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Martin,
I haven't tried Dexed in a DAW, but I have tried it with savihost, which provides a way of using a single VST as a stand-alone application... I ought to try it in Cantabile, because that lets me assign hardware controls to on-screen ones, normally I'll add that to my list :)
They didn't implement the live response to breath control, so I lost interest quite quickly, but my impression of it was that it was a mathematical model of how the FM engine of a DX7 is meant to work, without modelling the hardware quirks of an actual DX7.
They did provide two resolution settings though - DX7-like or better, which I assume goes some way to simulating the internal and DAC resolution.
I only have a TX7 to compare it with, and i only use the headphones output because the line out socket doesn't work on mine - I could mend it, but I've never felt the need - so, my perception is altered a little by having the built in headphones amp in between, acting as some sort of static filter.
Based on that, the envelopes in Dexed are too clicky / snappy, and the sound is cleaner, by comparison - I don't remember hearing any background noise or hiss.
Someone with an actual DX7 would be better placed to answer though - ideally comparing the line out from the DX7 with line out from the PC, via the same amp.
- Andy