HOME view · SELECT turns through PLAY / MORPH / FILTER / LIBRARY.
SCULPT · V1.41
Preview changes without editing the source. APPLY commits once, with Undo available.
SEL opens/closes the DRAW tool menu. KNOB1 = LEFT / RIGHT, KNOB2 = DOWN / UP.
CC map: 1 MORPH · 2 ETCH · 74 CUTOFF · 71 RESONANCE
Computer keys play the first octave: A W S E D F T G Y H U J K · Draw: arrow keys · Escape: panic. The on-screen keybed is 27 keys like the FM-1.
Patch bank
Bank backup
64 waves · 32 patches · 16 projects · 32 patterns · V0.1–V0.18 import
Hardware memory
SAVE button on hardware opens PATCH / PROJECT / PATTERN save-load memory. SEQ defaults to PATTERN.
GROUPS · KEYBOARD MULTITIMBRAL
Main preset plays on all unassigned notes. Create up to two non-overlapping groups; each group owns its range, inclusive.
Choose a preset, press SET RANGE, then press START and END on the FM1 keybed or a connected MIDI keyboard. END must be higher.
ETCH HELP
HOME: PLAY, HOME+SAVE: PROJECTS. HOME+FX: GROUPS. HOME+ARP: PERFORMANCE. EDIT: draw wave. SAVE: save selected object. LFO: modulation pages. ENV: envelopes. FX: effects. SEQ: grid and pattern. ARP: arpeggiator. GLO: system. Knobs K1–K4 edit the four displayed values.
Keyboard: A W S E D F T G Y H U J K · arrows in DRAW · Escape = PANIC · OCT+ / OCT− change keyboard octave. Group capture works with hardware keys or USB MIDI in this simulator. SAVE PROJECT stores group ranges and preset references. Turn groups OFF to use the main patch everywhere. MOD MATRIX 2.0: K1 route K2 source K3 target K4 signed depth; sources include channel aftertouch and keytracking. Save your project to preserve routes.
PERFORMANCE · V1.46
Open PERFORMANCE above or use HOME+ARP on the FM1. Four assignable macros and two project-scoped snapshots. On the FM1: SELECT switches ASSIGN mode, ALGORITHM selects A/B, REC captures and PLAY recalls. SAVE PROJECT preserves the snapshots.
MOD MATRIX 2.0
Four independently saved modulation routes. SOURCE controls DEST with signed AMOUNT (−100 to +100). Zero means bypass. AFTERTOUCH requires a MIDI keyboard supporting channel pressure.
ETCH transfer
Protocol v1 · wave payload v2 · patch payload v8 · MIDI manufacturer ID 0x7D · object transfer only, never firmware flashing.