Status

Available

Released

Dec 14th, 2011

Native Instruments' Massive lives up to its impressive name. Learn how to program this feature-rich virtual instrument in this revealing tutorial by synth specialist, Mo Volans...

Not big... Not huge... Nor gigantic... But MASSIVE! That’s exactly what this awesome powerhouse synth is all about! However, a massive synth needs a bit of massive explaining. That’s why we handed this project over to Mo Volans; Mo knows synthesis inside out. And in this tutorial you’ll get a road map of the essential functions, routings, waveforms and modulation options that make Massive such a unique synth and a sound designer’s dream come true!

Right from the beginning you’ll learn all about Massive’s basic design and synthesis modules. Mo starts out with a look at all of this synth’s oscillators and sound generators. Next up you’ll dive into the amazing multi-mode filters, effects and master sections. Once these main features are covered, Mo makes sure that you get a deep look at Massive’s more in-depth features: the advanced envelopes, complex modulators, as well as the different performance controls that lurk beneath the virtual faceplate of this NI beast.

The second part of this tutorial digs deeper into programming. There’s no better way to learn synthesis that by watching a pro like Mo Volans take the controls and build some sonic masterpieces from scratch.

So if you’re looking to design those really big, huge, gigantic, MASSIVE sounds, sit back and learn some cool synthesis techniques from MPV’s synth expert, Mo Volans.

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For a full list of the topics covered, see the Tutorial Outline
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• Chapter 1: Massive - Essentials
• 1: Getting To Know Massive
• 01:53
  1. Why Choose Massive?
• 05:51
  2. Some Example Patches
• 02:38
  3. What We’ll Be Covering Here
• 08:11
  4. Massive’s Main Oscillators
• 05:48
  5. The Modulation Oscillator
• 05:28
  6. The Noise and Feedback Generators
• 07:13
  7. Massive’s Multi-mode Filers
• 04:43
  8. The Master and Effects Sections
• 05:32
  9. Using the Patch and Attributes Browser
• 2: Advanced Features
• 04:55
  10. Assigning Massive’s Envelopes
• 05:07
  11. An Overview of Massive’s LFOs
• 02:53
  12. The Performance and Step Modulators
• 05:05
  13. The Option Tabs
• 04:45
  14. The Macro Controls
• 3: Essential Patches
• 04:10
  15. What Are Essential Patches?
• 05:04
  16. Saving and Loading Your Creations
• 06:58
  17. Choosing Your Oscillators
• 05:11
  18. Setting Up a Dynamic Filter
• 01:38
  19. The Amplitude Envelope
• 04:23
  20. Effects and Final Tweaks
• 04:45
  21. More Complex Oscillator Textures
• 04:40
  22. Subtle Filtering and Envelope Tweaks
• 04:22
  23. Using Effects for Depth and Atmosphere
• 01:54
  24. An Example of a Few Synth Effects
• 01:56
  25. Using Noise and Self Oscillation
• 06:58
  26. LFOs, Envelopes and Macros
• 02:10
  27. An Overview of the Synth Lead Patch
• 04:41
  28. Combining Macros and External Controllers

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