FM-1 firmware · V1.0RC12
BEETLE-BLUE
A six-lane drum tracker and workstation with two built-in kits, user samples and kits, song mode and punch-in effects.
- Made by
- SikkenWorks
- Released
- October 29, 2026
- Install
- On GitHub
- Scan
- Not scanned yet What we checked
- Last checked
- October 31, 2026
What BEETLE-BLUE does
- Six drum lanes play two built-in kits: BEETLE's 14-sound PCM ROM kit and MONOLITH's 16 procedural drum patches.
- Build 48 patterns of up to 16 steps and chain 64 positions in Song Mode.
- Press SEQ for the tracker, then K1 moves steps, K2 picks a field, K3 sets values and K4 sets BPM.
- Give any step up to three effects: FILTER, DRIVE, DELAY, REVERB, CHORUS, VIB, ARP, CUT, TREMOLO, VOLUME, PITCH and REV.
- Hold FX and press keyboard keys for momentary Punch-In FX, with a global dry/wet BLEND and pitch shifting.
- Load your own samples into slots U01 to U13 and shape START, END, ADSR, GAIN, DRIVE and CHOKE.
- Mix the six lanes with GLO, tune each component, and store twelve global User Kits shared across projects.
- Save to 12 project slots, back up as .bdrum files, and record stereo or six mono stems over USB-C.
Its modes
- SETLIST
- Build a running order of up to 24 song positions, each pointing at one of the 12 project slots.
- PERFORM
- Play the setlist one song at a time, with PLAY/STOP starting each loaded project.
- PER STEP FX
- Set FX1, FX2 and FX3 with their types and values for one lane and step.
- Punch-In FX
- Fire momentary effects from the keyboard while you play.
- TRACKER
- Enter and edit drum steps across the six lanes, pick patterns and set tempo.
- DRUM EDIT
- Shape the timbre settings of the built-in drum components and user samples.
- KIT DESIGNER
- Point each palette entry INST 1 to 8 at BEETLE, MONOLITH or a User Kit.
- Lane Mixer
- Set volume, pan and mute or solo for the six drum lanes.
- Drum Mixer
- Adjust gain, pitch, drive and choke per component within a chosen kit.
What Les checked
BEETLE-BLUE V1.0RC12Last scanned: V1.0RC8, October 31, 2026
What we checked for
- The file is exactly the one its author published
- It's the same file we saw when this release first came out
- It opens cleanly as an FM-1 firmware, nothing damaged
- It doesn't show up on your computer as a keyboard, mouse or other input device
- It doesn't show up as a USB drive or network adapter
- Its text mentions no computer command tools, like PowerShell, Terminal or a download command
What we found
- MIDI and audio, as expected
StatusNot scanned yet
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