FiMba-1 0.6.1 (beta)

What's new in 0.6.1

• Less work with Reverb at 0: once the reverb's tail has died away, the reverb stops running until
  you turn it up again (on the FM-1, about 24% → 15% CPU when nothing is playing). Nothing changes in
  the sound.

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.6.1.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.6.1.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.

FiMba-1 0.6.0 (beta)

What's new in 0.6.0

• Reset to the defaults: hold SAVE for 1.5 s, then press SAVE again to confirm (anything else, or
  waiting 5 s, keeps everything). Every sound setting goes back to its default; the Setup page (Tune,
  MIDI, Theme) stays as it is.
• MIDI out is off by default. Turn it on on the Setup page (GLO, KNOB 3). Settings you've already
  saved keep what they had.
• Wah needs a sound hole: on the Board and None bodies, Wah and Wah rate are greyed out and don't
  turn ("NO HOLE: BOX OR GOURD").
• The middle of the kalimba glows: the key under the lowest tine (white key 9 in Tine, 8 in
  Mirror; in Keyboard, the key that plays middle C) is dimly lit, and lights fully while it rings.

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.6.0.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.6.0.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.

FiMba-1 0.5.2 (beta)

What's new in 0.5.2

• Wah is how much wah. With Wah rate on, the hand now flutters from open to the Wah setting and
  back, so Wah 100 is the full sweep and low settings a gentle one. In 0.5.1 it was the other way
  round: the flutter filled what Wah left open, so Wah 1 swept the whole way and Wah 100 didn't move.
• The fastest Wah rates (up to ~8 Hz) now sweep fully instead of being smoothed away.

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.5.2.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.5.2.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.

FiMba-1 0.5.1 (beta)

What's new in 0.5.1

• The wah is now heard. Covering the sound hole (ENV → Body: Wah, the mod wheel, pressure, the Hole
  key, or Wah rate) muffles the sound like a vowel closing: bright with the hole open, dark and a little
  quieter covered, with a vowel-like peak sweeping through the tines on the way. Before, it only moved a
  resonance below the lowest tine, and barely changed the sound. Box and Gourd have a hole; Board and
  None don't.
• The hand glides over the hole in about 20 ms, so the Hole key covers and uncovers it without a click.
• Wah rate's lowest setting reads Off (it was "Hand"): the hole moves only when you move it.

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.5.1.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.5.1.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.

FiMba-1 0.5.0 (beta)

What's new in 0.5.0

• Theme, a new knob on the Setup page (GLO, KNOB 4): Light, the pale wood and dark ink as
  before, or Dark, near-black with cream and amber. In Dark the knob bars and the chips turn cream
  and brown, so amber only means a tine sounding or a knob touched. The tines keep their metal in both.
  The screen changes at once, and the theme is saved with your settings.
• The Setup page's header shows the firmware's version, beside the CPU load.
• Saved settings carry over; Theme starts on Light.

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.5.0.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.5.0.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.

FiMba-1 0.4.1 (beta)

What's new in 0.4.1

• Tine is now left-first, as on a 17-key kalimba in C. C4 sits on white key 9, the next note up
  (D4) is on its left, and the scale alternates outward: D6 on the far left, C6 on the far right
  (#1).
• Mirror, a new Layout value (Keys page, KNOB 1), keeps the old right-first arrangement: C4 on
  key 8, D4 on its right.
• Saved settings carry over. A project saved on Tine plays the new way; pick Mirror for the old one.

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.4.1.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.4.1.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.

FiMba-1 0.4.0 (beta)

What's new in 0.4.0

• 16 voices (up from 12): fewer tines cut short when long-ringing steel tines and patterns overlap.
  Upper overtones that have died away are skipped, so ordinary playing costs less.
• Worn: an old, played-in kalimba. Each tine gets its own quirks: a little out of tune (up to ±12
  cents), a longer or shorter sustain, a faster or slower beat, uneven brightness and level.
• Pages by button: each page button owns its pages; press it again for the next (dots in the
  header show which). HOME: Tine → Character (Worn, Glide, Tuning, Release). ENV: Body.
  FX: Space → Color. LFO: Grain → Spread. SEL: Keys → Play. SEQ: Pattern. GLO: Setup.
• ARP: tap to start or stop the pattern; hold to open its settings.
• Settings saved by earlier versions carry over; new settings start at their defaults.

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.4.0.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.4.0.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.

FiMba-1 0.3.0 (beta)

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.3.0.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.3.0.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.

FiMba-1 0.2.0 (beta)

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.2.0.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.2.0.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.

FiMba-1 0.1.0 (beta)

FiMba-1: a physically modelled kalimba (thumb piano) firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1.

Beta. FiMba-1 runs on the FM-1, installed with the web updater. Custom firmware is installed at
your own risk, so have the way back ready first (below). Its package differs from FoMni's only in
the app, checked byte by byte in this release's build.

Files

File	What it is
fimba-0.1.0.fwsc	The firmware package, to install on the FM-1
FiMba-1.html	The browser version in one file: open it from disk, no FM-1 needed

Or play it online: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/

Installing

1. Get the way back ready. Download M-VAVE's stock firmware (FM-1 V15, "PC Firmware" at
   m-vave.com/download) and keep it. If FiMba-1 fails to start twice, the FM-1 comes up in safe mode
   (no sound, USB on), where you can reinstall. After four failed starts it enters the chip's own
   update mode, which the package can't overwrite, and tools/fm1_rescue.py puts stock firmware
   back. FoMni's web installer can also restore it.
2. Install from the web page: https://jadamsowers.github.io/fm1-fimba/#install (Chrome or Edge):
   connect the FM-1 by USB and press Install. Or over USB from the command line, from a checkout
   of this repository (pip install -r requirements.txt):

   python3 tools/fm1_install.py --info                   # finds the FM-1, writes nothing
   python3 tools/fm1_install.py fimba-0.1.0.fwsc
   

   Or hold OCT− and OCT+ for 5 seconds for update mode, and use any Felucca-family installer.
3. The splash screen shows the version, and the Setup page (GLO) shows the audio load. If it's
   high, or if you hear dropouts, please open an issue.

The README explains every key, button and knob.