A distant shoreline. A morning market. Rain on somebody else’s window. Turn your M-VAVE FM-1 into a little radio for the world outside.
Connect the FM-1 by USB, then press Install above. It works in Chrome or Edge; the browser asks once to allow MIDI: allow it.
Do not unplug the USB cable while writing.
recovering an FM-1 that won't start
www.m-vave.com/download (opens in a new tab)
Back up first. (opens in a new tab)
Worldwide random on HOME, or press SAVE to browse 162 countries and 1,560 states and provinces. OCT− and OCT+ stay within your selected region. Tap EDIT for a fixed 50 km neighborhood; the header shows Near. An uncached area needs one index scan; saved location batches survive reboot. GLO → SAVE refreshes the batch.
A static globe shows the recording’s real coordinates in forest green, warm cream and muted orange. Location and title sit on the left; the header shows battery bars or USB power. REC saves a recording; SEQ opens your favorites to browse and replay. Press SEL for author and licence details.
ARP or ENV opens one expanded sampler. PRESETS chooses 16 / 8 / 4 / 2 kHz for 2.7 / 5.5 / 10.9 / 21.8 seconds. REC captures; EDIT selects LAYER. SELECT’s live mix sets overdub strength: 0% keeps the old clip, 100% blends old/new 50/50, and intermediate values add a quieter layer. SAVE stores one clip across power cycles. K1–K4 trim, tune and set level up to 200%. SELECT sets live mix; ALGORITHM mutes the live monitor independently. Press ENV inside the editor to choose Radio or USB input. Select FIELD as your computer’s audio output (44.1 kHz / 16-bit stereo), then play and press REC. USB captures to mono and supports Layer and SAVE. The source stays locked during recording.
SEL cycles one shot, held loop, latched loop and Slice. In Slice, PRESETS selects 4, 8, 16 or 27 portions. The former delay/reverb and held-key FX memory now extends the sample. LFO retains the river filter, and FX taps its tempo. Output is boosted with peak limiting. Mirror the display over USB.
No new hardware is needed. The installer also includes stock-firmware restore and crash-report tools.
Source: MPL-2.0, with the original platform and third-party notices retained. Independent of Radio Aporee and M-VAVE.
