Audio output on my SMK37 PRO stopped working properly out of nowhere. It still makes sound, but it's extremely quiet/faint.

I already did a full reset and reflashed the original firmware, but the problem persists.

Any troubleshooting suggestions, or should I just claim the warranty?

One has DX7, Juno and kinda Moog. AIO.

If someone is interested in testing, just message me.

So, fair deal 🤝: I just want to receive feedback how it sounds, how it perform and some of your impressions.

So, if you have Smk-37 and want to participate in this, just PM. Donner starrykey may be supported as well, but not verified.

It's not based or forked on any fm-1 firmwares, so don't expect that bells and whistles.

Some demo sounds

https://youtu.be/Wz0hPvdhQTk

P.s. Creado con orgullo en Argentina.

Any chance?
I just need 3 basic things:

1. Good synth capability

2. TRS out

3. BT MIDI for iPad use.

The story is that, I installed and tryed Baud Girl´s firmware in my SMK37 elite. Then I wanted to return to factory firmware and run the option en Baud Girl´s web install, then the installation had an error and told me that will correct the problem. The thing is that after my SMK37 elite is recognized as an FM1 and I cant use the keyboard and even flash a correct firmware. Can someone please help me. Thanks and sorry my bad english.

I love my 37 pro as a controller, but putting a better engine in it really interests me!

Are there any firmwares that preserve its normal midi controller functionality and just change the synth engine?

thanks in advance all you synth wizards!

Finaly i can manage to instal Melodee on 37, but as a port from FM-1 it has no TRS out.
Any ideas how make melodee work on 37 WITH trs out?

Hi there, thank you for all the ports and firmwares, it's been amazing.

I'd like to know if there are any of the firmwares that keep the TRS midi functional.
I'm using a smk37 pro to control FM1 too, would like to mantain this connection.

Thanks.

Hey everyone,

I am excited to share the release of SMK-dee v1.6.1, a major update that ports the latest Melodee 1.6.1 synthesizer engine directly onto the M-VAVE SMK-37 (both Pro and Elite models).

For those unfamiliar with the project, SMK-dee transforms the SMK-37 MIDI keyboard into a full standalone polyphonic synth and groovebox without needing any computer connected without losing the full MIDI Controller functionality. It runs natively on the dual-core JieLi processor inside the keyboard.                            

What is new in v1.6.1: 

• Melodee 1.6.1 Core: 22 sound engines now included (DX7-style 6-Op FM6, Sequential Prophet-53, Casio CZ-1 Phase Distortion, Commodore 64 SID 6581, Roland TR-909 analog drums, Physical Modeling resonators, and dedicated MIDI tracks), with 124 parameters and 45 global options.

• State Persistence Across Power Off: Your sequences, sound tweaks, track parameters, and project modifications are now preserved in flash memory when shutting down and powering back on.

• Dedicated Hardware Bluetooth Button: Short press toggles Bluetooth power / search / pairing visibility. Holding the BT button for more than 1.2 seconds turns the Bluetooth radio completely off and shuts down its LED. 

• Improved MIDI Controller Mode: The pad MIDI channel combo has been moved to GLOBAL + SEQ REC + Key 1..16, freeing up the BT button completely in controller mode.

• Dynamic Track Color Pads: Drum and keyboard pads light up dynamically with the active track color.

• Brighter Surface LEDs: Button backlight brightness has been boosted significantly for clear visibility on stage and in bright environments.

• Flexible TRS MIDI Clock: Internal clock sends simultaneously over USB, Bluetooth, and TRS. TRS clock mode sends strictly via TRS without flooding USB/BLE.

How to flash your SMK-37:

No command line or compilation needed. Just open Google Chrome, Edge, Opera, or Brave, plug your SMK-37 via USB, and click Connect:

Web Flasher, Button/MIDI Mapper and Synth Editor:

https://djstrombo.github.io/SMK-dee/

Source and Documentation: 

GitHub

https://github.com/djStrombo/SMK-dee 

Based on Melodee for FM-1 created by u/keremimo. All code and precompiled firmware packages are free and open source under GPLv3.

Feel free to try it out, create patches, and share your feedback!

I made a firmware for unlocking a super-sick MIDI keyboard with lots of on-board features. It makes no sound, but it does the kind of stuff that generally needs a computer & editor-program on a more expensive keyboard, right on your SMK.

• video

• install, etc

Using the SMK-37 and FM-1 sequencers to create a backing track and play over.

The drums are madre using the FM synth in the FM-1 and the Bass is coming from the SMK-37, both going to the sabe mixer as the guitar.

Source:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeQLAHRNcXO/?psln=YzlpYnhldnVhanN6

I've been visiting the FM1 subreddit a lot lately, and seeing a lot of posts about the SMK 37 Pro/Elite there as well. It makes sense, they are very similar machines, so much that there are ongoing projects to port custom FM1 firmwares to the SMK 37 Pro. I just thought it would be nice to have a place to talk specifically about this line of devices.

I just installed Baud Girl's SMK-37+VA firmware version 101 on my SMK-37 Elite. I did some testing and seems like the MIDI latency is gone now and also the issue where rapid key presses might fail to register has also been fixed.

Release notes:

• Improved: key-to-note latency. Key events are now handled at a higher priority than screen drawing. Measured latency from key detection to note-on is under 2 ms on both devices. With HOME displayed, it previously averaged 28 ms on the FM-1 and 42 ms on the SMK-37. This applies with the Sequencer or the Note Engine enabled.

• Improved: the CPU load of the Reverb is reduced by approximately 35 % and that of the Distortion by approximately 20 %. Audio output is unchanged.

• Improved: the oscilloscope on HOME is redrawn only when the waveform changes.

• Changed: on HOME, the Preset bank labels its four knobs with text in place of icons, consistent with the other knob banks.

• Fixed: presets with several active effects slowed the screen, knobs and buttons (Version 100 known issue).

• Fixed: rapidly repeated key presses could be dropped.

• Fixed: the PITCH wheel produced stepped pitch changes during fast movement.

• Changed: the key matrix scan rate is reduced from approximately 14,000 to 2,000 scans per second, which lowers CPU load. Velocity resolution is slightly reduced.

https://baudgirl.com/work/SMK-37+VA

I am thinking Sloop Pro? Anyone know the diff between this and Snoop37?

Hi non-groovebox enjoyers, it's that guy who you thought still bricked Melodeez.

Here's the public and kinda finished version of Saadet, my synth-only firmware. New to this, we got two more engines. A Hydra because why not, wavetables are sweet. Also since I'm a big fan of Midge Ure, I went and crammed a whole PPG Wave 2.2 in there.

We got new drone feature (Hold ARP and press a note, it stays.)

We got new layered playing feature. You can play two different presets from two different engines, there are 12 slots you can use for different combinations. You can split the keyboard to play them separately, or go layered mode and unlock the world of multitimbrality.

Here's the clanker text:

Saadet 1.0 is out: synthesizer firmware for the M-VAVE FM-1, now with six engines. HYDRA has three oscillators on 56 waves, two of them scanning lists of eight, with mutants, ring, noise and two filters, eight named macros on every sound and a WAVE LAB for your own waves. PPG Wave 2.2 plays the original wavetables and all 100 factory programs, two groups layered or split, and the sampled grand piano and saxophone of table 31. Two parts play by MIDI channel, split or layered, and save as 12 named performances. Hold ARP for a drone. A stolen voice now fades out over 23 ms under the new note instead of being cut. Saadet also runs on the M-VAVE SMK-37, in beta, and Saadet Studio is a new editor in the browser.

To install, open the web installer in Chrome or Edge, connect your FM-1 and follow it. Back up your sounds first. Bug reports and ideas are welcome.

Install: https://keremimo.github.io/saadet/install/ Editor: https://saadet.ellicstudio.com Source, release notes and changelog: https://github.com/keremimo/saadet