Free Mac Fm Synth Vst

22.12.2020

The Yahama DX7 synthesizer ! The sound of the 80’s.
Released in 1983, the DX7 presets were used in countless songs, like these : http://bobbyblues.recup.ch/yamaha_dx7/dx7_examples.html

The free PC / Mac Synthesizer plugin list is again expanded with a new FM synthesizer. EXACT Lite uses FM synthesis in an intuitive and user-friendly way. It has 4 operators which can be arranged in the classic 8 FM algorithms with feedback on operator D. Each operator has got different waveforms such as the basic sine, saw, square, and triangle. Surge used to be a premium synth, but not too long ago, Vember made it open source. The interface looks a little dated, but don’t let that fool you. This is still a really powerful synth with enough features to keep you content for years. It’s a hybrid synth allowing subtractive synthesis as well as wavetable and FM. Vember Audio Surge is probably the most powerful free VST synth on this list. Surge is open source which means you’re free to download the code and do whatever you want with it. It’s fantastic sounding digital synth that can cover all kinds of different sonic territory.

Famous for his e-piano sound, and bells, marimba and other metallic or crystal clear sounds.
It was used and still can be used in any music genre, from pop ballad to hard techno.

The FB-3300 is a software instrument for Microsoft Windows (VST) and Apple macOS (VST/AU) simulating the KORG PS-3300 Polyphonic Synthesizer from 1977. Visit for this and many more free VST Plugins today. In terms of their sound and capabilities, many of the free synths on this page could easily go toe-to-toe with a lot of commercial synth plugins. The best free VST plugins 2020: synths, drum machines and effects. That’s not to say there aren’t potential downsides to relying on freeware instruments. Get that classic sound with these 5 free synths for Mac & Windows! Steinberg Model E Minimoog Model D The Minimoog is probably the most important synth in history. It was the first compact synth which musicians could easily use on tour. Combined with an easy to use interface and warm sound it quickly became the top synth in the world.

I digged into the many free FM VST plugins, searching for those who are able to recreate that clean 80 FM sound.
Here’s 4 free VSTi that can stand for the title of “best free DX7 VST emulation” :

1. Dexed FM VST

This VSTi is freeware and available for Windows and Mac OS X.
It can import / export original DX7 sysex, so you can use it as a DX7 editor.
The project is alive and recent, and it sounds very nice ! All FM lovers must try it.

2. OxeFM by Oxe Music Software

Oxe FM VST /free-pan-vst.html.

This is not really a DX7 emulation, but it can do 6 op FM synthesis (and more!) and can reproduce all the DX7 algoritms (and more!) with his matrix.
It also features two filters (named operator X & Z ) and let you choose other waveform than sinus waveform (for those who want to nail the TX81z sound !)
It has all you need for FM synthesis.
It’s worth notice that this VSTi is multitimbral, you can set different sounds for each of the 16 MIDI channels.

The drawback of this, is that the delay reverb effects only work for “all voice” and setting are not saved “per patch”
The preset browsing / handling is a bit cumbersome too.
The synth writes a registry entry with the path of the “.bin” files that contain the presets :
Root: HKLM; Subkey: “SOFTWAREOxe Music SoftwareOxe FM Synth”; ValueName: “SoundBankPath”; ValueType: String; ValueData: “Oxe FM Synth”;

3. Hexter VST

Hexter is no more available in VST format. The binary can be found on the internet if you really badly want it. The GUI is not SEXY but it can import and export DX7 .syx files.
It also adds 4 onboard effects : a tube drive, an echo, a reverb and a chorus effect.

4. VX7 by Speedsoft