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**How to Control the M-VAVE FM-1 With the Ableton Move (Yes, Really!!!)** The Ableton Move controlling the M-VAVE FM-1. Pocket FM synth, MIDI, and the Move’s pads and knobs doing the driving. Part of the FM-1 series (stock, SLOOP, Felucca, F-Omni, the firmware hub). Yes, it works. Music: https://elasticstage.com/lock Links: https://linktr.ee/darrenlock FM-1 firmware hub: https://fm1.designburgapps.com/ Back to stock: https://youtu.be/hBE6vZe7BAc Official FM-1 firmware: https://www.m-vave.com/product?id=fm-1 **Timestamps:**
0:00 Ableton Move + FM-1 0:40 MIDI setup 2:00 Pads controlling the FM-1 4:00 Knobs & parameters 6:00 Playing it 8:00 Tips & gotchas End: Like & subscribe #MVAVE #FM1 #AbletonMove #MIDI #synth #Ableton #DarrenLockMusic #pocketSynth #customfirmware Like, comment and subscribe for more FM-1 and gear experiments. Buy my music here on CD & Vinyl: https://elasticstage.com/lock
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Get yours here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005013252832037.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.4.59c11802vml4n3 Buy my music here on CD & Vinyl: https://elasticstage.com/lock
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The M-VAVE FM-1 Firmware Hub – All The Custom Firmware Under One Roof – The Ultimate FM-1 Tool!



**The M-VAVE FM-1 Firmware Hub | All the Custom Firmware in One Place** One page for the M-VAVE FM-1 custom-firmware pile: Felucca, SLOOP, sloopDX, X0X, F-Omni, Jangada, ChoralRoot, Melodee, Hortator, FiMba-1, GHOULBOX, Bubba, WaveLoop and the rest. Chrome or Edge, USB, click Install. Open source, free. Stock firmware is still a flash away if one of them bricks the fun. Hub: https://fm1.designburgapps.com/ Back to stock: https://youtu.be/hBE6vZe7BAc Official FM-1 firmware: https://www.m-vave.com/product?id=fm-1 FM-1 on Amazon: https://link.amazon/B0exzpCWw Music: https://elasticstage.com/lock Links: https://linktr.ee/darrenlock **Timestamps:**
0:00 The FM-1 firmware hub 0:40 What’s on it (SLOOP, Felucca, F-Omni, X0X…) 2:00 How install works 4:00 So Much Choice
6:00 Stock Firmware here too 6:01: Like & subscribe #MVAVE #FM1 #SLOOP #Felucca #FOmni #customfirmware #groovebox #synth #DarrenLockMusic #firmwarehub Like, comment and subscribe for more FM-1 experiments. I'm an Amazon Affiliate and so gets a shiny penny if you buy a qualifying product via the links here.

Turn The M-VAVE FM-1 Into An Omnichord with F-Omni-1 Custom Firmware



F-Omni-1 turns the cheap M-VAVE FM-1 pocket synth into an Omnichord-style strummer: chords on the buttons, a strum strip, and that Suzuki auto-harp thing without the £600 hardware. Browser emulator first, then use the USB web installer to install on the FM-1. Part of the FM-1 custom-firmware run (SLOOP, Felucca, Baud Girl). Stock firmware is still one flash away if you want the original FM synth back.
Try the emulator: https://charlesvestal.github.io/fm1-fomni/emu/ Install F-Omni-1: https://charlesvestal.github.io/fm1-fomni/install/ Back to stock: https://youtu.be/hBE6vZe7BAc Official FM-1 firmware: https://www.m-vave.com/product?id=fm-1 Buy FM-1 on Amazon: https://link.amazon/B0exzpCWw Music: https://elasticstage.com/lock Links: https://linktr.ee/darrenlock Timestamps:
0:00 Omnichord on an FM-1? 0:40 What F-Omni-1 is 1:20 Browser emulator 2:30 Install 4:00 Playing it 6:00 How to go back to stock 8:23 End: Like & subscribe #MVAVE #FM1 #FOmni1 #Omnichord #customfirmware #synth #Suzuki #DarrenLockMusic #strummer
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START (1999) 5.1 Surround Sound Mix via YouTube

If you have the ability to watch YouTube in surround sound (you have a TV or amp that can handle 5.1 audio), then you might want to check out this early attempt at surround sound audio I made a long while ago. This is one of my earlier attempts at music from 1999 and thanks to the magic of technology, we no longer have to piss around with DVDs for you to hear the 5.1 mix of this – though I imagine this will appeal to approximately three people, if that. Enjoy…or not!

Click here…

I’ll also get the Textures, Without Words, Textures, EchoNET and Pressure Point surround sound up there eventually… (Then I’ll get a copyright claim from myself because YouTube and copyright is dumb)

START – 5.1 Surround Sound Mix (1999)



Thanks to YouTube supporting 5.1 audio if you livestream it, I can now present the recordings I mixed in surround sound to you without all the faffing around with DVDs and what-not. This is START from 1999 and it's my first proper attempt at a continuous flowing album of instrumental music. You can buy this on CD and vinyl here: https://elasticstage.com/lock/releases/start-album Enjoy!

Can You Restore The M-VAVE FM-1 Back to Stock Firmware After Sloop/Felucca/Baud Girl?



Installed SLOOP, Felucca or Baud Girl custom firmware on the M-VAVE FM-1 and want the original FM synth back? This is the uninstall: official M-VAVE updater, stock firmware, back to factory. Custom firmware is fun. Stock is still there if you change your mind. Follow-up to the SLOOP first-go and MIDI videos. Official FM-1 software and firmware: https://www.m-vave.com/product?id=fm-1 FM-1 on Amazon: https://link.amazon/B0exzpCWw Links: https://linktr.ee/darrenlock
Timestamps:
0:00 Why restore stock 0:40 What you need (official updater) 1:20 Connect the FM-1 2:00 Flash stock firmware 4:00 Check it boots as an FM-1 again 4:37 End: Like & subscribe #MVAVE #FM1 #SLOOP #Felucca #customfirmware #firmware #synth #DarrenLockMusic #howtorestore
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