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Course 03 · 9 steps · 4 chapters · about 10 minutes

Your sound

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

Pick a sound, then make it yours. Turn its four macros, darken it with a filter, add a little grit and set the bass so every part has room.

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 Your sound 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.

9 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 · Choose2

    1. 01Hear the keys
    2. 02Try another sound

  2. Chapter 2 · Macros3

    1. 03Brighter or darker
    2. 04Give it character
    3. 05Shorten it

  3. Chapter 3 · Effects2

    1. 06Filter it
    2. 07Add some grit

  4. Chapter 4 · The bass2

    1. 08Darken the bass
    2. 09Keep your sound

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 YOUR SOUND 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.