{"id":153325,"date":"2026-05-09T08:54:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T13:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=153325"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T15:23:57","slug":"fors-fms-turns-game-boy-advance-into-a-fm-groovebox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/05\/09\/fors-fms-turns-game-boy-advance-into-a-fm-groovebox\/","title":{"rendered":"Fors FMS Turns Game Boy Advance Into A FM Groovebox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FMS \u2013 handheld FM groovebox for GBA [Lo-Bit Club]\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z8wOA3V2KJo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Fors<\/strong> shared this intro to <strong>FMS<\/strong>, a groovebox for the <strong>Game Boy Advance<\/strong> handheld video game console.<\/p>\n<p>They say that FMS is designed for quick and intuitive programming of sounds and music, for live performance and studio recording and for just having fun.<\/p>\n<p>While FMS is built for the GBA hardware, it can also be used on emulators are readily available on other platforms. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fms.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-153326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fms-728x485.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fms-728x485.png 728w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fms-320x213.png 320w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fms-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fms-450x300.png 450w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fms.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 \u00d7 2-OP FM synth\n<ul>\n<li>a\/h\/r envelope<\/li>\n<li>fractional mod ratio<\/li>\n<li>mod feedback<\/li>\n<li>mod a\/r envelope<\/li>\n<li>pitch envelope<\/li>\n<li>stereo panning<\/li>\n<li>portamento<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00d7 Game Boy\u2122 noise\n<ul>\n<li>a\/h\/r envelope<\/li>\n<li>wide to narrow rate<\/li>\n<li>stereo panning<\/li>\n<li>portamento<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>16-step sequencer\n<ul>\n<li>unique sound per step<\/li>\n<li>individual track length<\/li>\n<li>individual track rate<\/li>\n<li>individual track shuffle<\/li>\n<li>note echo per track<\/li>\n<li>per-step chord allocator<\/li>\n<li>transpose sequencer<\/li>\n<li>snapshot recall<\/li>\n<li>trigless steps<\/li>\n<li>randomization<\/li>\n<li>128 patterns per track<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FMS<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/lo-bit.club\/fms\">available<\/a> now for $10 USD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FMS is designed for quick and intuitive programming of sounds and music, for live performance and studio recording and for just having fun.&hellip; 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