Orbit

Four tracks. Hands-on sound.

ORBIT turns your FM-1 into a four-track groovebox. Layer synth parts and drums, shape the sound with four knobs, and build a performance from your patterns.

Install the latest release · Explore the guide

FM-1 envelope screen with attack, decay, sustain and release controls
Shape each note with the envelope.
FM-1 preset browser showing nearby sound names and the selected sound
Turn PRESETS to see and audition sounds.
FM-1 Event Tape with four sequencer timelines and the current play position
Arrange note events on the four-track Tape.

Install ORBIT

The latest release downloads and is checked automatically. Connect your FM-1, then press Install.

Use a Chromium-based desktop browser with Web MIDI (Chrome, Edge, Brave) and a USB data cable.

Latest firmware

The release checksum, device identity, update loader and file CRCs are checked before installation.

Loading the latest release…

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Identity
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Size
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SHA-256
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Connect

Plug the FM-1 in with a USB data cable and close other apps that use its MIDI port. Connect asks the browser for MIDI access with SysEx, then reads the device identity. No firmware data is sent in this step.

Device
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Install

Install opens once the package is valid and the connected device matches it. The running firmware stages the update loader first, then the loader writes the whole image and the FM-1 restarts on its own. Success is reported only when the device comes back with the package identity.

Waiting for a package and a device.

During the write

  • Keep the FM-1 connected and powered, and keep this page open until it reports the installed identity.
  • The device restarts twice: into the update loader, then into the new firmware.
  • If the connection drops, press Connect and then Install again: a device left in update mode resumes the write.
  • If the FM-1 no longer starts, recovery needs FM-1-transporter; this page cannot recover every failure.