What’s new

1. V16

   21 October 2026

   Eight Voices, 64-step patterns and a shared FX library

   • Eight timbral parts, called Voices, each with its own preset, on/off, MIDI channel, level, pan, pitch-bend range, glide and fine tune (±100 cents). In the guide →
   • Polyphony rises from 12 to 20 notes, shared between all the Voices. In the guide →
   • Voices on the same MIDI channel layer; Voices on different channels play separately. In the guide →
   • Patterns hold up to 64 steps. An eight-row, eight-column arrangement grid, one row per Voice, replaces chain mode. In the guide →
   • Per-step ratchets of ×1–×4. In the guide →
   • In the stopped or recording sequencer, ALGORITHM selects steps and sets the end of sustained notes; SELECT changes pages. In the guide →
   • Pattern changes wait for the end of the cycle, and playback can start from the selected step. In the guide →
   • Effects move into a library of 128 named FX groups, applied as one shared stereo chain; changing preset no longer changes them. In the guide →
   • The effect CCs move from CC0–23 to CC70–93. In the guide →
   • The PRESETS pop-up chooses a Voice or FX, with quick controls for the selected Voice. In the guide →
   • GLO is reorganised into five pages and shows the firmware version. In the guide →
   • SAVE opens a menu: ALL, Globe, Preset or Pattern, with clearer messages. In the guide →
   • Bank Export sends a bank as a standard DX7 SysEx file; bank import waits for you to choose a destination. In the guide →
   • CC7 master volume and CC11 expression; the arpeggiator accepts external MIDI notes. In the guide →
   • USB Loopback switch for what the USB recording includes. In the guide →
   • Hold PLAY/STOP for panic. In the guide →
   • External MIDI can light the key LEDs. In the guide →
   • RGB colour editing for the screen, and Btn BL / Key BL backlight settings. In the guide →

   + 3 bug fixes

2. V15

   30 July 2026

   Glide, chain mode, rename and copy

   • Glide, in MONO, with Full Time and Fingered modes and a time of up to one second. In the guide →
   • Reset Patches works per bank and restores the last imported presets. In the guide →
   • Long notes in the sequencer, a preset per pattern, a loop length per pattern and chain mode. In the guide →
   • Init Voice, Rename and Copy Voice on the second voice-settings page. In the guide →
   • Hold an OP key in EDIT mode to mute that operator. In the guide →
   • The effects and the quick envelope now step 0–100 instead of 0–10. In the guide →
   • A note on with velocity 0 counts as a note off; the effect CCs follow the effect parameter ranges. In the guide →
   • Brighter LEDs.

3. V14

   6 July 2026

   Full update package

   • Offered as a standalone update package for Windows and Mac. M-VAVE published no notes for it.

4. V13

   3 July 2026

   MIDI clock, program change and channel ALL

   • The arpeggiator and sequencer can follow external MIDI clock. In the guide →
   • Program Change 0–127 selects presets. In the guide →
   • The note channel setting becomes MIDI Channel, set to ALL by default. In the guide →
   • A global Velocity setting from 1 to 127. In the guide →
   • The operator pages remember which operator and page you were on. In the guide →
   • Sequencer transpose, and the sequencer can change presets. In the guide →
   • Two new rates, 1/1 and 1/2. In the guide →
   • Some factory presets rebalanced for more even volume. In the guide →

5. V09

   24 June 2026

   ENV switch and sequencer editing

   • The quick envelope gets an on/off switch. In the guide →
   • Rate can change while recording a sequence. In the guide →
   • Rests and note replacement in the sequencer. In the guide →

Full details, including every bug fix, are in M-VAVE’s release notes .