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FM-1 firmware · 0.7.0

Caravel

Felucca continued as a multi-engine synth, adding SEM, HADES, tonewheel, drone and drum engines, pair morphing between engines and per-track macros.

Made by
BonszaiMusic
Released
October 29, 2026
Install
On the FM-1 Firmware Hub · source on GitHub
Scan
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Last checked
October 31, 2026

What Caravel does

  • Sixteen engines cover leads, basses, pads, organ, six-operator FM, physical models, samples, granular clouds, drums and noise, each with factory presets.
  • A 64-step sequencer records live or step by step with chords, ties, chance, conditions, ratchets, nudge, locks and automation.
  • Four tracks share eight voices, and MENU > VOICES reserves voices for a track that needs them.
  • The STASIS reverb captures what you play and holds it as a slowly moving stereo wash you keep playing over.
  • ADD mixes a fresh capture into the held texture, and BLEND moves into a new one over 1 to 30 seconds.
  • Pair Morph plays two engines from the same notes so you can blend between their sounds in real time.
  • Build a custom HOME surface and map up to four parameters to each of four macros per track.
  • MIDI arrives over USB and TRS with per-track channels, MIDI LEARN and external clock, alongside USB audio and the web editor.

Its modes

HOME
Play from your own performance surface, where SELECT picks the active row, KNOB 1-4 edit it and ALGO chooses the track.
PRESETS
Pick an engine and load its factory or user presets.
LFO
Set LFO shape and rate above, sync and trigger below, with a small wave pictogram.
ENV
Shape the ATK, DEC, SUS and REL envelope and choose its destinations.
EDIT 1 / EDIT 2
Turn the eight engine controls of the selected sound.
MORE
Reach SPRD, MORPH and PHS FB for the engines that have them.
INSERT
Choose the track's insert type, mix, FX HOLD, its A B C controls and the FILTER.
CHORD
Set the chord each scale note plays and switch LATCH to OFF, NEW or STACK.
STEP
Enter and edit sequencer steps on the piano roll, clearing the cursor step with SEQ held plus F5.

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