SLOOP, Gently · v0.9 Preview

The first public preview of SLOOP, Gently, a free, illustrated beginner's handbook for SLOOP on the M-VAVE FM-1. Atmospheres first, drums later.

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Edition	Best for	Size
SLOOP-Gently-A4.pdf	Desktop reading and A4 printing	44 pages
SLOOP-Gently-iPad-Mini.pdf	Portrait reading on the 8.3-inch iPad mini	114 screens

Both editions contain the same lessons, laid out for their format.

• Handbook: v0.9 Preview
• Firmware documented: SLOOP 2.8.4

Why "preview"?

Every instruction was checked carefully against the official SLOOP 2.8.4 documentation and firmware source, but the lessons haven't yet been worked through one by one on a physical FM-1. That's the last step before 1.0. If anything behaves differently on your unit, please open an issue.

Newer firmware

SLOOP 2.8.5 added support for an additional FM-1 flash-chip variant. For installing and updating SLOOP, always follow the official SLOOP release notes. This handbook documents SLOOP 2.8.4 only.

What's in it

• A beginner course covering SLOOP 2.8.4.
• Separate A4 and iPad mini editions.
• An illustrated hardware reference and musical exercises.
• Clickable contents, PDF bookmarks and reference sections.

Known issue

• On page 30 of the A4 edition, the small "Parked for later" label is set in a fallback font. It's cosmetic and already fixed in the source. The iPad mini edition is unaffected.

An unofficial community publication, not endorsed by M-VAVE, the SLOOP developers or Hügelton Instruments. See CREDITS.md and LICENSE.md.