M-VAVE FM-1 (FM1 Quest 38) MIDI CC chart, NRPN and OSC map¶
The M-VAVE FM-1 MIDI implementation: 2 SysEx commands, each named, for Claude (MCP), SuperCollider or any OSC app.
| Device | M-VAVE FM-1 |
|---|---|
| Vendor | M-VAVE |
| OSC prefix | /fm1_quest |
| Source | 📘 From the manufacturer's documentation |
| Firmware | quest-38 |
| Revision | FM1 Quest 38 (alternative firmware by hericdk) |
| Upstream | vendor-doc |
| Driver file | devices/m-vave/fm-1.vendor.fw-quest-38.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 versions of the M-VAVE FM-1 (93)
stock firmware V15 · stock firmware V16 · 386DX 1.0.2 · AMB-1 1.3 · BEETLE 1.4.25 · Bunker Evolved 1.0.0 · Bytemania 1.2.0 · Carnac OS 0.9.3 · Chipbox 1.2.4 · ChoralRoot 0.26.1 · fm1-chord 0.3 · Clipper 1.1-experimental · CoralFlower 0.5 · CS-1 2026.10.22 · CTL-1 1.0 · Cut-A-Dor 1.2.1 · Dinghy 0.4 · DRIFT 0.8 · DUB-1 1.3.0 · DUELL 1.0 · Evander's Music Box 1.5.2 · ETCH 1.61 · Fart Machine One 1.1.0 · Felucca 1.6.1 · Felucca [Salt] 0.9-salt14 · Felucca 8 Patterns 1.6.1_and_sequences · FiMba-1 0.6.1 · Flyfish 1.0.1-4e5efb8 · FM-106 Beta4 · FM1-GM 1.0.2 · FMEL-1 1.0 · FMini-1 1.8.0 · FOMAJAM 0.1.6 · FoMni 0.4 · FRASIL 1.0 · Frodhes 0.9.4 · FuMi-1 1.1.0 · Pocket GammaWave 1.0-GW · GHOULBOX 2.3.2 · Golana 1.2 · Golana DZ Edition 0.1.0-beta · GR!MM 1.0 · HERA 1.1 · Hortator 0.23.3 · HYP-1 1.5.54 · Jangada 1.0.1 · JIANT FM 0.9.9-beta4a-813869d · KAWA 0.5 · Ketch 0.1-beta · LOOM-8 0.7 · MAKU 1.0 · MC-1 1.2.0 · Melodee 1.4.5 · MIN-1 0.2.1 · Mini-Tone 1.0.2 · MODELAR 0.3 · MONK-1 0.9.1 · MORPHEUS 1.0.0 · Mutable Dreams 1.0 · MYCELIUM 1.0-test · Niagara Drift 0.2 · No Man Sky FM 0.5 · NOIZ DEMONS 666 · OberVave 3.0.1 · FM1 Open V14 · OPN-1 2.0.0 · ORBIT 0.7.1 · PIGEON 0.5.0-beta.1 · Polly 0.5 · PurpleMonkey 0.11 · Rainbow Mode 1.1.5-rb · Shine On 3.0.1 · FM-1 SID 0.1 · SID-1 1.0.0 · SIDOU 0.3.1 · Skiff 1.4 · SLOOP 2.8.1 · SLOOP ALG ALG05-TEST · SLOOP DX7 Banks 2.5-b28-test · SLOOP Floyd FM 2.4 · sloopDX 4.0 · Tessera 2.0.1 · Tonitor 2026.10.23 · TRIBE 0.3-beta · Tuna 1.0-fbc56d3 · Unholy Union 0.2.3 · Vector37 0.3.2 · WaveLoop FM-1 1.0.5.2-midi23 · winampFM Synth 0.12 · X0X 1.1.0 · X0X-RMX 1.1.0 · ZEN-1 1.2 · zp12 2.5
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Play a virtual FM-1 with any of its community firmwares: M-VAVE FM-1.
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-quest-38.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>
Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:
From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as fm1_quest: ask “what can the M-VAVE FM-1 do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
SysEx commands (2)¶
| OSC address | Arguments |
|---|---|
/fm1_quest/system/info |
|
/fm1_quest/system/identify |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /fm1_quest/note/on <note> <velocity>, /fm1_quest/cc/<number> <value>, /fm1_quest/pitchbend <0-16383>, /fm1_quest/program_change <n>.
Limitations¶
FM1 Quest 38 by hericdk (GPL-3.0), a groovebox firmware for the FM-1. a full SLOOP 2.3 groovebox shown as a pixel-art RPG, with mini-games (Piano Hero, FM Hero); it is musical, not a stand-alone game; SLOOP 2.3 MIDI: only notes and clock; CCs, Program Change and bend are dropped (seq.c:1677); the editor protocol's v7 is the fork's own: song commands 37-41 SNG_BEGIN/WRITE/END/ERASE/INFO for the games. These clash with SLOOP 2.4's v7 LOCK/MICRO commands 37-40; version: firmwares.json says 38 (hub package), but repo HEAD ui.c says "0.21" (README says v0.2); tags quest-12.17 exist. Channels: drum channel (default 10, 0-16) -> drum track; ch1-3 -> synth tracks 1-3; ch4-16 -> the selected track. Pitch bend: ignored. Aftertouch: ignored. Clock: in from USB or TRS (SYNC): F8/FA/FB/FC; no clock out. MIDI out: USB: panel keys as notes on the track channel. NRPN: none. SysEx `F0 7D 46 4C`: SLOOP 2.3 editor protocol (1-36) plus the fork's songs 37-41; INFO protocol byte 7. SysEx `F0 00 32 45`: M-VAVE vendor update protocol / identify. SysEx `F0 22 24 35`: 7D = mask-ROM reboot, 7F = OTA request. SysEx `F0 43`: not accepted (no DX7 engine). Identity: vendor identify FM-1_900 by default (build.py:50; hub package not checked); editor INFO "FELUCCA 0.21"; USB product "Felucca". It reads no CC.
Frequently asked questions¶
Can an AI agent like Claude control the M-VAVE FM-1?
Yes: SynthHub's hosted MCP server knows the M-VAVE FM-1's MIDI map, and its browser relay lets the agent send it parameter changes or load a sound, each sound change confirmed by you.