FM-1 firmware · 1.2.1
Cut-A-Dor
A beat dojo for scratch DJs and beatmakers: boom bap, lo-fi and breaks on an eight-lane step sequencer, with recordable punch-in effects.
- Made by
- Kid Bunka
- Released
- October 18, 2026
- Install
- On the FM-1 Firmware Hub · source on GitHub
- Scan
- Not scanned yet What we checked
- Last checked
- October 31, 2026
What Cut-A-Dor does
- Seventy-six factory sounds give you sixty-four drum one-shots and twelve original break arrangements.
- Three expansion banks add forty-eight more recorded hits, each bank filling all eight rhythm tracks and all sixteen drum pads.
- Eight lanes and thirty-two editable steps carry velocity and timing nudges, per-lane generation locks, A/B parts, fills, intro, drop and outro.
- Eight performance effects cover Roll, Stutter, Reverse, Brake, Filter, Echo, Crush and Gate, and the FX Tape records and overdubs your moves.
- You play from DJ, Drum and Break keyboard modes, with black keys muting lanes and Tap, Tape bypass and Undo at the top.
- Stop playback and press SAVE to store the beat, tape, mixer and preferences on the device.
- USB sends Clock with Start, Stop and Continue, and clock comes in over USB or the TRS jack.
Its modes
- MIX
- Set Track, Level, Punch and Master with the four knobs to balance the eight drum lanes.
- Step Dojo
- Edit thirty-two steps across eight lanes, with white keys for steps and black keys picking the lane.
- Parts
- Arrange A and B parts with intro, drop, outro and fills.
- FX Tape
- Record and overdub a one, two, four or eight bar tape of your effect moves, bypass it or undo the last take.
- SETUP
- Set the active key lights, idle glow, motion and the welcome splash.
- MIDI Sync
- Pick the clock source, switch USB clock output on, filter the incoming channel and set BPM.
What Les checked
Cut-A-Dor v1.2.1
StatusNot scanned yet
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