Emulating the DX7 the HARD way

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended in DX7 reverse-engineering threads as a look at the effort behind bit-accurate emulation.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

plgDavid

Topic

dx7 emulation

Format

explainer

Level

advanced

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

3

Recommendation years in dataset

2021–2024

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From the original HN conversations

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• Plogue, a Canadian software company, have recently released a (software) emulation of the DX-7 in excruciating detail. Here you can see part of the trouble they went through: [VIDEO] . Suffice to say that they used a logic analyzer to discover gritty details that no …

• Maybe the closest free plugin, but it's not on the level of accuracy as Plogue's Chipsynth OPS7, which is bit-accurate. The author has an interesting video here, with more to come hopefully: [VIDEO]

• 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. [LINK] Edit: a YouTube video about the reverse engineering process from David at Plogue: [VIDEO]