FM-1 firmware · 0.3.1

FM1 Move

An eight-track groovebox with synth or drum tracks, six clips per track, scenes and timing tools. It suits building loops across eight parts and launching clips or scenes.

What it is: An eight-track clip groovebox with synth and drum roles, six clips on each track, scenes and timing controls
Best for: Building eight-part loops and launching clips or whole scenes in an experimental beta
Install: Author’s device page
Scan: Not scanned yet What we checked

What each control does on FM1 Move

TapSwipe across the panel, then tap any control to see what it does on FM1 Move.

Printable skin (PDF)Key strips (PDF)

Start here

Experimental beta; pinned to the installer package at 42fc1af because different commits shipped packages named 0.3.1. This snapshot has no published tag or release and is absent from the hub; the author’s device page hosts the pinned installer package.

The modes

A page-specific row replaces the default when both apply; engine macros apply on PLAY and SOUND’s first page.

Mode or context	How to reach it	What it is
Play	Tap HOME.	Play the selected track and see the eight-track overview.
Tracks	Tap SEL.	Choose a synth or drum role for a track and adjust its pattern.
Sequencer grid	Tap SEQ; tap it again if the synth STEP page is showing.	See sixteen steps at a time, with either synth notes or sixteen drum lanes.
Step entry	On a synth track, tap SEQ again from the sequencer grid.	Enter notes or chords at the cursor and edit their length and flags.
Groove	Tap ARP.	Adjust the selected track’s swing, timing quantize, groove template and humanize.
Clips and scenes	Tap SAVE.	Manage six clips per track and launch matching clip numbers together as scenes.
Mixer	Tap GLO.	Adjust the selected track’s level, pan and two sends.
Preset	From PLAY on a synth track, tap EDIT to enter SOUND, then repeat EDIT until PRESET appears.	The PRESET page of the selected synth track.
Envelope	On a synth track, tap ENV, or cycle SOUND with EDIT.	The ENVELOPE page of the selected synth track.
LFO	On a synth track, tap LFO, or cycle SOUND with EDIT.	The LFO page of the selected synth track.
Sound sync	From PLAY on a synth track, tap EDIT to enter SOUND, then repeat EDIT until SYNC appears.	The SYNC page of the selected synth track.
Sound sends	From PLAY on a synth track, tap EDIT to enter SOUND, then repeat EDIT until SENDS appears.	The SENDS page of the selected synth track.
Track insert	From PLAY on a synth track, tap EDIT to enter SOUND, then repeat EDIT until INSERT appears.	The INSERT page of the selected synth track.
Insert mix and filter	From PLAY on a synth track, tap EDIT to enter SOUND, then repeat EDIT until INSERT 2 appears.	The INSERT 2 page of the selected synth track.
Drum kit	From PLAY on a drum track, tap EDIT and repeat until KIT appears; ENV or LFO opens KIT.	The KIT page of the selected drum track.
Drum insert	From PLAY on a drum track, tap EDIT and repeat until INSERT appears; ENV or LFO opens KIT.	The INSERT page of the selected drum track.
Drum insert mix	From PLAY on a drum track, tap EDIT and repeat until INSERT 2 appears; ENV or LFO opens KIT.	The INSERT 2 page of the selected drum track.
HOLD FX + KEY	Tap FX until HOLD FX + KEY appears.	PERFORM’s page for the sixteen white-key punch effects.
Black-key effects	Tap FX and repeat until BLACK KEYS appears.	The black-key effects page of PERFORM.
Texture	Tap FX and repeat until TEXTURE appears.	The texture page of PERFORM.
Texture timing	Tap FX and repeat until TEXTURE 2 appears.	The texture timing page of PERFORM.
Projects	Hold HOME for over 0.7 seconds; hold it again if SETTINGS is showing.	Save, load or delete either of two project slots.
Settings	Hold HOME for over 0.7 seconds from PROJECT.	Change settings or read battery, audio load and version information.
Held step grid	Hold SEQ for at least 0.25 seconds, or use a key or knob while holding it, outside the SEQUENCER screen.	An overlay gives the current page’s sixteen step keys a visible grid.
Held key and scale page	Hold SEL for at least 0.25 seconds, or use a key or knob while holding it.	See track selection and the selected synth’s key or chord layout.
Knob value overlay	Turn an active KNOB 1–4 where a focus overlay is available.	The last adjusted value fills the body for 1.2 seconds after its last turn.
Tempo overlay	Turn ALGORITHM on PLAY, TRACKS, MIXER or PERFORM, turn SELECT with a function layer held, or tap both octave buttons together; GLO + A♯3 changes tempo without opening this overlay.	The tempo fills the body for about 1.5 seconds.
Confirmation question	Request an operation that needs confirmation, such as replacing a saved project.	A question names the affected work and its confirmation button; another button cancels, and four seconds without confirmation cancels.
Hardware calibration	Hold OCT− and OCT+ while switching on.	Assign each panel button and encoder; thirty seconds without input abandons the new assignments.
USB rescue	Hold physical OCT− alone while switching on, or let the guard detect two failed starts.	A recovery path runs the USB installer with audio and normal project loading off.
Update countdown	While stopped, hold OCT− and OCT+ for five seconds; release before then to cancel.	After two seconds the countdown appears; finishing the five-second hold enters UBOOT without saving newer work, so edits made since the last successful autosave or separate save can be lost.
Drum keys	Select a drum track.	The keyboard plays sixteen drum lanes; black keys share the lane to their left.
Chord keys	Hold SEL and turn KNOB 1 to enable chords on a synth track.	White keys play chords; black keys alter chords held on that track.
Punch effects held	Hold FX.	A held key puts one effect across the mix.
Erase held	Hold EDIT.	Keys erase notes or drum lanes; black drum keys switch the white keys to lane muting.
Repeat held	Hold ARP.	Keys repeat at the repeat rate while held.
Mix keys held	Hold GLO.	White keys mute or solo tracks, and four low black keys handle fills, tempo and MIDI learning; enable learn, release GLO, turn a track or sound knob and send a CC, with mappings lost at power-off unless a separate settings write commits them.
Clip keys held	Hold SAVE.	White keys launch one track clip or the same clip number across every track.
Free take	Arm REC in an empty project, then play a note.	The first unclocked take sets the loop length and tempo when closed.
Insert: drive	Open SOUND INSERT on a synth or drum track and choose SOFT, HARD, FOLD or FUZZ.	The insert’s three type-specific values.
Insert: crush	Open SOUND INSERT on a synth or drum track and choose CRUSH.	The insert’s three type-specific values.
Insert: sweep	Open SOUND INSERT on a synth or drum track and choose PHASR, FLANG or CHOR.	The insert’s three type-specific values.
Settings: METRONOME	Hold HOME to reach SETTINGS, then use ALGORITHM to select METRONOME.	KNOB 1 edits the selected setting.
Settings: COUNT IN	Hold HOME to reach SETTINGS, then use ALGORITHM to select COUNT IN.	KNOB 1 edits the selected setting.
Settings: REC QUANT	Hold HOME to reach SETTINGS, then use ALGORITHM to select REC QUANT.	KNOB 1 edits the selected setting.
Settings: CLOCK IN	Hold HOME to reach SETTINGS, then use ALGORITHM to select CLOCK IN.	KNOB 1 edits the selected setting.
Settings: MIDI OUT	Hold HOME to reach SETTINGS, then use ALGORITHM to select MIDI OUT.	KNOB 1 edits the selected setting.
Settings: MIDI IN	Hold HOME to reach SETTINGS, then use ALGORITHM to select MIDI IN.	KNOB 1 edits the selected setting.
Settings: LIGHTS	Hold HOME to reach SETTINGS, then use ALGORITHM to select LIGHTS.	The backlight choice changes on screen, but the LEDs do not respond in this build.
Settings: KEY LIGHTS	Hold HOME to reach SETTINGS, then use ALGORITHM to select KEY LIGHTS.	The key-light choice changes on screen, but the key LEDs do not respond in this build.
Settings: USB AUDIO	Hold HOME to reach SETTINGS, then use ALGORITHM to select USB AUDIO.	KNOB 1 edits the selected setting.
ANALOG macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
DIGITAL macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
PHASE macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
SAMPLE macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
FORMANT macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
TRIO macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
DRAWBAR macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
GRAIN macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
FM6 macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
NOISE macros	Select this synth engine on SOUND and open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	KNOB 1–4 follow this engine’s four macros.
SEQ with step keys held	Hold SEQ and one or more white step keys.	Edit the held steps; releasing a changed step keeps it.
LOFI other waves without STEP chip	Choose a LOFI sound with these wave and chip settings, then open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	The wave and chip change the macro names.
LOFI other waves with STEP chip	Choose a LOFI sound with these wave and chip settings, then open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	The wave and chip change the macro names.
LOFI WRAM without STEP chip	Choose a LOFI sound with these wave and chip settings, then open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	The wave and chip change the macro names.
LOFI WRAM with STEP chip	Choose a LOFI sound with these wave and chip settings, then open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	The wave and chip change the macro names.
PHYS MODAL macros	Choose a PHYS MODAL sound, then open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	The four macros are structure, brightness, damping and position.
PHYS STRNG macros	Choose a PHYS STRNG sound, then open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	The four macros are structure, brightness, damping and position.
PHYS MEMB macros	Choose a PHYS MEMB sound, then open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	The first macro becomes harmonicity; the others remain brightness, damping and position.
PHYS SYMP macros	Choose a PHYS SYMP sound, then open PLAY or SOUND’s first page.	The model determines the first and fourth macro names.
Insert off	Open a SOUND INSERT page and set its type to OFF.	The three stored insert values can change, but no insert is applied.
MIDI learning	Hold GLO and press C♯4, release GLO, turn a track or sound parameter knob, then send a CC.	The display asks for a knob, then a CC, then names the learned mapping or reports refusal; learned mappings need a separate settings write to survive power-off.
Update progress	Send a firmware update from the author’s device page while Move is running.	The update display follows package checking, loader staging, confirmation and restart, or reports a failure code.

Except HOME, a function-button tap acts on release before 450 ms only if no key or knob was used during that hold; HOME has its own hold rule. If several layer buttons are held, the first in this order takes the keys and knobs: FX, EDIT, ARP, SEQ, SEL, GLO, SAVE.

Play notes and drum sounds

Play

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the selected sound, engine, bar and beat, a circular step indicator, and all eight tracks with activity, mute and solo marks.
Turn ALGORITHM	Sets the tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, with larger changes on fast turns.

Drum keys

Do this	What happens
Hold OCT−	Makes drum-key hits ghost while held, with OCT− taking priority when both are held.
Hold OCT+	Makes drum-key hits hard while held, with OCT− taking priority when both are held.
Press F3 key	Plays the kick lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press F♯3 key	Plays the kick lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press G3 key	Plays the kick 2 lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press G♯3 key	Plays the kick 2 lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press A3 key	Plays the snare lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press A♯3 key	Plays the snare lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press B3 key	Plays the clap lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press C4 key	Plays the hat lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press C♯4 key	Plays the hat lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press D4 key	Plays the open hat lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press D♯4 key	Plays the open hat lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press E4 key	Plays the pedal lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press F4 key	Plays the rim lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press F♯4 key	Plays the rim lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press G4 key	Plays the snare 2 lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press G♯4 key	Plays the snare 2 lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press A4 key	Plays the low tom lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press A♯4 key	Plays the low tom lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press B4 key	Plays the hi tom lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press C5 key	Plays the crash lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press C♯5 key	Plays the crash lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press D5 key	Plays the ride lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press D♯5 key	Plays the ride lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press E5 key	Plays the shaker lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press F5 key	Plays the conga lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press F♯5 key	Plays the conga lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Press G5 key	Plays the cowbell lane on the selected drum track and feeds an armed recording.
Turn ALGORITHM	Sets the tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, with larger changes on fast turns.
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses the selected drum track’s kit.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the selected track’s level.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the selected track’s stereo position.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s low-pass or high-pass filter.

Chord keys

Do this	What happens
Press F3 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold F♯3 key	Flips a major third to minor or a minor third to major in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers except in POWER chord mode.
Let go of F♯3 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press G3 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold G♯3 key	Adds the scale seventh when the chord has room in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers except in POWER chord mode.
Let go of G♯3 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press A3 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold A♯3 key	Replaces the third with the scale fourth in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers except in POWER chord mode.
Let go of A♯3 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press B3 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Press C4 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold C♯4 key	Adds the scale ninth, replacing the fifth when four notes are already present in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers except in POWER chord mode.
Let go of C♯4 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press D4 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold D♯4 key	Raises the lowest chord note by an octave in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers and applying to POWER chords too.
Let go of D♯4 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press E4 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Press F4 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold F♯4 key	Flips a major third to minor or a minor third to major in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers except in POWER chord mode.
Let go of F♯4 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press G4 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold G♯4 key	Adds the scale seventh when the chord has room in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers except in POWER chord mode.
Let go of G♯4 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press A4 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold A♯4 key	Replaces the third with the scale fourth in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers except in POWER chord mode.
Let go of A♯4 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press B4 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Press C5 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold C♯5 key	Adds the scale ninth, replacing the fifth when four notes are already present in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers except in POWER chord mode.
Let go of C♯5 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press D5 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold D♯5 key	Raises the lowest chord note by an octave in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers and applying to POWER chords too.
Let go of D♯5 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press E5 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Press F5 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.
Hold F♯5 key	Flips a major third to minor or a minor third to major in held synth chords, combining with other black-key modifiers except in POWER chord mode.
Let go of F♯5 key	Removes this modifier from chords still held on the track.
Press G5 key	Plays a chord whose root follows this white key’s position in the chosen scale, taking C4 as home and applying the chord type and held black-key modifiers.

Free take

Do this	What happens
Press REC	Closes the free take into the selected track in memory and derives the loop and tempo, without a flash save.
Press PLAY/STOP	Drops the free take and leaves the previous pattern unchanged.

Write and edit steps

Sequencer grid

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows a synth note overview or drum lanes above sixteen level bars, with the held step, locks, nudges, playhead and page marks.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses the visible group of sixteen steps within the track length.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the selected track’s step division.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the selected track’s swing.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the selected track’s pattern length from 1 to 64 steps.
Turn KNOB 4	Moves the pattern’s note or drum-hit steps one position in the turn’s direction, keeping timing offsets, locks and fill conditions at their original positions, with pattern undo.

Step entry

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the cursor and playhead on a piano roll, note lengths, ties, rests, accents, slide ramps and page marks, with scale rows when scale lock is on.
Let go of EDIT	An unused tap under 450 ms clears the cursor step in memory and advances the cursor without asking, with EDIT + OCT− available to undo before a later idle autosave makes it persistent.
Press F3 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of F3 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press F♯3 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of F♯3 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press G3 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of G3 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press G♯3 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of G♯3 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press A3 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of A3 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press A♯3 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of A♯3 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press B3 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of B3 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press C4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of C4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press C♯4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of C♯4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press D4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of D4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press D♯4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of D♯4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press E4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of E4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press F4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of F4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press F♯4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of F♯4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press G4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of G4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press G♯4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of G♯4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press A4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of A4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press A♯4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of A♯4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press B4 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of B4 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press C5 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of C5 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press C♯5 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of C♯5 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press D5 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of D5 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press D♯5 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of D♯5 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press E5 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of E5 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press F5 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of F5 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press F♯5 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, writes its mapped note into the cursor step unless chord mode or WHITE scale lock silences it; in chord mode it serves any assigned chord modifier instead.
Let go of F♯5 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Press G5 key	With function buttons released and recording disarmed, enters the mapped note or, in polyphonic chord mode, the sounding chord into the cursor step, allowing four notes in memory while mono mode replaces the note.
Let go of G5 key	With recording disarmed, advances to the next step after every panel key and MIDI note used for entry has been released.
Turn ALGORITHM	Moves the cursor on a rest or moves a note and its ties, locks and timing past neighbouring notes or rests, with one undo.
Turn KNOB 1	Moves the step-entry cursor within the pattern.
Turn KNOB 2	Moves every note at the cursor through the locked scale, or puts the last note into an empty step, with pattern undo.
Turn KNOB 3	Changes a note’s length in steps up to the next note or pattern end, or changes an empty step between note, tie and rest, with pattern undo.
Turn KNOB 4	Chooses ordinary, accent, slide or accent with slide for the cursor’s step, with pattern undo.

Held step grid

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows a four-by-four step grid with note or step numbers, levels, ties, accents, lock or nudge dots, playhead and held-step frames.
Let go of SEQ	Releases the held step layer.
Let go of F3 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of G3 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of A3 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of B3 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of C4 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of D4 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of E4 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of F4 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of G4 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of A4 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of B4 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of C5 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of D5 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of E5 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of F5 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Let go of G5 key	On release, removes the existing synth step or the selected drum sound’s hit unless an edit kept it, clearing locks, nudge and fill only when the step is empty, in memory without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, turn KNOB 1	Chooses the note for new synth steps through the locked scale, or selects and auditions the drum lane.
Hold SEQ, turn KNOB 2	Sets the selected track’s step division.
Hold SEQ, turn KNOB 3	Sets the selected track’s swing.
Hold SEQ, turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s length from 1 to 64 steps and brings an out-of-range step page back into view.

SEQ with step keys held

Do this	What happens
Hold SEQ, turn PRESETS	Creates or changes that parameter’s value on each held step, with pattern undo; a full lock pool refuses a new lock.
Hold SEQ, turn ALGORITHM	Chooses the parameter to lock on the held steps.
Hold SEQ, turn KNOB 1	Moves synth notes through the locked scale, or selects and auditions a drum lane without moving its hits; synth note edits and drum strength, ratchet and nudge edits have pattern undo.
Hold SEQ, turn KNOB 2	Sets held synth steps’ velocity from 1 to 127 and clears their accent, or changes the selected drum lane’s four-level hit strength; synth note edits and drum strength, ratchet and nudge edits have pattern undo.
Hold SEQ, turn KNOB 3	Sets held notes’ or selected drum hits’ ratchets from one to four repeats; synth note edits and drum strength, ratchet and nudge edits have pattern undo.
Hold SEQ, turn KNOB 4	Moves held steps early or late in sixty-fourths of a step; synth note edits and drum strength, ratchet and nudge edits have pattern undo.

Erase held

Do this	What happens
Let go of EDIT	Releases the erase layer and returns drum keys from lane muting to their ordinary job.
Let go of F3 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of F♯3 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of G3 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of G♯3 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of A3 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of A♯3 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of B3 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of C4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of C♯4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of D4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of D♯4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of E4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of F4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of F♯4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of G4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of G♯4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of A4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of A♯4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of B4 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of C5 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of C♯5 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of D5 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of D♯5 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of E5 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of F5 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of F♯5 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.
Let go of G5 key	Ends this key’s erasing request; any notes already removed remain changed in memory.

Repeat held

Do this	What happens
Let go of ARP	Releases the repeat layer and ends its repeating notes even if their keys remain held.
Let go of F3 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of F♯3 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of G3 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of G♯3 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of A3 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of A♯3 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of B3 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of C4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of C♯4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of D4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of D♯4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of E4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of F4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of F♯4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of G4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of G♯4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of A4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of A♯4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of B4 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of C5 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of C♯5 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of D5 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of D♯5 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of E5 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of F5 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of F♯5 key	Stops this key’s repeat.
Let go of G5 key	Stops this key’s repeat.

Held key and scale page

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows eight track chips and sixteen white-key note or chord tiles, with the root filled, scale notes raised and the other notes dim.
Let go of SEL	Releases the track and root selection layer.

Coming from another firmware

Pick the firmware on your FM-1 now to see what installing FM1 Move does to its data.

1 · Before you switch, back up on Stock V15

Back up first. Keep the DX7 .syx banks you loaded so you can send them again (a bank arrives over MIDI SysEx and you pick A-D). Another route: installing Baud Girl’s FM-1+VA keeps your saved stock presets, and its Device Manager can then save all 128 presets as a .syx file. FM-1+VA is closed source; install it at your own risk. It is unknown whether stock's 16 patterns come through or can then be backed up. Write down patterns you care about. To come back, you need M-VAVE's own V15 file from its download page; the installers check it byte for byte. Stock V15’s automatic pattern saves and SAVE writes may also replace ChoralRoot’s legacy sounds 1–32, VA patches, FM6 patches 1–32, CZ patches 1–32 and FM TONE patches, kept for returning to ChoralRoot 0.21 or older. Stock V15’s write locations are uncertain. Stock V15 has no backup of its own; it sends notes over MIDI, never voice data.

2 · What happens to your Stock V15 data

Possibly at risk

stock settings (and possibly patterns)
stock Bluetooth data
stock presets (128, banks A-D)

What Les checked

FM1 Move

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Les has mapped its controls for 0.3.1.

Les scans every firmware here whose file is public, and shows what it checked and what it found. A scan lowers the risk; it can't rule it out. This firmware is made by its author, not by Les or M-VAVE. Back up first, and install at your own risk. How Les scans firmware

Everything else on FM1 Move

Move between pages, play and record

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	At startup, shows FM1 MOVE, eight coloured track marks and a 0.3 version line before the normal screen.
Read the screen	Shows short messages for operations, limits and warnings, including a full clip pool or low battery.
Read the screen	The status bar shows the selected track, tempo, transport or count-in, recording state, groove, quantize and battery bars; USB animates the bars without reporting charge completion.
Read the screen	On a fatal fault, shows FELUCCA CRASH with diagnostic numbers for four seconds before restarting.
Read the screen	Shows UBOOT (USB) when a USB updater request enters the bootloader.
Let go of FX	A tap under 450 ms with no key or knob use opens PERFORM, or advances its four pages when already there.
Hold FX	Makes keys punch effects and KNOB 1–4 adjust the performance mix.
Let go of SEL	A tap under 450 ms with no key or knob use opens TRACKS.
Hold SEL	Makes white keys 1–8 select tracks and all remaining keys set the root shared by synth tracks.
Let go of ENV	A tap under 450 ms with no key or knob use jumps to SOUND ENVELOPE on a synth track, or KIT on a drum track.
Let go of LFO	A tap under 450 ms with no key or knob use jumps to SOUND LFO on a synth track, or KIT on a drum track.
Let go of EDIT	A tap under 450 ms with no key or knob use opens SOUND, or advances its sound pages when already there.
Hold EDIT	Makes keys erase notes or drum lanes and knobs edit the pattern.
Let go of GLO	A tap under 450 ms with no key or knob use opens MIXER.
Hold GLO	Makes white keys mute or solo tracks and low black keys control fills, tempo and MIDI learning; enable learn with C♯4, release GLO, turn a track or sound knob and send a CC, with new mappings remaining unsaved until a separate settings write.
Let go of SAVE	A tap under 450 ms with no key or knob use opens CLIPS with its cursor on the playing clip.
Hold SAVE	Makes white keys 1–6 launch track clips and white keys 9–14 launch scenes.
Let go of ARP	A tap under 450 ms with no key or knob use opens GROOVE, or switches its two pages.
Hold ARP	Makes keys repeat notes or drums at the repeat rate.
Let go of SEQ	A tap under 450 ms with no key or knob use opens SEQUENCER, or switches between its overview and synth STEP page.
Hold SEQ	Makes white keys edit sixteen steps and the first four black keys pick step pages.
Let go of HOME	A tap opens PLAY after you let go.
Long hold HOME	Holding for over 700 ms opens PROJECT, or alternates PROJECT and SETTINGS if the system pages are open.
Press REC	Arms the selected track while stopped, toggles recording while playing at the configured record boundary, or cancels a pending boundary change.
Press PLAY/STOP	Starts or stops playback, with PLAY starting an armed recording and its configured count-in.
Press OCT−	Moves the synth keyboard one octave down, within three octaves of its centre.
Press OCT− + OCT+ together	With no function layer held, taps the tempo and centres the synth keyboard octave.
Hold EDIT, press OCT−	Undoes the latest available pattern edit without asking or writing flash.
Hold SEQ, press OCT−	Moves to the previous sixteen-step page when no step key is held, or clears held steps’ locks, nudge and fill condition in memory without asking, with undo available.
Hold FX, press OCT−	Pushes every track’s reverb send to full while held.
Hold SEL, press OCT−	Moves every note of the selected synth pattern down into its current scale in memory without asking, with undo available, and does nothing if scale lock is off.
Power on holding OCT−	Starts USB rescue when physical OCT− is held alone, without loading or writing projects or settings.
Power on holding OCT− + OCT+	Starts calibration, restoring the former panel mapping after a thirty-second timeout, then writes settings only when they differ from the accepted record or no record was accepted, without a question or undo.
Press OCT+	Moves the synth keyboard one octave up, within three octaves of its centre.
Press OCT+ + OCT− together	With no function layer held, taps the tempo and centres the synth keyboard octave.
Hold EDIT, press OCT+	Redoes the latest available pattern edit without asking or writing flash.
Hold SEQ, press OCT+	Moves to the next sixteen-step page when no step key is held, or cycles the held steps between ordinary, fill-only and no-fill playback.
Hold FX, press OCT+	Pushes every track’s delay send to full and raises echo feedback while held.
Power on holding OCT− + OCT+	Starts calibration, restoring the former panel mapping after a thirty-second timeout, then writes settings only when they differ from the accepted record or no record was accepted, without a question or undo.
Press F3 key	Normally plays F3 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of F3 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press F3 key	Loops a beat-sized slice across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press F3 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press F3 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases kick or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press F3 key	Selects step 1 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press F3 key	Selects track 1.
Hold GLO, press F3 key	Toggles mute on track 1.
Hold SAVE, press F3 key	Launches clip 1 on the selected track now when stopped or at the next bar when running.
Press F♯3 key	Normally plays F♯3 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of F♯3 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press F♯3 key	Removes the low band across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press F♯3 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press F♯3 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press F♯3 key	Selects step page 1 if the pattern reaches that page.
Hold SEL, press F♯3 key	Sets F♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press F♯3 key	Enables fill-only steps while held and suppresses no-fill steps.
Hold SAVE, press F♯3 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press G3 key	Normally plays G3 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of G3 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press G3 key	Loops a half-beat slice across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press G3 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press G3 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases kick 2 or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press G3 key	Selects step 2 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press G3 key	Selects track 2.
Hold GLO, press G3 key	Toggles mute on track 2.
Hold SAVE, press G3 key	Launches clip 2 on the selected track now when stopped or at the next bar when running.
Press G♯3 key	Normally plays G♯3 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of G♯3 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press G♯3 key	Removes the middle band across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press G♯3 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press G♯3 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press G♯3 key	Selects step page 2 if the pattern reaches that page.
Hold SEL, press G♯3 key	Sets G♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press G♯3 key	Arms a fill for the next bar, or cancels it when pressed again.
Hold SAVE, press G♯3 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press A3 key	Normally plays A3 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of A3 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press A3 key	Loops a quarter-beat slice across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press A3 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press A3 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases snare or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press A3 key	Selects step 3 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press A3 key	Selects track 3.
Hold GLO, press A3 key	Toggles mute on track 3.
Hold SAVE, press A3 key	Launches clip 3 on the selected track now when stopped or at the next bar when running.
Press A♯3 key	Normally plays A♯3 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of A♯3 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press A♯3 key	Removes the high band across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press A♯3 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press A♯3 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press A♯3 key	Selects step page 3 if the pattern reaches that page.
Hold SEL, press A♯3 key	Sets A♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press A♯3 key	Taps the tempo from successive presses.
Hold SAVE, press A♯3 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press B3 key	Normally plays B3 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of B3 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press B3 key	Loops an eighth-beat slice across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press B3 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press B3 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases clap or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press B3 key	Selects step 4 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press B3 key	Selects track 4.
Hold GLO, press B3 key	Toggles mute on track 4.
Hold SAVE, press B3 key	Launches clip 4 on the selected track now when stopped or at the next bar when running.
Press C4 key	Normally plays C4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of C4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press C4 key	Repeats a sixth-beat slice across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press C4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press C4 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases hat or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press C4 key	Selects step 5 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press C4 key	Selects track 5.
Hold GLO, press C4 key	Toggles mute on track 5.
Hold SAVE, press C4 key	Launches clip 5 on the selected track now when stopped or at the next bar when running.
Press C♯4 key	Normally plays C♯4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of C♯4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press C♯4 key	Pulls recent sound backwards with a slowing and reversing motion across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press C♯4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press C♯4 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press C♯4 key	Selects step page 4 if the pattern reaches that page.
Hold SEL, press C♯4 key	Sets C♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press C♯4 key	Toggles MIDI learning; after enabling it, release GLO, turn a track or sound parameter knob and send a CC, remembering that new mappings disappear at power-off unless calibration or an explicit settings, SYN-kit or MIDI send commits them.
Hold SAVE, press C♯4 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press D4 key	Normally plays D4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of D4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press D4 key	Replays recent sound backwards across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press D4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press D4 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases open hat or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press D4 key	Selects step 6 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press D4 key	Selects track 6.
Hold GLO, press D4 key	Toggles mute on track 6.
Hold SAVE, press D4 key	Launches clip 6 on the selected track now when stopped or at the next bar when running.
Press D♯4 key	Normally plays D♯4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of D♯4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press D♯4 key	Raises recent sound an octave across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press D♯4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press D♯4 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press D♯4 key	Has no step-layer action.
Hold SEL, press D♯4 key	Sets D♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press D♯4 key	Has no mix-layer press action.
Hold SAVE, press D♯4 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press E4 key	Normally plays E4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of E4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press E4 key	Slows recent sound to a stop across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press E4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press E4 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases pedal or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press E4 key	Selects step 7 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press E4 key	Selects track 7.
Hold GLO, press E4 key	Toggles mute on track 7.
Hold SAVE, press E4 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press F4 key	Normally plays F4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of F4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press F4 key	Replays recent sound at half speed across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press F4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press F4 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases rim or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press F4 key	Selects step 8 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press F4 key	Selects track 8.
Hold GLO, press F4 key	Toggles mute on track 8.
Hold SAVE, press F4 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press F♯4 key	Normally plays F♯4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of F♯4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press F♯4 key	Sweeps a short delay through the mix across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press F♯4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press F♯4 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press F♯4 key	Has no step-layer action.
Hold SEL, press F♯4 key	Sets F♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press F♯4 key	Has no mix-layer press action.
Hold SAVE, press F♯4 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press G4 key	Normally plays G4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of G4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press G4 key	Sweeps away high frequencies across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press G4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press G4 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases snare 2 or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press G4 key	Selects step 9 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press G4 key	Sets G as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press G4 key	Toggles solo on track 1.
Hold SAVE, press G4 key	Launches scene 1 across every track now when stopped or at the next bar when running, silencing a track whose clip is empty.
Press G♯4 key	Normally plays G♯4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of G♯4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press G♯4 key	Moves a mono mix between left and right across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press G♯4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press G♯4 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press G♯4 key	Has no step-layer action.
Hold SEL, press G♯4 key	Sets G♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press G♯4 key	Has no mix-layer press action.
Hold SAVE, press G♯4 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press A4 key	Normally plays A4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of A4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press A4 key	Sweeps away low frequencies across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press A4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press A4 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases low tom or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press A4 key	Selects step 10 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press A4 key	Sets A as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press A4 key	Toggles solo on track 2.
Hold SAVE, press A4 key	Launches scene 2 across every track now when stopped or at the next bar when running, silencing a track whose clip is empty.
Press A♯4 key	Normally plays A♯4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of A♯4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press A♯4 key	Holds a wash of reverb across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press A♯4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press A♯4 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press A♯4 key	Has no step-layer action.
Hold SEL, press A♯4 key	Sets A♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press A♯4 key	Has no mix-layer press action.
Hold SAVE, press A♯4 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press B4 key	Normally plays B4 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of B4 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press B4 key	Gives the mix a narrow telephone tone across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press B4 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press B4 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases hi tom or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press B4 key	Selects step 11 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press B4 key	Sets B as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press B4 key	Toggles solo on track 3.
Hold SAVE, press B4 key	Launches scene 3 across every track now when stopped or at the next bar when running, silencing a track whose clip is empty.
Press C5 key	Normally plays C5 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of C5 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press C5 key	Reduces sample resolution across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press C5 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press C5 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases crash or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press C5 key	Selects step 12 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press C5 key	Sets C as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press C5 key	Toggles solo on track 4.
Hold SAVE, press C5 key	Launches scene 4 across every track now when stopped or at the next bar when running, silencing a track whose clip is empty.
Press C♯5 key	Normally plays C♯5 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of C♯5 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press C♯5 key	Loops a third-beat slice across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press C♯5 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press C♯5 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press C♯5 key	Has no step-layer action.
Hold SEL, press C♯5 key	Sets C♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press C♯5 key	Has no mix-layer press action.
Hold SAVE, press C♯5 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press D5 key	Normally plays D5 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of D5 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press D5 key	Reduces the sample rate across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press D5 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press D5 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases ride or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press D5 key	Selects step 13 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press D5 key	Sets D as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press D5 key	Toggles solo on track 5.
Hold SAVE, press D5 key	Launches scene 5 across every track now when stopped or at the next bar when running, silencing a track whose clip is empty.
Press D♯5 key	Normally plays D♯5 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of D♯5 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press D♯5 key	Sums the mix to mono across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press D♯5 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press D♯5 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press D♯5 key	Has no step-layer action.
Hold SEL, press D♯5 key	Sets D♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press D♯5 key	Has no mix-layer press action.
Hold SAVE, press D♯5 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press E5 key	Normally plays E5 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of E5 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press E5 key	Chops the mix on the sixteenth-note grid across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press E5 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press E5 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases shaker or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press E5 key	Selects step 14 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press E5 key	Sets E as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press E5 key	Toggles solo on track 6.
Hold SAVE, press E5 key	Launches scene 6 across every track now when stopped or at the next bar when running, silencing a track whose clip is empty.
Press F5 key	Normally plays F5 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of F5 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press F5 key	Adds a dotted-eighth echo across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press F5 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press F5 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases conga or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press F5 key	Selects step 15 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press F5 key	Sets F as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press F5 key	Toggles solo on track 7.
Hold SAVE, press F5 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press F♯5 key	Normally plays F♯5 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of F♯5 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press F♯5 key	Fades the mix to silence over two beats across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press F♯5 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press F♯5 key	For drums, toggles whether white keys remove hits or mute lanes; for synths, erases the playable mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or across the stopped pattern, in memory for later autosave without asking and with undo available.
Hold SEQ, press F♯5 key	Has no step-layer action.
Hold SEL, press F♯5 key	Sets F♯ as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press F♯5 key	Has no mix-layer press action.
Hold SAVE, press F♯5 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Press G5 key	Normally plays G5 on the selected synth track with octave, transposition, scale and chord settings applied, or the matching GM sample-kit key from C2, and feeds an armed recording.
Let go of G5 key	Releases the notes started by this key, with the arpeggiator’s hold setting able to retain them.
Hold FX, press G5 key	Adds a wavering tape-like pitch across the mix while this key remains held.
Hold ARP, press G5 key	Repeats this key’s drum lane or playable synth note at the repeat rate while held.
Hold EDIT, press G5 key	Erases this key’s mapped note or chord as playback reaches it, or throughout the pattern when stopped in memory for later autosave, without asking and with undo available; on drums it erases cowbell or toggles its sequencer mute if a black key enabled mute mode.
Hold SEQ, press G5 key	Selects step 16 of the current sixteen-step page and writes the pen note or chord, or the selected drum lane, immediately if the step is empty.
Hold SEL, press G5 key	Sets G as the root for every synth track.
Hold GLO, press G5 key	Toggles solo on track 8.
Hold SAVE, press G5 key	Has no clip-layer action.
Turn MASTER	Sets the overall output level.
Turn SELECT	Selects one of eight tracks unless a free take is running.
Hold FX, turn SELECT	Sets tempo by one BPM per detent while this function button is held.
Hold EDIT, turn SELECT	Sets tempo by one BPM per detent while this function button is held.
Hold ARP, turn SELECT	Sets tempo by one BPM per detent while this function button is held.
Hold SEQ, turn SELECT	Sets tempo by one BPM per detent while this function button is held.
Hold SEL, turn SELECT	Sets tempo by one BPM per detent while this function button is held.
Hold GLO, turn SELECT	Sets tempo by one BPM per detent while this function button is held.
Hold SAVE, turn SELECT	Sets tempo by one BPM per detent while this function button is held.
Turn PRESETS	Browses sounds on a synth track or kits on a drum track.
Hold FX, turn PRESETS	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold EDIT, turn PRESETS	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold ARP, turn PRESETS	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold SEQ, turn PRESETS	Has no assigned action while this function button is held, except parameter-lock editing with SEQ and step keys held.
Hold SEL, turn PRESETS	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold GLO, turn PRESETS	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold SAVE, turn PRESETS	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold FX, turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold EDIT, turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold ARP, turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold SEQ, turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action while this function button is held, except parameter-lock editing with SEQ and step keys held.
Hold SEL, turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold GLO, turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold SAVE, turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold FX, turn KNOB 1	Sets the mix’s low-pass or high-pass filter.
Hold EDIT, turn KNOB 1	Moves the pattern’s note or drum-hit steps one position in the turn’s direction, keeping timing offsets, locks and fill conditions at their original positions, with pattern undo.
Hold ARP, turn KNOB 1	Chooses note-repeat rates from eighth notes to sixty-fourth notes.
Hold SEL, turn KNOB 1	Chooses OFF, TRIAD, 7TH, 9TH, SUS4 or POWER chords for the selected synth track.
Hold GLO, turn KNOB 1	Sets the selected track’s level.
Hold SAVE, turn KNOB 1	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold FX, turn KNOB 2	Sets the mix’s dust amount.
Hold EDIT, turn KNOB 2	Repeats the note or drum-hit steps to double the length, or halves the length, without copying timing offsets, locks or fill conditions, with pattern undo.
Hold ARP, turn KNOB 2	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold SEL, turn KNOB 2	Chooses the scale for every synth track, using the selected synth or first synth as the starting value.
Hold GLO, turn KNOB 2	Sets the selected track’s stereo position.
Hold SAVE, turn KNOB 2	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold FX, turn KNOB 3	Sets kick-driven ducking of the mix.
Hold EDIT, turn KNOB 3	Transposes every synth note by a semitone per direction of turn, with pattern undo; drum tracks are unchanged.
Hold ARP, turn KNOB 3	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold SEL, turn KNOB 3	Chooses OFF, LOCK or WHITE for every synth track while a synth track is selected.
Hold GLO, turn KNOB 3	Sets the selected track’s reverb send.
Hold SAVE, turn KNOB 3	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold FX, turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s low-pass or high-pass filter.
Hold EDIT, turn KNOB 4	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold ARP, turn KNOB 4	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.
Hold SEL, turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected synth track’s transposition from minus 24 to plus 24 semitones.
Hold GLO, turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s delay send.
Hold SAVE, turn KNOB 4	Has no assigned action while this function button is held.

Pick tracks and shape sounds

Tracks

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows eight track cards with sound names, selection, mute, solo, recording-arm and activity marks.
Turn ALGORITHM	Sets the tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, with larger changes on fast turns.
Turn KNOB 1	Asks to switch the selected track between synth and drums; SEL confirms within four seconds and clears its pattern and clips without pattern undo.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the selected track’s transposition from minus 24 to plus 24 semitones.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the selected track’s pattern length from 1 to 64 steps.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s step division.

Preset

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the engine, sound category and position, with the previous, selected and next sound names.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses the synth engine, retaining the previous engine if all three heavy-engine spaces are occupied.

Envelope

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the engine and an envelope curve with attack, decay, sustain and release points.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses the synth engine, retaining the previous engine if all three heavy-engine spaces are occupied.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the synth envelope’s attack time, using beat values when envelope sync is on.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the synth envelope’s decay time, using beat values when envelope sync is on.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the synth envelope’s sustain level.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the synth envelope’s release time, using beat values when envelope sync is on.

LFO

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the engine and large rate, wave, pitch-depth and filter-depth values.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses the synth engine, retaining the previous engine if all three heavy-engine spaces are occupied.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the LFO’s free-running rate; beat sync takes precedence while enabled.
Turn KNOB 2	Chooses sine, triangle, saw, square or sample-and-hold modulation.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the LFO’s pitch depth.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the LFO’s filter depth.

Sound sync

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows large LFO sync, trigger, polarity and envelope-sync values.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses the synth engine, retaining the previous engine if all three heavy-engine spaces are occupied.
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses free-running LFO timing or a beat division from four bars to a thirty-second note.
Turn KNOB 2	Chooses whether a new phrase restarts the LFO or lets it run freely.
Turn KNOB 3	Chooses bipolar or unipolar LFO modulation.
Turn KNOB 4	Switches envelope attack, decay and release between time and beat values.

Sound sends

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows large drive, chorus, delay and reverb values.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses the synth engine, retaining the previous engine if all three heavy-engine spaces are occupied.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the selected track’s drive amount.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the selected track’s chorus amount.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the selected track’s delay send.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s reverb send.

Track insert

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the insert type and its three named parameters as large values.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses the synth engine, retaining the previous engine if all three heavy-engine spaces are occupied.
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses OFF, SOFT, HARD, FOLD, FUZZ, CRUSH, PHASR, FLANG or CHOR; at most four tracks receive an insert.

Insert mix and filter

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows insert mix and, on the ANALOG engine, filter type.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses the synth engine, retaining the previous engine if all three heavy-engine spaces are occupied.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the selected track’s insert wet/dry mix.
Turn KNOB 2	Chooses low-pass, band-pass or high-pass for ANALOG; other engines have no action here.
Turn KNOB 3	Has no assigned action on this page.
Turn KNOB 4	Has no assigned action on this page.

Drum kit

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the selected kit, its place in the kit list, and kit, level, pan and filter values.
Turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action on a drum SOUND page.
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses the selected drum track’s kit.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the selected track’s level.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the selected track’s stereo position.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s low-pass or high-pass filter.

Drum insert

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the drum track’s insert type and three named insert parameters.
Turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action on a drum SOUND page.
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses OFF, SOFT, HARD, FOLD, FUZZ, CRUSH, PHASR, FLANG or CHOR; at most four tracks receive an insert.

Drum insert mix

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the drum track’s insert mix as a large value.
Turn ALGORITHM	Has no assigned action on a drum SOUND page.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the selected drum track’s insert wet/dry mix.
Turn KNOB 2	Has no assigned action on this page.
Turn KNOB 3	Has no assigned action on this page.
Turn KNOB 4	Has no assigned action on this page.

Insert: drive

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the insert’s distortion strength.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the insert’s tone filter.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the insert’s output level.

Insert: crush

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the insert’s bit depth from 1 to 16 bits.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the insert’s sample rate from about 689 Hz to 44 kHz.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the insert’s low-pass cutoff.

Insert: sweep

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the insert’s modulation rate.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the insert’s modulation depth.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the insert’s feedback.

ANALOG macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the ANALOG filter cutoff.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the ANALOG filter resonance.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the envelope attack time.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the envelope release time.

DIGITAL macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the DIGITAL modulation index.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the DIGITAL modulation decay.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the DIGITAL feedback.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the envelope release time.

PHASE macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the PHASE wave distortion.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the PHASE envelope amount.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the PHASE detuning.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the envelope release time.

SAMPLE macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the SAMPLE source set.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the SAMPLE cutoff.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the envelope attack time.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the envelope release time.

FORMANT macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the VOICE vowel.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the VOICE buzz level.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the VOICE breath level.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the VOICE vowel transition time.

TRIO macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the TRIO filter cutoff.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the TRIO resonance.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the TRIO pulse width.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the TRIO second oscillator interval.

DRAWBAR macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the WHEEL registration.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the WHEEL percussion setting.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the WHEEL overdrive.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the WHEEL rotor setting.

GRAIN macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the GRAIN source position.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the GRAIN size.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the GRAIN density.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the GRAIN spread.

FM6 macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the FM6 modulator level offset.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the FM6 modulator ratio offset.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the FM6 modulator envelope offset.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the FM6 patch slot.

NOISE macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the NOISE filter frequency.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the NOISE resonance.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the NOISE colour.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the envelope release time.

LOFI other waves without STEP chip

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses the LOFI waveform.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the LOFI pulse duty.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets LOFI crushing.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the envelope release time.

LOFI other waves with STEP chip

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses the LOFI waveform.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the LOFI pulse duty.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the STEP chip’s decay.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the envelope release time.

LOFI WRAM without STEP chip

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses the LOFI waveform.
Turn KNOB 2	Chooses the WRAM wavetable.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets LOFI crushing.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the envelope release time.

LOFI WRAM with STEP chip

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses the LOFI waveform.
Turn KNOB 2	Chooses the WRAM wavetable.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the STEP chip’s decay.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the envelope release time.

PHYS MODAL macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the model’s structure.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the model’s brightness.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the model’s damping.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the strike or pluck position.

PHYS STRNG macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the model’s structure.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the model’s brightness.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the model’s damping.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the strike or pluck position.

PHYS MEMB macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the membrane’s harmonicity.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the model’s brightness.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the model’s damping.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the strike or pluck position.

PHYS SYMP macros

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses the sympathetic strings’ chord.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the model’s brightness.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the model’s damping.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets coupling into the sympathetic strings.

Insert off

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 2	Changes stored insert value A while the insert is off.
Turn KNOB 3	Changes stored insert value B while the insert is off.
Turn KNOB 4	Changes stored insert value C while the insert is off.

Launch clips and mix

Clips and scenes

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows an eight-track by six-clip grid with the selected slot framed, playing clips filled, queued clips blinking and stored clips dim.
Let go of EDIT	An unused tap under 450 ms copies the playing clip into the selected slot in memory, immediately if empty or after EDIT confirms replacement, with no undo, later idle autosave or project SAVE making it persistent, and a refusal if the clip bank has no room.
Let go of SAVE	An unused tap under 450 ms launches the selected clip now when stopped or at the next bar when running.
Press REC	Asks to empty the selected clip in memory, including its live pattern if it is playing, and a second REC confirms with no undo before later idle autosave or project SAVE makes it persistent.
Turn ALGORITHM	Moves the clip cursor among six slots without launching it.
Turn KNOB 1	Moves the clip cursor among six slots without launching it.
Turn KNOB 2	Has no assigned action on the CLIPS page.
Turn KNOB 3	Has no assigned action on the CLIPS page.
Turn KNOB 4	Has no assigned action on the CLIPS page.

Clip keys held

Do this	What happens
Let go of SAVE	Releases the clip and scene key layer.

Mixer

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows eight strips with pan, level, activity, mute and solo marks, plus the fixed title text MASTER -2 DB.
Turn ALGORITHM	Sets the tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, with larger changes on fast turns.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the selected track’s level.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the selected track’s stereo position.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the selected track’s reverb send.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s delay send.

Mix keys held

Do this	What happens
Let go of GLO	Releases the mute and solo key layer.
Let go of F♯3 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of G♯3 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of A♯3 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of C♯4 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of D♯4 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of F♯4 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of G♯4 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of A♯4 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of C♯5 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of D♯5 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.
Let go of F♯5 key	Ends the held fill when any black key in this layer is released.

Shape timing and perform

Groove

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the template, swing, quantize, groove and humanize percentages, plus eight timing and velocity marks.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses a groove template, adopts its suggested swing and raises a zero groove amount to full for a non-straight template.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the selected track’s swing.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets how strongly the selected track’s timing follows the grid while preserving its recorded timing.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the selected track’s timing and velocity groove amounts together, taking its starting groove from the song on the first edit.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s timing and velocity humanize amounts together.

HOLD FX + KEY

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows sixteen white-key effect tiles, with the current effect highlighted.
Turn ALGORITHM	Sets the tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, with larger changes on fast turns.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the mix’s low-pass or high-pass filter.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the mix’s dust amount.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets how strongly the kick ducks the mix.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s low-pass or high-pass filter.

Black-key effects

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows eleven black-key effect tiles, with the current effect highlighted.
Turn ALGORITHM	Sets the tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, with larger changes on fast turns.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the mix’s low-pass or high-pass filter.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the mix’s dust amount.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets how strongly the kick ducks the mix.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets the selected track’s low-pass or high-pass filter.

Texture

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the texture source, level, tone and movement as large values.
Turn ALGORITHM	Sets the tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, with larger changes on fast turns.
Turn KNOB 1	Selects a user sample, silence or a built-in texture named VINYL, TAPE, RAIN, WIND, RADIO or ROOM.
Turn KNOB 2	Sets the background texture’s level.
Turn KNOB 3	Sets the background texture’s low-pass or high-pass filter.
Turn KNOB 4	Sets how deeply the background texture’s level and tone move.

Texture timing

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows texture rate, playback condition and ducking as large values.
Turn ALGORITHM	Sets the tempo from 40 to 240 BPM, with larger changes on fast turns.
Turn KNOB 1	Sets the texture’s movement cycle from 1 to 16 bars.
Turn KNOB 2	Chooses texture only during playback or continuously.
Turn KNOB 3	Switches kick-driven ducking of the texture on or off.
Turn KNOB 4	Has no assigned action on this page.

Punch effects held

Do this	What happens
Let go of FX	Releases the FX layer and ends its held punch effect.
Let go of F3 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of F♯3 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of G3 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of G♯3 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of A3 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of A♯3 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of B3 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of C4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of C♯4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of D4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of D♯4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of E4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of F4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of F♯4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of G4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of G♯4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of A4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of A♯4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of B4 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of C5 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of C♯5 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of D5 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of D♯5 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of E5 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of F5 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of F♯5 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.
Let go of G5 key	Ends this key’s punch effect and returns to the dry mix if it is still the most recently chosen effect.

Save, load and change settings

Projects

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows each project slot as saved or empty, the selected slot, and SAVE and EDIT button reminders.
Let go of EDIT	A tap under 450 ms asks to load the chosen occupied slot; another EDIT replaces the current work without undo only while stopped, while playback causes the confirmed load to fail without replacing it.
Let go of SAVE	A tap under 450 ms saves the selected project slot immediately while stopped, with no undo and no question for an empty slot, or after another SAVE confirms replacing an occupied slot, unless the project is too dense or SLOOP’s fourth sample blocks the save.
Press REC	Asks to delete the selected occupied project slot, and another REC erases it at once while stopped without undo, although confirmation while playing shows DELETED without erasing it.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses project slot 1 or 2.
Turn KNOB 1	Has no assigned action on the PROJECT page.
Turn KNOB 2	Has no assigned action on the PROJECT page.
Turn KNOB 3	Has no assigned action on the PROJECT page.
Turn KNOB 4	Has no assigned action on the PROJECT page.

Confirmation question

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the action, its consequence, the button that confirms and an ELSE CANCEL choice.
Press SEL	Confirms the displayed operation when the prompt names this button, while another button cancels and a four-second timeout changes nothing.
Press EDIT	Confirms the displayed operation when the prompt names this button, while another button cancels and a four-second timeout changes nothing.
Press SAVE	Confirms the displayed operation when the prompt names this button, while another button cancels and a four-second timeout changes nothing.
Press REC	Confirms the displayed operation when the prompt names this button, while another button cancels and a four-second timeout changes nothing.

Settings

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows a scrolling settings list covering metronome, count-in, recording boundary, clock, MIDI, lights and USB audio, followed by battery, audio load and version.
Turn ALGORITHM	Chooses a settings row.
Turn KNOB 1	Changes the selected editable setting; BATTERY, AUDIO LOAD and VERSION are read-only.
Turn KNOB 2	Has no assigned action on the SETTINGS page.
Turn KNOB 3	Has no assigned action on the SETTINGS page.
Turn KNOB 4	Has no assigned action on the SETTINGS page.

Settings: METRONOME

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses no metronome, clicks during recording or clicks throughout playback.

Settings: COUNT IN

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Switches the one-bar count-in before armed recording on or off; ordinary panel edits are not committed to settings in this build.

Settings: REC QUANT

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses immediate recording or a boundary from a sixteenth note through eight bars; ordinary panel edits are not committed to settings in this build.

Settings: CLOCK IN

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses internal, USB or TRS clock input.

Settings: MIDI OUT

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses key playing alone or sequencer playback as well for MIDI output.

Settings: MIDI IN

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses MIDI notes with clock or clock alone.

Settings: LIGHTS

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Changes LIGHTS between OFF, LOW, MID and HIGH, with no visible backlight change in this build.

Settings: KEY LIGHTS

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Changes the displayed KEY LIGHTS choice between OFF, C KEYS, WHITE and ALL, with no effect on the key LEDs in this build.

Settings: USB AUDIO

Do this	What happens
Turn KNOB 1	Chooses MAIN or FULL USB audio routing.

Calibrate and recover

Hardware calibration

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Names the next button to press or encoder to turn clockwise during hardware calibration.

USB rescue

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows SLOOP USB RESCUE, a USB connection prompt, installer or unknown-flash status, and AUDIO OFF.

Update countdown

Do this	What happens
Read the UBOOT countdown	Shows the countdown and then UBOOT after five seconds, without saving edits made since the last successful autosave or separate save.

Read overlays

Knob value overlay

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows the parameter name, value, unit and gauge while the bottom strip keeps the four knob values.

Tempo overlay

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows large BPM numerals and either the octave-button tap hint or FOLLOWS CLOCK IN for an external clock.

Follow MIDI learning and updates

MIDI learning

Hold GLO and press C♯4, release GLO, turn a track or sound parameter knob, then send a CC.

Do this	What happens
Read the screen	Shows LEARN: TURN A KNOB when learning starts, with no previous parameter selected.
Read the screen	After an eligible knob turn, names the track and parameter and asks SEND A CC.
Read the screen	Names the learned CC and parameter, or reports LEARN FULL or CC NOT LEARNABLE; toggling learning off shows LEARN DONE, and new mappings still need a separate settings write.

Update progress

Send a firmware update from the author’s device page while Move is running.

Do this	What happens
Read UPDATE during transfer	Shows UPDATE with PACKAGE, CHECK HEAD, LOADER, CONFIRM or RESTART as the transfer advances, then a numbered failure if it fails.

Read the lights

The key-light rows describe the whole keyboard; button names below refer to their LEDs.

LED and context	What it shows
FX · All pages · lit	Lights for PERFORM when no function layer is active, or for this button’s active layer, with another active layer taking the light instead.
SEL · All pages · lit	Lights for TRACKS when no function layer is active, or for this button’s active layer, with another active layer taking the light instead.
EDIT · All pages · lit	Lights for SOUND when no function layer is active, or for this button’s active layer, with another active layer taking the light instead.
GLO · All pages · lit	Lights for MIXER when no function layer is active, or for this button’s active layer, with another active layer taking the light instead.
HOME · All pages · lit	Lights on PLAY, PROJECT or SETTINGS when no function layer is held.
SAVE · All pages · lit	Lights for CLIPS when no function layer is active, or for this button’s active layer, with another active layer taking the light instead.
ARP · All pages · lit	Lights for GROOVE when no function layer is active, or for this button’s active layer, with another active layer taking the light instead.
SEQ · All pages · lit	Lights for SEQUENCER when no function layer is active, or for this button’s active layer, with another active layer taking the light instead.
ENV · All pages · off	Stays dark because SOUND pages use the EDIT light.
LFO · All pages · off	Stays dark because SOUND pages use the EDIT light.
PLAY/STOP · All pages · blinking	Lights during the first quarter of each beat while playback runs and stays dark when stopped.
REC · All pages · lit	Lights during recording or a free take when no record boundary change is pending.
REC · All pages · blinking	Alternates every 125 ms while armed or waiting for a recording boundary change.
OCT− · All pages · lit	Lights when the synth keyboard is below its centre octave.
OCT− · Drum keys · lit	Lights while the ghost drum-hit button is held.
OCT− · Punch effects held · lit	Lights while the reverb throw is held.
OCT+ · All pages · lit	Lights when the synth keyboard is above its centre octave.
OCT+ · Drum keys · lit	Lights while the hard drum-hit button is held.
OCT+ · Punch effects held · lit	Lights while the echo throw is held.
Key LEDs · Held step grid · lit	Shows occupied white-key steps except the running playhead, which reverses their brightness.
Key LEDs · Held step grid · dim	Shows empty steps within the current pattern page, with the playhead reversing occupied and empty brightness.
Key LEDs · Held key and scale page · lit	Lights the white key for the selected track among keys 1–8.
Key LEDs · Held key and scale page · dim	Dims the other seven track-select white keys.
Key LEDs · Clip keys held · lit	White keys 1–6 show the selected track’s playing clip and keys 9–14 light when every track is on that scene.
Key LEDs · Clip keys held · blinking	The queued track clip among white keys 1–6 alternates every 125 ms before its bar starts.
Key LEDs · Clip keys held · dim	Shows stored track clips among white keys 1–6 and scenes with any stored track clip among keys 9–14.
Key LEDs · Mix keys held · lit	White keys 1–8 light for tracks whose mute is off and keys 9–16 light for enabled solo bits.
Key LEDs · All pages · lit	With no function layer held and scale lock on, lights scale roots and keys physically held.
Key LEDs · All pages · dim	With no function layer held and scale lock on, dims other scale keys, using white keys and C roots for WHITE or chord mode.
Key LEDs · All pages · off	Outside the held step, key, clip and mix layers, key lights stay dark unless scale lock is on.

Save and back up

SAVE on PROJECT writes the selected project slot at once when stopped; a used slot asks for SAVE again within four seconds, an empty slot writes without that question, and saved-project replacement has no undo.

An oversized panel SAVE reports PROJECT TOO DENSE before changing flash; an oversized autosave silently writes nothing, so dense working music can remain only in memory without warning; SLOOP’s fourth-sample marker blocks ordinary project saves and autosaves, while direct project restores bypass it.

The shared clip memory can fill; then the old stored clip remains and the live pattern is still included in the project, but copying that clip can copy its older stored pattern if keeping the live pattern failed first.

Pattern edits and clip changes happen in memory first and can reach the working autosave later; copying or clearing a clip has no undo, while note and step edits use the single pattern undo.

Ordinary SETTINGS edits do not trigger a flash commit in 0.3.1; metronome changes travel with the project, while device options need a separate settings write to survive a cold start.

The unit keeps two saved projects and a separate working autosave, with eight tracks and six clips per track, their sounds, notes, timing, locks and groove. It also has 32 user sounds, three writable sample slots, 27 stored FM6 patches, four SYN kits and settings. Projects refer to samples, SYN kits and bank patches; those contents are backed up separately. A panel SAVE that exceeds project capacity reports PROJECT TOO DENSE and changes no flash; an oversized autosave silently writes nothing, so dense work can remain only in memory without a warning. When clip memory fills, the playing pattern still goes into the project, while its stored clip keeps the older version. Stop, close PROJECT or SETTINGS and leave it quiet: autosave needs 2.5 seconds without input and at least 20 seconds since startup or its previous attempt. It does not save at power-off or flush new work before an update. Ordinary SETTINGS edits are not written to settings in this build; calibration or a settings, MIDI or SYN-kit send can write that record. Count-in and REC cycle are part of the settings record when a calibration or editor send commits it; ordinary page changes still do not trigger that write. A track’s own edited FM6 patch is not included in project or working-project backups: store it in the FM6 bank or export it separately. New MIDI LEARN mappings also vanish at power-off unless a calibration or explicit settings, SYN-kit or MIDI send writes them; the device page rejects a full backup containing those mappings. At startup, if no readable Move autosave exists, Move tries to import SLOOP’s working project into tracks 1–4; it does not import SLOOP’s saved slots, and the imported work can reach Move’s autosave later under the usual idle conditions.

On the author’s device page, connect the FM-1 and choose Backup, then Save a backup. This reads the unit and downloads one file: the live working project, two saved projects, settings, user sounds, FM6 bank, four SYN kits and samples USR1–USR3. It leaves out SLOOP’s saved sections and old autosave, USR4, undo, octave and live track-own FM6 patch bytes. Restoring asks once in the browser and writes the included objects separately; represented empty slots and banks are cleared, omitted objects stay as they were. An interrupted sample restore loses the old sample as soon as its header is erased. There is a restore fault: when the unit includes learned CCs or non-default stored MIDI channels in a full backup, the device page rejects that file. Its restore list does not accept the MIDI part. Keep the original firmware’s backups and export projects separately; that file is not a recovery path. Project exports contain a project and clips, with references to separately stored sounds or samples. Before going back a version, keep exports from that version too. Early builds with four slots need their projects 2–4 exported before upgrading; only their project 1 and autosave retain their positions. Reading old projects in 0.3.1 does not prove an older build can read new saves. The count-in and REC cycle choices are captured in the settings part of a backup even when an ordinary page edit has not reached flash. A live FM6 patch sent to a track must be stored in the FM6 bank or exported separately.

Before you switch firmware

Back up first.
Show the detail
On the author’s device page, connect the FM-1 and choose Backup, then Save a backup. This reads the unit and downloads one file: the live working project, two saved projects, settings, user sounds, FM6 bank, four SYN kits and samples USR1–USR3. It leaves out SLOOP’s saved sections and old autosave, USR4, undo, octave and live track-own FM6 patch bytes. Restoring asks once in the browser and writes the included objects separately; represented empty slots and banks are cleared, omitted objects stay as they were. An interrupted sample restore loses the old sample as soon as its header is erased. There is a restore fault: when the unit includes learned CCs or non-default stored MIDI channels in a full backup, the device page rejects that file. Its restore list does not accept the MIDI part. Keep the original firmware’s backups and export projects separately; that file is not a recovery path. Project exports contain a project and clips, with references to separately stored sounds or samples. Before going back a version, keep exports from that version too. Early builds with four slots need their projects 2–4 exported before upgrading; only their project 1 and autosave retain their positions. Reading old projects in 0.3.1 does not prove an older build can read new saves. The count-in and REC cycle choices are captured in the settings part of a backup even when an ordinary page edit has not reached flash. A live FM6 patch sent to a track must be stored in the FM6 bank or exported separately.

Back up in the firmware you are leaving first, with its own tool (above). Anything below marked at risk can be written over; whether an older saved copy survives depends on how often you saved, so do not count on it.
What installing FM1 Move does to the firmware you had before. install with packaged Felucca-family loader: Loader compares/programs only app sectors in this range. Incoming program overlaps Open USER projects/preferences and the first part of its sample audio region. Flash head is preserved by this loader; unrelated previous updater may have its own writes before loader entry. Replacing Open’s sample header leaves its whole sample bank unreadable. The same program writes can also leave PIGEON’s whole sample bank unreadable (successful recognized loader install; differing program sectors only). loader finishes or refuses unknown flash chip: update-record scan: Conditional update-record cleanup only; no projects, sounds or samples are at risk from this cleanup. It is detail-only (After an install, erase only a 4 KiB sector whose last 256 bytes hold a valid update record (marker 0x5441 at +6 and a matching nonzero CRC16 over bytes 2..79): in practice the family's staging-record sector 0xE4000 and, on a first install from stock, stock's record sector 0xE8000. Saved music does not hold that record. This loader does not skip 0x97000-0xDFFFF). app startup cleanup: Erases all five sectors if either sentinel has any non-erased byte; no magic check and no question. This can damage stock settings/possible patterns, Baud Girl presets/patterns or Open sample audio there (first 4 bytes E0000 or first 8 bytes E4F00 contain any non-FF).
- Stock V15: Possibly at risk: stock settings (and possibly patterns); stock Bluetooth data; stock presets (128, banks A-D).
- Baud Girl FM-1+VA: Possibly at risk: Baud Girl presets (128); Baud Girl patterns (16, with locks).
- Felucca: At risk when you act: the autosave (the music as you left it); FM6 voice bank B1-B32; settings, button calibration, favourites, MIDI LEARN map; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3; user presets 1-16; user presets 17-32. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user presets 1-16 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user presets 17-32 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- SLOOP: At risk by itself, under a condition: user sample slot USR4. At risk when you act: settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-4 kits, MIDI LEARN, theme and favourites; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3; user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32; FM6 patch bank B1-B27. Carried over: the music in progress (autosave) (Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported). Move blocks ordinary project saves and autosaves while it still recognizes the old fourth sample. Direct project restores and clear commands can still erase it. Move's normal sample backup does not include that fourth sample. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sounds U01-U16 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. FM1 Move reads user sounds U17-U32 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. FM1 Move reads FM6 patch bank B1-B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR4 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
- X0X: At risk when you act: X0X button calibration; the whole X0X project (settings, sound, all 32 patterns, song, knob motion); break loops slot 1; break loops slot 2; break loops slot 3. FM1 Move reads break loops slot 1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads break loops slot 2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads break loops slot 3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
- JIANT: At risk when you act: song 2: four sections (whole projects); song 3: four sections (whole projects); song 4: four sections (whole projects); song 5: four sections (whole projects); song 6: four sections (whole projects); song 7: four sections (whole projects); song 8: four sections (whole projects); which song is current, every song's rows and scenes; music in progress (RESTORE LAST); FM6 voice bank B1-B32; settings, calibration, favourites, MENU options; user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds U01-U16 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds U17-U32 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- Melodee: At risk by itself, under a condition: project C: patterns, song, sounds, motion, recordings; project D: patterns, song, sounds, motion, recordings; shared user presets U127-U144. At risk when you act: project A: patterns, song, sounds, motion, recordings; project B: patterns, song, sounds, motion, recordings; shared user presets U145-U288; shared user presets U073-U090; shared user presets U091-U108; shared user presets U001-U018; shared user presets U019-U036; shared user presets U037-U054; shared user presets U055-U072; settings, factory favourites, calibration, saved template.
- FoMni: At risk when you act: FoMni button calibration; FoMni setup (pages, chord buttons, lights).
- AMB-1: At risk when you act: AMB-1 panel calibration; AMB-1 pieces and setup.
- ChoralRoot: At risk when you act: CZ-1 bank A (16 tones); CZ-1 bank B (16 tones); CZ-1 bank C (16 tones); CZ-1 bank D (16 tones); CZ-1 bank E (16 tones); CZ-1 bank F (16 tones); CZ-1 bank G (16 tones); CZ-1 bank H (16 tones); last session saved with a global save; favourite marks, chord/bass type and filter; 128 saved sounds with their complete engine patches; recorded loop 1; recorded loop 2; recorded loop 3; recorded loop 4; recorded loop 5; recorded loop 6; recorded loop 7; recorded loop 8; recorded loop 9; recorded loop 10; options, playing setup and panel calibration.
- GHOULBOX: At risk when you act: music in progress (RESTORE LAST); FM6 voice bank B1–B32; settings and panel calibration; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3; user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds 1–16 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds 17–32 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- M-VAVE FM-1 Open: At risk by itself, under a condition: Open shared sample audio. At risk when you act: Open USER project 1; Open USER project 2; Open USER project 3; Open USER project 4; Open USER project 5; Open USER project 6; Open USER project 7; Open USER project 8; Open USER project 9; Open USER project 10; Open USER project 11; Open USER project 12; Open USER project 13; Open USER project 14; Open USER project 15; Open USER project 16; Open device preferences.
- FM-106: At risk when you act: octave, last selected preset and MIDI preferences.
- Hortator: At risk when you act: settings and panel calibration; user samples USR1; user samples USR2; user samples USR3. FM1 Move reads user samples USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user samples USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user samples USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
- OberVave: At risk by itself, under a condition: pattern 2; pattern 3; pattern 4; pattern 5; pattern 6; pattern 7. At risk when you act: saved programs and global settings; pattern 1 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain); pattern 8 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain).
- Polly: At risk by itself, under a condition: Optional QY70 style bank. At risk when you act: Polly shared memory 4; Polly shared memory 5; Polly shared memory 6; Polly shared memory 7; Polly shared memory 8; Polly shared memory 9; Polly shared memory 10; Polly shared memory 11; Polly shared memory 12; Polly shared memory 13; Polly shared memory 14; Polly shared memory 15; Polly shared memory 16; Polly button and encoder calibration; Polly setup and channel sounds.
- Skiff: At risk by itself, under a condition: last session; shared 64-pattern pool (some or all lost). At risk when you act: settings, calibration and favourites; user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3; user sound bank 1; user sound bank 2. FM1 Move reads user sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sound bank 1 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sound bank 2 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- sloopDX: At risk when you act: DX7 bank 1 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 1 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 2 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 2 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 3 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 3 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 4 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 4 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 5 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 5 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 6 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 6 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 7 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 7 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 8 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 8 voices 17–32; selected DX7 bank; MY KIT; settings, calibration, song order, MIDI, theme and favourites; section A (sounds can change if their saved DX7 voices, chosen bank or drum kit are replaced; saved notes and controls stay); section B (sounds can change if their saved DX7 voices, chosen bank or drum kit are replaced; saved notes and controls stay); section C (sounds can change if their saved DX7 voices, chosen bank or drum kit are replaced; saved notes and controls stay); section D (sounds can change if their saved DX7 voices, chosen bank or drum kit are replaced; saved notes and controls stay); user presets 1–16 (sounds can change if their saved DX7 voices or chosen bank are replaced; saved notes and controls stay; other writes can also erase it); user presets 17–32 (sounds can change if their saved DX7 voices or chosen bank are replaced; saved notes and controls stay; other writes can also erase it); working loop (sounds can change if their saved DX7 voices, chosen bank or drum kit are replaced; saved notes and controls stay). FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user presets 1–16 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user presets 17–32 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- Rainbow Mode: At risk when you act: the last session in the full version of Felucca; Felucca preferences, calibration and favourites; Rainbow WRITE song, greeting name, hat, volume limit and look-alikes; User sample USR1 and any slice positions you set in SLICE; User sample USR2 and any slice positions you set in SLICE; User sample USR3 and any slice positions you set in SLICE; user sounds U01–U16, names and sixteen-step patterns without automation; user sounds U17–U32, names and sixteen-step patterns without automation. FM1 Move reads user samples USR1, USR2 and USR3 until you write over them. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds U01–U16, names and sixteen-step patterns without automation until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds U17–U32, names and sixteen-step patterns without automation until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- DUELL beta: At risk when you act: user wavetable USR1; user wavetable USR2; user wavetable USR3; saved patches; multis M09–M10; multis M11–M12; multis M13–M14; multis M15–M16; patterns P01–P06; patterns P07–P12; patterns P13–P16; last working music; FM6 bank B01–B32; settings and panel setup.
- FiMba-1 beta: At risk when you act: FiMba-1 beta panel calibration; FiMba-1 beta sound and playing setup.
- MAKU: At risk when you act: up to sixteen liked worlds; settings and calibration; inherited user sample 1; inherited user sample 2; inherited user sample 3; inherited user preset bank 1; inherited user preset bank 2. FM1 Move reads inherited user sample 1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads inherited user sample 2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads inherited user sample 3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show inherited user preset bank 1 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show inherited user preset bank 2 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- Fart Machine One: At risk when you act: learned button and encoder calibration.
- fm1-chord: At risk when you act: settings, panel calibration, four chord preset setups and the current chord setup; uploaded sample USR1 and optional SLICE markers; uploaded sample USR2 and optional SLICE markers; uploaded sample USR3 and optional SLICE markers; user sounds 1-16; user sounds 17-32. FM1 Move reads uploaded sample USR1 and optional SLICE markers until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads uploaded sample USR2 and optional SLICE markers until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads uploaded sample USR3 and optional SLICE markers until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds 1-16 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds 17-32 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- SLOOP DX7 Banks: At risk by itself, under a condition: DX7 bank 7 (32 voices); DX7 bank 8 (32 voices); DX7 bank 9 (32 voices); DX7 bank 10 (32 voices); DX7 bank 11 (32 voices); DX7 bank 12 (32 voices). At risk when you act: user sample USR4; DX7 bank 1 (32 voices); DX7 bank 2 (32 voices); DX7 bank 3 (32 voices); DX7 bank 4 (32 voices); settings, calibration, song order, synthesized drum kits and DX-bank setup; user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3; user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32; FM6 patches B1–B27. Carried over: working loop (Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported). After FM1 Move replaces DX7 Banks’ saved settings, returning to DX7 Banks erases DX banks 1–8 at its first start without asking, including your own banks 5–8. Back up your DX banks before switching. Move blocks ordinary project saves and autosaves while it still recognizes the old fourth sample. Direct project restores and clear commands can still erase it. Move's normal sample backup does not include that fourth sample. FM1 Move reads user sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sounds 1–16 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. FM1 Move reads user sounds 17–32 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. FM1 Move reads FM6 patches B1–B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred. FM1 Move reads user sample USR4 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
- FuMi-1: At risk when you act: FuMi-1 button and encoder calibration; FuMi-1 sound and playing setup.
- Jangada: At risk when you act: user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32; FM6 voices B1-B16; FM6 voices B17-B32; preferences, calibration and MIDI LEARN map; user samples USR1; user samples USR2; user samples USR3. FM1 Move reads user samples USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user samples USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user samples USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
- WaveLoop FM-1: At risk when you act: slice positions you set for USR1; slice positions you set for USR2; song 4; song 5; song 6; song 7; song 8; song 9; song 10; song 11; song 12; song order and selection; settings, calibration and favourites; user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32. FM1 Move reads user sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds 1–16 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show user sounds 17–32 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- ORBIT: At risk by itself, under a condition: USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR4; saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1-B27. Move blocks ordinary project saves and autosaves while it still recognizes the old fourth sample. Direct project restores and clear commands can still erase it. Move's normal sample backup does not include that fourth sample. FM1 Move reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads FM6 bank B1-B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred. FM1 Move reads sample slot USR4 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
- SLOOP Floyd FM: At risk when you act: settings, panel calibration and song order; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. Carried over: the working loop kept by autosave (Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported). FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sounds U01–U16 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. FM1 Move reads user sounds U17–U32 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things.
- winampFM Synth: At risk by itself, under a condition: sample USR4. At risk when you act: settings, panel calibration, song order, SYN kits and MIDI; sample USR1; sample USR2; sample USR3; user sounds 1-16; user sounds 17-32; FM6 bank B1-B27. Carried over: working music kept by autosave (Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported). Move blocks ordinary project saves and autosaves while it still recognizes the old fourth sample. Direct project restores and clear commands can still erase it. Move's normal sample backup does not include that fourth sample. FM1 Move reads sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads sample USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sounds 1-16 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. FM1 Move reads user sounds 17-32 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. FM1 Move reads FM6 bank B1-B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred. FM1 Move reads sample USR4 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
- Bubba Machine (beta): At risk when you act: sixteen six-track patterns (some or all lost); song order and four scenes (some or all lost); eight saved sampler takes (some or all lost); twelve uploaded sounds or DX7 banks (some or all lost); screen language pack; system preferences and last pattern.
- Felucca [Salt]: At risk when you act: screen preferences, calibration and favourites; user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3; user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32. FM1 Move reads user sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sounds U01-U16 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. FM1 Move reads user sounds U17-U32 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things.
- PIGEON: At risk by itself, under a condition: shared song and drum sample bank. At risk when you act: slice positions set by hand in the older format; chops, drum-pad and performance edits; last working session; preferences, MIDI LEARN and panel calibration; user sample USR1 in the older format; user sample USR2 in the older format; user sample USR3 in the older format; older user preset bank 1; older user preset bank 2. If your PIGEON sample bank is large enough to reach the flash that installing FM1 Move writes, PIGEON then rejects the whole bank, both songs and the kit. Export the PIGEON session and audio bank before switching. FM1 Move reads user sample USR1 in the older format until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample USR2 in the older format until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads user sample USR3 in the older format until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show older user preset bank 1 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play. FM1 Move keeps stored but does not show older user preset bank 2 until you write over the saved data. Newer sounds are kept but not shown. Only older version-1 sounds still in the bank can play.
- FM1 Quest: At risk when you act: sample USR2; sample USR3; Piano Hero P1; Piano Hero P2; Piano Hero P3; Piano Hero P4; Piano Hero P5; Piano Hero P6; FM Hero H1; FM Hero H2; FM Hero H3; FM Hero H4; FM Hero H5; FM Hero H6; settings, panel mapping, song order and Quest preferences/progress; sample USR1; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. Carried over: working music (autosave) (Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported). FM1 Move reads sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Only sample slots that start in the same place in storage can be read. Other small sample slots are not moved to matching slots. FM1 Move reads user sounds U01–U16 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. FM1 Move reads user sounds U17–U32 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things.
- Groove OS: Possibly at risk: Groove project slot 1; Groove project slot 2; Groove project slot 3; Groove resume autosave; Groove sound bank A; Groove sound bank B; Groove sound bank C; Groove sound bank D; Groove custom drum sounds and kits; Groove device preferences; Groove crash reports. Groove OS does not publish where or how it stores saved work, so data may be lost even where we cannot confirm shared storage. Before switching, use export all on its Projects page to save every project and the autosave. Use Save a backup on Your own sounds too: project exports remember the sounds but leave out the audio. Use Save a safety copy on Your FM-1 for the banks, songs, autosave and samples. Keep these files on your computer. Sound banks, custom sounds, settings and crash reports may be lost.
What the next firmware does to FM1 Move's data.
- Stock V15: Possibly at risk: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; FM6 bank B1–B27; project 1; project 2; the working project kept by autosave.
- Baud Girl FM-1+VA: Possibly at risk: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; FM6 bank B1–B27; project 1; project 2; the working project kept by autosave.
- Felucca: At risk by itself: FM6 bank B1–B27; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. Felucca may start with RESTORE LAST ON after FM1 Move, even if you turned it OFF before. FM1 Move can save its own settings, replacing the earlier settings with ones Felucca cannot read; an older choice saved by another firmware can also mean the opposite here. Check MENU > SYSTEM > RESTORE LAST before you edit. ON allows automatic saving after edits and a pause with playback stopped, keys and buttons released, and no sound; OFF stops that autosave. Felucca may start with beta 2ND CORE ON or OFF after FM1 Move. Do not rely on your earlier choice: FM1 Move can replace the saved settings with ones Felucca cannot read. Check MENU > SYSTEM > 2ND CORE when you return. ON (BETA) can turn itself OFF and save settings if a sound calculation fails or takes too long; OFF prevents that second-core save. Felucca reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different. Felucca reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different. Felucca reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different.
- SLOOP: At risk by itself: project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; FM6 bank B1–B27. SLOOP reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. SLOOP reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. SLOOP reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. SLOOP reads user sounds U01–U16 until you write over the saved data. Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced. SLOOP reads user sounds U17–U32 until you write over the saved data. Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced. SLOOP reads FM6 bank B1–B27 until you write over the saved data.
- X0X: At risk by itself: user sounds U17–U32; settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. After you confirm a restore on the computer, X0X starts erasing before asking again on the FM-1. Saying no keeps X0X’s current project but does not bring back erased data from your previous firmware, even if the computer says nothing changed. X0X reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Each zone plays as a separate repeating break loop (up to 16 per sample). Key ranges, root notes, loop points and slice markers are not used. X0X reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Each zone plays as a separate repeating break loop (up to 16 per sample). Key ranges, root notes, loop points and slice markers are not used. X0X reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Each zone plays as a separate repeating break loop (up to 16 per sample). Key ranges, root notes, loop points and slice markers are not used.
- JIANT: At risk by itself: sample slot USR3; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk by itself, under a condition: FM6 bank B1–B27. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. JIANT may start with RESTORE LAST ON or OFF after FM1 Move, even if you turned it OFF before. FM1 Move can save its own settings, replacing the earlier settings with ones JIANT cannot read; an older choice saved by another firmware can also mean the opposite here. While ON, JIANT can save by itself about 10 seconds after start-up once stopped and idle, even without edits, and again after later edits and a pause. Check MENU > SYSTEM > RESTORE LAST straight after start-up. Hold SAVE once MENU is open to keep that idle wait reset while you check; the open menu alone does not stop it. OFF stops that autosave.
- Melodee: At risk by itself: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings. At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1–B27. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2.
- FoMni: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16.
- AMB-1: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16.
- ChoralRoot: At risk by itself: sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. ChoralRoot reads user sounds U01–U16 until you write over the saved data. Imported sounds may sound different, even if their names are kept. Confirming Flash Data erases the older banks they came from. ChoralRoot reads user sounds U17–U32 until you write over the saved data. Imported sounds may sound different, even if their names are kept. Confirming Flash Data erases the older banks they came from.
- GHOULBOX: At risk by itself: FM6 bank B1–B27; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. GHOULBOX may start with RESTORE LAST ON after FM1 Move, even if you turned it OFF before. FM1 Move can save its own settings, replacing the earlier settings with ones GHOULBOX cannot read; an older choice saved by another firmware can also mean the opposite here. Check MENU > SYSTEM > RESTORE LAST before you edit. ON allows automatic saving after edits and a pause with playback stopped, keys and buttons released, and no sound; OFF stops that autosave.
- M-VAVE FM-1 Open: At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; FM6 bank B1–B27; project 1; project 2; the working project kept by autosave; settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings.
- FM-106: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). FM-106 Beta4 does not save edited user sounds, even when it says the save worked. Export them before turning off the FM-1 or changing firmware again.
- Hortator: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). Carried over: sample slot USR1 (Hortator uses its own one-shot sound engines, so saved loops and slices play differently); sample slot USR2 (Hortator uses its own one-shot sound engines, so saved loops and slices play differently); sample slot USR3 (Hortator uses its own one-shot sound engines, so saved loops and slices play differently).
- OberVave: At risk by itself: the working project kept by autosave; settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain).
- Polly: At risk by itself: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings. At risk when you act: sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; FM6 bank B1–B27. After you agree to restore on the computer, Polly starts erasing before the FM-1 asks. Saying no on the FM-1 keeps Polly’s current project, but cannot bring back erased data from your previous firmware, even if the computer says nothing changed.
- Skiff: At risk by itself: FM6 bank B1–B27; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. Unreadable settings use Skiff’s default RESTORE LAST ON. Skiff reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Skiff uses its own sound engines, so saved loops or slices can play differently. Skiff reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Skiff uses its own sound engines, so saved loops or slices can play differently. Skiff reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Skiff uses its own sound engines, so saved loops or slices can play differently.
- sloopDX: At risk by itself: sample slot USR2; settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR1. At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. sloopDX reads user sounds U01–U16 until you write over the saved data. Only sounds in the first engine appear. They play as DX7 sounds. Other sounds stay hidden. Saving other slots keeps them. sloopDX reads user sounds U17–U32 until you write over the saved data. Only sounds in the first engine appear. They play as DX7 sounds. Other sounds stay hidden. Saving other slots keeps them.
- Rainbow Mode: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk by itself, under a condition: FM6 bank B1–B27. At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. The full Felucca in Rainbow Mode may start with RESTORE LAST ON after FM1 Move, even if you turned it OFF before. FM1 Move can save its own settings, replacing the earlier settings with ones the full Felucca in Rainbow Mode cannot read; an older choice saved by another firmware can also mean the opposite here. Check MENU > SYSTEM > RESTORE LAST in the full Felucca layer before you edit. ON allows automatic saving after edits and a pause with playback stopped, keys and buttons released, and no sound; OFF stops that autosave. Rainbow Mode reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different. Rainbow Mode reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different. Rainbow Mode reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different.
- DUELL beta: At risk by itself: FM6 bank B1–B27; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. The installer starts with its erase option selected for this firmware change. Clear it before installing to avoid this extra erase.
- FiMba-1 beta: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16.
- MAKU: At risk when you act: FM6 bank B1–B27; settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain).
- Fart Machine One: At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16. Fart Machine One does not import or save a music setup or loop. SAVE does nothing. Its recorded loop, tempo and effect choices last only while it stays on. Calibration is separate.
- fm1-chord: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. fm1-chord reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Saved loop choices use ordinary looping. The ends of loops held by a gate signal can sound different. Only matching saved SLICE markers are restored. fm1-chord reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Saved loop choices use ordinary looping. The ends of loops held by a gate signal can sound different. Only matching saved SLICE markers are restored. fm1-chord reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Saved loop choices use ordinary looping. The ends of loops held by a gate signal can sound different. Only matching saved SLICE markers are restored.
- SLOOP DX7 Banks: At risk by itself: project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2; the working project kept by autosave; settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; FM6 bank B1–B27. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads user sounds U01–U16 until you write over the saved data. Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads user sounds U17–U32 until you write over the saved data. Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads FM6 bank B1–B27 until you write over the saved data.
- FuMi-1: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16.
- Jangada: At risk by itself: project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; FM6 bank B1–B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. Jangada's 2ND CORE setting follows your visualizer choice in FM1 Move: AUTO, OFF or BOOST. Only AUTO allows this automatic write. If the saved palette or low-cut value fails Jangada’s checks, it uses the default AUTO. Jangada reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Jangada reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Jangada reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data.
- WaveLoop FM-1: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR3. At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2. WaveLoop FM-1 reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different. Saved samples may have no slice positions set by you. WaveLoop FM-1 reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different. Saved samples may have no slice positions set by you.
- ORBIT: At risk by itself: project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings. At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1–B27. ORBIT reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads FM6 bank B1–B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred.
- SLOOP Floyd FM: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. Carried over: user sounds U01–U16 (Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced. A saved FM6 sound in engine 9 becomes a FLOYD sound); user sounds U17–U32 (Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced. A saved FM6 sound in engine 9 becomes a FLOYD sound). SLOOP Floyd FM reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP Floyd FM reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP Floyd FM reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops.
- winampFM Synth: At risk by itself: project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; FM6 bank B1–B27. winampFM Synth reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. winampFM Synth reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. winampFM Synth reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. winampFM Synth reads user sounds U01–U16 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. winampFM Synth reads user sounds U17–U32 until you write over the saved data. Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things. winampFM Synth reads FM6 bank B1–B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred.
- Bubba Machine (beta): At risk by itself: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR3. At risk when you act: FM6 bank B1–B27.
- Felucca [Salt]: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. Carried over: user sounds U01–U16 (Only older sounds this firmware supports can play. Some may use a different instrument here. Newer sounds stay stored but hidden and cannot play in Salt); user sounds U17–U32 (Only older sounds this firmware supports can play. Some may use a different instrument here. Newer sounds stay stored but hidden and cannot play in Salt). Felucca [Salt] reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice positions you set in SLICE stay hidden. This firmware has no storage for slice positions. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different. Felucca [Salt] reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice positions you set in SLICE stay hidden. This firmware has no storage for slice positions. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different. Felucca [Salt] reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice positions you set in SLICE stay hidden. This firmware has no storage for slice positions. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different.
- PIGEON: At risk by itself: FM6 bank B1–B27; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings. At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR1. At risk when you act: sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. PIGEON reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Sample audio can be read. Loops and slices may play differently. PIGEON reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Sample audio can be read. Loops and slices may play differently. PIGEON reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Sample audio can be read. Loops and slices may play differently. PIGEON keeps stored but does not show user sounds U01–U16 until you write over the saved data. These synth sounds are kept but not shown, for backups. PIGEON does not play them. PIGEON keeps stored but does not show user sounds U17–U32 until you write over the saved data. These synth sounds are kept but not shown, for backups. PIGEON does not play them.
- FM1 Quest: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32. Quest can play your saved USR1 until you write over it, if its audio and zones fit Quest’s smaller sample slot. Sending a sample to USR1 or erasing it loses the old sample. This includes holding REC on USR1 in IMPORTER when Quest can read it. Sending a sample to USR2 or erasing USR2 can damage the end of the old USR1. Back up USR1 first. FM1 Quest reads user sounds U01–U16 until you write over the saved data. Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced. FM1 Quest reads user sounds U17–U32 until you write over the saved data. Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced.
- Groove OS: Possibly at risk: settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings; project 1; project 2; the working project kept by autosave; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; FM6 bank B1–B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. The official route first puts V15 back, then installs Groove OS. Treat this firmware’s saved work as lost and back it up with its own tools before starting. Groove OS’s project saves, autosave, preferences, sample uploads and extra installed pages can also replace leftover work; nobody has published which parts of storage they use. A sound missing from PRESETS may still occupy storage, and do not count on Groove OS’s own backups to keep it.
Who reads whose data.
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Other firmwares reading FM1 Move's data: Felucca lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3, but plays them differently (Only sounds this firmware can read will play. Saving into a slot it cannot read can replace it without an overwrite question. Some sounds play as a different instrument: SLOOP FM6 and Floyd sounds can become PHYS, SLOOP FM6 sounds using algorithm 4 can become DRUM, SLOOPDX sounds become ANALOG, and Quest SLICE sounds can become PHYS; Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different); Rainbow Mode lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3, but plays them differently (Only sounds this firmware can read will play. Saving into a slot it cannot read can replace it without an overwrite question. Some sounds play as a different instrument: SLOOP FM6 and Floyd sounds can become PHYS, SLOOP FM6 sounds using algorithm 4 can become DRUM, SLOOPDX sounds become ANALOG, and Quest SLICE sounds can become PHYS; Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different); Felucca [Salt] lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3, but plays them differently (Only older sounds this firmware supports can play. Some may use a different instrument here. Newer sounds stay stored but hidden and cannot play in Salt; Slice positions you set in SLICE stay hidden. This firmware has no storage for slice positions. Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different); WaveLoop FM-1 lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2, but plays them differently (Only sounds this firmware can read will play. Saving into a slot it cannot read can replace it without an overwrite question. Some sounds play as a different instrument: SLOOP FM6 and Floyd sounds can become PHYS, SLOOP FM6 sounds using algorithm 4 can become DRUM, SLOOPDX sounds become ANALOG, and Quest SLICE sounds can become PHYS; Playback follows this firmware’s loop rules. The other firmware’s extra loop modes may sound different); WaveLoop FM-1 reads and uses FM1 Move's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2 (Saved samples may have no slice positions set by you); SLOOP lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, but plays them differently (Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced); SLOOP reads and uses FM1 Move's FM6 bank B1–B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it); sloopDX lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, but plays them differently (Only sounds in the first engine appear. They play as DX7 sounds. Other sounds stay hidden. Saving other slots keeps them); SLOOP DX7 Banks lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, but plays them differently (Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced); SLOOP DX7 Banks reads and uses FM1 Move's FM6 bank B1–B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops); SLOOP Floyd FM lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, but plays them differently (Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced. A saved FM6 sound in engine 9 becomes a FLOYD sound); SLOOP Floyd FM reads and uses FM1 Move's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops); FM1 Quest lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, but plays them differently (Only version-1 sounds with an engine available here appear. Shared controls load based on the saved control count; missing controls use defaults. Other sounds stay hidden until their slots are replaced); FM1 Quest reads and uses FM1 Move's sample slot USR1 (USR1 plays only if its audio and zones fit Quest’s 64 KiB slot. Sending into or erasing USR1 replaces it, including holding REC on a readable USR1 in IMPORTER. Sending into or erasing USR2 can damage the end of the old USR1. Extra slice markers are not used here); JIANT takes over FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, converting them (JIANT no longer has SAMPLE, GRAIN, SLICE or PHYS. Those sounds use its initial ANALOG sound, except old drum and percussion sounds, which become DRUM sounds. Imported names and patterns do not mean the original sample audio or sound is kept); ChoralRoot lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, but plays them differently (Imported sounds may sound different, even if their names are kept. Confirming Flash Data erases the older banks they came from); GHOULBOX lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, but plays them differently; fm1-chord takes over FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, converting them (Some sound engine numbers and controls mean different things, so a listed sound may play differently. The separate FM6 patches for those sounds are not recovered); fm1-chord reads and uses FM1 Move's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Saved loop choices use ordinary looping. The ends of loops held by a gate signal can sound different. Only matching saved SLICE markers are restored); MAKU reads and uses FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (MAKU leaves these sample bytes in place, but its controls use built-in material; these uploaded samples are not available to play here); Jangada reads and uses FM1 Move's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; Skiff lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, but plays them differently (The same saved sound format does not guarantee the same sound or pattern playback); Skiff reads and uses FM1 Move's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Skiff uses its own sound engines, so saved loops or slices can play differently); Hortator lists FM1 Move's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3, but plays them differently (Hortator uses its own one-shot sound engines, so saved loops and slices play differently); ORBIT takes over FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses FM1 Move's FM6 bank B1–B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); PIGEON reads and uses FM1 Move's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Sample audio can be read. Loops and slices may play differently); winampFM Synth lists FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, but plays them differently (Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things); winampFM Synth reads and uses FM1 Move's FM6 bank B1–B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); X0X lists FM1 Move's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3, but plays them differently (Each zone plays as a separate repeating break loop (up to 16 per sample). Key ranges, root notes, loop points and slice markers are not used); Jangada imports only some FM1 Move preferences, and interprets some saved choices differently. Its next preference save removes FM1 Move’s synth kits and MIDI settings.; Jangada converts only older version 1 sounds in this group. Newer sound versions look empty, and saving anywhere in the group drops them from the rewritten group.. What FM1 Move reads of other firmwares' data: FM1 Move reads and uses Felucca's user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move lists SLOOP's user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32; music in progress (autosave), but plays them differently (Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things; Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported); FM1 Move reads and uses SLOOP's FM6 patch bank B1-B27; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3; user sample slot USR4 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses X0X's break loops slot 1; break loops slot 2; break loops slot 3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses GHOULBOX's user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move takes over Hortator's settings and panel calibration, converting them (Only some settings are changed to the new format. Your songs are not stored in these settings. Switching back may lose settings); FM1 Move reads and uses Hortator's user samples USR1; user samples USR2; user samples USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses Skiff's user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses Rainbow Mode's User sample USR1 and any slice positions you set in SLICE; User sample USR2 and any slice positions you set in SLICE; User sample USR3 and any slice positions you set in SLICE (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses MAKU's inherited user sample 1; inherited user sample 2; inherited user sample 3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses fm1-chord's uploaded sample USR1 and optional SLICE markers; uploaded sample USR2 and optional SLICE markers; uploaded sample USR3 and optional SLICE markers (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move lists SLOOP DX7 Banks's user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32; working loop, but plays them differently (Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things; Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported); FM1 Move reads and uses SLOOP DX7 Banks's FM6 patches B1–B27; user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3; user sample USR4 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move takes over Jangada's preferences, calibration and MIDI LEARN map, converting them (Only some settings are changed to the new format. Your songs are not stored in these settings. Switching back may lose settings); FM1 Move reads and uses Jangada's user samples USR1; user samples USR2; user samples USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses WaveLoop FM-1's user sample USR1; user sample USR2 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses ORBIT's FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; sample slot USR4 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move lists SLOOP Floyd FM's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; working loop kept by autosave, but plays them differently (Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things; Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported); FM1 Move reads and uses SLOOP Floyd FM's user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move lists winampFM Synth's user sounds 1-16; user sounds 17-32; working music kept by autosave, but plays them differently (Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things; Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported); FM1 Move reads and uses winampFM Synth's FM6 bank B1-B27; sample USR1; sample USR2; sample USR3; sample USR4 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move lists Felucca [Salt]'s user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32, but plays them differently (Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things); FM1 Move reads and uses Felucca [Salt]'s user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses PIGEON's user sample USR1 in the older format; user sample USR2 in the older format; user sample USR3 in the older format (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move lists FM1 Quest's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; working music (autosave), but plays them differently (Shared older sounds may play differently because engines or sound controls mean different things; Only the working project is imported. It may play differently. Saved SLOOP sections are not imported); FM1 Move reads and uses FM1 Quest's sample USR1 (Only sample slots that start in the same place in storage can be read. Other small sample slots are not moved to matching slots). Everything else of another firmware's looks empty or foreign to the reader.
Every way each write can happen, for all mapped firmwares: the flash atlas's table.

See the switching advice in this section. Back up using the firmware that made the work before installing Move, starting it for the first time or switching away; another firmware can overwrite Move work during its own installation, startup or ordinary use.

On startup, Move erases the update area without a question if either of its checked marker locations contains data. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. Writes to shared storage can also remove other firmwares’ unfinished restores and pending updates; keep the original files. Occupied update markers can still trigger the erase.

With no readable Move autosave, the first successful idle autosave of a small default or imported project can happen about twenty seconds after startup with no edit or question. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. The first copy is used when there is no matching Move record; the next successful write uses the other copy.

Every later autosave, and a larger first autosave, can also overwrite other firmwares’ saved work, depending on which copy and project chunks are written. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. SLOOP’s USR4 marker blocks ordinary autosave. Oversized autosaves silently write nothing.

Restoring the working project from a file writes the autosave area. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. Direct file restores bypass SLOOP’s USR4-marker protection, so that sample is at risk here even when ordinary autosave would refuse.

Saving, deleting or restoring either saved project writes the selected slot and chunks. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. Ordinary SAVE refuses while SLOOP’s USR4 marker is present, but direct file restores bypass that check. Foreign slots that look empty receive no overwrite question; an occupied Move slot asks before panel replacement, and deletion has no undo.

A settings, SYN-kit or MIDI send can write without a device question; calibration can do so after completion or timeout when settings differ or no settings record was accepted. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work.

Sending, renaming, erasing or restoring user sounds rewrites the whole sixteen-sound bank. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. A newer shared-bank record can be selected on return before its sound format is rejected; an older copy may not be retried, so some sounds can become unreadable. These writes can also replace ChoralRoot’s legacy sounds, kept for returning to ChoralRoot 0.21 or older.

Writing or restoring the FM6 bank writes its saved bank. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. A remaining older copy is not a guaranteed recovery path: if the original firmware selects a newer Move record and rejects its contents, its earlier working session or bank can appear absent. These writes can also remove other firmwares’ temporary bank transfers; keep the original files.

Sending, erasing or restoring samples writes the target slot and sectors reached. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. These firmware sample commands have no stopped-transport guard, and the header is erased before a complete upload is validated; an interrupted send can already have lost the old sample, with no undo. These writes can also replace ChoralRoot’s legacy CZ patches 17–32 and FM TONE patches, kept for returning to ChoralRoot 0.21 or older.

Sending another firmware update from Move erases its update area, including after staging failure, without a separate device question about the previous contents. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. Work newer than the last successful project save or autosave is not flushed before entering the updater. These writes can also remove other firmwares’ unfinished restores and pending updates; keep the original files.

Installing Move rewrites differing program sectors. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. Its loader also removes only sectors containing a valid update record, which saved music does not hold. Back up Open’s projects and audio in Open before installing Move.

The author’s page asks before its normal destructive sends and whole-file restore, but the device protocol has no equivalent per-object question; omitted restore objects stay unchanged.

Where the docs and the firmware disagree

Topic	The docs	The source at this version
Calibration is available	The parity guide says the panel cannot calibrate and suggests returning to SLOOP.	Both octave buttons held at startup enter calibration; afterward settings are written only if no record was accepted or current values differ, even when a timeout restored the former panel mapping.
MIDI Program Change is connected	The mapping guide lists MIDI Program Change as unavailable in this build.	The input loop polls Program Change requests, and the shared handler loads a sound or drum kit.
Drum sequencer navigator	The mapping table assigns ALGORITHM to drum-lane selection on SEQUENCER.	ALGORITHM changes the displayed step page on SEQUENCER for drum and synth tracks alike.
Groove octave shortcut	The mapping table describes OCT+ as a micro-timing shortcut on GROOVE.	There is no GROOVE-specific octave shortcut; the octave handling stays octave shifting on synth tracks or dynamics on drum tracks.
Groove commit has no panel gesture	The parity table associates groove commit with the GROOVE screen.	A commit action exists, but the panel never requests it; the user guide correctly calls commit engine-only.
Menu hold threshold	The navigation guide gives the HOME menu hold as at least half a second.	The input handler waits until the hold exceeds 0.7 seconds.
Lighting settings have no effect on the active panel renderer	The parity guide lists LIGHTS and KEY LIGHTS among the retained settings.	Both choices can change on SETTINGS, but the active drawing code never reads KEY LIGHTS and clears every background light mask, so LIGHTS has no visible background lamps to brighten.
Delete confirmation while playing can report a deletion that did not happen	PROJECT uses REC to delete a saved slot after confirmation.	The UI allows the question while playing and reports DELETED after confirmation, but the deletion function returns immediately during playback without erasing the slot.
SETTINGS persistence	The guide says settings are stored after stopping.	The new page only marks a pending settings change. Its writer is inside the disabled arranger branch, so stopping or leaving SETTINGS does not commit it. Calibration and explicit host settings/SYN/MIDI writes can commit the current settings.
Full backup with MIDI data	The device page offers one file for all unit data and a restore from that file.	Firmware includes a separate MIDI object when learned CCs or stored channels differ from default, but the page restore allowlist omits it. That full file is rejected before restore; the protocol itself supports that object.
Autosave delay	The quick start says stopping and waiting 2.5 seconds keeps the work.	The write also needs at least 20 seconds since startup or the previous attempt, quiet audio, no menu and no pending recording/update/restore. A SLOOP USR4 marker blocks it.
A track-own FM6 patch in the project backup	The guide describes project saves as keeping every parameter and the backup as all unit work.	A live patch sent to a track changes its FM6 patch buffer, but project serialization writes no raw patch bytes. The full working-project backup uses that same stream. Store it in the FM6 bank or export it separately before power-off.

Limits of this map

No panel gesture reaches groove commit, humanize reseeding, user groove editing or per-pad timing offsets; these are engine or device-page features rather than hidden panel pages.
Capture and MIDI-output track roles are not panel features in this build; SLOOP’s arranger, visualiser, tools and user-preset saving pages are replaced or absent.
SLOOP’s old page table remains in shared code, but the FM1 Move build uses its own input and screen dispatcher.
Downgrade compatibility was not read in earlier Move source trees; 0.3.1 reading version 1 does not establish that an older reader accepts version 2.
No hardware test of flash writes, interrupted saves, browser restore or calibration.
The firmware package’s optional diagnostic update mode was not verified; update-progress coverage follows the source’s normal default configuration.

Mapped from nicodesy06/fm1-move at 0.3.1 (42fc1af), 2026-10-17. An independent checker found zero errors in round 3 (2026-10-17). The control claims were read against the source; pinned evidence is in [fm1move.json](fm1move.json).

Code licence: GPL-3.0-only; facts are described here in Les’s own words. This independent guide is unaffiliated with the firmware author or M-VAVE.

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