ORBIT

ORBIT’s browser installer provides the install path; keep an off-device backup before using it.

The working loop saves itself when its snapshot differs, stopped with no pending transport, recording arm, free take or menu, after 2.5 seconds of panel inactivity and at least 20 seconds since the previous save attempt, checked at most once each second; all synth and drum voices must be inactive, but effect tails, background texture and held controls are not separately checked. With no readable working save at boot, even the default project can be written without an edit. Power-off itself writes nothing.

A section snapshots all four working tracks, sounds and macro maps, patterns, locks, nudges, fill rules and project mix/texture. SAVE plus white keys 5–8 always captures into RAM first, whether playing or stopped; flash follows once stopped, voices inactive, 1.5 seconds of panel inactivity and the five-second retry gap. PROJECT page saves write immediately while stopped. Working autosave is separate from numbered sections.

Device settings include calibration, display/lights, recording start choices, MIDI assignments and channels, song order and user drum synth kits. Closing HOME settings can save even with no edit if the loaded/default state differs from its saved mirror; playing defers the write. Power-on calibration calls settings saving after completion or cancellation. Pending changes flush when stopped with quiet voices, after 1.5 seconds of panel inactivity and the five-second retry gap.

Each USER save, erase or rename rewrites its whole bank of sixteen sound records, including any imported records or slots that decoded as empty. Saved sections keep snapshots rather than looking the USER sound up later. Flash actions have no undo.

Use the backup steps in Before you switch firmware before installing anything.

The editor asks once before restore, then commits objects separately, so an interrupted restore can leave a mixture. Objects omitted from the file are left alone; explicitly empty records clear their targets. Working music is restored into memory and reaches flash later through autosave or a flush; other stored objects are written as they are restored. A file export does not itself restore or erase anything on the unit.

The computer editor handles sound and macro editing, piano-roll and event edits, MIDI files, arrangement, DX7 files and FM6-bank storage, WAV chopping and user sample/kit uploads, SYN1–SYN4 editing, browser-local sound libraries and full backup/restore; these are computer tools rather than extra panel pages.

The editor’s browser library is separate from the unit; the full backup reads the unit first. MIDI files preserve sequencer events rather than a complete device backup. Store a chosen FM6 patch in B1–B27 before expecting a device backup to retain its raw patch edits.

• Back up first. Stop playback, connect the Web MIDI editor, open Projects / Backup and export the full file off the unit before installing anything. Export reads the unit, including working music, four sections, settings and calibration, USER sounds, the saved FM6 bank, four SYN kits, MIDI-learn/channel settings and four user sample slots. Store directly edited FM6 patches in the bank first: a project keeps the patch selection and control values, not an unsaved private copy of the raw patch. Tape clipboard, selection, undo and browser-local libraries are not in this backup; export a browser library separately. Felucca’s FM6 bank B1–B32 is absent from its full backup, and GHOULBOX’s B1–B32 bank is absent from its musical archive. Retain their original .syx bank files separately; if you cannot reconstruct a bank, leave it untouched rather than relying on the normal backup.

• Back up in the firmware you are leaving first, with its own tool (above). Anything below marked at risk can be written over; whether an older saved copy survives depends on how often you saved, so do not count on it.
• What installing ORBIT does to the firmware you had before. install through the included loader: Compares program sectors; erases/programs only changed sectors, verifies, leaves SPL/header alone. This range includes Open USER projects 1-16, preferences, staging and the first 24 KiB of shared sample storage. Replacing Open’s sample header leaves its whole sample bank unreadable. The same program writes can also leave PIGEON’s whole sample bank unreadable (validated package transfer). loader removes update records: Conditional update-record cleanup only; no projects, sounds or samples are at risk from this cleanup. It is detail-only (After an install, erase only a 4 KiB sector whose last 256 bytes hold a valid update record (marker 0x5441 at +6 and a matching nonzero CRC16 over bytes 2..79): in practice the family's staging-record sector 0xE4000 and, on a first install from stock, stock's record sector 0xE8000. Saved music does not hold that record. This loader does not skip 0x97000-0xDFFFF). first start and later starts, conditional update cleanup: Erases all five sectors when any first 4 bytes at E0000 or first 8 bytes at E4F00 is non-FF. Does not inspect E1000 restore-journal data in isolation, so such a journal alone does not establish this trigger (one inspected staging sentinel is not erased).
  • Stock V15: Possibly at risk: stock settings (and possibly patterns); stock Bluetooth data; stock presets (128, banks A-D).
  • Baud Girl FM-1+VA: Possibly at risk: Baud Girl presets (128); Baud Girl patterns (16, with locks).
  • Felucca: At risk by itself: FM6 patches of the FM6 user presets; settings, button calibration, favourites, MIDI LEARN map. At risk by itself, under a condition: project slot A; project slot B; project slot C; project slot D. At risk when you act: user presets 1-16; user presets 17-32; the autosave (the music as you left it); FM6 voice bank B1-B32; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • SLOOP: At risk by itself: the music in progress (autosave); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-4 kits, MIDI LEARN, theme and favourites. At risk by itself, under a condition: song section A (a whole project); song section B (a whole project); song section C (a whole project); song section D (a whole project). At risk when you act: user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3; FM6 patch bank B1-B27; user sample slot USR4. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads FM6 patch bank B1-B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR4 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • X0X: At risk by itself: the whole X0X project (settings, sound, all 32 patterns, song, knob motion). At risk when you act: X0X button calibration; break loops slot 1; break loops slot 2; break loops slot 3. ORBIT reads break loops slot 1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads break loops slot 2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads break loops slot 3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • JIANT: At risk by itself: FM6 patches for the FM6 user sounds; settings, calibration, favourites, MENU options. At risk by itself, under a condition: song 1 section A (a whole project); song 1 section B (a whole project); song 1 section C (a whole project); song 1 section D (a whole project). At risk when you act: song 2: four sections (whole projects); song 3: four sections (whole projects); song 4: four sections (whole projects); song 5: four sections (whole projects); song 6: four sections (whole projects); song 7: four sections (whole projects); song 8: four sections (whole projects); which song is current, every song's rows and scenes; user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32; music in progress (RESTORE LAST); FM6 voice bank B1-B32.
  • Melodee: At risk by itself: shared user presets U109-U126; settings, factory favourites, calibration, saved template. At risk by itself, under a condition: shared user presets U289-U378 (partly lost); shared user presets U379-U384. At risk when you act: project A: patterns, song, sounds, motion, recordings; project B: patterns, song, sounds, motion, recordings; project C: patterns, song, sounds, motion, recordings; project D: patterns, song, sounds, motion, recordings; shared user presets U145-U288; shared user presets U073-U090; shared user presets U091-U108; shared user presets U001-U018; shared user presets U019-U036; shared user presets U037-U054; shared user presets U055-U072; shared user presets U127-U144.
  • FoMni: At risk by itself: FoMni setup (pages, chord buttons, lights). At risk when you act: FoMni button calibration.
  • AMB-1: At risk by itself: AMB-1 pieces and setup. At risk when you act: AMB-1 panel calibration.
  • ChoralRoot: At risk by itself: 32 imported DX7 voices; options, playing setup and panel calibration. At risk when you act: CZ-1 bank A (16 tones); CZ-1 bank B (16 tones); CZ-1 bank C (16 tones); CZ-1 bank D (16 tones); CZ-1 bank E (16 tones); CZ-1 bank F (16 tones); CZ-1 bank G (16 tones); CZ-1 bank H (16 tones); last session saved with a global save; favourite marks, chord/bass type and filter; 128 saved sounds with their complete engine patches; recorded loop 1; recorded loop 2; recorded loop 3; recorded loop 4; recorded loop 5; recorded loop 6; recorded loop 7; recorded loop 8; recorded loop 9; recorded loop 10.
  • GHOULBOX: At risk by itself: FM6 patches for user sounds; settings and panel calibration. At risk by itself, under a condition: project A; project B; project C; project D. At risk when you act: user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32; music in progress (RESTORE LAST); FM6 voice bank B1–B32; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • M-VAVE FM-1 Open: At risk by itself: Open shared sample audio. At risk when you act: Open USER project 1; Open USER project 2; Open USER project 3; Open USER project 4; Open USER project 5; Open USER project 6; Open USER project 7; Open USER project 8; Open USER project 9; Open USER project 10; Open USER project 11; Open USER project 12; Open USER project 13; Open USER project 14; Open USER project 15; Open USER project 16; Open device preferences.
  • FM-106: At risk by itself: octave, last selected preset and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: older stored user bank, if present (Beta4 does not store new edits).
  • Hortator: At risk by itself: settings and panel calibration. At risk by itself, under a condition: project A; project B; project C; project D. At risk when you act: user samples USR1; user samples USR2; user samples USR3. ORBIT reads user samples USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user samples USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user samples USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • OberVave: At risk by itself: pattern 1 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain; other writes can also erase it); pattern 2 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain; other writes can also erase it); pattern 3 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain; other writes can also erase it); pattern 4 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain; other writes can also erase it); pattern 5 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain; other writes can also erase it); pattern 6 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain; other writes can also erase it); pattern 7 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain; other writes can also erase it); saved programs and global settings; pattern 8 (its B-track sound can change if it uses a saved program; its pattern notes remain).
  • Polly: At risk by itself: Polly shared memory 4; Polly setup and channel sounds. At risk by itself, under a condition: All four Polly songs; Polly shared memory 1; Polly shared memory 2; Polly shared memory 3. At risk when you act: Polly shared memory 5; Polly shared memory 6; Polly shared memory 7; Polly shared memory 8; Polly shared memory 9; Polly shared memory 10; Polly shared memory 11; Polly shared memory 12; Polly shared memory 13; Polly shared memory 14; Polly shared memory 15; Polly shared memory 16; Optional QY70 style bank; Polly button and encoder calibration.
  • Skiff: At risk by itself: user sounds’ own FM6 patches; user sound bank 1 (only FM6 sounds can lose their own patches and fall back to a factory patch or the initial voice; other sounds remain; other writes can also erase it); user sound bank 2 (only FM6 sounds can lose their own patches and fall back to a factory patch or the initial voice; other sounds remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration and favourites. At risk by itself, under a condition: project A; project B; project C; project D. At risk when you act: last session; shared 64-pattern pool; user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3. ORBIT reads user sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • sloopDX: At risk by itself: working loop; settings, calibration, song order, MIDI, theme and favourites. At risk by itself, under a condition: section A; section B; section C; section D. At risk when you act: DX7 bank 1 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 1 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 2 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 2 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 3 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 3 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 4 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 4 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 5 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 5 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 6 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 6 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 7 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 7 voices 17–32; DX7 bank 8 voices 1–16; DX7 bank 8 voices 17–32; selected DX7 bank; MY KIT; user presets 1–16 (changed to the new format: the next save, erase or rename in this sound bank saves the whole bank in the new format; newer-format sounds shown as empty are lost, and the previous firmware cannot read the bank. Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play; other writes can also erase it); user presets 17–32 (changed to the new format: the next save, erase or rename in this sound bank saves the whole bank in the new format; newer-format sounds shown as empty are lost, and the previous firmware cannot read the bank. Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play; other writes can also erase it).
  • Rainbow Mode: At risk by itself: the FM6 patches used by the thirty-two user sounds; your old FM6 bank (B1–B27); user sounds U01–U16, names and sixteen-step patterns without automation (only FM6 sounds can lose their own patches and fall back to a factory patch or the initial voice; other sounds remain; other writes can also erase it); user sounds U17–U32, names and sixteen-step patterns without automation (only FM6 sounds can lose their own patches and fall back to a factory patch or the initial voice; other sounds remain; other writes can also erase it); Felucca preferences, calibration and favourites; Rainbow WRITE song, greeting name, hat, volume limit and look-alikes. At risk by itself, under a condition: Project A: four tracks and their sounds, notes, automation, song chain and name; Project B: four tracks and their sounds, notes, automation, song chain and name; Project C: four tracks and their sounds, notes, automation, song chain and name; Project D: four tracks and their sounds, notes, automation, song chain and name. At risk when you act: the last session in the full version of Felucca; User sample USR1 and any slice positions you set in SLICE; User sample USR2 and any slice positions you set in SLICE; User sample USR3 and any slice positions you set in SLICE. ORBIT reads user samples USR1, USR2 and USR3 until you write over them. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • DUELL beta: At risk by itself: saved patches; settings and panel setup. At risk by itself, under a condition: multis M01–M02; multis M03–M04; multis M05–M06; multis M07–M08. At risk when you act: user wavetable USR1; user wavetable USR2; user wavetable USR3; multis M09–M10; multis M11–M12; multis M13–M14; multis M15–M16; patterns P01–P06; patterns P07–P12; patterns P13–P16; last working music; FM6 bank B01–B32.
  • FiMba-1 beta: At risk by itself: FiMba-1 beta sound and playing setup. At risk when you act: FiMba-1 beta panel calibration.
  • MAKU: At risk by itself: inherited FM6 patches for user presets; settings and calibration. At risk by itself, under a condition: inherited project A; inherited project B; inherited project C; inherited project D. At risk when you act: inherited user preset bank 1; inherited user preset bank 2; up to sixteen liked worlds; inherited user sample 1; inherited user sample 2; inherited user sample 3. ORBIT reads inherited user sample 1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads inherited user sample 2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads inherited user sample 3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • Fart Machine One: At risk when you act: learned button and encoder calibration.
  • fm1-chord: At risk by itself: FM6 bank B1-B27; settings, panel calibration, four chord preset setups and the current chord setup. At risk by itself, under a condition: chord preset P1: full synth project; chord preset P2: full synth project; chord preset P3: full synth project; chord preset P4: full synth project. At risk when you act: user sounds 1-16; user sounds 17-32; uploaded sample USR1 and optional SLICE markers; uploaded sample USR2 and optional SLICE markers; uploaded sample USR3 and optional SLICE markers. ORBIT reads uploaded sample USR1 and optional SLICE markers until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads uploaded sample USR2 and optional SLICE markers until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads uploaded sample USR3 and optional SLICE markers until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • SLOOP DX7 Banks: At risk by itself: working loop (changed to the new format: the next save of this project uses ORBIT's project format; your previous firmware cannot load it if you switch back. Engines and sound controls can mean different things. Saved music can pass the same checks and still sound different); settings, calibration, song order, synthesized drum kits and DX-bank setup. At risk by itself, under a condition: section A; section B; section C; section D. At risk when you act: user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32; DX7 bank 1 (32 voices); DX7 bank 2 (32 voices); DX7 bank 3 (32 voices); DX7 bank 4 (32 voices); DX7 bank 5 (32 voices); DX7 bank 6 (32 voices); DX7 bank 7 (32 voices); DX7 bank 8 (32 voices); DX7 bank 9 (32 voices); DX7 bank 10 (32 voices); DX7 bank 11 (32 voices); DX7 bank 12 (32 voices); user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3; FM6 patches B1–B27; user sample USR4. After ORBIT saves settings, returning to DX7 Banks erases DX banks 1–8 at its first start without asking. It can erase up to banks 1–11 if ORBIT’s MIDI IN is set to one channel from 4–15. The settings save can happen automatically if DX7 Banks’ KEY VELOCITY was 110, 120 or 127. Back up all your DX banks. ORBIT reads user sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads FM6 patches B1–B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred. ORBIT reads user sample USR4 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • FuMi-1: At risk by itself: FuMi-1 sound and playing setup. At risk when you act: FuMi-1 button and encoder calibration.
  • Jangada: At risk by itself: working music (autosave); preferences, calibration and MIDI LEARN map. At risk by itself, under a condition: project 1; project 2; project 3; project 4. At risk when you act: user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32; FM6 voices B1-B16; FM6 voices B17-B32; user samples USR1; user samples USR2; user samples USR3. ORBIT reads user samples USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user samples USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user samples USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • WaveLoop FM-1: At risk by itself: FM6 patches and controls for each drum in user sounds; settings, calibration and favourites. At risk by itself, under a condition: song 1; song 2; song 3; last session saved for the next start. At risk when you act: slice positions you set for USR1; slice positions you set for USR2; song 4; song 5; song 6; song 7; song 8; song 9; song 10; song 11; song 12; song order and selection; user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32; user sample USR1; user sample USR2. ORBIT reads user sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • SLOOP Floyd FM: At risk by itself: the working loop kept by autosave (changed to the new format: the next save of this project uses ORBIT's project format; your previous firmware cannot load it if you switch back. Engines and sound controls can mean different things. Saved music can pass the same checks and still sound different); settings, panel calibration and song order. At risk by itself, under a condition: song section A; song section B; song section C; song section D. At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • winampFM Synth: At risk by itself: working music kept by autosave; settings, panel calibration, song order, SYN kits and MIDI. At risk by itself, under a condition: section A (whole project); section B (whole project); section C (whole project); section D (whole project). At risk when you act: user sounds 1-16; user sounds 17-32; sample USR1; sample USR2; sample USR3; FM6 bank B1-B27; sample USR4. ORBIT reads sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads sample USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads FM6 bank B1-B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred. ORBIT reads sample USR4 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • Bubba Machine (beta): At risk by itself: sixteen six-track patterns (some or all lost); song order and four scenes (some or all lost). At risk when you act: eight saved sampler takes (some or all lost); twelve uploaded sounds or DX7 banks (some or all lost); screen language pack; system preferences and last pattern.
  • Felucca [Salt]: At risk by itself: screen preferences, calibration and favourites. At risk by itself, under a condition: project 1; project 2; project 3; project 4. At risk when you act: user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32; user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3. ORBIT reads user sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • PIGEON: At risk by itself: the older FM6 patch bank PIGEON no longer uses; older FM6 patches for user presets; preferences, MIDI LEARN and panel calibration. At risk by itself, under a condition: saved pattern A; saved pattern B; saved pattern C; saved pattern D. At risk when you act: shared song and drum sample bank; slice positions set by hand in the older format; chops, drum-pad and performance edits; older user preset bank 1; older user preset bank 2; last working session; user sample USR1 in the older format; user sample USR2 in the older format; user sample USR3 in the older format. If your PIGEON sample bank is large enough to reach the flash that installing ORBIT writes, PIGEON then rejects the whole bank, both songs and the kit. Export the PIGEON session and audio bank before switching. ORBIT reads user sample USR1 in the older format until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample USR2 in the older format until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads user sample USR3 in the older format until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • FM1 Move: At risk by itself: project 1 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); project 2 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); the working project kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, SYN kits and stored MIDI mappings. At risk when you act: user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1–B27. ORBIT reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. ORBIT reads FM6 bank B1–B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred.
  • FM1 Quest: At risk by itself: working music (autosave) (changed to the new format: the next save of this project uses ORBIT's project format; your previous firmware cannot load it if you switch back. Engines and sound controls can mean different things. Saved music can pass the same checks and still sound different); settings, panel mapping, song order and Quest preferences/progress. At risk by itself, under a condition: song section A; song section B; song section C; song section D. At risk when you act: sample USR2; sample USR3; Piano Hero P1; Piano Hero P2; Piano Hero P3; Piano Hero P4; Piano Hero P5; Piano Hero P6; FM Hero H1; FM Hero H2; FM Hero H3; FM Hero H4; FM Hero H5; FM Hero H6; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; sample USR1. ORBIT reads sample USR1 until you write over the saved data. Only sample slots that start in the same place in storage can be read. Other small sample slots are not moved to matching slots.
  • Groove OS: Possibly at risk: Groove project slot 1; Groove project slot 2; Groove project slot 3; Groove resume autosave; Groove sound bank A; Groove sound bank B; Groove sound bank C; Groove sound bank D; Groove custom drum sounds and kits; Groove device preferences; Groove crash reports. Groove OS does not publish where or how it stores saved work, so data may be lost even where we cannot confirm shared storage. Before switching, use export all on its Projects page to save every project and the autosave. Use Save a backup on Your own sounds too: project exports remember the sounds but leave out the audio. Use Save a safety copy on Your FM-1 for the banks, songs, autosave and samples. Keep these files on your computer. Sound banks, custom sounds, settings and crash reports may be lost.
• What the next firmware does to ORBIT's data.
  • Stock V15: Possibly at risk: saved section A; saved section B; saved section C; saved section D; working music kept by autosave; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; USER sounds U01-U16; USER sounds U17-U32; FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4.
  • Baud Girl FM-1+VA: Possibly at risk: saved section A; saved section B; saved section C; saved section D; working music kept by autosave; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; USER sounds U01-U16; USER sounds U17-U32; FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4.
  • Felucca: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); FM6 bank B1-B27; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR4. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. Felucca may start with RESTORE LAST ON after ORBIT, even if you turned it OFF before. ORBIT saves its own settings at several points, replacing the earlier settings with ones Felucca cannot read; an older choice saved by another firmware can also mean the opposite here. Check MENU > SYSTEM > RESTORE LAST before you edit. ON allows automatic saving after edits and a pause with playback stopped, keys and buttons released, and no sound; OFF stops that autosave. Felucca may start with beta 2ND CORE ON or OFF after ORBIT. Do not rely on your earlier choice: ORBIT can replace the saved settings with ones Felucca cannot read. Check MENU > SYSTEM > 2ND CORE when you return. ON (BETA) can turn itself OFF and save settings if a sound calculation fails or takes too long; OFF prevents that second-core save. Felucca reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate. Felucca reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate. Felucca reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate.
  • SLOOP: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4. SLOOP reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. SLOOP reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. SLOOP reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. SLOOP reads FM6 bank B1-B27 until you write over the saved data. SLOOP reads sample slot USR4 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. SLOOP reads settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences until you write over the saved data. Shared settings and drum kits load. Saved display and MIDI options can mean different things in this firmware.
  • X0X: At risk by itself: saved section A; saved section B; saved section C; saved section D; USER sounds U17-U32; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. After you confirm a restore on the computer, X0X starts erasing before asking again on the FM-1. Saying no keeps X0X’s current project but does not bring back erased data from your previous firmware, even if the computer says nothing changed. X0X reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Each zone plays as a separate repeating break loop (up to 16 per sample). Key ranges, root notes, loop points and slice markers are not used. X0X reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Each zone plays as a separate repeating break loop (up to 16 per sample). Key ranges, root notes, loop points and slice markers are not used. X0X reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Each zone plays as a separate repeating break loop (up to 16 per sample). Key ranges, root notes, loop points and slice markers are not used.
  • JIANT: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR3; USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2. JIANT may start with RESTORE LAST ON or OFF after ORBIT, even if you turned it OFF before. ORBIT saves its own settings at several points, replacing the earlier settings with ones JIANT cannot read; an older choice saved by another firmware can also mean the opposite here. While ON, JIANT can save by itself about 10 seconds after start-up once stopped and idle, even without edits, and again after later edits and a pause. Check MENU > SYSTEM > RESTORE LAST straight after start-up. Hold SAVE once MENU is open to keep that idle wait reset while you check; the open menu alone does not stop it. OFF stops that autosave.
  • Melodee: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave; USER sounds U01-U16; USER sounds U17-U32; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2.
  • FoMni: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16.
  • AMB-1: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16.
  • ChoralRoot: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1.
  • GHOULBOX: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); FM6 bank B1-B27; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR4. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. GHOULBOX may start with RESTORE LAST ON after ORBIT, even if you turned it OFF before. ORBIT saves its own settings at several points, replacing the earlier settings with ones GHOULBOX cannot read; an older choice saved by another firmware can also mean the opposite here. Check MENU > SYSTEM > RESTORE LAST before you edit. ON allows automatic saving after edits and a pause with playback stopped, keys and buttons released, and no sound; OFF stops that autosave. GHOULBOX reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. GHOULBOX reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. GHOULBOX reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data.
  • M-VAVE FM-1 Open: At risk by itself: saved section A; saved section B; saved section C; saved section D; working music kept by autosave. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; USER sounds U01-U16; USER sounds U17-U32; FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. Workbench adds Open's built-in samples right after installing it, without asking about samples. This replaces only the items marked 'by itself right after the Workbench installs Open', before you can save anything. This follows Open V12's source code; the downloaded Workbench has not been checked against it.
  • FM-106: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). FM-106 Beta4 does not save edited user sounds, even when it says the save worked. Export them before turning off the FM-1 or changing firmware again.
  • Hortator: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). Carried over: sample slot USR1 (Hortator uses its own one-shot sound engines, so saved loops and slices play differently); sample slot USR2 (Hortator uses its own one-shot sound engines, so saved loops and slices play differently); sample slot USR3 (Hortator uses its own one-shot sound engines, so saved loops and slices play differently).
  • OberVave: At risk by itself: sample slot USR4 (damaged (part written over)); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain).
  • Polly: At risk by itself: saved section A; saved section B; saved section C; saved section D; working music kept by autosave; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk when you act: sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4. After you agree to restore on the computer, Polly starts erasing before the FM-1 asks. Saying no on the FM-1 keeps Polly’s current project, but cannot bring back erased data from your previous firmware, even if the computer says nothing changed.
  • Skiff: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. Unreadable settings use Skiff’s default RESTORE LAST ON. Skiff reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Skiff uses its own sound engines, so saved loops or slices can play differently. Skiff reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Skiff uses its own sound engines, so saved loops or slices can play differently. Skiff reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Skiff uses its own sound engines, so saved loops or slices can play differently.
  • sloopDX: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave; sample slot USR2; USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR1.
  • Rainbow Mode: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); FM6 bank B1-B27. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. The full Felucca in Rainbow Mode may start with RESTORE LAST ON after ORBIT, even if you turned it OFF before. ORBIT saves its own settings at several points, replacing the earlier settings with ones the full Felucca in Rainbow Mode cannot read; an older choice saved by another firmware can also mean the opposite here. Check MENU > SYSTEM > RESTORE LAST in the full Felucca layer before you edit. ON allows automatic saving after edits and a pause with playback stopped, keys and buttons released, and no sound; OFF stops that autosave. Rainbow Mode reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate. Rainbow Mode reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate. Rainbow Mode reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate.
  • DUELL beta: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); FM6 bank B1-B27; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR4. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. The installer starts with its erase option selected for this firmware change. Clear it before installing to avoid this extra erase.
  • FiMba-1 beta: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16.
  • MAKU: At risk by itself, under a condition: working music kept by autosave. At risk when you act: FM6 bank B1-B27; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain).
  • Fart Machine One: At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16. Fart Machine One does not import or save a music setup or loop. SAVE does nothing. Its recorded loop, tempo and effect choices last only while it stays on. Calibration is separate.
  • fm1-chord: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. fm1-chord reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Saved loop choices use ordinary looping. The ends of loops held by a gate signal can sound different. Only matching saved SLICE markers are restored. fm1-chord reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Saved loop choices use ordinary looping. The ends of loops held by a gate signal can sound different. Only matching saved SLICE markers are restored. fm1-chord reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Saved loop choices use ordinary looping. The ends of loops held by a gate signal can sound different. Only matching saved SLICE markers are restored.
  • SLOOP DX7 Banks: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave; USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR4; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1-B27. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads FM6 bank B1-B27 until you write over the saved data. SLOOP DX7 Banks reads sample slot USR4 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops.
  • FuMi-1: At risk by itself: settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16.
  • Jangada: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. Jangada cannot use user sounds last saved by Orbit 0.7.0 or later. Normal sound saves refuse to write over those banks; restoring a backup can replace them. If the sounds were last saved before Orbit 0.7.0, or still use an older format from another firmware, Jangada imports only version 1 sounds. Saving, erasing or sending a user sound writes all sixteen sounds in that group in a format Orbit cannot read when you return. Sounds Jangada could not import are lost. For that older format, the web editor asks before replacing a sound Jangada shows. Jangada reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Jangada reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Jangada reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data.
  • WaveLoop FM-1: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D; working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR3; USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it). At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2. WaveLoop FM-1 reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate. Saved samples may have no slice positions set by you. WaveLoop FM-1 reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate. Saved samples may have no slice positions set by you.
  • SLOOP Floyd FM: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences (changed to the new format: Saving settings keeps only the older colour, display, calibration and song-order choices. The saved copy lacks newer light options, drum kits, MIDI controls and separately saved options). At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. SLOOP Floyd FM reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP Floyd FM reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops. SLOOP Floyd FM reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops.
  • winampFM Synth: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4. winampFM Synth reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. winampFM Synth reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. winampFM Synth reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. winampFM Synth reads FM6 bank B1-B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred. winampFM Synth reads sample slot USR4 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • Bubba Machine (beta): At risk by itself: saved section A; saved section B; saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; USER sounds U01-U16; USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it). At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR3. At risk when you act: FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR4.
  • Felucca [Salt]: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3. Felucca [Salt] reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice positions you set in SLICE stay hidden. This firmware has no storage for slice positions. Felucca [Salt] reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice positions you set in SLICE stay hidden. This firmware has no storage for slice positions. Felucca [Salt] reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice positions you set in SLICE stay hidden. This firmware has no storage for slice positions.
  • PIGEON: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); FM6 bank B1-B27; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk by itself, under a condition: sample slot USR1. At risk when you act: sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; sample slot USR4 (damaged (part written over)). PIGEON reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Sample audio can be read. Loops and slices may play differently. PIGEON reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Sample audio can be read. Loops and slices may play differently. PIGEON reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Sample audio can be read. Loops and slices may play differently.
  • FM1 Move: At risk by itself, under a condition: USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); sample slot USR4; saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain); working music kept by autosave (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain). At risk when you act: settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; FM6 bank B1-B27. Move blocks ordinary project saves and autosaves while it still recognizes the old fourth sample. Direct project restores and clear commands can still erase it. Move's normal sample backup does not include that fourth sample. FM1 Move reads sample slot USR1 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads sample slot USR2 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads sample slot USR3 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules. FM1 Move reads FM6 bank B1-B27 until you write over the saved data. The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred. FM1 Move reads sample slot USR4 until you write over the saved data. Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules.
  • FM1 Quest: At risk by itself: saved section A (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section B (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section C (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); saved section D (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); working music kept by autosave; settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences. At risk when you act: sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; USER sounds U01-U16 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it); USER sounds U17-U32 (sounds can change or stop playing when separate samples, FM6 patches or SYN kits are replaced; saved notes and sound settings remain; other writes can also erase it). Quest can play your saved USR1 until you write over it, if its audio and zones fit Quest’s smaller sample slot. Sending a sample to USR1 or erasing it loses the old sample. This includes holding REC on USR1 in IMPORTER when Quest can read it. Sending a sample to USR2 or erasing USR2 can damage the end of the old USR1. Back up USR1 first.
  • Groove OS: Possibly at risk: settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences; saved section A; saved section B; saved section C; saved section D; USER sounds U01-U16; USER sounds U17-U32; working music kept by autosave; FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; sample slot USR4. The official route first puts V15 back, then installs Groove OS. Treat this firmware’s saved work as lost and back it up with its own tools before starting. Groove OS’s project saves, autosave, preferences, sample uploads and extra installed pages can also replace leftover work; nobody has published which parts of storage they use. A sound missing from PRESETS may still occupy storage, and do not count on Groove OS’s own backups to keep it.
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  Other firmwares reading ORBIT's data: Felucca reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate); Rainbow Mode reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate); Felucca [Salt] reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Slice positions you set in SLICE stay hidden. This firmware has no storage for slice positions); WaveLoop FM-1 reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2 (Only data in this sample slot is read. Other saved work is separate; Saved samples may have no slice positions set by you); SLOOP lists ORBIT's settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences, but plays them differently (Shared settings and drum kits load. Saved display and MIDI options can mean different things in this firmware); SLOOP reads and uses ORBIT's FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; sample slot USR4 (Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it); sloopDX takes over ORBIT's settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences, converting them (A settings save drops the source firmware’s synthesized drum kits and any saved MIDI controls stored after them. Favourite and display-option numbers can also mean different things); SLOOP DX7 Banks takes over ORBIT's settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences, converting them (A settings save writes this beta’s drum kits and count of DX banks it has set up, dropping the source firmware’s MIDI controls or theme and favourites. Drum kits load only if the saved settings include the kits without an added MIDI-control block. DX7 Banks can mistake the saved MIDI-input channel for an older count of DX banks it has set up); SLOOP DX7 Banks reads and uses ORBIT's FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; sample slot USR4 (Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops); SLOOP Floyd FM takes over ORBIT's settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences, converting them (Saving settings keeps only the older colour, display, calibration and song-order choices. The saved copy lacks newer light options, drum kits, MIDI controls and separately saved options); SLOOP Floyd FM reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Audio loads only if it fits this slot. Sending to or erasing this slot replaces it. Extra slice markers are ignored. Held loops play as ordinary loops); FM1 Quest takes over ORBIT's settings, calibration, song order, SYN1-SYN4 kits and MIDI preferences, converting them (A settings save keeps Quest’s calibration and song-order format while dropping the source firmware’s extra drum kits, MIDI controls or theme and favourites. Quest can read saved playing options as game preferences or progress); FM1 Quest reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1 (USR1 plays only if its audio and zones fit Quest’s 64 KiB slot. Sending into or erasing USR1 replaces it, including holding REC on a readable USR1 in IMPORTER. Sending into or erasing USR2 can damage the end of the old USR1. Extra slice markers are not used here); GHOULBOX reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; fm1-chord reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Saved loop choices use ordinary looping. The ends of loops held by a gate signal can sound different. Only matching saved SLICE markers are restored); MAKU reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (MAKU leaves these sample bytes in place, but its controls use built-in material; these uploaded samples are not available to play here); Jangada reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; Skiff reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Skiff uses its own sound engines, so saved loops or slices can play differently); Hortator lists ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3, but plays them differently (Hortator uses its own one-shot sound engines, so saved loops and slices play differently); PIGEON reads and uses ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (Sample audio can be read. Loops and slices may play differently); winampFM Synth reads and uses ORBIT's FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; sample slot USR4 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); FM1 Move reads and uses ORBIT's FM6 bank B1-B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3; sample slot USR4 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); X0X lists ORBIT's sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3, but plays them differently (Each zone plays as a separate repeating break loop (up to 16 per sample). Key ranges, root notes, loop points and slice markers are not used); winampFM Synth reads shared settings and calibration; the next settings write can discard preferences or music setup it does not retain.. What ORBIT reads of other firmwares' data: ORBIT takes over Felucca's user presets 1-16; user presets 17-32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses Felucca's user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over SLOOP's user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses SLOOP's FM6 patch bank B1-B27; user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3; user sample slot USR4 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT reads and uses X0X's break loops slot 1; break loops slot 2; break loops slot 3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over JIANT's user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT takes over GHOULBOX's user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses GHOULBOX's user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over Hortator's settings and panel calibration, converting them (Only some settings are changed to the new format. Your songs are not stored in these settings. Switching back may lose settings); ORBIT reads and uses Hortator's user samples USR1; user samples USR2; user samples USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over Skiff's user sound bank 1; user sound bank 2, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses Skiff's user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over sloopDX's user presets 1–16; user presets 17–32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT takes over Rainbow Mode's user sounds U01–U16, names and sixteen-step patterns without automation; user sounds U17–U32, names and sixteen-step patterns without automation, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses Rainbow Mode's User sample USR1 and any slice positions you set in SLICE; User sample USR2 and any slice positions you set in SLICE; User sample USR3 and any slice positions you set in SLICE (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over MAKU's inherited user preset bank 1; inherited user preset bank 2, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses MAKU's inherited user sample 1; inherited user sample 2; inherited user sample 3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over fm1-chord's user sounds 1-16; user sounds 17-32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses fm1-chord's uploaded sample USR1 and optional SLICE markers; uploaded sample USR2 and optional SLICE markers; uploaded sample USR3 and optional SLICE markers (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over SLOOP DX7 Banks's settings, calibration, song order, synthesized drum kits and DX-bank setup; section A; section B; section C; section D; user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32; working loop, converting them (The next settings save adds ORBIT’s MIDI controls. DX7 Banks can then no longer load its saved synthesized drum kits from that copy of the settings. It can still read shared settings and song order; Engines and sound controls can mean different things. Saved music can pass the same checks and still sound different; Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses SLOOP DX7 Banks's FM6 patches B1–B27; user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3; user sample USR4 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT reads and uses Jangada's user samples USR1; user samples USR2; user samples USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over WaveLoop FM-1's user sounds 1–16; user sounds 17–32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses WaveLoop FM-1's user sample USR1; user sample USR2 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over SLOOP Floyd FM's settings, panel calibration and song order; song section A; song section B; song section C; song section D; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; working loop kept by autosave, converting them (Only some settings are changed to the new format. Your saved sections are not stored in these settings; the song order is. Switching back may lose settings; Engines and sound controls can mean different things. Saved music can pass the same checks and still sound different; Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses SLOOP Floyd FM's user sample slot USR1; user sample slot USR2; user sample slot USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over winampFM Synth's user sounds 1-16; user sounds 17-32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses winampFM Synth's FM6 bank B1-B27; sample USR1; sample USR2; sample USR3; sample USR4 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over Felucca [Salt]'s project 1; project 2; project 3; project 4; user sounds U01-U16; user sounds U17-U32, converting them (Engines and sound controls can mean different things. Saved music can pass the same checks and still sound different; Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses Felucca [Salt]'s user sample USR1; user sample USR2; user sample USR3 (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over PIGEON's older user preset bank 1; older user preset bank 2, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses PIGEON's user sample USR1 in the older format; user sample USR2 in the older format; user sample USR3 in the older format (Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over FM1 Move's user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32, converting them (Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses FM1 Move's FM6 bank B1–B27; sample slot USR1; sample slot USR2; sample slot USR3 (The FM6 patch bank is shared. The project and its links to user sounds are not transferred; Slice marks set by hand are not loaded. Loop modes follow this firmware's playback rules); ORBIT takes over FM1 Quest's settings, panel mapping, song order and Quest preferences/progress; song section A; song section B; song section C; song section D; user sounds U01–U16; user sounds U17–U32; working music (autosave), converting them (Only some settings are changed to the new format. Your saved sections are not stored in these settings; the song order is. Switching back may lose settings; Engines and sound controls can mean different things. Saved music can pass the same checks and still sound different; Only older version-1 sounds can change to this format; engine numbers and sound controls may mean different things and change how they play); ORBIT reads and uses FM1 Quest's sample USR1 (Only sample slots that start in the same place in storage can be read. Other small sample slots are not moved to matching slots); ORBIT reads shared settings and calibration; the next settings write can discard preferences or music setup it does not retain.. Everything else of another firmware's looks empty or foreign to the reader.

• Every way each write can happen, for all mapped firmwares: the flash atlas's table.

See the switching advice in this section. Back up before switching, using the firmware that made the work before ORBIT’s first normal start. Other firmwares can overwrite ORBIT data at their startup or automatically during use, as well as when you save; keep an off-device ORBIT backup before leaving it.

ORBIT stores one working project, four section snapshots, 32 USER sounds with macro maps, a 27-voice FM6 bank, four user sample slots and device settings including song order, SYN kits and MIDI learn; sample audio and FM6 patches are shared references, not private copies inside each project.

Power-off loses unsaved edits, the temporary Tape clipboard, selection and sequence undo. Stored sounds, sections, banks, samples and settings have no sequence undo, and a backup restore has no sequence undo. Back up before switching. See the switching advice in this section.

ORBIT 0.7.0 and 0.7.1 use the same current project and USER-bank layouts. Earlier ORBIT versions cannot read these new saves and may autosave over them; keep the matching pre-update backup and restore it with the version that made it. ORBIT can import older ORBIT projects and banks, but raw SLOOP 2.6 projects are rejected; older shared records do not prove that engine meanings match.

The lists name the saved work in overlapping areas; which copies and contents are affected depends on what is present and which action writes. Stock and Baud Girl layouts have less certain evidence, so treat their listed work as at risk rather than assuming preservation.

At first start. A normal start can clear the whole temporary update area without asking if either update check finds occupied memory. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. X0X’s and Polly’s restore journals do not trigger this cleanup by themselves, but are erased too when either checked update trace triggers it, preventing those journals from completing their interrupted restores.

Settings saves. The first HOME-menu close can write even without an edit if settings differ from the saved state; later automatic settings writes follow Visualizer style changes, MIDI or recording choices and song-order changes. Calibration at power-on calls settings saving even after a timeout, while menu calibration saves on menu close; timeout restores the old button map, but other changed or default settings can still be written. Deliberate writers also include SAVE on SONG, a REC section store on SONG, the editor’s SYN-kit Store, and settings, SYN-kit or MIDI restore. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. There is no separate question about this other firmware’s work; any section-overwrite or backup-restore question concerns the ORBIT operation. On return to X0X, an unreadable newer settings copy can make its whole sound, pattern, song and motion project reset to factory values instead of using the older copy.

Working autosave. The first eligible working autosave can happen without an edit after the startup interval, and later idle autosaves or an update-mode flush write the same space. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. On return to SLOOP, its last loop can fail to restore because the newer ORBIT working save is unreadable and SLOOP does not retry the older copy.

Section storage. Saving, erasing or restoring an ORBIT section, or flushing a section captured with SAVE and a key, writes its saved section. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. Panel PROJECT actions require two action turns; live section storage and SONG REC ask again only for a section ORBIT reports as occupied, while the browser confirms project saves. The captured live section writes after stop and quiet inactivity; direct PROJECT saves write while stopped. No question separately names foreign work. Returning to Felucca, SLOOP, sloopDX, JIANT, Skiff or Rainbow Mode can show a section as empty when a newer ORBIT copy is selected and rejected, even if an older readable copy remains. ORBIT’s section saves, section erases (SAVE > PROJECT > ERASE or clearing a section with a MIDI tool), section restores, section writes after a quiet stop or warm reset, section writes before updates or USB update mode, USER sound bank writes and sample writes can also replace ChoralRoot’s legacy sounds and patches, kept for returning to ChoralRoot 0.21 or older.

USER sound banks. Each saved, erased, renamed or restored USER sound bank rewrites sixteen records, including imported records and records that decoded as empty. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. The panel’s save and erase actions need two positive turns. The browser asks before overwriting a used USER slot and before erasing one; its cartridge-store and full-backup restore paths have their own questions, while direct commands can write without one. Foreign work that ORBIT shows as empty receives no occupied-slot question. Returning to SLOOP or sloopDX can hide its older sounds because the newer ORBIT bank shape is rejected without retrying an older readable bank.

FM6 bank. An FM6-bank write, erase, cartridge store or restore rewrites all 27 bank slots. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. The browser asks before overwriting a used slot, erasing a used slot, storing a cartridge or restoring a backup; direct commands have no device question. Other firmware’s work receives no separate warning, and loss of an unfinished bank send can remove its recovery copy.

Samples. A sample upload makes the old slot unusable as soon as it begins and replaces more audio as it proceeds; a sample erase or an explicitly empty sample restore clears the whole slot, with no sample undo. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. Browser sample, CHOP and drum-kit sends ask first, with one question for a kit slot pair; browser erase and full-backup restore also ask, while direct commands do not. These questions do not identify foreign work. OberVave pattern 8 is outside ORBIT’s sample-upload slots. Its notes stay, but ORBIT’s settings writes, including automatic ones, can replace the saved program its B-track uses, so it can sound different.

Installer. Installing through the supplied loader replaces changed program areas. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. The following conditional cleanup and outgoing-update behavior are separate from this program write.

Installer cleanup. The included loader also erases a sector that ends in a valid leftover update record. Saved projects, sounds and samples are not update records, so this cleanup does not touch saved work.

Starting an update from ORBIT. Staging an incoming updater, or clearing it after a failed attempt, can erase the temporary update area without a separate device question. See the switching advice in this section for the affected saved work. This can erase X0X’s or Polly’s pending-restore information even when their journals alone would not have triggered ordinary startup cleanup.

SELECT cannot enter SONG. The guide includes SONG among the screens reached with SELECT from STEP. SELECT explicitly skips SONG; cycle SEQ taps to reach it, or use SAVE from Tape, Mixer or DRUMS.

HOME from Mixer. The panel summary describes HOME as returning to Tape except when already on Tape. Mixer is also treated as a home-like screen: a first HOME tap opens Visualizer and the next returns to Tape.

Guide release heading. The main guide calls itself 0.7.0 at this 0.7.1 tag. The application version string at this release says ORBIT 0.7.1; this map follows the tagged code.

Source comments also drift: FM6’s header understates the pitch envelope, and the old MIDI channel comment overstates output when its channel is OFF; this guide follows the routing and synthesis code.

No physical FM-1 was tested; USB audio, LED timing, installer recovery and power-loss behavior are source interpretations.

The optional SLICE engine is excluded from the default release build; browser CHOP and drum-synth editors are described as computer tools, not invented as hardware pages.

Proprietary stock update stages and exact Baud Girl flash geometry cannot be proven from this source; the storage fragment preserves those supplied layout limits.

Mapped from https://github.com/dspaudio/orbit at v0.7.1 (c07bd1d87dcb1e90180d1765d96b834c3dc68479), 2026-10-17. An independent checker found zero errors in round 4 (2026-10-17). Entries were read against the release source; pinned references are in [orbit.json](orbit.json).

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