How to Use Everything in MASSIVE X | Native Instruments

[@lost_valley]

I was skeptical at first with Massive X but once I began to understand it then it became the only synth I use in my productions.There is something about its audio engine that makes it so easy to blend with drum synths and vocals. Kudos Native Instruments for this fantastic piece of software

[@olastrandh2977]

Matt wins the award for most intelligible human. Thanks for a great vid!

[@RandomNoiseMusic]

Im super glad NI are making this deep dive on Massive X. Its a complex instrument only because it is an extremely powerful and beautiful beast. Yes it has some issues, and the visual feedback may not be the best or easiest experience, but once you get a hang of it you start to realize how this is a synth that can stay relevant for many many years to come, capable of making rich and unique sounds like no other synth at that level. Its like having the power of Reaktor in a simpler and easier form

[@PascalM-ld9xn]

I don't like white GUI 👎

[@VKJ85]

@@PascalM-ld9xn You can change it to Theme (Dark).

[@DBTHEPLUG]

@@PascalM-ld9xn 👎

[@buttermilkjudas]

@@PascalM-ld9xn you can change it to a dark theme.

[@lost_valley]

"power of Reaktor in a simpler and easier form". Exactly how I would describe massive x in a few words

[@Alfred_English]

Got this in the Komplete bundle and thought I'd never use it. I'm more familiar with Vital, and I love that Vital is free. However, the amount of fantastic presets in the komplete 14 standard bundle is mindblowing. I'll be flicking through these presets for the next decade. Shoutout to all the sound designers who worked on these patches, it's inspiring

[@electropunkzero]

I’ve come back to Massive a year later and I am able to make sense of it a lot better. This video was a huge help

[@itsruiguerreiro]

Fantastic job you guys are doing with this new "How to Use Everything..." series! Please do more :) Thank you!

[@giuseppelentini9140]

I was under the impression this synth needed an in depth tutorial, it's actually one of the most avantgarde synth architectures I ever saw, hearing it's structure so well explained is fascinating.

[@NativeInstruments]

Thank you! Have fun with those oscillators 🪢

[@PascalM-ld9xn]

For the price with expansions OMNISPHERE is for me far better

[@mefflecakes]

Great job. Thanks for doing these videos NI, it makes your products so much easier to understand. I know you're not going to do it just because I ask, but it'd be great if you did this for more of your products where possible 👍

[@NativeInstruments]

Thanks Aaron, that's actually what we aim for!

[@gapjunctionmusic]

❤

[@adsupermusone8875]

Massive is such a great plugin, so complex and amazing sounds to choose from!

[@kimr45]

I have this awesome synth and I've only been using the presets and tweaking them a bit, not really understanding what I'm doing. This tutorial (more like a course) is well explained and easy to understand. I look forward to opening this synth and following along and figuring it out!

[@mitchellrcohen]

Wow saw this was 1.5 hours and I’m in heaven!!!!! Thank you from Berklee in Boston!

[@Junboe]

Thank you, Native Instruments!!

[@PascalM-ld9xn]

Fanboy 😁

[@KnzoVortex]

honestly, I love Massive X. A lot of people complained about how it's not the next Phase Plant do-everything synth or whatever and complaining at the lack of user wavetables like it's a crime or something, but I think that's all part of its design philosophy/ethos. Massive X doesn’t really want to bring you to new sounds from the modern bass music perspective of infinite resampling and the rabbit hole of wavetable production/discovery. Instead, it keeps that dimension simple and to the point. In addition to giving the synth it's own charachter, it also invites the user to focus more on the other parts of the synth, qhich are honestly really interesting, unique and inspiring. To me this is honestly quite refreshing as I don't find the task of hunting down or carefully crafting wavetables particularly exciting. I feel like Massive X invites you to have a more holistic approach the synth which I'm a big fan of. The signal routing section is reaaally sick, so much interesting stuff you can do, the oscillator bend modes are really gnarly and sick. the MSEG moduator is so cracked (it's actually so good tho), the effects are nice, some of the modulators are pretty unique too. The synth kinda gives me a west coast vibe with all it's modularity, feedback capabilities, bend modes, etc that's kinda hard to come by, and in a really well crafted way imo. Personally, from this perspective I'm kinda glad you can't import wavetables.

[@jenslempke7501]

People ALWAYS complain when they can't import their own wavetables/samples. In other words, they want 20 synths sounding the same 😊. Instead, they should learn how to appriciate each instruments specific soundengine(-s) and character. Like it would have been a real instrument.

[@Chad.Ziodynecock]

og massive faced the same complaints i also find the kids' obsession with importing wavetables to be absurd. people have made and are still making very good music (musical music, not intricately textured farts) with just a few basic analog oscillators. wavetables shipped with the massives are even more flexible and will last anyone a lifetime before they need to image-to-wavetable peenus.png into their music i don't yet have MX, but i quite enjoy what i've heard from demos. it has a diverse range of sounds and sits in a sweet spot where it's not another analog wannabe, but also not full of the dying gargles typical of a synth that allows its users to fold a wavetable 1000 times

[@TracingFlares]

Massive X could benefit from really needed new feautures. There are sooo many ideas you can not do. Its still my favorite though because all other stuff is even worse!!! ITS SEEMS TO ME... that the whole synth industry has come to a creative stop!!!! Have written the plan, functions and interfaces for a new synth with lot of functions that are new, usefull and much much effective for music creation. Wrote to Fabfilter... no answer... what about you guys there at native instruments... you want to hear about the project. Have all details for production. Just need a company with good programmers😅

[@PascalM-ld9xn]

OMNISPHERE wins 😉

[@KnzoVortex]

@@PascalM-ld9xn Not really tbh, for me anyways, I mean they’re different. Massive X feels a lot more integrated with all its capabilities and also just flat out has more options for interactions between different elements of the synth (the routing section esp the fm and feedback possibilities). As I said massive X kind of gives off the ethos of a characterful modular setup, which I really enjoy about it. Omnisphere is kind of the original do it all synth powerhouse with soundtrack composers and such as a core audience I feel like, which I don’t really feel like I need at this point. If you want a more feature stacked multi engine powerhouse synth like that UVI Falcon is kind of in the lead by now. Falcon is just mind boggling, if you haven’t checked it out, it’s ridiculous.

[@robnzombiz]

This tutorial is golden!! I loved the sounds of massive x but was really struggling to figure what was going on in the interface... perfectly explained! I think, at least in my opinion, if the UI would have an animation (like the playhead in serum), massive x would be the best

[@paulguy2545]

Although I now fully understand how Modulation works in MASSIVE X & others like SERUM from Xfer Records etc, I found this video VERY helpful; the way you explain whats going on very simply. I'm getting to understand better now how things like Phase Modulation introduces Harmonic Under & Overtones (I already knew about hamonics, and the Fundamental). If I was a complete newbie to synthesis and this particular synth, I think it would have helped me in Less time to understand than the few years it has already! THanks man!!

[@NativeInstruments]

Amazing Paul! 🙏

[@kizu5451]

i never knew synthesisers were this amazing, i can make my own Electric Piano basically

[@mystikrebel1089]

Just the tutorial i needed as I just downloaded an expansion for Massive X ten mins back

[@blankmode888]

Needed this.. This will be my main video to watch on the daily, to check my progress. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@heddshot87]

About time. This plugin is so slept on, sounds way better than many popular synths both in it's core and effects, and you get such interesting sounds from it!

[@adonnimodeste8688]

I'm not a sound designer but I can say I been making better sounds using Massive X compared to using Serum. It'll be nice if you guys can do more Massive X sound design tutorials!

[@bob]

kudos to Native Instruments 🙌🏾

[@fatemeetsluck]

I'm still working through this guide but already am seeing how to make some nasty insane bass sounds. This VST is probably the best virtual instrument I've ever bought.

[@PascalM-ld9xn]

Work for NI ?

[@gesslr]

I just discovered this “everything” series. These are fantastic. Thanks!

[@LABlukas]

Oh Yes! These Videos have so much value!

[@TheHutchMusic]

A huge help to me. Thank you, Matt. ... what more do we need?

[@cinamynj]

You guys gotta regularly update this app, I swear it’d pop off with more updates

[@samjaush6309]

Wow! Wow! Mat! Though it was overwhelming for you, you tried your level best of explaining, which was very informative, as usual. Thank you!

[@BeauTylerMakesMusic]

Great notes @matnetik! Killed it as usual!

[@allisonwestbrook4171]

Someone might've said this already, but if you're following along, and you use the Blank template, then you need to connect OSC 1 to your output as seen Routing in his lower panel. It won't be connected at default. Which also means that at 7:53, where he turns up OSC 2, you have to connect the second OSC to get any output also.

[@sbeezynukka]

Thank you NI! Y’all have been knocking it out the park with these videos!

[@YanSerov-vn5ob]

Great job. Thanks for doing these videos NI, it makes your products so much easier to understand. I know you're not going to do it just because I ask, but it'd be great if you did this for more of your products where possible

[@NativeInstruments]

Hey Yan, we're glad you find our tutorial helpful. We definitely plan on doing this for more products, so stay tuned!

[@PascalM-ld9xn]

Generic digital sound to my ears 😮

[@beatsgalore4sure452]

This is the best synth for making sounds nobody has ever heard before. Doesn't get the love it deserves. However this is not a synth for beginners.

[@PascalM-ld9xn]

No this is not the best, there are plenty 😉

[@rizzbod]

Thank you, loved this tutorial so much. Everything to the point to get started making insane. Sounds

[@MinimalEncourager]

God tier tutorial. And what a stunning synth. By far the sweetest sounding synth I've tried. This is now the first thing I open up when I start a song, and I feel like this tutorial really pushed me forward. Thanks!

[@amado7760]

Thank you so much Matt and NI, I was looking for something exactly like this. Perfect timing.

[@NativeInstruments]

Awesome 🔥

[@benjamindover4337]

Highly under rated synth, really good

[@stefanengel4714]

Massive X is a very good sounding synth, and finally there is a tutorial from Native Instruments to show all functions, awesome. May I order a "How to Use Everything in Kontour / Rounds / Playbox (especially the FX section).

[@borisnativeinstruments]

Matt is connecting all my open ends on Massive X!!🔥🔥🔥

[@AT-eh2eo]

Excellent tutorial! I would love a nerd out vid on the oscillator section, with some in depth instance uses for like kang and Kong and whatnot

[@albert-stefanstancu4634]

Thank you Native Instruments, and good luck with the Izotope acquisition! I Just love it!

[@DavidGarcia5300]

Had no idea Massive X was sol comprehensive! must admit that as a guy who usually uses the stock sounds, playing with the dials a bit until I get what I want, after watching this video, I think I will delve into myths like Massive X and see what I can come up with. Than so much! Very Helpful!

[@Daniel-sYouTube]

You will enter a new dimension, look forward to it ;)

[@furiobisotti8150]

Extremely good video manual. I consider myself an expert synth user but I have always found Massive X too complex. Now it's much easier because I understood the basic bricks. Well done!

[@rjbush7955]

Excellent video. Had MX since it’s release and only really skimmed over its features. This has definitely helped to understand MX better and create my own patches.

[@WilmarBoer]

Very extensive walkthrough of Massive X. Very helpfull! Great! Please, make this a standard for every NI-plugin. Is "how to use everything..." a playlist yet?

[@BubbaSatori]

Hopefully it will be a playlist. Extremely helpful videos.

[@NativeInstruments]

Sounds like a plan!

[@sonicgems]

@@NativeInstruments Super 8 next?

[@gokhan9395]

really happy with this tutorial.. this helped me a lot to understand this great synthesizer.

[@MGzzMusic]

Great video, excellent info, great pace, great explanations and demonstrations

[@jidbangaz5705]

i had this thing for yeeeeeaaars. so challenging for me, thanks man. awesome job...

[@OCHERii]

Great vid!! Absolutely one of the top 5 synths out there…

[@tristan_mcdonald]

I'd really love to see MPE support on Massive X

[@mudi2000a]

Thank you guys. Massive X sounds absolutely fantastic.

[@philmassey931]

Great video thank you. Been using X for sometime but videos like this open your eyes to things you may have missed and inspire you in new directions. More please😀

[@whitenoisebe]

These videos is what NI should focus on more! Nice one 👍

[@EvilDragon666]

Missed a huge important point that Exciter Envelope is largely supposed to be used to trigger comb filter - which is exactly why it's called like that - to excite/ping out the filter. :) Other than that, pretty great rundown!

[@EvilDragon666]

@@gowoke_gobroke The one and only! :D

[@pedrolo3821]

please thank you very much for this content because it is sometimes difficult to find clear explanations on the use of the parameters in vst synthesizers. as a suggestion I would ask you to create this same content but in other languages for example Spanish because there is very little content in my language being one of the most spoken languages in the world.

[@chandeleerjet5637]

I can't beleive I havent been using Massive X. I got a bunch of free expansions for Massive X when I got Komplete and never tried them because presets are usually cheesy when companies drop them but these were all very usable sounds. Really shows the versatility of the synth

[@Daniel-sYouTube]

The standard library presets are so good that I got myself a Komplete update this year mainly to get more Massive X presets. This video helps a lot in using Massive X.

[@kishorekumarmayya7824]

Better late than never 🙂 All of your products need this !!!

[@piet245]

Thank you for this very very detailed tutorial. I would very much like to see more of that.👍👍😊😊

[@OperculumAudio]

Thanks for the video. I've spent hours programming sounds inside MX. I have a few ideas for version 2.0 01. A second main filter to run in serial or parallel. 02. A trigger system that allows the ADSR on an envelope to be changed to different states/positions per each new key played. (Sort of like how Rounds is a sequenced synth, I think it would be cool to have in MX a feature where I could play the same note several times, and each time the key is played, the specific item being modulated is changed by a set amount. This would give the synth patch being played, a more human like quality with each new keystroke being a different one of set value. I know this could be done using the VR to some degree, but VR is usually predetermined points. This could even go into the realm of sequencing the pitch, similar to Rounds, again, how one can play a few notes, wait a moment, and continued playing, and the melodic sequence continues playing as programmed by the sound designer. Right now the best option is to use the Performer tab, but there is only sync, and retrigger mode. Nothing that functions as a sequencer and remembers the last note before continuing on to the next value set. I hope I am making sense! 03. Panning options for individuals oscillators. 04. A way to use Wavetable Oscillator 1 as an Aux to effect the sound of the WT Oscillator 2 as a separate output, so to retain the original WT Osc 2 sound on top of having the new Aux WT 2 sound output. 05. A way to assign multiple specific notes to each Oscillator in order to create custom chords. Right now, it is limited to 2 notes per oscillator. I achieve this by going into Envelope 2, setting the sustain to max, dragging Envelope 2 over WT Oscillator's pitch mod. Next I set from Polyphony to Mono. The limitation is that only a max of 2 different notes can be set. If I want to get 3 notes within 1 Oscillator, I then have to rely on WT Oscillator 2. 06. 3 more Insert effect Slots and 3 more Stereo Effects slots. 07. 1 more WT Oscillator 08. Sync-able Envelopes to Host I know this list may seem like a lot to ask for, but I use Massive X in EVERY project! Such an great synth with a beautiful clean sound. Thanks NI!

[@Rionkeys]

How does programming work? I'm new into this.

[@OperculumAudio]

@@Rionkeys I don't mean literal programming like computer language. I mean, dialing knobs until i find a sweet spot for the sound I'm trying to create

[@Rionkeys]

@@OperculumAudio Oh, you mean sound designing. Thank you for taking your time for this.

[@MarkusWeigeltDE]

Hey guys! Can you do a How To use everything in Guitar Rig 6? 😁

[@joost3783]

Honestly I've heard a lot of backlash about massive X but now that I actually have been using it for a few weeks I think it's quite a good update. It sounds very nice and it is very nice to use. Easy on the eyes etc. Nice job

[@NativeInstruments]

Many thanks for the feedback, that's good to hear!

[@uwebaganz5144]

Massive x is my go to synth, i use really a lot, it's amazing and versatile, i love it ❤️😎👍

[@NativeInstruments]

No doubts about it Uwe 🚀

[@djcontour]

I’ve had massive x for years and decided to learn it since it’s similar to serum. Great video and straight forward. I guess my question is in the routing. It looked like he didn’t do anything with this at all during the early phase. Is every change global until there is a change in the routing panel, then everything had to be routed? Or do I have to route everything every time?

[@AndrewFolts]

Killer tutorial! When using Noise, it seems as though some sounds (like "White") are the same for each hit, while others ("Sleepy Bow") change with each hit. Is there any way to keep a Noise.sound the same for every hit?

[@JohnnyLoDown]

Wow! Can't wait to dig into this video! Thank you for making it 🙂❤️

[@Muuuzzzi]

Great video how does one adjust the master tuning?

[@allanckny]

You guys did the kontakt 7, now the massive. Please do the battery next!

[@happysuperman4649]

Hi, Sir ! How to locate ( find) the preset (nksf file ) that I just imported from third party company like ADSR ? Thank you !!

[@NativeInstruments]

Our synth support team will be happy to help! Feel free to contact us directly through the form over here 👉 bit.ly/n1synt

[@happysuperman4649]

@@NativeInstruments Thank you

[@colognialist1964]

Great Explanation Matt. Thank you.

[@ravihingrickrude7506]

Incredibly helpful! Thank you!

[@ScoringStageEu]

finally an all in one tutorial

[@idanhalpern1609]

On Massive X's launch any change to the envelope hasn't been reflected in the visualizer, which was a static image. Same still applies for Random LFO. Make it move like Vital and Phaseplant does, so that we can actually see what's going on.

[@tristan_mcdonald]

If you use Bitwig's modulators you can see the dials moving in Massive X (or any synth)

[@theaccidentalsorcerer]

Thank you so much! This was great :)

[@electropunkzero]

Ok, I'm going to give this a shot. I've tried to approach Massive X but it feels so foreign and awkward to me. Mostly because there are tons of options that I am clueless about. But I also miss the visual feedback. I haven't found anything yet that makes me go, "oh, THATS when I would reach for this one" Let's see if I can make it through this video and change my mind, because I do want to like it.

[@andyisacsson7503]

Excellent tutorial

[@Dudderlyful]

Last Christmas by Wham! Is amazing though. Surprisingly interesting synth! Great work Mr Pilz, happy Friday everyone!

[@pavindurathnayake97]

Thanks for the video, Love Massive X 🔥

[@laureven]

Massive (not X) tutorial was more clear when explaining oscillators, because NI put more work and in editing, they added scope visualisation, so we were able to see how the sound looked like, and it was easier to remember what each modulating element was doing to the operator. If this tutorial was produced by standard KZbinr then this is absolutely Spectacular tutorial, But :) because this is released by multi Million company, than I will call it good tutorial. It is much, much easier to remember how something sound if also we can see it :)

[@amenobach1468]

Hello, Thank you for your media! I have some question. Can I use splice's massive preset on the Massive 'X'?

[@tombuur]

It's an excellent tutorial. Couldn't be better. However, what is not so great is Massive X itself. I am not a synth guy, but have decided to find out what's behind the presets so that I can better tweak them myself. I have downloaded a demo of Arturia Pigments, and it seems much better structured than Massive X. Easier to understand in every way. It even has a built in tutorial. Black Friday is a few weeks ahead. I already have Massive X as part of Komplete, but I will nevertheless spend some more money to get Pigments and invest my learning there.

[@kingprince2742]

@3:00 your library of Expansions are Showing. I purchased 10 Expansions and none of them are showing. I've deleted the Massive X Folder in the Library (holding option) & have given all the access necessary, But still none of my New Expansions are showing up in Massive X. Help, because Native Instruments keeps directing me back to the Community and that has been a dead end. For 5 years now I can't get Native Access to install half of my Downloads.

[@jackstheraptor2791]

The flat/minimal kind of design makes this beast a bit confusing. But it's really not that confusing. Thin lines inside the UI and low contrast between sections may contribute a bit to overall sense of confusion. But you will get used to it pretty quickly and will completely switch from the old one.

[@jcpianoman]

This video was extremely thorough and informative without wasting time. This helped me get started in Massive X! I do have a question about touch sensitivity. There are a few presets that have touch sensitivity and others don't. I know the response will be the T1-T4 parameters, but I completely zeroed out T-1-T4, in fact I cleared every assignment on the patch, and there was still touch sensitivity. I tried comparing an init patch with the patch that had the touch sensitivity and I couldn't find anywhere to turn this feature on and off. Any suggestions?

[@NativeInstruments]

Hey, our synth support team will be happy to answer any questions you have. Feel free to get in touch with us here: bit.ly/n1synt

[@tyto_de]

That’s just perfect. Thanks! ❤️

[@TheMcShay]

What an impressive instrument!

[@m9cao]

so do you want add some features? like sequencer, custom wavetable, wavetable editor

[@TheVoltar100]

Very Nice explanation !

[@JayJanePhotography]

Is it possible to use multiple instances of this as plugins in Sonar? I get the same sound on each track with Massive on, the settings are duplicated, even if I set them on different MIDI channels. What can I do to use different versions of Massive sound on different tracks?

[@Markrspooner]

Great to see a tutorial on this. Would love you to also do your other synths, though it you do Reaktor you might need longer than 1 1/2 hours 😂

[@nathaniel_eras]

Nice job. Very helpful

[@gamerturniton3081]

Question, are ewe getting an update sometime soon? We feel you guys abandoned the development of Massive X. We do really enjoy the quality of the sounds and the fun to make new ones. Any updates soon? Drivers updates, new features, new gui?

[@markquavertune2003]

Thank you for the helpful and informative video .Even though I have been using Masive X for a while I learned quite a few things .Three feature requests that I have .The performer module have full steps 1 to 24 .Could they have half steps .This is because I use these alot with pitch sweeps .I would like to have half or even semi steps between the notes .The time signature is a little limmited .Even custom .I tried to have a signature of 11 / 4 . I was not able to enter this time signature .The third is .Would the symbols in the switcher LFO be able to be customised in their order .This because sometimes I like to cycle with automation .Or to have a skip symbol by greying out the symbol in question ?

[@matnetik]

In the video I show how to change the vertical grid 24 steps to 12 so you can use it by semitone at 54:18 - hope this helps!

[@indorr]

Question.if I'm happy with the sound and record while playing.can I Stop any moment and adjust ,correct or replace sound marked on track or do that without even recording?just by placing sounds here and there and play to see how it all sounds ike in old fast tracker II ? Also I'm thinking of making mostly ambient/background for tracks with real drums and guitars etc .is library really that big. Or it would be waste of money for me as I could grab another software that I could just put some ambient/synth sounds and record the rest?

[@stiffiron]

Super helpful! Thank you! 🙂

[@RundFyrkant]

1:12:25 Wow sounds amazing!

[@Yuniek]

How to find a new preset , a preset that you get in Splice for example

[@jihunjang6684]

Very Helpful. Thank you : )

[@WOZARTWEBB]

Well explained tutorial on everything in Massive X. Just curious as to which version are you using? the looks are different. I'm using v.1.0.0 (R116).

[@RonTheFlyingDutchman]

How do I use the stereo delay with sync options 1/4, 1/4T, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T etc? I can always use Replika XT but I wonder if Massive X can do it as well.

[@beatsgalore4sure452]

Simple click on where you see rhe 1/4 1/8 with your mouse drag up or down and it changes the delay on either side.

[@RonTheFlyingDutchman]

@@beatsgalore4sure452 in my case I see 10 times 1/16, 5 times for left and 5 times for right.

[@phelper4554]

Im really missing the stepped sequencer from massive 1 with his great random features… also I’m really missing the random global feature from massive 1

[@billygoat6814]

Should i Buy this, Serum or something like V Collection? I want to dive into synthesis and learn to make any sound i can think of

[@NativeInstruments]

Massive X is great if you wanna get into a wave table synth. Here are some extra resources if you wanna get started right away: bit.ly/2KPjDZ1 🤘