Massive X - the thread

[EvilDragon]

If anyone is missing Acid filter from OG Massive, don't cry. Asimov is IT (follow it with some tanh distortion)!

https://app.box.com/s/0rrgh9ovmityl74h8phdijq351m4bcdh

[Dartelec]

OK, after one week and three long learning sessions I have to admit that I really like Massive X - the sonic possibilities are enormous. It is really genuinely powerful synth. It may take long time to learn how to use it well in the actual music, however. Just my 2c.

[martinjuenke]

I think in 5 years MX is THE classic benchmark.

[Stefken]

Actually my wrist is hurting from using that UI. Never had that before.

It's because too much mouse movement is required to move the dials from 0 to maximum. It's twice as much as other synths.

Yep. Long term that could be become a serious issue.
If it persists, I'm kicking this synth to the curb.

[liv]

I think in 5 years MX is THE classic benchmark.

If not earlier.

[pdxindy]

I think in 5 years MX is THE classic benchmark.

of poor midi support

[Stefken]

of rsi machines.

[perpetual3]

Actually my wrist is hurting from using that UI. Never had that before.

It's because too much mouse movement is required to move the dials from 0 to maximum. It's twice as much as other synths.

Yep. Long term that could be become a serious issue.
If it persists, I'm kicking this synth to the curb.

Move the mouse/trackpad faster to speed up the knob movement. Fast movements for quick and large adjustments, slow for small and fine.

[perpetual3]

OK, after one week and three long learning sessions I have to admit that I really like Massive X - the sonic possibilities are enormous. It is really genuinely powerful synth. It may take long time to learn how to use it well in the actual music, however. Just my 2c.

Yes, I think there has been an intentional design to cater towards cinematic applications.

[perpetual3]

I love how MX arouses so much controversy I don't know/remember any other synth to be so MASSIVEly argued in recent years (but I don't follow topics of synths that I'm not interested in).
My toilet time is so entertaining now. Thank you guys

Lol!

[Stefken]

Actually my wrist is hurting from using that UI. Never had that before.

It's because too much mouse movement is required to move the dials from 0 to maximum. It's twice as much as other synths.

Yep. Long term that could be become a serious issue.
If it persists, I'm kicking this synth to the curb.

Move the mouse/trackpad faster to speed up the knob movement. Fast movements for quick and large adjustments, slow for small and fine.

Doesn't matter anymore. Who ever made this UI, is a complete idiot.
You can quote me on that.
(I do have loose ligaments, but I haven't had an RSI issue in like 20 years).

[Musicisbest]

I have to say, I like the GUI.

It was the first thing that caught my attention, looks cool.

[vurt]

you clearly arent after clicks on your channel

[felis]

I re-installed the demo. I figured it must have been user error why I couldn't get the presets to show up.
Only thing I could think of was that instead of using the default locations, I put the program in my vst folder.
I used the default locations for both the program and the presets,and they showed up and seem to be working fine.
I'll give it another try.

[realtrance]

OK, after one week and three long learning sessions I have to admit that I really like Massive X - the sonic possibilities are enormous. It is really genuinely powerful synth. It may take long time to learn how to use it well in the actual music, however. Just my 2c.

Yes, I think there has been an intentional design to cater towards cinematic applications.

Most if not all wavetable-based synths naturally lend themselves to long-held chords with evolving sounds; that makes most immediate use of their particular characteristics.

You can do anything else with them, too, especially the current generation, but it takes a little more practice and mastery, or limiting yourself to more conventional saw-square-sine subtractive, or any available FM capabilities.

What I do like is manually sweeping through wavetables, it’s like using an oscillator and filter at the same time.