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FM-1 firmware · 2.0.0

OPN-1

The Sega Mega Drive's sound chips as a synth: six channels of four-operator FM plus the square-wave chip, with patches pulled from game music.

Made by
putchdev
Released
October 17, 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 OPN-1 does

  • OPN-1 runs accurate recreations of the Mega Drive's YM2612 FM chip and SN76489 PSG on the FM-1.
  • You play the chips from the FM-1's own keys and knobs, or over MIDI.
  • A library holds 128 FM patches in 4 banks of 32, stepped through with PRESETS.
  • Single plays the selected patch with up to six notes at once.
  • Layer stacks up to six patches, each with its own volume and triggered at the key, after a delay or on release.
  • Split gives each MIDI channel its own patch for a sequencer.
  • Knob pages edit the sound, each operator, the envelopes, LFO, vibrato, detune and arpeggiator, and SAVE keeps the patch in its slot.
  • The web app fills the library from .opm banks or a game's VGM songs, exports banks, and streams whole songs to the FM-1.

Its modes

HOME
See the selected patch, its algorithm and the main sound knobs.
EDIT
Shape one operator at a time, shown large, then move to the next.
ENV
View all four operators' envelopes drawn together.
LFO
Set the LFO rate, its depths and which operators it moves.
FX
Set vibrato and a doubled detune.
ARP
Set up the arpeggiator.
GLO
Set velocity, bend range, MIDI mode and tuning, and the parts of a layer or split in SETUP.
SEQ
Watch every channel's note, level and patch in real time.

What Les checked

OPN-1 v2.0.0Scanned 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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