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FM-1 firmware · 1.0.0

Bunker Evolved

Generative ambient on Felucca: four editable layers built from sound recipes, worlds, motifs and scales, with phrases that grow and evolve over time.

Made by
Kid Bunka
Built on
Felucca
Install
On the FM-1 Firmware Hub · source on GitHub
Scan
Scanned, nothing harmful found · Oct 31 What we checked
Last checked
October 31, 2026

What Bunker Evolved does

  • Four tracks called AIR, MELODY, ROOT and SPARK share eight voices across 64 sounds and 24 worlds.
  • Press PLAY and a world unfolds, with seven bounded mutation modes plus LOCK developing the pattern as it loops.
  • GROW fits, nudges or regrows a phrase to a chosen root and scale, and OCT− undoes one step.
  • MOTIF builds rhythms from 24 templates with density, length up to 64 steps and adjustable step rate.
  • ALGORITHM picks the track, HOME and SELECT move through the six pages, and KNOB 1 to 4 match the display fields.
  • STEP and DETAIL let you edit single notes, chords, ratchets, timing and velocity, and record chords from the keys.
  • EDIT, ENV, LFO, FX, SCL, ARP and GLO open the full engine, envelope, modulation, effect and scale editors.
  • SAVE keeps projects in four slots and sounds in 32 user slots, and the installer backs music up over USB MIDI.

Its modes

WORLD
Pick one of 24 worlds, set global root, scale and tempo, then press OCT+ to load it.
GROW
Draft a root, scale and variation style, then press OCT+ to reshape the selected track or all melodic tracks.
SOUND
Load one of the selected layer's sixteen sounds and shape colour, release and reverb send.
MOTIF
Choose a rhythm template with density, length and step rate, and apply it with OCT+.
EVOLVE
Set the mutation mode, its chance and how often it fires, or press OCT− to lock the phrase.
MIX
Balance the AIR, MELODY, ROOT and SPARK levels.
STEP
Select a step and edit its note, chord, length and accent, or record notes from the keys.
DETAIL
Set per-step chance, ratchets, timing offset and velocity, with automation on the next page.

What Les checked

Bunker Evolved v1.0.0Scanned 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
  • A serial port, which many FM-1 firmwares keep for debugging. It can't type into your computer.

StatusScanned, nothing harmful found

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