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Course 01 · 11 steps · 4 chapters · about 10 minutes

First Groove

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

Start from silence with sounds ready to play. Roll a beat, pick a scale, play one-finger chords, set them moving with the arp, add a bassline and keep your groove.

Comes with Groove OS 1.4, with five more courses. On your FM-1, tap GLO (SETTINGS), then LEARN.

Try it right hereHow to open it

The FM-1 running First Groove on its screen, the course's first card up

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

11 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 · Beat2

    1. 01Make a beat
    2. 02Hear your beat

  2. Chapter 2 · Key and chords3

    1. 03Choose your key
    2. 04Stay in key
    3. 05One finger chords

  3. Chapter 3 · Motion3

    1. 06Make it move
    2. 07Change its shape
    3. 08Keep the phrase

  4. Chapter 4 · Your groove3

    1. 09Add the bass
    2. 10Make it yours
    3. 11Keep your groove

On your FM-1

How to open it.

Four presses, wherever you are. No computer, no internet, nothing to add.Comes with Groove OS 1.4.

  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 FIRST GROOVE 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 song. Your saved songs stay as they are; the course takes a song slot only if you save it at the end.
The FM-1's SETTINGS screen on Groove OS 1.4, with LEARN as the last row
SETTINGS on your FM-1. LEARN is the last row.