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FM-1 firmware · v0.3.2-public

launchparty-fm1

Playable synth sounds paired with interactive lightshows on a Novation Launchpad Pro MK3, triggered and layered from the FM-1's keys.

Made by
megagott
Released
October 21, 2026
Install
On GitHub
Scan
Scanned, nothing harmful found · Oct 31 What we checked
Last checked
October 31, 2026

What launchparty-fm1 does

  • LAUNCHPARTY plays synth sounds while driving interactive lightshows on a Novation Launchpad Pro MK3.
  • Main lightshow clips run alongside keyboard-triggered overlays on independent visual layers.
  • You assign 27 keyboard overlays and pick neon colours or a multicolour option.
  • Pad effects include Solo, rings, halo, explosion, vortex, sparks and perimeter animation.
  • A browser companion previews shows, plays from the computer keyboard and imports or exports shows.
  • Shows upload to the device and read back, and show banks stay in place.
  • The Launchpad keeps its own firmware and runs in Programmer Mode, connected through a USB-MIDI host with routing and power.

What Les checked

launchparty-fm1 v0.3.2-publicScanned October 31, 2026

What we checked for

  • The file is exactly the one its author published
  • It's the same file we saw when this release first came out
  • It opens cleanly as an FM-1 firmware, nothing damaged
  • It doesn't show up on your computer as a keyboard, mouse or other input device
  • It doesn't show up as a USB drive or network adapter
  • Its text mentions no computer command tools, like PowerShell, Terminal or a download command

What we found

  • MIDI and audio, as expected
  • A serial port, which many FM-1 firmwares keep for debugging. It can't type into your computer.

StatusScanned, nothing harmful found

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