FM-1 firmware · 2026.10.25
LUXR
A drum machine after the Sonic Potions LXR: eight synthesized drum sounds layered with samples, effects, locks, conditional steps, chains and song mode.
- 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 LUXR does
- Eight drum voices cover KICK, SNARE, CLAP, CL HAT, OP HAT, TOM, RIM and CYMBAL.
- Each sound has eight synth parameters plus a sample layer offering 44 transients, blended with the synth level.
- The sequencer runs eight tracks of up to 64 steps across 16 patterns, each track with its own length and SPEED.
- Every step holds velocity, probability, play conditions, FILL, its own pan, substeps and NUDGE microtiming.
- Hold a step and turn a knob to set parameter locks, or record knob moves live with P-LOCK, REC and PLAY.
- White keys play the eight sounds as pads, ALGORITHM rolls a new sound, and NOTE REPEAT rolls held pads.
- Drive, delay and reverb sends feed global effects, with a master filter, compressor, limiter and auto level on the output.
- A patch holds the kit and its 16 patterns in one of 36 slots, and USB carries clock in and out, note output and CC learn.
Its modes
- KIT
- Set tempo, swing, tune and decay for all eight sounds at once.
- SEQUENCER
- Set track length, step velocity, rotate and Euclid, and edit the 16 steps of the shown bar.
- LIVE PADS
- Play all eight sounds from the white keys and record every hit quantized.
- TRACKS
- Pick a track and mute, solo or clear it, or clear the whole pattern.
- SYNTH 1-4
- Shape the first four synth parameters of the selected sound, with the other four on SHIFT.
- SAMPLE LAYER
- Choose the transient sample and set its level, pitch and the synth layer level.
- SOUND MIX
- Set volume, pan and the delay, reverb and drive sends of the sound.
- PATTERNS
- Select, chain, copy and paste patterns, with the white keys picking patterns directly.
- SONG
- Build up to 32 lines of pattern and repeats and loop or stop at the end.
- STORE
- Pick one of 36 slots and save or load a kit, its patterns, or both.
What Les checked
LUXR 2026.10.25Scanned October 31, 2026
What we checked for
- The file matches the checksum the FM-1 Firmware Hub records for this version
- 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, as expected
StatusScanned, nothing harmful found
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