Dexed
Ranked 5 of 5 software synthesizers by recommenders
A free DX7-style FM synthesizer plugin that people recommend for its included librarian and light CPU load, and a long-time favorite among synth players.
A free DX7-style FM synthesizer plugin that people recommend for its included librarian and light CPU load, and a long-time favorite among synth players.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Free DX7 plugin with librarian
“There's a free DX7 plugin that includes a librarian”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “How do you keep Web MIDI from crashing a 1983 synthesizer?” Runs well on weak CPUs
“The weak CPUs today handle them without a problem.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 on Hacker News Engine also used in M-VAVE
“now that the engine is in Dexed and now the M-VAVE, it seems like that might well happen”
Comment from 7 Oct 2026 in “Reverse Engineering of the M-VAVE FM-1 Pocket Synthesizer Firmware” Long-time favorite among synth players
“my old faves of dexed and zynaddsubfx”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Linux DAW: Help Linux musicians to quickly and easily find the tools they need”
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The four most recommended other software synthesizers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surge XT | 9 | 1 | 90% | 6 | — | — |
| VCV Rack | 9 | 2 | 82% | 5 | — | — |
| VOOG | 8 | 1 | 89% | 1 | — | — |
| Bespoke Synth | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| DexedThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“now that the engine is in Dexed and now the M-VAVE, it seems like that might well happen”
“There's a free DX7 plugin that includes a librarian”
“The weak CPUs today handle them without a problem.”
“my old faves of dexed and zynaddsubfx”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.