M-VAVE FM-1 firmware
AMB-1
Generative ambient machine that plays itself from power-on. by Charles Vestal
About
AMB-1 starts playing as soon as it is switched on: tape loops of unequal length, soft bells, a gliding bass and quiet Euclidean percussion, inspired by Music for Airports.
Compatibility
- M-VAVE FM-1Declared by the author · latest v1.1 · needs stock V15
Member “works on my unit” reports per release come with the community layer.
Latest release upstream
AMB-1 1.3 · v1.3 · 17 Oct 2026 · 4 releases listed
- amb-1.3.fwsc · 596 KBSHA-256 59dbc6b688e3a64bb0da912c1e40890da7bc214b2a3269704627369b776707cb
Synced from the author’s repository on 29 Oct 2026. Files stay with the author; Maru does not host them.
Install and safety
Untested. No compatibility reports yet. Maru has not tested it on hardware.
Maru offers its own install only for open-source releases with a complete install record, after its installer has completed a full install and restore on a physical M-VAVE FM-1.
- Put the unit on stock V15 first, and keep your own copy of the stock file from M-VAVE’s downloads so you can go back.
- Back up your presets with the current firmware’s own export before installing.
- Rescue: none documented for this firmware.
- If something goes wrong, follow the recovery ladder.
- The author's installer can also put M-VAVE's firmware back.