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1.42.0 beta

Course 05 · 10 steps · 4 chapters · about 10 minutes

Play it live

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

Perform a finished song. Drop parts out and back in, sweep the filter, pour it into the reverb, punch in an echo and launch a scene you captured.

Comes with the Groove OS 2.0 beta, with five more courses. On your FM-1, tap GLO (SETTINGS), then LEARN. Inside a course, hold GLO for its card.

Try it right hereHow to open it

The FM-1 running Play it live on its screen, the course's first card up

Try it right here: the FM-1 above runs the real Groove OS 2.0 beta, with the course's own guide. Sound on, and play its knobs, buttons and keys below.

10 steps · 4 chapters

What you'll play.

A step counts once you have played it; skip any and come back to it any time.

  1. Chapter 1 · Drops3

    1. 01Go on stagePRESS PLAY. TURN SELECT TO PERFORM.
    2. 02Drop the drumsTAP WHITE KEY 1: DRUMS OUT. THEY DROP ON THE NEXT BAR. TAP IT AGAIN: DRUMS BACK IN.
    3. 03Hear the bass aloneHOLD WHITE KEY 2: BASS ALONE. LET GO: EVERYTHING RETURNS.

  2. Chapter 2 · Throws2

    1. 04Sweep the filterK1 FILTER: SWEEP IT DOWN. THEN BRING IT BACK UP.
    2. 05Throw it into reverbK2 REVERB: POUR IT IN.

  3. Chapter 3 · Punch-ins2

    1. 06Punch in an echoHOLD WHITE KEY 11: ECHO. TAP TO LATCH IT. TAP TO LET GO.
    2. 07Stutter the beatHOLD WHITE KEY 14: 1/8 REPEAT. LET GO ON THE ONE.

  4. Chapter 4 · Scenes3

    1. 08Capture a sceneMUTE WHAT YOU WANT OUT. HOLD HOME. TAP BLACK KEY 1. SCENE A HOLDS WHAT PLAYS NOW.
    2. 09Launch itCHANGE THE MUTES AGAIN. TAP BLACK KEY 1: SCENE A RETURNS.
    3. 10Save your setSTOP PLAYBACK. TAP SAVE. SCENES AND MUTES ARE SAVED.

If you know 1.4

What reads differently.

The steps are the same. Where the 2.0 beta's card says it another way, 1.4's words are beside it.

  • 05

    1.4Throw it into spaceK2 SPACE: POUR IT INTO REVERB.

    2.0 betaThrow it into reverbK2 REVERB: POUR IT IN.

  • 08

    1.4A SCENE IS A PART OF YOUR SONG.

    2.0 betaA SCENE IS A PART OF YOUR PROJECT.

  • 10

    1.4Keep your setSCENES AND MUTES ARE KEPT.

    2.0 betaSave your setSCENES AND MUTES ARE SAVED.

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 PLAY IT LIVE 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.