Community firmware

M-VAVE FM-1 firmware

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M-VAVE FM-1 pocket synthesizers repeated in a diagonal cascade on a charcoal background

About the M-VAVE FM-1

A pocket FM synthesizer with 27 keys, seven encoders and a colour screen. Its USB update path is open enough that the community now writes whole new instruments for it.

Replaceable firmwareReported by the community
Community firmware replaces the whole instrument through the vendor's own update path.
Update pathReported by the community
Firmware travels as SysEx over USB MIDI; authors' browser installers use Web MIDI.
Built on
JieLi AC791N · System-on-chip · FM-1-RE

Specs, sources and datesBuild for the M-VAVE FM-1

Play the virtual M-VAVE FM-1

Explore firmware with its screen, keys and controls in the shared CPU emulator.

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Installable firmware

Other places to find M-VAVE FM-1 firmware

These community projects keep their own lists and installers. Facts on this page were checked on 12 Oct 2026 against GitHub, the authors’ pages and the directories below.

  • awesome-fm-1 · The most complete link list: firmware, tools, recovery, editors, banks, videos and communities.
  • fm1-editor.com firmware directory · Every firmware with its status, latest version and install links, plus a watch list.
  • FMDB, the FM-1 & SMK-37 firmware database · Stanley Gurvich's bot-updated list of about 240 FM-1 and SMK-37 firmwares and 50 tools, with lineage and features read from each project's source; feeds the RELAY editor.
  • FM-1 Firmware Hub · Installs open-source firmware over Web MIDI with checksum checks, and can reinstall V15.
  • fm-static · A web installer for units whose MIDI port has another name.