r/Dirtywave

Edit to add link to Firmware 6.6.0: https://github.com/DirtyWave/M8Firmware/raw/main/M8Firmware.zip

Edit to add: They also mentioned headless will be updated in the coming weeks.

> This concludes the beta for firmware 6.6. Thank you @beta tester for all of your help and crazy ideas, and please look forward to the stable announcement soon.

> Mikey303 (via discord)

2026-08-19 - Version 6.6.0 - BETA 12

• New: Firmware Update - Flash firmware from SD card via System Settings
• New: Battery fuel gauge remains active on power off for more accurate battery % during use
• New: ModFX Comb filter type
• New: Backend rework to free up some RAM for the future
• New: Hypersynth - Shape parameter (SAW, SOFT SAW, DARK SAW, SQUARE SOFT, TRIANGLE, SINE, SINE 3X, SINE FB, SINE FOLD, SINE RING, SINE HALF, SINE ORGAN)
• New: Song View - Press LEFT twice on track 1 to select the whole row (PLAY cues the row, [EDIT]+[UP or DOWN] moves the row and its bookmarks)
• New: Song View - Row bookmarks: in row-select mode, [OPT]+[LEFT or RIGHT] or [EDIT]+[LEFT or RIGHT] cycles theme colors and options, [OPT+EDIT] clears
• Improved: Hypersynth - Sub osc interpolation
• Improved: MIDI Mapping - A message is displayed when all mapping slots are used
• Improved: ADSR ENV - Same-instrument retrigger resumes attack from the current envelope level
• Fix: Table - Note map (TIC:FE) and Octave map (TIC:FC) retriggered when volume was changed in a phrase or TBX (Aux table)
• Fix: Table - Velocity map (TIC:FD) retriggered on note changes instead of only velocity changes
• Fix: Render - Excessive TPO tempo changes did not line up correctly with DAW tempo
• Fix: Render - Quick render length could be slightly incorrect
• Fix: Render - Quick render initial transient was messy when OTT was enabled
• Fix: Instrument Pool - Moving instruments did not update MIDI Settings instrument numbers for MIDI track channels
• Fix: Effect Settings - EDIT+OPT on EQ reset the parameter above EQ
• Fix: MIDI input on track channel - Table's first row could trigger incorrectly
• Fix: MIDI input on track channel - Hang / stuck note if the instrument uses the INS command in its table
• Fix: Recording - Count in caused track 1's volume to be incorrect
• Fix: MIDI Instrument - ADSR envelope mapped to a CC did not enter release on the OFF command
• Fix: Phrase - RNL next to HOP could randomize other FX on the hop destination row
• Fix: RMX - Queued song position (blinking cursor) on affected tracks was not cleared
• Fix: File date advances to the firmware build time when the stored clock is older
• Fix: Phrase - Velocity-only random FILL could not be undone with paste
• Fix: Phrase "^^" REP indication was cleared by RTO even though RTO does not stop REP

So I’m finally ready to pull trigger and buy a new m8 only to realize it is all sold out on the Dirtywave site. Wondering how long I’ll need to wait. Is this common? Do they do so many units and take a break or might this take a while? Should I just buy a used unit to get my fix? Thanks

For those who missed the release in the official discord.

2026-08-13 - Version 6.6.0 beta 1

• New: Firmware Update - Flash firmware from SD card via System Settings
• New: Battery fuel gauge remains active on power off for more accurate battery % during use
• New: ModFX Comb filter type
• New: Backend rework to free up some RAM for the future
• Improved: MIDI Mapping - A message is displayed when all mapping slots are used
• Fix: Table - Note map (TIC:FE) and Octave map (TIC:FC) retriggered when volume was changed in a phrase or TBX (Aux table)
• Fix: Table - Velocity map (TIC:FD) retriggered on note changes instead of only velocity changes
• Fix: Render - Excessive TPO tempo changes did not line up correctly with DAW tempo
• Fix: Render - Quick render length could be slightly incorrect
• Fix: Instrument Pool - Moving instruments did not update MIDI Settings instrument numbers for MIDI track channels
• Fix: Effect Settings - EDIT+OPT on EQ reset the parameter above EQ
• Fix: MIDI input on track channel - Table's first row could trigger incorrectly
• Fix: MIDI input on track channel - Hang / stuck note if the instrument uses the INS command in its table
• Fix: Recording - Count in caused track 1's volume to be incorrect
• Fix: MIDI Instrument - ADSR envelope mapped to a CC did not enter release on the OFF command
• Fix: Phrase - RNL next to HOP could randomize other FX on the hop

upd:

>Change log from beta 1:
2026-08-14 - Version 6.6.0 beta 2
- New: Hypersynth - Shape parameter (SAW, DARK SAW, SQUARE SOFT, TRIANGLE, SINE, SINE 3X, SINE FB, SINE FOLD, SINE RING, SINE HALF, SINE ORGAN)
- Improved: Hypersynth - Sub osc interpolation
- Improved: ModFX Comb - Feedback (MOD DEPTH) is now signed: 00-7F positive, 80-FF negative, increased feedback range, doubled delay memory.
- Improved: ModFX Comb - FRQ now increases comb frequency (00 long/low, FF short/high)
- Fix: System Settings - Battery charge percentage left leftover characters when the value changed
- Fix: Battery - Charge percentage could remain below 100% after charging completed
- Fix: RMX - Queued song position (blinking cursor) on affected tracks was not cleared

I think it's time to play Cyberpunk again.

Forgive my ignorance, I'm totally new to music gear. Before buying an M8 V1, I used a headless unit on a trimui brick. I've seen people use multiple M8's before, but would it be possible to connect the headless unit to my M8? Could I sync LSDJ on the trimui to my M8?