VIBE FM Mk1 Open firmware, officially supported. The first 100 get 10% off Join the list →
thefirmwarehub.com
VIBE FM Link on the FM-1's screen

The Firmware Hub · Cheat sheet

VIBE FM Link at a glance

For VIBE FM Link 0.4 · checked against its source

Your FM-1 as a controller for the VIBE FM, the VIBE FM VST and the Web Player: it makes no sound itself, every key, encoder and button goes out over USB-MIDI. Its screen shows what you play: a converted FM-1 firmware's own screen, else the firmware's page and what every knob is now. In the plugin pick "VIBE FM Link" under Controller once.

Install VIBE FM LinkThe full manual ↗Print

Getting around

tap HOME
HOME: the firmware's control overview.
tap GLO
MENU: the library and the main menu.
tap SEL
ENTER.
turn SELECT
DATA: scroll lists, change the value in focus.
hold SAVE+tap OCT-
LEFT (OCT+: RIGHT).
hold GLO+tap EDIT
F1, the first soft key under the display. ENV LFO ARP FX SEQ: F2-F6.

Playing

tap OCT-
Octave down (OCT+ up), -2 to +2; kept after power-off.
tap PLAY
PLAY.
hold SAVE+tap PLAY
STOP.
tap REC
REC.
hold SAVE
SHIFT, for the VIBE's SHIFT combinations.

Sound

turn KNOB 1
Encoder 1 (KNOB 2-4: encoders 2-4).
turn ALGORITHM
Encoder A.
turn PRESETS
Encoder B.
tap EDIT
SOUND page; ENV, LFO, ARP, FX, SEQ: their pages.
turn MASTER
The volume.

MIDI & sync

keys
Notes on channel 1, velocity 100.
turn KNOB 1
Encoders: CC 20-23 (KNOB 1-4), 24 SELECT, 25 ALGORITHM, 26 PRESETS, relative; a fast turn counts 2, 3 or 6.
tap FX
Buttons: CC 40 + their number, 127 pressed, 0 let go; STOP 54, LEFT 56, RIGHT 57, F1-F6 60-65.
turn MASTER
CC 7.
MIDI clock in
PLAY blinks on the beat; START and STOP light it.

Recovery

hold OCT-+power on
USB rescue: only the updater runs, the hub installs again.

Good to know

  • A converted FM-1 firmware (SLOOP, JIANT, FRASIL …) shows its own screen on the FM-1, as on an FM-1 by itself (0.4; VIBE, Web Player, VST 0.7.8 with its window open).
  • The VIBE's own firmwares (OberVave …): the page on top, KNOB 1-4 with name and value, ALGORITHM and PRESETS below; the knob you turn lights up.
  • OberVave 3.4 on the FM-1 has the same in it: OUTPUT page, SELECT pressed, VIBE LINK on or control.
  • Every CC is plain MIDI: any DAW or synth can learn it too.

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