# AudioKit FM Player 2: DX Synth — user reviews > 486 indexed App Store user reviews of AudioKit FM Player 2 by Audiobus Pty Ltd, rated 4.80/5 from 3,265 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/audiokit-fm-player-2-dx-synth/id1307785646/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/audiokit-fm-player-2-dx-synth/id1307785646.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,901 · 4★ 275 · 3★ 37 · 2★ 17 · 1★ 35 ## What do users think of AudioKit FM Player 2? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎹 Excellent DX7 emulation - 👍 Easy to use interface - 💯 Fantastic sound quality - 🎨 Highly customizable - 🔊 Great effects and filters - 🎉 Generous free offering - 🤩 Inspiring and fun to play **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and stability issues - 🔌 Battery drain problems - 🔇 Occasional audio glitches - 🤔 Compatibility issues with some DAWs **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when switching presets - Midi playback not working consistently - Preset loading issues in some DAWs **Most requested features** - Arpeggiator/sequencer functionality - Ability to save and load custom presets - Improved MIDI integration and mapping - Expanded sound library and more DX-style presets ## Newest reviews (13 of 486) ### 2/5 — Flawed *2025-10-09, version 2.8.1* Doesn’t work properly in garage band don’t know about other DAWS help/support non responsive Nice as stand alone but should be fixed to work properly as a plug in ### 5/5 — So far so good *2025-07-02, version 2.8.1* Easy,lots of good options and no bugs! ### 4/5 — Beautiful *2025-06-21, version 2.8.1* Love it ### 5/5 — Beautifully *2025-06-18, version 2.8.1* Beautifully synth hours of pleasure GrtZ Paul ### 5/5 — Do Synth *2025-06-06, version 2.8.1* Great software! And it’s free too! ### 4/5 — Versátil e fiel ao Dx7 *2025-06-01, version 2.8.1* Excelente de timbres, as integrações como plugin com algumas daws podem melhorar, mas é bem versátil ### 2/5 — Why is it muting? *2025-05-29, version 2.8.1* First off. The sounds are great in this app. But unfortunately there is a glitch that is muting any track I made via AUE in GarageBand. Spent hours building tones and writing a track that at this point is completely useless. Can’t export because fm player 2 midi doesn’t send and all tracks have no audio. Even when opening the session in GarageBand the fm AUE tracks don’t send unless you manually re open the track and reselect the tone. This is extremely infuriating as I spent so much time creating a song that I can’t even bounce. Please help or fix this issue. Other AUE are working fine, even the other fm apps do. But for some reason fm player 2 doesn’t. ### 5/5 — Great little synth. *2025-04-06, version 2.8.1* I love this synth. I use it a lot in live situations. It crashes a lot which is problematic as does D1. I recently had both of them stop working when on stage and they just said I need to upgrade to pro to use offline. I then reconnected them when I had WiFi and they are working again… I’m not sure what that’s about and couldn’t find anyone else having the issue. Hopefully that’s sorted now. I don’t have an issue with paying a small fee to keep them going. I’ve got a lot of use out of them. I would like them to stop crashing if possible but as they are free I don’t feel like I can complain. They are both awesome. ### 5/5 — I like to play the sense I like to play the same sense *2025-04-05, version 2.8.1* Ask you the playback GarageBand when it’s done then submit your friends ### 2/5 — Nice, but I don’t accept subscriptions *2025-04-05, version 2.8.1* Very nice app, but I don’t take subscriptions ### 3/5 — It's all right, but… *2025-03-28, version 2.8.1* It's a great synth, but I constantly have trouble freezing tracks… ### 5/5 — Exceptional *2025-03-10, version 2.8* Love the app, I just would like to know why GarageBand will not let me use the control settings for anything? They all have locks on the main buttons at the top. ### 5/5 — GarageBand kompatibilitás probléma *2025-02-28, version 2.8* A program amúgy zseniális .. , de a GarageBand - ban nem működik rendesen sajnos mint av hangszer , illetve teljesen bizonytalanul és kiszámíthatatlanul viselkedik ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Infuriating *2026-07-25, version 2.8.1* Notes disappear in GarageBand, full sequences gone. I have the latest 2026 IPad Air. Previously happened on my older IPad. ### 1/5 — It Crashes *2025-10-04, version 2.8.1* App keeps crashing ### 1/5 — Non suona in Camelot. *2025-09-10, version 2.8.1* Non resta memorizzato nel programma Camelot. Suona solo se apri l’Auv3. Se cambi brano e poi ci torni non suona più ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-07-30, version 2.8.1* Horror ### 1/5 — It doesn't work like inter APP *2025-06-10, version 2.8.1* I love this APP , but Unfortunately It doesn't work in GARAGE BAND and Logic Pro like Audio Unit :( Always error. Please fix the bug. ### 1/5 — Does not work any longer with GarageBand ? Why ? *2025-05-20, version 2.8.1* I don’t know why but D1 and FMPlayer don’t work any longer with GarageBand ? 🤷🏼‍♂️ ### 1/5 — Early Impressions *2025-04-18, version 2.8.1* App crashes frequently on an iPadPro iOS 18.4. Evaluating, but so far not ready for prime time. ### 1/5 — Wählt die bessere Alternative, think twice *2025-02-10, version 2.8* Nachdem diese app den Besitzer gewechselt hat hier mein Ratschlag: kauft besser ‘King of FM: DX Synth/E Piano’, vom ursprünglichen Entwickler dieser app, absolute Empfehlung! Hat die identischen presets und viele weitere mehr, ist ein one time purchase ohne subscription und hat keine Tracker. Now that this app has changed hands, my advice is to buy 'King of FM: DX Synth/E Piano' from the original developer of this app, highly recommended! It has the identical presets and many more, is a one time purchase without subscription and has no trackers. ### 1/5 — Don’t update *2025-02-08, version 2.8* Not bug fixing. Lock purchased app to works only with subcription now. ### 1/5 — New developer did bad to this App! *2025-02-08, version 2.7* They changed a fantastic App into a subscription App, added trackers and the App always tries to access the Internet first, which is very inconvenient while using it. Cannot recommend anymore! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mr *2026-04-14, version 2.8.1* Great app collecting all and love the way they play and the amount of variety ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2026-04-07, version 2.8.1* Awesome! ### 5/5 — E J M *2026-04-03, version 2.8.1* This app. Kicks out some very professional sounds and it’s so cool the idea of musicians helping make something for other musicians . Awesome . I still remember that night ,…I downloaded my very first AudioKit app,..it was this app but In the beginning of it all ,…what really drew me to loving its sound was always the deep & rich REVERB YOU ALL INVENTED ,..I STILL CAN SEE THE FIRST FEW TIMES PLAYING ON IT. ,..TWEAKING THE REV. DEPTH,..EVERY APP SINCE FROM YOU ALL STILL HAS THE BEST REVERB SOUND ,AND I STILL LOVE IT ,…Thanx for all you’ve done for Musicians who were deemed un Essential ,…the biggest mistake Ever said , concerning one Human trait that rivals sex , Food , Thirst for Power and Bbloood ,..My family Tttren Da, earuagua , will be taking over , …I mean renting the apartment next door ,…..sorry I went full DRAC. FOR A SECOND,……THANKS THOUGH FOR GIVE US THE COOLEST FREE APPS AT A REALLY LOW TIME ,…and being there through Covid to lift our spirits out of the Sea of lies , Horse Paste And ( DIS - Mal - and - Mis information,…. WTH it’s all Data just look up the answers for your damn self ,…fact Checkers ,…ahhhhh,…..those were good times ### 5/5 — Review *2026-01-22, version 2.8.1* This is a great music making tool! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-01-05, version 2.8.1* Actually, it makes stupendous actually ### 5/5 — FM Player Versatile Addition to any Creator *2025-11-10, version 2.8.1* I have been learning how to utilize this resource and it has beautiful creative features to modify and personalize endless variations for my music needs going forward Thanx for the App ### 5/5 — iPad DX-7 *2025-10-23, version 2.8.1* I was fortunate to have a buddy who loaned me his DX-7 for a couple of months a few years back. This little virtual synth is an excellent emulation of the original with a few original sounds of its own. I use it with a controller for studio-quality sound. ### 5/5 — Excellent choice *2025-10-12, version 2.8.1* Audio kit has done it again ### 5/5 — Excellent sounds *2025-09-24, version 2.8.1* This is a great little app. It’s got all the wonderful sounds you’ll ever need. ### 5/5 — This actually sounds better than a DX7 to me *2025-08-02, version 2.8.1* Yeah, this actually sounds better than the DH seven to me but I just got on the app and I’m trying to go through the sounds and I’m being bombarded with the writer review portal app --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*