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FMini-1 on the FM-1's screen

The Firmware Hub · Cheat sheet

FMini-1 at a glance

For FMini-1 1.8.0 · checked against its source

A Minimoog Model D for the FM-1: three oscillators, the 24 dB ladder filter and two contours on seven panel pages. Turn PRESETS for the 100 factory patches and play.

Getting around

tap HOME
CTRL page; also closes any pop-up.
turn KNOB 1
KNOB 1-4 turn the four knobs on the page.
turn SELECT
Highlight every control in turn, switches and waves too; past the last one, on to the next page.
turn ALGORITHM
Change the highlighted control (a switch: right on, left off).
tap OCT-
Octave down (OCT+ up), up to 3; lit when shifted.

Playing

turn PRESETS
Factory patches 00-99, then your own U01-U32; loads at once.
tap HOME+turn SELECT+turn ALGORITHM
VOICES (last on CTRL): MONO like the original, or POLY with 12 voices.
tap ARP
Arpeggiator on / off (ARP lights); its pop-up shows for 4 s.
hold ARP
Half a second: HOLD (latch) on / off.
tap ARP+turn KNOB 1
In the pop-up: KNOB 1-4 MODE, RATE, OCTAVES, GATE.
tap ARP+turn SELECT+turn ALGORITHM
The pop-up's other lines: HOLD and TEMPO (40-240).

Sound

tap LFO
CTRL: TUNE, GLIDE, MOD MIX, LFO RATE.
tap LFO+turn SELECT+turn ALGORITHM
CTRL switches: MOD OSC, MOD FLT, GLIDE, LFO SQR.
tap SEL
OSC: KNOB 1-3 ranges LO, 32' to 2'; KNOB 4 DET 2.
tap SEL+turn SELECT+turn ALGORITHM
Waveforms TRI, SHARK, SAW, SQR, PULSE W, PULSE N; then DET 3.
SEL twice
MIX: OSC 1-3 and NOISE levels; SELECT / ALGORITHM their on / off switches.
tap EDIT
FILT: CUTOFF (-5 to +5), EMPHASIS, CONTOUR amount, KBD CTRL.
tap ENV
F.ENV, the filter contour: ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, AMOUNT.
ENV twice
A.ENV, the loudness contour: ATTACK, DECAY, SUSTAIN, LEVEL.

Sequencer / patterns

tap SEQ
SEQUENCER pop-up: 16 note slots; SEQ again closes it.
tap REC
Record: each note you play fills the next slot (the first replaces the old take).
tap REC+tap REC
End the take; it also ends by itself after 16 notes.
tap PLAY
Play / stop the loop; the slot and the keys playing light.
tap SEQ+turn ALGORITHM
Tempo, 40-240 BPM (the arpeggiator's too).

Effects

tap FX
FX page: KNOB 1-4 REVERB, DELAY, CHORUS mix and DRIVE gain.
FX twice
REVERB pop-up: MIX, TYPE (ROOM, HALL, PLATE, SPRING, CLOUD), DECAY, TONE.
FX twice+tap FX
DELAY: MIX, TYPE (ANALOG, DIGITAL, TAPE, P-PONG, MULTI, SLAP, REVERSE), TIME, FEEDBK.
FX twice+tap FX+SEL twice
In DELAY: tap the delay TIME.
FX twice+tap FX+tap FX
CHORUS: MIX, TYPE (STEREO, JUNO, MULTI), DEPTH, RATE; FX again: DRIVE.
tap FX+tap FX+turn SELECT
In a pop-up: SELECT picks a knob, ALGORITHM turns it.

Saving & loading

tap SAVE
SAVE PRESET: the first empty slot, or the U slot you are on.
tap SAVE+turn PRESETS
Pick U01-U32; a used one says OVERWRITE.
tap SAVE+turn SELECT+turn ALGORITHM
Name it: SELECT moves along, ALGORITHM changes the letter.
SAVE twice
Write it (SAVED U05).
tap SAVE+tap HOME
Leave without saving (any page button too).

MIDI & sync

tap GLO
GLOBAL: MIDI IN, MIDI CHANNEL, MIDI CC, PITCH BEND, ABOUT; GLO again closes.
tap GLO+turn ALGORITHM
MIDI IN: USB, MIDI (the TRS jack) or ALL.
tap GLO+turn SELECT+turn ALGORITHM
MIDI CHANNEL ALL or 1-16; PITCH BEND ±2, ±12, +2/-12, +2/-24.
tap GLO+turn SELECT+turn ALGORITHM
MIDI CC: every control's own CC; ALGORITHM sets it, or move a knob on your controller. GLO goes back.

Good to know

  • Turning PRESETS loads the patch at once and goes back to CTRL: save an edit first. An edited factory patch keeps its number on screen.
  • Each factory patch brings its own arpeggiator, LFO, effect settings and octave; the tempo stays yours.
  • Over MIDI, a Program Change loads a factory patch; CCs out of the box: 74 cutoff, 71 emphasis, 73 / 75 attack / decay, 5 glide, 7 level, 91 reverb, 94 delay, 93 chorus.
  • MONO plays like the original: one voice, the lowest key wins, GLIDE when it is on. VOICES is saved with the preset.
  • Your last sound comes back at power-on (kept 10 s after you stop playing).
  • Hold OCT- and OCT+ for 5 s: UBOOT update mode for reinstalling. Held while powering on: panel calibration.

A community cheat sheet by the hub, not by the firmware's makers: when in doubt, their manual is right.