FM-1 firmware · 0.1.7
FOMAJAM
A nine-track groovebox in the step-grid style: modelled and sampled classic drum machines, Felucca's synth engines and a MIDI track for other gear.
- Made by
- konsumer
- Released
- October 27, 2026
- Install
- On the FM-1 Firmware Hub · source on GitHub
- Scan
- Scanned, nothing harmful found · Oct 31 What we checked
- Last checked
- October 31, 2026
What FOMAJAM does
- Nine tracks each run their own machine: a drum machine, a synth engine or MIDI out.
- Drums cover modeled 808, 909, SDS-V and CR-78 plus ROM-sampled 707, 606, DMX, LinnDrum and more.
- Synth engines include ANALOG, LOFI, TRIO, WHEEL, NOISE, PHASE, VOICE, PHYS, STRING and SUPERSAW, each with presets.
- The sequencer holds 40 patterns of 16 steps with accents, slides and ratchets up to eight repeats.
- Press REC to play notes straight into the running pattern, or step through the grid when stopped.
- Every track sends to delay, reverb and chorus, then a master filter and eleven kinds of distortion.
- SAVE keeps the whole song, and setups on a computer or fm1buddy load songs and drum kits back.
- MIDI arrives over USB and the TRS jack, with clock in and out, and USB audio plays through the FM-1.
Its modes
- PATTERN
- Edit the 16 steps with the white keys, set voice, accent, slide and ratchet, and pick tracks with the black keys.
- SOUND
- Shape the selected track's machine, with knob pages for the engine, envelope, patch and playing feel.
- SCOPE
- Play the selected track while watching the output, and set its level, delay, reverb and mute.
- MIX
- Mute tracks with the white keys and choose a track with the black keys.
- MIDI IN
- Play the track and watch the last incoming messages arrive.
- FX
- Set the track sends and ducking, delay, reverb, chorus, master filter and distortion across four knob pages.
- GLOBAL
- Set tempo, swing, pattern length and theme, plus clock, CC out, key lights and MIDI in options.
What Les checked
FOMAJAM v0.1.7Scanned October 31, 2026
What we checked for
- The file is exactly the one its author published
- It's the same file we saw when this release first came out
- It opens cleanly as an FM-1 firmware, nothing damaged
- It doesn't show up on your computer as a keyboard, mouse or other input device
- It doesn't show up as a USB drive or network adapter
- Its text mentions no computer command tools, like PowerShell, Terminal or a download command
What we found
- MIDI and audio, as expected
StatusScanned, nothing harmful found
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