M-VAVE FM-1 firmware

Lunar Modulator

Research firmware with Mutable Instruments engines. by ip2k

Lunar Modulator preview from its author
Preview by ip2k

About

Lunar Modulator is an open research project built on Mutable Instruments engines and a Movy-style sequencer. It has never been written to a unit, but its virtual FM-1 runs in the browser and its documents map much of the reverse-engineering work.

It also includes the RP2040 USB_KEY dongle design used for ROM recovery.

Synth

Compatibility

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

Install and safety

Research. Not installable on a unit yet.

Try in browser (author’s emulator)

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.

  • 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.
  • Not installable: nothing has been flashed to a unit yet.