KVR Audio

Lilshaun94 · Post by **Lilshaun94** » Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:28 pm

If guys. Do you think Massive X is a good vst to use at this point? Or is it still a cpu hog on windows based machines?

Sinisterbr · Post by **Sinisterbr** » Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:37 pm

TBH, I never understood why people consider it a CPU hog. It was never that heavy on my old i5-2500, and even less now that I got a R3600. Most synths I own are heavier than MX.

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:39 pm

Lilshaun94 wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:28 pm If guys. Do you think Massive X is a good vst to use at this point? Or is it still a cpu hog on windows based machines?

Been successfully using Massive X since it's premiere, very happy with it. Great sound, multitude of options in menageable GUI. No performance issues here either ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:57 pm

FotoxBr wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:26 pm There is still an unsolved GUI issue with Massive X in the latest versions of Ableton Live.

Only the latest version - which just came out, so it's hardly some long-lasting bug that's been ignored - NI say they know the cause and will have a fix soon, which is pretty on the ball really.

FotoxBr · Post by **FotoxBr** » Mon Sep 27, 2021 8:17 pm

aMUSEd wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:57 pm
FotoxBr wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:26 pm There is still an unsolved GUI issue with Massive X in the latest versions of Ableton Live.
Only the latest version - which just came out, so it's hardly some long-lasting bug that's been ignored - NI say they know the cause and will have a fix soon, which is pretty on the ball really.

It is only fixed when it is fixed.

rezoneight · Post by **rezoneight** » Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:25 am

Ploki wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 3:57 pm
spacepluk wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:51 pm iirc Rosetta converts the binaries. Maybe it's pre-converted? I have no idea if that's a thing.
no.
There's also no conversion on the disk space going on.
Rosetta is a realtime emulation layer, you don't have double of everything on your drive.

Incorrect. Rosetta 2 does both just-in-time and ahead-of-time translation. It is not an emulation layer. There is also good support in the M1 hardware for Rosetta 2 which is why some Intel software runs faster on M1 than on Intel.

Ploki · Post by **Ploki** » Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:03 am

rezoneight wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:25 am
Ploki wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 3:57 pm
spacepluk wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:51 pm iirc Rosetta converts the binaries. Maybe it's pre-converted? I have no idea if that's a thing.
no.
There's also no conversion on the disk space going on.
Rosetta is a realtime emulation layer, you don't have double of everything on your drive.
Incorrect. Rosetta 2 does both just-in-time and ahead-of-time translation. It is not an emulation layer. There is also good support in the M1 hardware for Rosetta 2 which is why some Intel software runs faster on M1 than on Intel.

my bad.
However i dont think massive x is pre-rosetta’d

rezoneight · Post by **rezoneight** » Tue Sep 28, 2021 4:42 pm

Ploki wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:03 am
rezoneight wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 1:25 am
Ploki wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 3:57 pm
spacepluk wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:51 pm iirc Rosetta converts the binaries. Maybe it's pre-converted? I have no idea if that's a thing.
no.
There's also no conversion on the disk space going on.
Rosetta is a realtime emulation layer, you don't have double of everything on your drive.
Incorrect. Rosetta 2 does both just-in-time and ahead-of-time translation. It is not an emulation layer. There is also good support in the M1 hardware for Rosetta 2 which is why some Intel software runs faster on M1 than on Intel.
my bad.
However i dont think massive x is pre-rosetta’d

The translation and a stored binary should happen the first time it launches since its Intel-only at the moment and not a universal binary.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:16 pm

Hotfix update is out.

Vortifex · Post by **Vortifex** » Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:39 pm

Edited

dvnation · Post by **dvnation** » Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:43 pm

v1o · Post by **v1o** » Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:21 am

Xbucket · Post by **Xbucket** » Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:47 am

massive x´s knobs don't work in the m1 beta of Ableton. In the latest normal version of live it doesn't have this problem.

Xbucket · Post by **Xbucket** » Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:52 am

... when using that plugin-configure button on the plugin in the bottom row it works.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:00 pm

dvnation wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 9:43 pm

Nice.

Massive X 1.6.1 update (September 2025)!