On the eighth anniversary of hexter's first public release, I am pleased to announce the new 1.0.0 version. http://sourceforge.net/projects/dssi/files/hexter/1.0.0/ hexter is a software synthesizer that models the sound generation of a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. It can easily load most DX7 patch bank files, edit those patches via a built-in editor or MIDI sys-ex messages, and recreate the sound of the DX7 with greater accuracy than any previous open-source emulation (that the author is aware of...) hexter operates as a plugin for the DSSI Soft Synth Interface. Release 1.0.0 adds significant capability to hexter over the 0.6.2 release, including: * An integrated patch editor (finally!) * The option to use floating-point math in the synthesis code instead of fixed-point. * Performance optimizations. * Better patch bank loading, thanks to Martin Tarenskeen. * MIDI non-registered parameter (NRPN) support, thanks to Jamie Bullock. hexter is written and copyright (c) 2012 by Sean Bolton, and licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. More information about hexter and DSSI can be found at: http://dssi.sourceforge.net/hexter.html