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I'm experimenting with using the M-Vave FM-1 as a portable midi controller. I used to use an Arturia Minilab 3 but turns out I didn't really use it a lot since I'm not really a keyboard player, I wanted to use it mainly as a control surface and if I need to input some midi notes. My desk also doesn't have too much space so it's usually out of my desk. I like that the FM-1 can sit on the left on my keyboard so I can use it more.

I'm currently using the CTL-1 custom firmware which turns this into a full midi controller: 4 knobs, 4 banks, 16 switchable channels, and the keys. The sound still works on its own. I just turn off the volume if I don't want to hear the built in sound.

CONS: the knobs are stepped. The bare knobs (just bare potentiometers actually) are a pain to use so I had to put these knob caps which greatly improved its usability.…