Journey Arranger · 271 Biomes + Blank · 632 sound presets · FM-1 version 2.0

MD / INSTRUMENTS FOR WANDERINGAN INSTRUMENT FOR SMALL WORLDS
GENERATIVE SYNTHESIS · M-VAVE FM-1 · VERSION 2.0

Mutable
Dreams.

Six synth voices, or three synths and a Lo-Fi kit.
Small worlds, endlessly unfolding.
Explore 271 musical Biomes, shape 632 sounds, or begin with a blank canvas.

Play the instrument here · Explore it on your FM-1
01 / BIOME ATLASVelvet Mist271 Biomes + Blank ↗

A Biome contains the complete instrument. If you have unsaved edits, you can keep editing, open User Banks to save, or explicitly discard and load. Factory Biomes always remain available.

Two worlds, one instrument

Shape sounds here, or connect your FM-1 and edit it live. BROWSER

The browser and FM-1 keep separate User Banks. Connect with USB to use the hardware banks.

Hardware editing needs the matching Mutable Dreams 2.0 firmware and Web MIDI with SysEx (Chrome or Edge). Audio comes from the FM-1 while connected; the small display is a live parameter view. Export / Import below transfers one complete live Biome as a file. SAVE keeps it on the selected instrument. Full .mddb backups contain the saved project, preferences and all User Banks; unsaved live edits, granular audio and calibration are excluded. A full restore requires STOP, internal clock, and physical SEL confirmation. Save changes before backing up, or export the live patch separately.

Creative starting points

Editable examples of sequences, Journey, Living Links and Drift. Start the instrument and stop playback before loading; save or export your current Biome first.

02 / THE BROWSER EDITORChoose a sound · Keep your rhythm

Make this world your own.

Six synth voices, or three synth voices and one Lo-Fi kit, rhythms, filters and effects are playable here. Start the instrument, select a voice, then explore its pages.

Patch files keep your six voices, patterns and settings. Stop before importing. User Banks stores 16 Biomes and 64 sounds in this browser; export keeps as many files as you like. In BROWSER mode, edits stay in this browser. After Connect FM-1, edits affect the selected device. The live granular recording is not stored.

Start the instrument to open your patch library.

YOUR LIVING INSTRUMENTVELVET MIST
MUTABLE DREAMS DISPLAY · 240 × 240
76 BPM
PLAY THE SELECTED VOICE
Octave 0
The living background responds to the selected page: sparse settings leave more space, larger grains draw longer forms, and increased modulation brings more movement. It is a guide to settings, not an audio waveform. Hold a function button to see its controls explained on the display. Tap to use it. EDIT: Sound → Filter → Envelope → Mix → Mixer. SEQ: Rhythm → Groove → Bass → Phrase → Sequence → Expression → Flow → Six Tracks → Phrase Tools → Step Rules → Journey. FX: Grain → Tape → Space → Modulation → Tidal A → Tidal B → Air → Links → Link Motion → Drift → Scenes. GLO: Harmony → Chords → System → Look → MIDI → Learn → Mapping → Wireless → Banks. HOME + PRESET: Biome. EDIT + PRESET: sound preset. Every track can use every engine.

Begin with Blank or any factory Biome. Shape your synth voices, kit and phrases, then use GLO → User Banks to select one of 16 Biome slots or 64 sound slots. Enter a name, stop playback, choose internal clock and save. In browser mode, an occupied slot requires a second Save within three seconds. The live FM-1 editor instead asks you to confirm replacement. Browser banks stay in this browser; hardware banks stay on the FM-1. Export each finished Biome as a file for safekeeping. Granular audio is not stored.

VERSION 2.0 / CREATIVE CONTROLS

Let your worlds respond.

MIDI Learn: sixteen controller assignments with gentle pickup. Living Links: four connections between track hits, envelopes and slow LFOs. Biome Drift: capture A and B, then travel between them by hand or on a slow cycle.

Open the illustrated creative guide →

FIRMWARE ENGINE RENDER

Four worlds. One Journey.

Felt Observatory → Lowland Dub → Dustlight Caravan → Tidepool Choir. Four bars each at 90 BPM, with the second track carried into Lowland Dub. Rendered offline by the firmware engine, not recorded from the hardware.

Stop restores your editable starting Biome. Save the Journey inside a User Biome. The Journey prototype has passed device timing checks.

GROWING THROUGH YOUR FEEDBACK

Thank you for listening.

You asked for Biomes that sound further apart, mute states you can read at a glance, more scales and independent MIDI control. Those requests remain in 2.0. The new Journey connects whole musical sections while keeping the original instrument available. Thank you for making music with this instrument and telling us where it can grow.

Every voice is yours.

Use six freely assignable synth tracks, or switch to a kit with three synth tracks. The three dormant synth settings are kept when you change modes. Choose from 632 sound presets while keeping your notes, rhythm, levels and sends. An empty Biome is a starting point for a world of your own.

Chance, with a memory.

Euclidean patterns, swing, accents and repeats meet thirteen shared scales. Lock a seed with ARP, make a variation with REC, and undo it with ENV. Freeze, reverse or transpose the granular cloud as your rhythm keeps moving.

Room to be clear.

Full-rate granular recording, gently overlapping grains and a cleaner signal path bring more detail. Open the filter for clarity or close it for warmth. Gentle resonance and fundamental-led presets keep softer sounds within easy reach. FULL and ECO offer different processing budgets. Automatic admission limits remain in place. The release qualification is documented separately. Dense combinations may require ECO.

VERSION 2.0 / CREATIVE MOTION

A world with a living pulse.

The Biome Atlas holds 271 musical Biomes plus Blank and 632 tone starting points. Add four Living Links and two captured Drift states to any Biome, or begin with Living Tidelands in Creative starting points. Sixteen MIDI-Learn slots keep your favourite controls close.

Bluetooth MIDI reception has been verified on one physical FM-1 for notes, CC74 and transport clock. USB and TRS input remain available. A separate BLE-MIDI sender that the FM-1 connects to, external TRS hardware and the newer UC25HQ80 board still need physical verification.

FIRMWARE & RECOVERY

Install and recover

Back up your User Banks and edited live Biome before updating. Open the FM-1 installer or read the illustrated guide. The exact UC25HQ80 hardware test for build 4442417D is still pending.

Mutable Dreams · Independent firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1. Selected DSP: Émilie Gillet / Mutable Instruments, MIT. Device platform and simulator: fm1-base / felucca-bsp, MPL-2.0. This browser runs the firmware sound engine; FM-1 performance is measured separately. Browser saves stay on this computer. 16 named User Biomes and 64 user sound slots; factory Biomes remain available. Export your finished Biomes as files for safekeeping. Granular memory: 2.97 seconds, mono PCM16 at 44.1 kHz, with stereo grains. ECO uses half-rate FM / VA / Harmonic voices.