8.5Great
Arturia DX7 V by Arturia. Full DX7 FM recreation with expanded operators and modern extras—the pro commercial counterpart to free Dexed.
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Arturia DX7 V vs Jun Murakami Synth81Z
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Synth81Z is Jun Murakami's measured Yamaha TX81Z instrument, with 8 to 32 voices, Performance mode, and a hardware librarian. Intro $39, regular $59.
Technical matrix
Specs compared
| Signal | Arturia DX7 V | Jun Murakami Synth81Z |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $149 | $39 intro / $59 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.5 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone |
| Type | FM synthesizer | Measured Yamaha TX81Z / YM2414 OPZ instrument |
| Inspiration | Yamaha DX7 | — |
| Developer | Arturia | — |
| Polyphony | — | 8, 16, 24, or 32 voices |
| Performance | — | 8-part layers, splits, multitimbral, per-part pan and LFO |
| Effects | — | 5 slots, 12 effects shared with Synth-80 |
| Librarian | — | MIDI mirror, SysEx, .syx and .mid import, bank builder |
| Presets | — | 420+ factory, plus 52 Saif Sameer patches in 1.0.0 |
| Windows | — | 10 or later, 64-bit, no ARM. Standalone, VST3, AAX |
| macOS | — | 10.15 or later, Universal. Standalone, VST3, AU, AAX |
| Price | — | $39 intro through 31 October 2026 (AoE), $59 regular |
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