M-VAVE FM-1 firmware
FiMba-1
Physically modelled kalimba with mbira patterns. by jadamsowers
About
FiMba-1 lays the white keys out like kalimba tines, each a physical model of a struck bar, with thumb-roll chords on the black keys, a granular cloud and tape effects.
Compatibility
- M-VAVE FM-1Declared by the author · latest 0.6.0 · needs stock V15
Member “works on my unit” reports per release come with the community layer.
Latest release upstream
FiMba-1 0.6.1 (beta) · v0.6.1 · 13 Oct 2026 · pre-release · 10 releases listed
- fimba-0.6.1.fwsc · 595 KBSHA-256 2ce744411ab6142a27e5c6238b8eb2f3875ccaa1e6fc47726211bf09f1393fa7
- FiMba-1.html · 165 KBSHA-256 450f335fd043556586e3ad7584b9d7aaa2e00a2433fe48faee990a41517cd848
Synced from the author’s repository on 29 Oct 2026. Files stay with the author; Maru does not host them.
Install and safety
Beta. The author marks this release as beta.
This release installs with the author's installer: Maru has no complete install record for it (data, samples or migration steps may be part of the installation).
- 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 page installs it and plays it in a browser first.