Massive Basics to advanced Tutorial

Massive Basics to advanced Tutorial

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After being flashed by Durk’s ThorLtd’s Massive Wobble Explorations, my neighbour Andy lately pointed me to a brand new tutorial series by The Sound Tutor. In his video tutorials, The Sound Tutor explores the darker sides of NI’s Massive quite thoroughly.

Starting at the most basic point of programming, The Sound Tutor manages to create a clear view of how to use Massive’s various oscillators, filters and modulators in a down to earth way so even the worst noob can understand, while still containing a lot of interesting bits for the hardcore programmers to enjoy. If you work with Massive and you are looking for the grimiest sound while still remaining full control of it’s spectrum, these tutorial are a must see!

Part 1: Introduction video



This video explains what the tut is about.

Part 2: Getting started





This video explains some of the basic oscillator functions.

Part 3: Setting the tone with Oscillators, Amp ADSR & the Modulation oscillator



This video explains some of the more advanced oscillator and envelope functions, getting a lot more interesting along the way.

Part 4: Voicing and pitch options




This video shows how to take your sound a lot further using various unison and pitch modulation configurations. Very interesting in this part: the pitch modulation on the oscillators controlled by an ADSR envelope, which creates a very punchy bass sound.

Part 5: Signal Routing, Filters, Effects and Noise




This video shows how to take your sound even further using filters and effects. The interesting part of this video is the way Massive’s feedback option can create a much fuller sound without saturating the tonal spectrum.

Part 6: Envelope and LFO modulation




This video shows how to use modulation in order to get a very diverse sound. The interesting part of this video is the way parameters can be influenced by the velocity input of MIDI notes, which makes it very easy to get a dynamic sound while only altering a note’s volume.

Part 7: The Performer




This video explains one of Massive’s most interesting features, the performer. The performer makes it possible to easily create tempo synced modulation for any of massive’s parameters.

Part 8: Modulating the modulator




This video explains how to create an even more interesting sound by modulating any modulators you might have added to your sound. As mentioned before, for example by modulating the output of the performer with the velocity input.

Part 9: Automation




This video explains how to use your DAW to creatively modulate Massive’ parameters through automation.

Part 10: More modulation uses for animated tone




This video explains how to create an even nastier sound by modulating oscillator and eq parameters.

Part 11: Creating the sub bass to go with the mid hi bass




This video explains how to create multiple layers in order to create a noticeable difference between various parts of your track while remaining it’s musical integrity.

Part 12: Technique in practice




This video explains how to use the lessons learned to create various succeeding parts for your track.

Part 13: Technique in practice – example two




This video explains how to use the lessons learned to create various succeeding parts for your track.