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M-VAVE FM-1: official firmware v16 turns it into a 20-voice multi-timbral FM synth

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M-VAVE FM-1: the new official firmware v16 turns the $70 box into a 20-voice multi-timbral FM Synthesizer with a better sequencer and more.

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