JAZZY
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FREE / OPEN SOURCE / M–VAVE FM–1PUBLIC BETA / 0.1.0

JAZZY

JAZZY OS startup, with its pixel wordmark and six animated instruments
JAZZY OS / FIRMWARE STARTUPLCD / 240 × 240

Explore the unheard.

A world of sound awaits.

JAZZY brings 31 sound engines and 1,220 factory sounds to the M-VAVE FM-1. Wander from warm analog bass to glassy FM keys, shifting wavetables and the snap of an LXR kit. Play a familiar phrase on a different engine and see where it takes you.

Install JAZZY →Explore the engines ↓
31sound engines
1,220factory sounds
595LXR drum voices
A / BAmen and Think

JAZZY / LAUNCH FILM

See JAZZY in motion.

01:04 / ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

From one sound per track to all 31 engine screens, with an original soundtrack.

Download film ↓

01 / THE ENGINE ROOM

See where a sound takes you.

Hear FMINI-1 bass, OberVave pad chords and HYDRA’s layered harmony, or start with a straight LXR house beat. Each engine has its own character and controls, and you can jump between them from the same preset browser.

ACTUAL FM-1 SCREEN / SELECT TO ENLARGE

SOUND DEMOS

Hear the engine.

Three synth phrases and a straight house beat, rendered in JAZZY. Hear OberVave’s filtered pad in a room and LXR drums dry.

Elixir / LXR-02 credits →

Tube Bass · syncopated analog bass

THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

All engines.

02 / SHAPE THE SOUND

Watch what the knobs do.

The motion follows the note, envelope and effect. Change the attack and watch the skater climb. Turn up feedback and watch the echoes travel.

Skater follows the envelope curve on note-on and release
ENVSkate the shape of a note.
Delay animation shows echoes as moving bars
DELAYSee the repeats move away.
Reverb animation expands around the source
REVERBRead the shape and size of the space.
Modulated lines sway in the chorus bus page
PHASER / CHORUSFollow the movement of the modulation.
LFO shows its shape and motion over time
LFOSee the modulation cycle as it runs.
Learn moreEnvelopes, modulation and effects

03 / PUT IT IN MOTION

A place for the sound to go.

Use the step sequencer, record automation or let GEN draft a bass, chords and melody. HORTATOR, LXR and KW KICK can make their own one-track patterns.

Sequencing and GEN in the manual →

SAME INSTRUMENT / TWO FIRMWARES

Two sides of the FM-1.

JAZZY is the other half of RHYTHMER OS. We built them side by side for the same instrument.

RHYTHMERSound into motion. Find your own groove.
JAZZY & RHYTHMER / TWO SIDES OF THE FM-1

JAZZY / WEB EDITOR

Shape a sound. Build a project.

Browse factory presets, edit modulation and sequences, mix tracks, and organize four projects with A–D sections. Work in your browser or connect an FM-1 running the matching JAZZY firmware.

Open Web Editor → Connect FM-1 ↗

SUPPORT THE FIRMWARE

Help with the next version.

JAZZY is free and open source. Your support helps make time for development, testing and documentation.

Support on Ko-fi ↗

Find Jazzy Rhythmer

Listen to new music, watch FM-1 jams and follow what’s in the studio.

FROM THE MAKER / STUDIO NOTES

Stay on the frequency.

Music, studio sessions, sounds and software updates from Jazzy Rhythmer, including JAZZY and RHYTHMER.

Explore Jazzy Rhythmer ↗