On 3/23/2022 4:37 PM, mark audacity
romberg wrote:
…please tell me you know Dexed exists and is free?
Yes, and Yes.? It is also a bit complex on the UI-side -- although
obviously not as bad as the original!? I like the fact that it shows
everything; I don't love how it's organized.? YMMV.
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I downloaded Dexed, and the demos of OPS7 and DX7 V.? I auditioned
all three this afternoon.? At the end, I elected to keep OPS7, for
three reasons:
- It had a slight more of the 'glass edge' sound that a real
Yamaha DX has.? I set up identical sounds on all three, and I
could hear subtle differences between them.? The Arturia was the
'smoothest' sounding, but it almost sounded like it was a bit
muffled at times.? The OPS7 had the most top end, with that
shiny, cutting sound I love.? Dexed was somewhere in the middle.
- All three UIs had pros and cons, but OPS7 suits my work
process best.
- Both DX7 V and OPS7 have onboard effects -- not mandatory, but
nice to have.
Dexed
is $0USD, OPS7 is $50USD, and DX7 V is $150USD.? If it had been
a shootout between Dexed and DX7 V for first place, I would have
probably gone with Dexed.? But the price difference of OPS7 was
low enough that I felt it was worth getting the one I really
liked.
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I
also looked at Korg's OPsix plugin, but there are enough
subtle differences between the Korg and Yamaha-style engines
that it would likely mean extra time tweaking patches to dial
in the sounds.? That knocked them out of the running
immediately.
Regards,
-BW
Bruce Wahler
Halfmoon-Switch.com?
bw@...
978.597.7008
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