FM-1 firmware · 1.0.0
MORPHEUS
An eight-track groovebox after ReBirth, with two acid basses, 808 and 909 kits, breakbeats, an FM lead and a matrix-style pattern sequencer.
- Made by
- Ben Badio
- 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 MORPHEUS does
- Eight tracks hold dual 303 acid basses, TR-808 and TR-909 kits, Amen break slicer, FM lead and sub synth.
- Press LFO to cycle a track through the engines, from 303A and 303B to the drums, breaks, FM, SUB and MIDI.
- Each track runs its own pattern length from 1 to 32 steps with its own clock resolution for polyrhythms.
- Press REC and play the 27 silicone keys to punch in notes with automatic step advance.
- On drum tracks the 16 white keys toggle triggers for the lane picked with K1, and K4 adds accent.
- KNOB 2 ties a step for a smooth 303 glide, and high velocity fires the accent overdrive.
- A master bus adds send reverb, tempo-synced stereo delay and a glue compressor with kick ducking.
- SAVE writes every track, pattern and sound setting to flash, and the patterns reload on power up.
Its modes
- KEYS View
- You edit the pitch piano roll with velocity gate bars and tied slide bridges.
- CURVE View
- You draw per-step modulation curves, unipolar or bipolar, for filter sweeps and MIDI control.
- Step Record Mode
- You tap the silicone keys to enter notes while the step cursor auto-advances.
- Pattern Tools Menu
- You run Undo, Redo, Shift, Transpose, Alter, Randomize and Clear on the current pattern.
- MUTE Mode
- You shut off the internal audio engine and drive external synths over MIDI only.
- Boot Splash Screen
- You see the startup screen, which clears instantly when you touch any control.
- USB Rescue Mode
- You boot holding OCT- to reinstall firmware or return to the factory state over USB.
What Les checked
MORPHEUS 1.0.0Scanned 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 and audio, as expected
StatusScanned, nothing harmful found
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