M-VAVE FM-1 firmware

Hortator

Eight-track drum machine with Grids and resonators. by DEADACTIVE

About

Hortator is a drum machine built on Felucca: eight tracks of classic and modelled drum voices plus samples, a sequencer with motion recording, Mutable Instruments' Grids and a pumping compressor.

Drums

Compatibility

M-VAVE FM-1Declared by the author · latest drum-v0.16.0 · needs stock V15

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

Latest release upstream

Hortator 0.26.0 · drum-v0.26.0 · 28 Oct 2026 · 10 releases listed

hortator-0.26.0-bluetooth.fwsc · 595 KBSHA-256 f630e3c573174fe9c0240cdd1fa726d0092601a9f8b5d08d0327968a83e901d5
hortator-0.26.0.fwsc · 595 KBSHA-256 f7773531bb4c349d0262249a4acf522c71250d64de2e96d29b3d92d215763963
LICENSE · 34 KBSHA-256 3972dc9744f6499f0f9b2dbf76696f2ae7ad8af9b23dde66d6af86c9dfb36986
LICENSES.zip · 8 KBSHA-256 8f91c6ac53154ac5d04204c8e9ce0db6fd019ee5a5a2d330dc0367b60820c090
LICENSING.md · 7 KBSHA-256 7cd553a6dfade7ed443627685a8754578aae7d25f34579c7211bba82998f0258

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.

Install with the author’s installer Try in browser (author’s emulator)

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.
One release carries several packages, including a Bluetooth variant. Pick the one the author's page names for your unit.
Returns to stock through M-VAVE's M-UPGRADE.