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Learn · 6 courses · 2.0 beta

Get to know your FM-1, at your own pace.

Six short courses, from your first groove to playing it live, each step earned by playing. They come with the Groove OS 2.0 beta, on the FM-1 itself, and you can try every one right here in your browser.

1.42.0 beta

  1. Course 01 · 11 steps · about 10 minutes

    First Groove

    Your first groove, from silence, in a few minutes.

  2. Course 02 · 9 steps · about 10 minutes

    Lock it in

    Swing, a tighter kit and a bassline that locks in.

  3. Course 03 · 9 steps · about 10 minutes

    Your sound

    Make a preset your own: four knobs and two effects.

  4. Course 04 · 8 steps · about 10 minutes

    Space + mix

    Every part in its place: levels, reverb and echo.

  5. Course 05 · 10 steps · about 10 minutes

    Play it live

    Drops, throws, punch-ins and scenes, on the bar.

  6. Course 06 · 9 steps · about 9 minutes

    Sample it

    Record a sound, chop it, play it in your groove.

On your FM-1

How to open it.

Four presses, wherever you are. No computer, no internet, nothing to add. Inside a course, hold GLO to show or hide its card; a tap opens SETTINGS.Comes with the Groove OS 2.0 beta.

  1. 01Tap GLO.SETTINGS opens.
  2. 02Turn ALGORITHM to LEARN, the last row, and press SEL.The six courses, in order.
  3. 03Turn ALGORITHM to a course and press SEL.The FM-1 asks first, because the music stops.
  4. 04Turn ALGORITHM to START and press SEL.The course begins at its first step, on a fresh project. Your saved projects stay as they are; the course takes a project slot only if you save it at the end.