[ShadowBanThis01]

This is really informative, and the simple FM-synthesis demo confirmed my guess as to what the term meant (since I could never be bothered to look it up). Fun!

Is there a highly-regarded software (or hardware + software) emulator for the DX7?

[duniel]

I would recommend Plogue's OPS7, they have put considerable amounts of time and effort into reverse engineering the original chips. The interface is a little clunky but it sounds fantastic. https://www.plogue.com/products/chipsynth-ops7.html

Edit: a YouTube video about the reverse engineering process from David at Plogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ97iXQrqzw

[throwaway2046]

> Is there a highly-regarded software (or hardware + software) emulator for the DX7?

Dexed is probably what you're looking for, although there are others here: https://github.com/nodiscc/awesome-linuxaudio#synthesizers--...

[ShadowBanThis01]

Cool, thanks! I wonder how many of those can run well on a Raspberry Pi.