Dexed is a multi platform, multi format plugin synth that is closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7. Dexed is also a midi cartridge librarian/manager for the DX7.

Minimal documentation is available on Dexed Wiki.

Examples from One Synth Challenge:

DX7 Bank Individual Patch Extractor (and sender) In this page you can load a DX7 32voice patch bank.syx file and send out individual patches to the active preset at the Volca FM (or to a DX7). If you want to download some DX7 sounds, Dave Benson's page has an abundance of FM presets!

Dexed is free software and is licensed on the GPL v3.

Features

• Multi platform (OS X, Windows or Linux) and multi format (VST, AU, LV2)
• The sound engine music-synthesizer-for-android is closely modeled on the original DX7 characteristics
• 144 DAW automatable DX7 parameters available from one single panel
• Fully supports DX7 input and output Sysex messages; including controller change. This means that you can use this with a native DX7/TX7 as a patch editor and sysex manager
• Each operator have a realtime VU meter to know which one is active
• Can load/save any DX7/TX7 sysex programs. It is also possible to save a single program into a different sysex file.

Credits & thanks

• DX Synth engine : Raph Levien and the msfa team
• Graphical design : AZur Studio
• LP Filter : Filatov Vadim (2DaT); taken from the excellent Obxd project
• PPPlay : Great OPL3 implementation, with documented code :D
• DX7 program compilation : Jean-Marc Desprez (author of SynprezFM)
• DX7 programs : Dave Benson, Frank Carvalho, Tim Conrardy, Jack Deckard, Chris Dodunski, Tim Garrett, Hitaye, Stephan Ibsen, Christian Jezreel, Narfman, Godric Wilkie

Cartridge Manager

Any .syx file in the Cartridges directory will be available from the 'CART' window. Find this directory by using the 'CART' button and then the 'SHOW DIR' button.

You can drag and drop any DX7 program from what is loaded in dexed and/or what you have loaded in the cartridge browser.

Double-clicking on a program will load the currently selected program in the plugin.

Use the context (right-click) menu to send the program/cartridge the DX7 or open your OS file browser from the directory context.

Hint: BlackWinny from kvraudio did a great DX7 compilation named Dexed_cart_1.0.zip. Simply unzip the content of this zipfile to your Cartridges directory.

Engine Type

Dexed can be configured to use some of the original math limitation of a DX synthesizer. This does notonly apply to the DAC, it also involves the bit resolution of the sine waves and the way that the amplitude is applied to each operator. Since all of this is experimental, multiple engines will be available to be able to compare them easily.

Dexed comes with 3 engine types :

• Modern : this is the original 24-bit music-synthesizer-for-android implementation.
• Mark I : Based on the OPL Series but at a higher resolution (LUT are 10-bits). The target of this engine is to be closest to the real DX7.
• OPL Series : this is an experimental implementation of the reversed engineered OPL family chips. 8-bit. Keep in mind that the envelopes stills needs tuning.

DX/TX Set #1 - General: everything except Percussion & FX
DX/TX Set #2 - Percussion/FX

These DX7 synth patch libraries are where it all started. In the early 1980's ManyMIDI's founder, Elmo Peeler, did a session for Producer/Guitarist Roland Battista (formerly of 'Earth, Wind, and Fire'). Although the producer was happy with Elmo's playing, he wasn't happy with the 128 available DX7 sounds (the factory patches). When Elmo left the session that night, he vowed he'd never be caught short again for excellent patches. As his collection grew, the need for efficient organization became apparent. When a producer asks for a different bass patch, you don't want to have to wade through flutes, harpsichords, and strings to find more basses for fast, efficient A/B comparisons!

Keep in mind that some of these ManyMIDI DX7/TX7 patches were used by Stevie Wonder on his 'Characters' album. Pete Townshend's Eel Pie Recording studio and The Beach Boys are also among the many pro's that use these DX7/TX7 synth patches.

ManyMIDI Products has developed the largest and most highly-organized, professional synth patch librariesavailable for the DX7, DX7S, DX7II, DXII-D, DX7II-FD, TX7, TX816, and TX802 synthesizers (and FM7 and FM8).

The price of these is $29.95 per library, with an Unconditional Money-back Guarantee. Every purchase is secure and risk-free.

To see what others say about these synth patches, take a look at our customers' testimonials.

Purchase our DX7/TX7 synth patches by clicking on the ADD TO CART buttons. After your payment has been securely processed, you can download the patches, contained in ZIP files.