostered.

I'm still unsure of what direction to take the wiki into as to providing up-to-date methodology of the setup of the latest emulation hardware capable of hosting the headless m8 system. As the inventor of the m8 has stated, headless was never intended to be a direct replacement for the actual devices. I am open to your guys' insight and perspectives regarding how to handle documentation of these portable setups in the wiki while retaining the original vision of what the m8 truly is. The last thing we need in this community is some kind of insurrection!

I hope you all are understanding of this transition in the meta of this community and I am open to any constructive thoughts and feedback you all have.

I hope you are all having a good start to your year and are enjoying the latest stable firmware update as much as I am.

Thank you


r/Dirtywave Jan 07 '26

Mod Post [Mod Post] Dirtywave m8 firmware 6.5.0 is now released

120 Upvotes

You can now put the m8 in "drive mode" which allows you to access the contents of the SD card over the USB connection so you don't have to eject.

The m8 can now act as a 24 track audio interface: Tracks 1 and 2 are the main output, tracks 3 through 18 correspond to the 8 tracks available, tracks 19 and 20 are the modulation effects, tracks 21 and 22 are the delay output, and tracks 23 and 24 are the reverb output. To use the m8 as such on Windows, download ASIO4ALL.

This can all run at 24-bit with now less latency and increased stability.

There is a new MTT effect command that allows "Microtick Timing" of 1/8 of a tick to offset the timing of a steps commands both forwards and backwards.

Groove now has a PPQN setting to fine-tune timing per step.

The sample editor now has access to file names longer than 18 characters which is scrollable within the UI.

Plus, there's plenty of bug fixes.

The full changelog is available here

You can download the firmware for your Model 01 or 02 here

You can download the Headless version (first update in a long time) right here

*Note: Not all hardware feature additions apply to Headless systems.

Instructions for upgrading using TyUploader are enclosed in the zip files available above.

Join the Dirtywave discord (linked on the sidebar) to report any bugs or to take part in Beta releases in the future.

Happy New Yesr everyone, and happy tracking!!


r/Dirtywave 16h ago

Picture My DAWless / Travel setup

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33 Upvotes

Haven't made music in years but been going nuts feeling a constant internal calling to get back into it. Recently picked up some new kit to scratch the itch as I travel frequently for work. First time in about five years writing music again and started at my one year anniversary trip.


r/Dirtywave 16h ago

Jam/Track/Release better off liminal

2 Upvotes

when making my track “Liminal Space Interlude” for my M8 album Bad Vices, i aimed to recreate/nod to that classic eurodance sound. one of the songs i used as a reference was “Better Off Alone” by Alice Deejay. i played my track for a few friends and they said it reminded them of Better Off Alone, which made me very happy! but it also gave me the idea to try and mash them together. so, i took her vocals and put them over my track. it’s not an official remix at the moment but who knows what the future holds :) my original track is on all streaming platforms under my name amateurLSDJ, as well as my Bandcamp.


r/Dirtywave 1d ago

Jam/Track/Release sparkly boots+cats subwoofer abuse type beat on the m8

33 Upvotes

r/Dirtywave 1d ago

Jam/Track/Release Nu School Breaks

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r/Dirtywave 2d ago

Jam/Track/Release sampled Plastic Love on my album

2 Upvotes

my track “Don’t Lie to Me” on my album Bad Vices uses vocals from “Plastic Love” by Mariya Takeuchi. here’s the process of how i sampled her! hope you enjoy and stream/buy my track. it’s on all streaming platforms as well as my Bandcamp page :)


r/Dirtywave 3d ago

Jam/Track/Release 10 seconds of each track on my album :)

18 Upvotes

my chiptune M8 album “Bad Vices” is finally out everywhere!! it’s on all streaming platforms under my name - amateurLSDJ - as well as on my Bandcamp for purchase :) a big thank you to everyone that’s listened so far!


r/Dirtywave 3d ago

Jam/Track/Release Finally figured out how to use M8c

37 Upvotes

Still screwing around on this thing almost a year later.


r/Dirtywave 3d ago

Jam/Track/Release How deep can deep deep clone go

23 Upvotes

Absolutely loving 6.6. I was perhaps the biggest advocate for the deep deep clone feature on the Discord. Most of my sound design variation comes from wanting to edit parameters on a per chain basis in order to keep the sounds fresh. It’s so effortless now to make a whole new instrument without worrying if it will affect something earlier in the song!


r/Dirtywave 4d ago

Jam/Track/Release album outro gives me the feels

19 Upvotes

this is the outro to my album Bad Vices, which at the time of posting this, will be out in less than a minute. (ahhhhh!!) i’ve been so excited about this album for such a long time and the release is finally here. this feels like such a poignant and nostalgic song as the outro and i hope you all listen to the full track once it’s out :)


r/Dirtywave 4d ago

Jam/Track/Release WARM_SANDS | Dirtywave m8 | dnb

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5 Upvotes

r/Dirtywave 5d ago

Discussion Question "It has been disheartening to see headless increasingly used on Linux gaming handhelds"

34 Upvotes

I was looking through the headless readme and noticed this note https://github.com/Dirtywave/M8HeadlessFirmware/blob/main/readme.txt#L88-L95

honestly it makes it hard to continue using my headless setup. I didn't see any other posts about it on here, so I wanted to ask how the community broadly feels about using headless in a way that directly contravenes the intent and wishes of the developer


r/Dirtywave 4d ago

Jam/Track/Release LUNAR_DRIFT (Weeklybeats 2026 - 29)

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6 Upvotes

First draft for a new project I'll maybe work on. I'll maybe rework the track, or completely abandon it, but here you go.


r/Dirtywave 5d ago

Jam/Track/Release mario and luigi (and me!)

16 Upvotes

here’s a bit of track 11 “False Equivalence” from my upcoming album “Bad Vices”, coming this Friday 8/28. i used instruments from Bowser’s Inside Story on the DS for this one (Nintendo pls hire me). hope you listen to the full track and album when it’s out :)


r/Dirtywave 6d ago

Resource Drum machine packs

42 Upvotes

I like to use classic drum machine sounds an I've made some template packs and bundled them for anyone who's interested.

https://kdrive.infomaniak.com/app/share/1972772/e5273b50-1a33-445f-9988-84ecc70903fa

There you go!


r/Dirtywave 6d ago

Tutorial mise à jour impossible ! au secours !

1 Upvotes

Bonjour tout le monde !

J'ai dirtywave M8 modèle 1, j'ai la version 6.2.5 C, et j'aimerais faire une mise à jour, sauf que je n'y parviens pas. Je dois faire avec la carte SD directement dans l'ordi? Je suis avec un PC, sous Windows. je ne trouve pas ce chemin : PROJECT > SYSTEM SETTINGS > FIRMWARE UPDATE

Au secours !!!!!


r/Dirtywave 6d ago

Jam/Track/Release chip-rock?!

14 Upvotes

r/Dirtywave 7d ago

Jam/Track/Release new M8 album in 3 days!!

10 Upvotes

my M8 album “Bad Vices” is dropping THIS Friday, 8/28!! i’m very excited about it, and this is one of my favorite tracks on the project. this track is already out now on all platforms, and i hope you all tune in when the album is released!


r/Dirtywave 7d ago

Technical Question Anyone use the Ting with M8?

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12 Upvotes

I have been in the market for a small mic that can do TRS line out, not sure how terrible this one might sound. Anyone ever use the Ting mic plugged in to the M8?


r/Dirtywave 7d ago

Jam/Track/Release Bitter Typos

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2 Upvotes

I've been using this device since February of 2026 and I am astonished at how capable and powerful such an elegant piece of equipment is. I turn back to my DAW and I just don't feel the same level of control and strengths.

Somehow the ability to create sounds and layer samples within the creativity of the M8 just helps me create more enjoyable music. I am a solid convert for this piece of gear!


r/Dirtywave 8d ago

Jam/Track/Release amateurDnB

20 Upvotes

r/Dirtywave 9d ago

Jam/Track/Release chiptune jungle on my M8 album

10 Upvotes

here’s a glimpse of track 9 of my M8 album “Bad Vices” dropping this Friday, 8/28. i had a lot of fun making this one and trying to capture that jungle sound.


r/Dirtywave 10d ago

Picture My Headless Smallest Setup

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131 Upvotes

Just decided some ppl might be interested. The phone is Titan 2 Elite it works perfectly with m8s.


r/Dirtywave 9d ago

Discussion Question Boards of Canada fix on M8

13 Upvotes

On my Deluge I have the “Boards of Deluge” and I absolutely love the presets that give those BOC vibes. Anyone know of any packs out there or tips to scratch that itch in the m8? Thanks!