Opinions on MassiveX

[chk071]

Also, for those who have both MassiveX and Synthmaster2 (also has a sweet discount at the moment), how would you compare the two?

Sounds a hundred times better to me.

Generally, it has its flaws. But, the sound is the most important for me, and MX definitely delivers.

[v1o]

Well its a wavetable synth not a subtractive one. Wavetable synths are not exactly known for being warm. Traditionally wavetable synths like the Waldorfs and PPGs of this world have been described as either glassy or metallic in timbre.

Have you tried Diva, Repro, Monark and the Legend? Did you not like them.

No.
Massive X is a wavetable subtractive synth, like Massive

Then so is the PPG. As far as I know all Wavetable synths have filters.

[glokraw]

If MassiveX used the U-he registration scheme, I'd buy it
when on sale. Too many great instruments here already,
I can't justify full retail anymore. I like it's raw waveforms
with some effects chains added. The presets go far beyond that,
show what real sound designers can drag up out of the dungeon

[khaosgott]

Thanks a lot for all the input, seeing so much opposing opinions is not helping to make a decision.

As far as it's complexity, how does it compare to Massive1, Serum or native Live tools? Unfortunately Im not the greatest synthesis guy, so it is important to have a software that will be simple enough for a dumb person like myself to have a good starting point.

Thanks again

[DJ Warmonger]

Massive X is awesome, probably my new favourite. I was even going to write a blog about that

[Stirner]

For me MassiveX is very inspiring. I'm not a good patcher and usually work with presets but with MassiveX creating sounds is very easy to do - patches create themselves without much work.

The sound engine is very impressive of course, so most patches sound fine, but it's also the selection of available tools. There are not many wavetables/filters/effects - but they are very unique und carefully selected and each of them offers a lot of flexibility. It's not like Omnisphere and Avenger where you have 100 filters, 50 effects and 1000 wavetables, which is fine, but I prefer to choose between 10 unique alternatives, each of them being excellent, than to browse through 10 times more choices where most of them sound similar. It's better for my workflow.

[timwest]

Massive X is a great synth. I really love it. The quality of the filters is amazing.

[Spencer Maddox]

I too really like Massive X.

I was originally disappointed but I’ve kinda grown on it.
You have the wavetables they give you and the powerful morphing tools they give you and everything they give you and you can’t add anything else like Say a Serum where you can drop hundreds of wavetables in and try.
But I’m some ways that forces you to really squeeze the sonic potential out of what they give you and you can really make a lot of Sick sounds with what it is...


Still would like them to add a WT import function however. Heck I just wanna add some of those classic original massive wavetables in it

[DJ Warmonger]

Alright, blog landed: https://djwarmonger.wordpress.com/2019/ ... eat-synth/

[Dencheg]

Well its a wavetable synth not a subtractive one. Wavetable synths are not exactly known for being warm. Traditionally wavetable synths like the Waldorfs and PPGs of this world have been described as either glassy or metallic in timbre.

Have you tried Diva, Repro, Monark and the Legend? Did you not like them.

No.
Massive X is a wavetable subtractive synth, like Massive

Then so is the PPG. As far as I know all Wavetable synths have filters.

I assume the metallic character is not a direct implication of wavetables, as "classic" oscillators are subsets of wavetables (at least mathematically). I think it's more about the way the wavetables get interpolated or designed in the first place.

[Stefken]

If you are going for simple, I would choose another synth.
Also not really an alternative for Serum imo.
I would e.g. consider something like Icarus2 or Spire.

[chk071]

Well its a wavetable synth not a subtractive one. Wavetable synths are not exactly known for being warm. Traditionally wavetable synths like the Waldorfs and PPGs of this world have been described as either glassy or metallic in timbre.

Have you tried Diva, Repro, Monark and the Legend? Did you not like them.

No.
Massive X is a wavetable subtractive synth, like Massive

Then so is the PPG. As far as I know all Wavetable synths have filters.

I assume the metallic character is not a direct implication of wavetables, as "classic" oscillators are subsets of wavetables (at least mathematically). I think it's more about the way the wavetables get interpolated or designed in the first place.

Yep.

[EnGee]

I didn't like it at first (when first it came out) but after the major update, it is now from my favourite synths

It sounds bigger and more detailed than Massive 1, but the presets are the same NI style so it is a continuous to Massive 1 but more complex due to the synth is more complex than Massive 1. Personally I "love" NI style of sounds because they are into sci-fi kind of sounds.

It is digital, no doubt about it, but it sounds great IMO. I like it more than Serum and much more than SynthMaster 1 or 2 (in some point I had them both, but I don't now). So, for $99 (the discount price, right?) it worth it absolutely especially if you have a good CPU. It doesn't use that much really, maybe average preset uses 15 to 30% of my Ryzen 1600x which is average CPU these days.

Anyway, maybe SynthMaster is a better buy if you want more Dance presets to start with, so it is not exactly about which one sounds better or more detailed, but which one you are going to use more!

[Buckster]

Anyone know the discounted price for UK please

Can't get it to show me a final.price without giving my full details

I suspect it will add VAT

[el-bo (formerly ebow)]

Anyone know the discounted price for UK please

Can't get it to show me a final.price without giving my full details

I suspect it will add VAT

If it’s any help, there was nothing added onto the listes price on my recent order (Europe).