I've been wondering for a long time what to do with the FX section of the XM8. I want something that isn't considered "cheap" or "tacky". I've scrolled passed the FV-1 at Banzai Music multiple times, but I thought that it seemed a bit limiting with its 8 built in programs, and it is also SMD which I try to avoid now that I'm unable to solder.
Today it popped up again when searching for "multi effects IC". I had a closer look and realised it is actually considered very good. There are open source effects available for it and it is programmable. The only limitation is that the programs have to reside on an EEPROM and that you can have only 8 of them.
BUT - the FV-1 accesses the EEPROM through I2C, which means that one can emulate the EEPROM using a MCU, and thus have full control over what it loads. That means we can do "in-circuit programming", or rather, have full flexibility and load as many progs as you want.
Here are a few links:
An article about the FV-1: https://reverb.com/news/fv-1-chip-history-5-pedals
Open source programs: https://github.com/mstratman/fv1-programs
Free programs from Spin Semiconductor: http://www.spinsemi.com/programs.php
A fully populated board, making testing easier for me: https://www.electro-smith.com/electro-boards/fv-1-dsp
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