> I'd like to see this compared to DEXED, which is free and also imports original sysex > dumps. I've been using it live for a few years now and it's given every DX-7 VST a > run for it's money so far and is basically the gold standard for DX-7 softsynths.
It compares extremely favorably, given that it's bit-accurate (meaning the exact same samples come out of the FM chips as when you put a logic analyzer on the hardware). None of the big-name VSTs like FM-8 attempt that.