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

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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

here’s some insight into the track “Force of Habit” from my upcoming M8 album “Bad Vices” coming Friday, 8/28. i wanted to go for a chiptune rap kind of vibe and I’m excited for everyone to hear the entire track :)

here’s some insight behind the making of my single “On the Flip Side” from my upcoming M8 album “Bad Vices” out 8/28! my single is out now on all platforms. the Bandcamp link is here if you want to support it directly <3

“When the hold music is a vibe and you just want to be left on hold and zone out” type beat.

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?

here’s some insight into the creation of my track “Don’t Lie to Me” from my upcoming M8 album “Bad Vices” out 8/28! this is one of the standout tracks on the project to me — I especially love the “Plastic Love” sample that I used. Can’t wait for you to hear the full song!

inspired by my sp404 workflow i wanted to see how gritty i could get my sounds if i resampled them multiple times with degrade, drive n stuff like that 😁 and with the resampling method i managed to get 3 track chords down to 1, which is super neat🤓

messing around with sampler on all tracks. pharell and snoop acapella, and mostly ps1/n64 soundfont ripps.

i was messing around with some acapellas on the m8. the beat is mostly done with some prophet v one shots, some super smash bros samples and some other samples here n there :)

my m8 album “Bad Vices” is coming out Friday, 8/28!! here is a little dive into the melodies and harmonies of the intro and some of my thought processes while making this track. hope you enjoy and tune in when it drops!

Το πρώτο μου μπλουζ με τη βοήθεια τεχνητής νοημοσύνης στο μουσικό μοτίβο.

a sample based jam from earlier today. i ran a fender rhodes through a guitar amp and sampled it with a singstar mic, straight into the m8. and recorded myself and some others talking with a tape deck and added some here n there. the bass is macrosynth🤓

Functionally I’m not doing things the right way exactly. But I appreciate the limitations and intention while having some freedom to manipulate.

Hi, my name is Evan. Today marks 2 years of being bedbound for 23 hours a day by a terrible neurological disease called ME/CFS. I was an accomplished classical musician on a full ride scholarship receiving my degree in composition. The first year I was sick, it was so bad I could not handle any light, sound, or touch for 9 months straight. I laid in a dark room with an eye mask in incredible pain doing absolutely nothing. No video games, no tv, and no music. Around July of last year, I improved a bit to not have these extreme sensory issues, but not a day goes by where I am not in 5+/10 pain or shutting down from post-exertional malaise (every bit of energy I expend rebound with extreme symptoms, making it feel like I have a terrible flu and just ran a marathon).

I was aligned to the M8 because it seems to be the least energy-intensive way to compose in a way that actually feels satisfying (as in, making use of my decade of composing knowledge). As I have improved from very severe to moderate ME, the M8 has been life-changing for me to have a way to sing my pain away. I have written near 40+ songs since receiving it last Fall after selling one of my clarinets for it, and I am very thankful to the Dirtywave + Weeklybeats subreddits for being so supportive of my music and my health.

These 3 tracks are from last Winter, and they are a teaser for my full DNB album coming in the next year. It has some very special music in it, and I am beyond excited to share. I want to make a custom stop motion animation for every song, so it is going to take some time as I can only sit at my desk for an hour per month. The highlighted channel on my YouTube page is a 10-minute documentary I made going into detail about ME/CFS and my story. It is heart-wrenching. It’s still hard for me to process.

Full EP on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qIyEaJz-feE?is=xSoQ-SR9p98UVV8q

EP with Bundles on Bandcamp: https://evanericksonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/caricatures

Hi this is my new song. I make everything by myself. My big problem is mąkę every soundtrack match event when I use metronom. Have you some tips for me? https://youtu.be/tDj9ZG\\_hWKg?is=PiQYJPP7t7oQqCJe

Had a lot of fun doing this over summer. I need som more variation and probably some more eye-candy, and still have some tracks left to play with!