UNOFFICIAL FIRMWARENOT FROM ELEKTRON · COMMUNITY BUILDS
Community developers are writing their own firmware for the Machinedrum. This is everything we’ve found, checked every day. FW Radar doesn’t host these files and doesn’t send alerts for their versions: each link opens the developer’s page.
Elektron doesn’t support these modifications.
1 PROJECT · LAST CHECKED 6 OCT 2026
Get an alert when new custom firmware for the Machinedrum is foundAT MOST ONE A DAY
01STABLE
MDX
by Yatao Li and Justin Mammarella
Extended Machinedrum OS made with Elektron's permission. Adds NFX machines fed by the two neighbour tracks (envelope and ring mod, side-chain compressor, comb filters), compressor input machines, real-time incoming MIDI and an Enhanced mode for external control such as the MegaCommand.
Unofficial release, not endorsed by Elektron. Back up all user data via SysEx before upgrading.
READ THIS FIRSTAt your own risk, and it may void your warranty. Read the developer’s install notes, back up your presets, and make sure you know how to go back: official 1.63 and how to install it →
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The Elektron Machinedrum is no longer made, but Elektron can still ship firmware for it and we keep checking the official download page. One message per release. No spam, no newsletter.
It’s written by independent developers, not by Elektron. Some projects are stable, others are early betas: read each developer’s notes before you flash.
Can I go back to the official firmware?
Yes: load the official 1.63 with Elektron C6, as described in the official update guide.
Does FW Radar track custom firmware versions?
We note the latest version each developer has published when we check the list, every day, but we don’t send alerts for it: alerts are only for official Elektron firmware.