Submit new comment Apr 06 2020   Mark   4  / 5 Would pay for this if portamento would be added. Apr 04 2020   Bobby   5  / 5 Thank you very much for the best DX7 Plugin ! Apr 04 2020   CHARLES   5  / 5 thank you so much for this plugin. Apr 01 2020   roy Kasika   5  / 5 Thanks so much Digital Suburban for creating this! how can we ever repay you? this is a great tool for my social distancing season of 2020! Love and Light. Stay at home folks Mar 31 2020   bence   ?  / 5 Hi. My cubase 5 does not seem to import the VST. I install it in the default VST folder where all my VSTs are, but it's not there in Cubase. Any idea? Mar 25 2020   seven   ?  / 5 The best dx7 emulation out there. It can come up with some really interesting sounds, and if you find it too complex to program, it has some sick patches including classic ones. Honestly one of the best free synths out there imo. Mar 24 2020   N.Vera   5  / 5 Thanks for this plugin! Mar 18 2020   JPX   5  / 5 Simply The BEST!!!! ************* Feb 13 2020   John   5  / 5 Absolutely phenomenal! It has a bit of a steep learning curve, but it's worth it. There are zillions of presets that make this a synth that is so versatile, one can get along with this by itself. Jan 31 2020   Jason   5  / 5 Amazing synth. Love the fact that you can load sysex files into it. This is a rare gem. Kudos to the developers for an amazing FM Synth and for making it free!!! Dec 09 2019   BUBO the Owl   5  / 5 FANTASTIQUE BlackWinny Dec 18 2019 N'oublie pas la collection Dexed_Cart que j'ai faite et qui est au milieu de la page web de Dexed ! Amicalement ! Jacques (alias BlackWinny, un de tes lecteurs sur Audiofanzine) Markus Dec 29 2019 Merci Jacques. La collection est super belle. Tout le monde devrait telecharger ce truc. Amities Markus Dec 02 2019   Jim   4  / 5 Love it! Sounds fantastic. One issue though: I can't seem to be able to save any of my own sounds. Tried to save my own patches with different names, they don't show up, when I try to tweak an existing preset, I always end up getting the original = doesn't save it. Any ideas? BlackWinny Dec 18 2019 Hi Jim ! If you are member of KVR or Audiofanzine, send me a PM and I'll explain that to you in details. I'm the author of the Dexed_Cart which is in the section "Cartridge Manager" at the bottom of the home page of Dexed. Nov 17 2019   Anonymous   5  / 5 Easily one of the best synths (free or paid) ever. I highly recommend this. Is is a little bit tricky to use if you aren't used to FM synthesis, but once you figure it out you will be creating usable sounds in no time. Something to know is that the (over 1000!) included presets unfortunately do not sound very good, so I recommend learning how to create your own sounds. Oct 27 2019   Digital Rules   5  / 5 An excellent emulation, this comes quite close to the sound of the real DX-7! I like this Dexed synth a lot! Oct 06 2019   Waterbot   5  / 5 This sounds good! Perfect for my OST! Aug 25 2019   faramarz   ?  / 5 Fantastic, i enjoyed this, so many thanks Aug 17 2019   Anonymous   4  / 5 I DON.T SEE ANY DIFFERENTS BETWEEN THE 32BIT AND THE 64BIT ZIP FILE. I'M USING A 64BIT DAW NOW AND THE 32BIT IS STIL WORKING. SHOULD I INSTAL THE 64BIT?????? Chethan Sept 15 2019 Your DAW probably has a bridge feature that allows your 32 bit VST to be compatible with 64 bit platforms. However, it is better to just use the 64 bit version to be safe. Jul 26 2019   Redeen   5  / 5 This is possibly the most accurate emulator I've ever encountered, and here is a shootout video to prove it (hardware DX7 versus Dexed): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3xCO8tB1kg . Hit the CART button and there are *thousands* of presets at your disposal. Apparently this VST can import real patch [meta]data (note - I never owned a DX, so correct me if I'm wrong). For me, it's crashing when I hit the pedal or other controllers, and some notes stuck. I need to try it with a different controller or OS (running via Jack on Ubuntu/Wine). Jun 18 2019   Rene   ?  / 5 I'm trying to install the programm on windows 10 pro and everytime it shows the same error : The File name, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect I've tried to change the name, check my hardisk, and everything, but it still shows the same error.I though it was hardware error, but eventually it's not. Does anyone know what's the problem here? Jun 02 2019   jayrope   ?  / 5 Dexed sounds like a pretty accurate simulation of an actual DX7 (unlike a DX7II). I compared with a real TX7 and the Arturia V version. To me number one is still the real thing, however Dexed makes second place for me. Liek the original it sounds a little rougher and it survives better in a crowded mix than the Arturia version. GUI is a matter of taste, i don't comment on this. Soundwise Dexed works great, besides a little knick on the S&H, which should't be clicking that hard (Arturia sounds too soft there). So, Bravo! And thank you very much for giving this to the world for free. You must be an awesome person. Apr 08 2019   Nathalíe Perobelli   5  / 5 This is a rarity and for free ? Better !!! Quality is over 1.000 !!! I love this synthesizer! Congrats to the developers !!! Apr 06 2019   Hugo   5  / 5 I like the preset sounds very much. Pure, simple and clear. Quality over quantity! Mar 10 2019   Koz   4  / 5 I really like Dexed and have used it for a while now. All of a sudden,in March 2019, it has started crashing my DAW upon opening. Now it may well be that some other VST that I've installed has caused Dexed to misbehave in this way. Deciphering that conumdrum is going to be fun ... not. Mar 05 2019   Alex   5  / 5 The naysayers here clearly have no patience to figure out how to get a grip on the UI, because it's totally worth the hassle. This is as good as open-source FM synths go, by far! Jan 27 2019   Vainsfrosty   1  / 5 It has nice sounds. It just does not have a proper organized understanding, on where certain effects are! Sorry I had to trash it! Whoever designed this, should be better with giving the user a better understand of this damn thing! I also notice that it crashes a lot! I should not have to keep resetting the plug in! If I am in command +tab mode to switch between Logic Pro X and Google Chrome, or whatever tab that I am using at the time, when I go back to logic, it will not sound when I touch the keys on my keyboard controller! I have to reset the instrument plug in tab! This Is not good at all! It shows that if I am in production mode, recording a song, & I may have to stop for a second or two, to look something up, or maybe to do something important, when I will come back to Logic Pro X, the DEXED will have to be reset, or it will not sound with what is recorded on a track region. This would be very unprofessional around musicians & engineers that no better! Good luck to whoever use this! I'll just get the original DX 7 plugin from Arturia! Jan 27 2019   Anonymous   ?  / 5 How is the ADSR controlled? There is no letters on any of the effect knobs, to indicate where it is located! Anton Hosinsky Feb 23 2019 The DX7 does not have a dedicated ADSR, instead each operator has its own envelope generator (EG) with time and rate controls, which are clearly seen on the GUI. You must know a little bit about FM synthesis to make edits. Kieran Apr 17 2019 Oh, this is great. Must be how people in the 80s felt upon the DX7's release. Jan 12 2019   lee   5  / 5 Excellent vsti. Thanks. Jan 06 2019   NJNSKY   5  / 5 Amazing! works perfectly with Ableton 9.5 Nov 19 2018   mark   ?  / 5 Hello Folks. And a huge thank you to Digital Suburban for this amazing instrument. How and where do i find additional presets, i only have the few that it downloaded with from this site,... thank you once again. Riff Nov 29 2018 http://bobbyblues.recup.ch/yamaha_dx7/dx7_patches.html Oct 19 2018   DJ PIT   5  / 5 Great work, thank you. Oct 04 2018   fie   5  / 5 Very nice sounds. Sept 28 2018   快乐爱的小精灵   1  / 5 Incompatible with Windows XP. Pit the Younger Feb 03 2019 In 2018? Are you kidding?? Rahul_Does Mar 26 2019 Yes. It is the best and two of my 3 computers run it. Win XP, forever! Sept 10 2018   Andy   ?  / 5 I've downloaded it and installed it into Logic 9, but now I can't seem to find it... it's not showing up. :-( Aug 18 2018   Darko   5  / 5 A great FM synth! And it is free! May 24 2018   AM   5  / 5 This is pretty good for a free emulation of the legendary DX7. I like this a lot! Bravo! 5/5 May 21 2018   Jo   5  / 5 thank's, very good sound dx7 !! May 09 2018   Anonymous   4  / 5 This is free yet it offers far more presets and flexibility compared to Arturia's DX-7 clone. How can something this fantastic not even be donationware. I would pay £100 for this, it's that good. May 05 2018   ctho   ?  / 5 Seriously, how is this free? i've heard side by side comparisons to the actual DX7, and it's phenominally close, almost identical, i'd pay at least $100 for this plugin, it's that good. Apr 20 2018   DJ-STEPS   5  / 5 Excellent! Apr 01 2018   Proteus   5  / 5 Dexed is a convincing and great sounding emulation of the Yamaha DX7. Free and sonically accurate. The fact that it can load DX7 sysex patches makes it even better. Mar 30 2018   papwalker   4  / 5 Awesome!!! Built patches side by side and Dexed is for the most part identical. Make sure you have the latest version. Feb 19 2018   nl   ?  / 5 Can I store my sounds without over-writing the presets? I want to keep the presets, too. How? Jan 20 2018   Anonymous   ?  / 5 I had one, purchased right when the II was released. I learned to program it from scratch np. I love you for this. Nothing compares to FM synthesis, or the minds that created this technology. You can count yourself in that group. Thank you!! Dec 09 2017   Chris   5  / 5 Awesome! Came across this the other day and started using it with MainStage. Works really well and is a perfect alternative to having to use my actual DX7 which can be a bit temperamental. Thanks so much for building this! Nov 16 2017   Clint   ?  / 5 Unable to load download. My computer says it has to know who created the dexed program. charlie simmons Nov 25 2017 You have to select the option to allow the files to load as long as you believe they are safe to use. There is no program that can stop you from installing or accessing files unless you are in a corporate environment. Use that option wisely. Nov 04 2017   Adrian Georges   ?  / 5 Absolutely cool engine. Sounds brillant. Thanks a lot. Oct 16 2017   oldskool   5  / 5 I recently downloaded the synth banks for this, and am a huge fan of this plugin! The original DX patches work brilliantly with this plugin, have been using it nonstop in my production work! Cheers! Oct 04 2017   harun   5  / 5 I use it since a lot of years, I still love it, useful in lot of situations ! Sept 14 2017   Jason   ?  / 5 Keeps crashing. I have tried reinstalling it and it freezes my DAW everytime Alex Sept 18 2017 In wich daw ??? Aug 29 2017   Mato   5  / 5 This is a very close emulation of the Yamaha DX7 synth. For a freebie plugin this synth sounds excellent. Really great freeware. And loading sysex patches from the DX7 is so much fun. Apr 19 2017   YODAKIDODA   ?  / 5 Is it compatible with Macshine Native Instruments? Apr 07 2017   Andy C   ?  / 5 Love your software! Great job!!! Thanks so much for sharing! This is a Godsend!! Is it possible to save my favourite voices to one 32 voice sysex patch, as in, for example, a compilation of the best pads, for easy access, instead of fishing through the many different folders of "DX7_AllTheWeb". Thanks, Andy. Mar 25 2017   David   4  / 5 Love it, but can't find DX7 sounds. Feb 22 2017   Juan Riccio   5  / 5 I've had the original DX7, then got myself a DX7 II-s (I modded it with the Grey Matter Response E! board, anyone remember that?), and finally an SY-77 just because it had "real" pianos for gigs. I still have the latter two. This is the closest I've heard to the real thing. Not exactly identical, but 1) remember the velocity issue - all Yamaha keyboards at the time were limited to around 105 max velocity. Maybe the plugin could use an option to map 0-127 to 0-105 or whatever the limit was? This would make some patches less squeaky/harsh. 2) This plugin only emulates the digital circuits that performed FM. The sound of the hardware synth also has D/A converters and preamps. These add some noise, distortion, "grit", "magic" or "mojo", whatever you want to call it. I haven't tried, but I guess that if you really want a phylologically perfect emulation, it would only require: a) limiting the velocities by some clever DAW remapping, b) inserting a couple of plugins after dexed's output: add some noise, maybe add bit reduction to 12 bit (if it isn't 12 bit already) and a (little) bit of preamp simulation (but no tube preamps, guys!). Feb 21 2017   tz   5  / 5 Realy great work. I love it! Feb 05 2017   Scarf   5  / 5 Great work! Feb 02 2017   Hans   5  / 5 Seems great to me. Can't find the Wakko-Jacco preset I remember from the 80's. (Both DX7 and DX9 as far as I remember) Jan 04 2017   vcs3   5  / 5 The DX100/9/21/27 are a 4 operator FM synth and the DX7 6 operator, so there not compatible with DX7 architecture. Nov 24 2016   Denis Mathys   5  / 5 Your software is amazing, thank you so much for sharing it! Jul 04 2016   Mr.Tom   ?  / 5 I had a Yamaha DX100, which was the smaller version to the DX21. The DX7 was better than both of those, but the FM synthesis was the same. This virtual synth is AWESOME, it imports only DX7 sysex, but it SO accurate in regards to replication! If you just want to play the DX7 sound patches for your recording software (DAW) and you do not need a synth module like the Korg Volca FM.. THIS IS ALL YOU NEED! Jul 01 2016   Don Montaigne   ?  / 5 Does anyone else have a problem with this instrument crashing? I've tried the Windows 32 and 64 bit versions with the same result. I have Windows 7 64 bit and am using LMMS. LMMS might be the problem, so if anyone has experience with the program, please let me know. lukas owens Jul 28 2016 Yeah, it's lmms I have used it with ableton, fl, and sony acid too, it works in all of those, another thing could be your computer. Jun 26 2016   Mark Yurkovic   4  / 5 Using it in DP8 to try to transfer patches to a Volca FM..... doesn't give me the ability to transfer? Mac OS... Any advice? very frustrated! tandm.yurkovic@comcast.net Jun 15 2016   Mark   5  / 5 The best Fm synth Apr 24 2016   jbro   ?  / 5 When I go to init patch, only one operator plays. How do I enable the other operators ? Troy Oct 05 2016 Turn up the level volume of the other osc's Apr 10 2016   Kamal   ?  / 5 This plug in is truly incredible. thank you !! Apr 09 2016   Roger   3  / 5 E'thing perfect. A question: can I assign a different folder for sysex? I must copy all of mine to the dir dexed uses by default... TIA! Apr 09 2016   Roger   5  / 5 This is awesome! It solved ALL my probs with my DX7IIFD... :-) THANKS!!! ... if anyond is interested: I actualle figured out how to read/write the floppies using a cheap (Windows) 10!) PC USB drive, and I know how to bundle the sysex couple-wise and write them on the Floppy xxx.Ixx. Take care everybody! Feb 13 2016   Anonymous   5  / 5 Thanks this is what I was looking for! Aug 07 2015   xanu   ?  / 5 Not responsingb to sysex in Logic or Life. Anyone a solution? Jul 22 2015   SecludedSandwitch    / 5 I just downloaded this and the DX7 Alltheweb preset packs, when i use the AU in logic pro x and try to open the SYX files, they are all greyed out, I cannot select them that is. Does anyone know how to open these files with Dexed in Logic? Jul 18 2015   Puddn   5  / 5 Some of the people on here have no idea of the beauty of FM. I own a real DX7 and this is the nearest I've heard to the real synth. I love the sound of FM it is my favorite type of synthesis. I also have FM8 and this is soooo much better than FM8 in my opinion. There is nothing wrong with the GUI at all. I've been looking for a good DX7 editor librarian and this is a dream come true. Thank you so much. You have made me very happy. Some of the people complaining here haven't got a clue about FM. Don't listen to them. This is well worth the download. Jul 14 2015   TJ   5  / 5 By far the best in this catagory! Peeps talking bad about the gui need to get a life- theres more to plugs than gui's. Been using it so often for long that i kinda take it for granted (shame on me). This is 5 star awesomeness for real!!! Jul 09 2015   kronos   5  / 5 FM synthesis is limited per se. DEXED does what it has to do, nothing more nor less. Great if you want metallic sounds, it is not an analog sounding synth, don t blame it for that ! Name   Reply   Please type this code :     Jul 07 2015   Robin   ?  / 5 Everything I hate about keyboards of the 80's is here in one VST Jun 21 2015   Ken B   0  / 5 I do not know what is going on here. The one I downloaded has 32 very poor presets, useless.... sorry. alex Sept 25 2016 Looks like you don't know much about synths. If you don't like the presets make your own and if you don't wanna program, then use samples. Jun 18 2015   Ricksails   3  / 5 Love the e-piano sound that I coupled with a terrific chorus and reverb. Sounds exactly like my old Yamaha TX802. The only problem I have is the pitch doesn't seem to be exactly 440. Does anyone know how to tweak it for more correct tuning. PS: Not trying to tune while in chorus mode etc. May 26 2015   A Believer   5  / 5 I finally found God. He is using "Digital Suburban" as an alias! Apr 23 2015   DEE-EX   5  / 5 Dunno what anyone is complaining about with this plugin the price is right and this has saved me forking out for a 2nd hand DX7, all the sounds I want are right there and far more tweakable enjoyable and portable!!! Amazing! Mar 31 2015   terr   ?  / 5 any1 tried using with maschine? it finds it, but will not find it if that makes sense (no ticks in preferences ) can some1 point out what goin on pleease? Mar 25 2015   Joe   5  / 5 Really like this but can somebody please help me save patches. Once i like my sound I press SAVE but when I load this sysex file it reverts the first sound from the bank I was in? Please help!! Steve Aug 01 2015 I am having the same problem. I'm maybe just doing something wrong. Fantastic vst synth though. I had an original DX7 years ago. This is just bang on the money. Great sound, great to have those DX sounds again. Just wish I could save my creations and keep them. Mar 20 2015   xanu   ?  / 5 Great work.. would be nice to have this as AU. Mar 13 2015   Anonymous   ?  / 5 HI, excellent sounding but I cannot seem to load all the 2000 presets that I got. Not sure how to do this. I can load 1 at a time and listen to it. Can you help give me instructions. Mar 10 2015   Mr Deluxe   4  / 5 Absolutly fantastic! I made lots of patches back in the days on my DX7 with a editor on a Mac Plus. The DEXED is even better than the real thing! I hope in the future the DEXED will have the master tune feature implemented. That way I could have 8 DEXED's in paralel and detune them a bit like the TX816 !!! Highly recommended vst !!! Mar 04 2015   dave the csp dx7 player   5  / 5 Haven&'t explored this much yet, but looks and sounds good so far in Cubase essentials 5. I had original dx7 hardware, which went faulty, then I bought fm8 for my main computer. This free option will bring dx7 sounds to my wifes laptop which she thankfully lets me use when I'm on the move and wanting to create music. Will supply an update to this post when I've had chance to try it properly. Thanks, I am having some fun here. Jan 27 2015   Paul_DeBrione   5  / 5 Holy crap we live in permanent science fiction. We have the sum total of human knowledge in the palm of our hands. We can never get lost or bored. And now I can download a tiny bit of code for free and suddenly I have a DX7 synth that is far superior to the original. How is it superior you ask? Have you ever tried to program the original DX7? We all gave up and just pressed for the next patch. It was a nightmare. This positively begs for tweaking. It's superbly designed and sounds great. Does it sound exactly like a DX7? Well which DX7 do you want to compare it to, since they all sounded a little different. This is close enough and when you integrate it into a track it does exactly what we used them for all those years ago. To cut through everything else and stand out front in the mix. I can't recommend this enough and Digital Suburban should get the Nobel Prize for coolness. BTW to people like "thefixer" and "POS Master" all I can say is "WOW really?" I dare you to try and do half of what this guy has done. He didn't even go down the old Synthedit route. He coded this all from scratch and produced an excellent tight synth for those of us who remember what it was really like in the glorious "Analog" days. Jan 16 2015   knackers   5  / 5 This negates the AU issue as much as possible right now, for mac heads running logic and the like! http://www.refusesoftware.com/products/feature/3 Jan 03 2015   Eddie P   3  / 5 Great for free. Some cool features that no other freeware fm synth has. The GUI is slick, astheticly pleasing, and nicely laid out, all on one page, thats what I like :), but... I'm guessing the GUI was designed more with the app, than the vst in mind, its cramped, and yet only uses 1/4 of the screen. make it bigger. It would be nice if you could manipulate the graphic displays too. The biggest problem is the sound quality. The operators have really audiable pitch steps, even the fine tuning, there are problems with envelopes with short release times too. The overall sound quality is pretty poor in comparison to commercial fm vst's. A valiant effort, but sound quality is everything. Thanks for sharing this, I had fun playing with it, your definitley on the right lines ,I'll definitly be checking out the next version, but there's still a lot of work to be done before this is a viable alternative to the FM vstis I use. Richard Jan 20 2015 Lulz i crack up reading that. So it is an exact recreation of a classic fm synth sound... Can you not read that again and realise how idiotic you sound (comparing the DX7 to commercial synths that feature fm). Have you perhaps also thought you might need to learn about applying effects to the signal? Dec 31 2014   Chris Summers   5  / 5 Best free plugin I have used. Nov 22 2014   Great sound   5  / 5 Nice to use, sounds great. Oct 20 2014   Tukotal   5  / 5 Not noisy, sounds great, the new GUI is splendid, try it! Oct 20 2014   albertodream   5  / 5 Great emulation of the Yamaha DX7. Probably the best. Oct 18 2014   Speedee   5  / 5 Sounds realy nice, great presets and I love the interface. Sept 19 2014   SMW   ?  / 5 Sounds great, but midi support crashes it on LMMS :-( Hope it gets fixed soon. Aug 14 2014   mrbo5   3  / 5 So as an all time DX7 lover, knowing certainly most DX7 compatible software it is nice to see this vsti. It can load the DX .syx files and they sound nice. The GUI is quiet painful. I hate to scream into my monitor. But if you have your favourite DX7 sounds that don't need to be tampered with. Let's call it DX7 syx player, and everybody is happy. Jul 16 2014   Digitizer   5  / 5 It should be worth noting that this VST is now on Version 0.6.1 with a lot of fixes and the ability to browse DX syx cartridges from within the synth. Top marks indeed. :) Jun 23 2014   Anonymous   5  / 5 I absolutely love how you can hover over the controls with the mouse and use the mouse wheel to tweak the parameters! I wish more vst's were like that. Best FM plugin to date! Jun 20 2014   the best ever   5  / 5 This is a DX7! great synth! Jun 19 2014   Digitizer    / 5 Now it's been updated to sort out the noise issue, I got to say this is by far the best ever DX emu. None of the presets will disappoint and there are plans to make a new GUI for it too, not only a keeper, but a must for anyone wanting real DX sounds. The C++ runtime is only a rapid download, so no big deal there. I love it, it's low on CPU and has very inspiring sounds. Jun 19 2014   ubagod   5  / 5 The absolute best DX7 emulator! Even has classic presets in the banks! 10 out of 5 stars! Jun 17 2014   Anonymous   5  / 5 Awesome. This thing loads and saves dx7 sysex. This can be used to actually create patches for a real dx7! I stopped using mine because it was so tedious to make sounds and not have enough memory to store them. I do believe my dx7 is about to be used more! Jun 16 2014   synth master general   5  / 5 It is a weird layout but after a few minutes it makes sense. As far as the "knobs" go, you can click the knob with the mouse and use the thumbwheel to adjust it rather than using the whole mouse. If you learn the GUI this synth is amazing if you want DX7ish sounds. As far as the complaint about the c+ runtimes, many computers have it but if not, download it from Microsoft. It is a small file and the whole process takes like 3 minutes. THIS PLUGIN IS A GEM! Jun 16 2014   The POS Master   0  / 5 I agree with "thefixer" you might be able to make some sounds if it weren't for that wretched gui with it's tiny unmarked knobs and no way of knowing the signal paths. Maybe if you had severe autism this might make sense! Oh yeah you also have to load C++ runtimes on your computer to run it! It claims to be a DX7 styled synth... programing an actual DX7 would be easier than this convoluted mess! Anonymous Jun 23 2014 I guess FM synthesis is too difficult for you to handle! Richard Jan 20 2015 The original is like that though, sort of like a modelling synth you expect to find weird sounds, it would never be a goto performance synth where you want to tweak dials on the fly as small changes cause radical sound alteration... Ableton operator is like that. Jun 15 2014   thefixer   0  / 5 Noisy, sounds crap, awful GUI. Avoid! Robin Jul 07 2015 Thank you, one of few on this page with any taste. The presets are thin and cheap sounding, who wants that? AnOnim Jan 17 2017 Also, if you use FL Studio and don't like this synth (I haven't tried it) you can use Sytrus as well. There are more features and you can create automation clips.