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Experimental FM-1 firmware for playable synth sounds and interactive Novation Launchpad Pro MK3 lightshows. Public edition with original procedural patterns.

launchparty-fm1 is custom firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1, by @megagott. Open source under GPL-3.0.

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LAUNCHPARTY for the M-VAVE FM-1

LAUNCHPARTY

Play the lightshow. LAUNCHPARTY is an experimental alternative FM-1 firmware combining playable synthesizer sounds with interactive Novation Launchpad Pro MK3 lightshows. It is the performance-and-visuals sibling of MYCELIUM, rather than a groovebox sequencer.

What it does

  • Main lightshow clips plus keyboard-triggered overlays with independent visual layers.
  • 27 keyboard overlay assignments, selectable neon colours and a multicolour option.
  • Pad effects including Solo, rings, halo, explosion, vortex, sparks and perimeter animation.
  • Auto Party and live controls for brightness, speed and trails.
  • Playable synth sounds alongside the visuals.
  • Browser companion for previews, computer-keyboard performance, show import/export, device communication and firmware updates.
  • Optional Joomla-backed show gallery; local playback does not need the gallery backend.

Open the companion · Visual guide · Both FM-1 firmware projects

LAUNCHPARTY running on a real FM-1 — photographed development version 0.3.1 WEB

Real FM-1 photograph supplied by MandaLars, showing development version 0.3.1 WEB. This is not a photograph of the public 0.3.2 build. The browser companion is available on the project website; its live factory content may differ from this public source edition.

Hardware and connection

Target: M-VAVE FM-1 and Novation Launchpad Pro MK3. Other Launchpad models are not claimed compatible. The Launchpad keeps its standard firmware and uses Programmer Mode.

Both devices are USB peripherals. A computer-free setup therefore requires a suitable external USB-MIDI host with routing and power; a passive USB hub alone is insufficient. A computer MIDI bridge can be used while testing. Route the FM-1's Launchparty MIDI output to the appropriate Launchpad MIDI port and route Launchpad input back to the FM-1 as required. Host-specific routing needs to be configured and checked.

Current release status

The prepared test package is 0.3.2-public, product identity FM-1_900.

SHA-256: 83b4a2ee4aa539c8946e8b9660a51b0bc6eff5abd1677fab0f3b55712429873e

The preceding 0.3.1 development version has documented transfer/reboot, version reporting, persistent show upload/readback and show-bank preservation. This public 0.3.2 build replaces private imported shows with original procedural loops and has not been installed on hardware. Host-side regression tests cover playback, mixing, effects and storage. These checks do not replace a full physical audio, visual and USB-host compatibility test. Treat the release as experimental, not a production-certified instrument.

The corresponding source is now available as browsable files in firmware/, tools/, tests/, shows/, web/ and build/gen/. A clean source archive is also available. An unused historical backup header was removed from this clean archive; the firmware binary is unchanged. See installation and recovery, build instructions, release notes and test report.

Firmware Hub

Sven's FM-1 Firmware Hub is a community resource. Hub inclusion is not claimed. A real FM-1 display photograph is included, showing development version 0.3.1 WEB. This does not establish a hardware test of the changed 0.3.2 public build. The source archive's docs/boot-render.png remains a labelled software render.

Suggested card description:

LAUNCHPARTY is an experimental, open-source FM-1 firmware for interactive Launchpad Pro MK3 lightshows and playable synth sounds. It combines layered clips, keyboard-triggered overlays, neon pad effects and a browser companion.

Source and acknowledgements

Derived from MYCELIUM, SLOOP and Felucca, with upstream work by Leo Kuroshita / Hügelton Instruments and the SLOOP contributors. See credits, LICENSING.md and the full GPL-3.0 licence.

This is independent software, not affiliated with or endorsed by Novation, Focusrite, M-VAVE or Ableton. Third-party names are used to identify hardware and compatibility.

Source publication update — 2026-10-31

The browsable source corresponds to 0.3.2-public. Eleven host regression tests and all three browser test suites passed again on 2026-10-31. The full Firmware Hub physical upgrade / switch-back / interrupted-update checklist for this public binary remains pending. Later private development builds have separate device logs and must not be treated as certification of this public release.