M-VAVE FM-1 firmware

CTL-1

Turns the unit into a MIDI controller with its own GM sounds. by Charles Vestal

CTL-1 preview from its author
Preview by charlesvestal

About

CTL-1 makes the FM-1 a MIDI controller for other instruments, with a set of General MIDI sounds of its own.

Controller

Compatibility

  • M-VAVE FM-1Declared by the author · latest v0.9 · needs stock V15

Member “works on my unit” reports per release come with the community layer.

Latest release upstream

CTL-1 1.0 · v1.0 · 17 Oct 2026 · 4 releases listed

  • ctl-1.0.fwsc · 596 KBSHA-256 fd9df8eac1d37a1bb296842728057b42bb5e666f4b0112ece01f5f179cd82f75
  • ctl-usb-1.0.fwsc · 596 KBSHA-256 2a14a4fce414cf7ab8f5b19e493c8ecc5a07c7ba30498c5f722e7be5de52522d

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.

Install with the author’s installer

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.