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M-VAVE FM-1: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map

The M-VAVE FM-1 as named OSC addresses — 34 CC, 2 SysEx commands — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.

Device M-VAVE FM-1
Vendor M-VAVE
OSC prefix /fm1
Source 📘 From the manufacturer's documentation
Firmware ghoulbox-2.3.2
Revision GHOULBOX 2.3.2 (alternative firmware by jasonpersinger)
Upstream vendor-doc
Driver file devices/m-vave/fm-1.vendor.fw-ghoulbox-2.3.2.json

Not tested on the device yet

This driver comes from documentation or community data and has not been checked on real hardware. If you own one, a quick test and a pull request promoting it helps everyone — see CONTRIBUTING.

Other variants of this device: fm-1.vendor.fw-15, fm-1.vendor.fw-16, fm-1.vendor.fw-386dx-1.0.2, fm-1.vendor.fw-amb-1.3, fm-1.vendor.fw-beetle-1.4.25, fm-1.vendor.fw-bunker-1.0.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-bytemania-1.2.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-carnac-0.9.3, fm-1.vendor.fw-chipbox-1.2.4, fm-1.vendor.fw-choralroot-0.26.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-chord-0.3, fm-1.vendor.fw-clipper-1.1-experimental, fm-1.vendor.fw-coralflower-0.5, fm-1.vendor.fw-cs1-2026.10.22, fm-1.vendor.fw-ctl-1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-cutador-1.2.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-dinghy-0.4, fm-1.vendor.fw-drift-0.8, fm-1.vendor.fw-dub-1.3.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-duell-1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-emb-1.5.2, fm-1.vendor.fw-etch-1.61, fm-1.vendor.fw-fart-1.1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-felucca-1.6.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-felucca-salt-0.9-salt14, fm-1.vendor.fw-felucca8-1.6.1-and-sequences, fm-1.vendor.fw-fimba-0.6.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-flyfish-1.0.1-4e5efb8, fm-1.vendor.fw-fm106-beta4, fm-1.vendor.fw-fm1gm-1.0.2, fm-1.vendor.fw-fmel-1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-fmini-1.8.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-fomajam-0.1.6, fm-1.vendor.fw-fomni-0.4, fm-1.vendor.fw-frasil-1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-frodhes-0.9.4, fm-1.vendor.fw-fumi-1.1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-gammawave-1.0-gw, fm-1.vendor.fw-golana-1.2, fm-1.vendor.fw-golanadz-0.1.0-beta, fm-1.vendor.fw-grimm-1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-hera-1.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-hortator-0.23.3, fm-1.vendor.fw-hyp1-1.5.54, fm-1.vendor.fw-jangada-1.0.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-jiant-0.9.9-beta4a-813869d, fm-1.vendor.fw-kawa-0.5, fm-1.vendor.fw-ketch-0.1-beta, fm-1.vendor.fw-loom-0.7, fm-1.vendor.fw-maku-1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-mc1-1.2.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-melodee-1.4.5, fm-1.vendor.fw-min1-0.2.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-minitone-1.0.2, fm-1.vendor.fw-modelar-0.3, fm-1.vendor.fw-monk-0.9.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-morpheus-1.0.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-mutable-1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-mycelium-1.0-test, fm-1.vendor.fw-niagara-0.2, fm-1.vendor.fw-nmsfm-0.5, fm-1.vendor.fw-noizdemons-666, fm-1.vendor.fw-obervave-3.0.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-open-14, fm-1.vendor.fw-opn1-2.0.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-orbit-0.7.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-pigeon-0.5.0-beta.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-polly-0.5, fm-1.vendor.fw-purplemonkey-0.11, fm-1.vendor.fw-quest-38, fm-1.vendor.fw-rainbow-1.1.5-rb, fm-1.vendor.fw-shineon-3.0.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-sid-0.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-sid1-1.0.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-sidou-0.3.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-skiff-1.4, fm-1.vendor.fw-sloop-2.8.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-sloop-alg-alg05-test, fm-1.vendor.fw-sloop-banks-2.5-b28-test, fm-1.vendor.fw-sloop-floyd-2.4, fm-1.vendor.fw-sloopdx-4.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-tessera-2.0.1, fm-1.vendor.fw-tonitor-2026.10.23, fm-1.vendor.fw-tribe-0.3-beta, fm-1.vendor.fw-tuna-1.0-fbc56d3, fm-1.vendor.fw-unholy-0.2.3, fm-1.vendor.fw-vector37-0.3.2, fm-1.vendor.fw-waveloop-1.0.5.2-midi23, fm-1.vendor.fw-winampfm-0.12, fm-1.vendor.fw-x0x-1.1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-x0xrmx-1.1.0, fm-1.vendor.fw-zen-1.2, fm-1.vendor.fw-zp12-2.5.

How do you control it?

Find the MIDI ports, then start the bridge with this driver:

osc-bridge detect        # prints the ready-to-run line for what is plugged in
osc-bridge run --device devices/m-vave/fm-1.vendor.fw-ghoulbox-2.3.2.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>

Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:

osc-bridge osc-send /fm1/mod_wheel 63

From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as fm1: ask “what can the M-VAVE FM-1 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.

MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (34)

OSC address CC NRPN (MSB/LSB) Range Nature Section
/fm1/mod_wheel 1 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/glide 5 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/level 7 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/pan 10 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/home_engine_knob_1 21 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/home_engine_knob_2 22 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/home_engine_knob_3 23 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/home_engine_knob_4 24 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/sustain 64 0–127 switch Track
/fm1/resonance 71 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/release 72 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/attack 73 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/master_fx_filter_64_lp_64_hp 74 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/decay 75 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/lfo_rate 76 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/lfo_to_pitch 77 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/lfo_fade 78 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/sustain_79 79 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/crsh_global 85 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/tape_global 86 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/reverb_send 91 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/distortion_send 92 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/chorus_send 93 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/delay_send 94 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/reverb_size_global 102 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/reverb_damp_global 103 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/delay_time_global 104 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/delay_feedback_global 105 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/delay_colour_global 106 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/delay_mix_global 107 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/chorus_rate_global 108 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/chorus_depth_global 109 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/lfo_to_filter 110 0–127 continuous Track
/fm1/lfo_to_amp 111 0–127 continuous Track

SysEx commands (2)

OSC address Arguments
/fm1/system/info
/fm1/system/identify

Performance MIDI

Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /fm1/note/on <note> <velocity>, /fm1/cc/<number> <value>, /fm1/pitchbend <0-16383>, /fm1/program_change <n>.

Limitations

GHOULBOX 2.3.2 by jasonpersinger (GPL-3.0), a instrument firmware for the FM-1. CC map rewritten; Program Change and MIDI learn removed; SEQ OUT ON: each track on its own channel. Channels: Felucca 1.4.1 routing (block CH1-4 -> tracks 1-4). Pitch bend: Felucca (RPN0). Aftertouch: Felucca (mod source). Clock: Felucca clock in. MIDI out: 'SEQ OUT ON' sends each track on its own channel. NRPN: none. SysEx `F0 7D 46 4C`: Felucca editor; FM6 bank 74-77 (fm6_vbank.c identical to Felucca); INFO 'FELUCCA v1.4.1 GB\<ver>'. SysEx `F0 43`: no raw DX7. SysEx `F0 00 32 45 00 00 00 40 7F F7`: vendor update identify query (00 59 11 packed); update protocol kept. Identity: vendor identify FM-1_9XY; editor INFO 'FELUCCA v1.4.1 GB\<ver>' (list version 2.3.2; latest tag ghoulbox-v2.4).

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