FM-1 firmware · 1.0.1
MNM-1
Six monophonic tracks of synth and effect machines, each with a filter, tape delay and three LFOs, plus parameter locks and slides.
- Made by
- Veff (galfaroth)
- Released
- October 27, 2026
- Built on
- Hortator
- Install
- On the FM-1 Firmware Hub · source on GitHub
- Scan
- Not scanned yet What we checked
- Last checked
- October 31, 2026
What MNM-1 does
- Six monophonic tracks each run one machine, from SuperWave, SID, FM and vocal synths to reverb, chorus, ring and phaser effects.
- Calibrated machines add drums, pulse, ensemble, noise and more, each with its own full audio chain.
- Every track gets a resonant high-pass into low-pass filter, a tempo-synced tape delay and three LFOs.
- The sequencer holds up to 64 steps per track with its own length, probability, A/B conditions, ratchets and accents.
- Parameter locks hold a value until the next trig, recorded live with REC or set in LOCK mode, and slide between locks.
- ALGORITHM picks the track, SELECT turns pages and swaps machines, and KNOB 1-4 edit the lit row.
- SAVE stores patterns and independent kits, with 330 factory sounds on the PRESETS knob and 128 user slots.
- MIDI and clock travel over USB and TRS, with MIDI LEARN and live input playing tracks chromatically.
Its modes
- SYNTH
- Edit the eight knobs of the machine loaded on the selected track.
- AMP
- Shape attack, hold, decay, release plus distortion, level, pan and portamento.
- TRACK
- Set the track's MODEL, NOTE, OUT, IN, GATE and sends.
- FILTER
- Dial the resonant high-pass into low-pass with its own Q controls and AD envelope.
- EFFECTS
- Adjust EQ, sample rate reduction and the track's tape delay time, feedback, bass and width.
- PERFORM
- Hold FX to play live master effects over the whole pattern.
- LFO 1, 2, 3
- Assign each of the three LFOs a destination, trigger mode, wave, speed and depth.
- ARP
- Choose the arpeggiator mode, trig behaviour and its sixteen-step rhythm.
- STEP
- Tap white keys to turn steps on or off and set chance, ratchets, accent and slide.
- LOCK
- Hold a step and open a page to lock parameter values to that step.
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