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Comple sounds made easy
Massive X lets you design sounds in a modular environment, without the need for patch cables or extra gear. Its drag-and-drop routing system means you can quickly connect oscillators, filters, modulators and effects in any order. This opens up a huge range of tonal possibilities and gives you full control over your signal path. With six oscillators in total including two wavetable, two phase, and two sub/noise oscillators, you can build multi-layered patches that evolve, shift and respond dynamically to your playing. Whether you’re building a punchy mono lead or a sprawling pad with movement across the stereo field, the routing flexibility makes it feel like a modular synth in software form.
For users who want to push sound design further, Massive X also offers custom insert effects and modulator signal routing. This gives you the freedom to send modulation anywhere, route audio to unusual places, and explore techniques like frequency shifting, ring modulation, or self-modulating patches, all within the plugin.
Control the dynamics
Massive X now includes a global multiband compressor designed specifically for synth signals. This allows you to carve out more harmonic richness and dynamic control without relying on external plugins. Each band reacts independently to the input signal, making it ideal for taming harshness or boosting presence without losing definition. This is especially useful when working with high-energy patches like distorted leads or layered textures where certain frequencies can jump out or clash. The compressor keeps things balanced and ensures that your sound translates well across headphones, monitors and club systems.
Live performance compatible
Massive X is built not just for studio production, but also for expressive play and performance. The built-in Performer section allows you to sequence modulation across multiple parameters, in sync with your track or triggered manually. You can draw in your own shapes or use preset patterns to control things like filter sweeps, wavetable positions, or envelope curves. It turns static patches into animated, living sounds that shift over time.
For live users, this is a game-changer, especially when paired with the 16 macro controls and full DAW automation support. Macros can be assigned to key parameters and controlled via MIDI hardware or DAW automation, giving you responsive, real-time control of your synth without breaking your workflow. And with full NKS compatibility, Massive X integrates smoothly into Native Instruments hardware setups and third-party MIDI controllers.
Instant explore a world of sound design
If you want to get started quickly, Massive X comes loaded with 1,300 presets crafted by professional sound designers. These include everything from huge basses and shimmering leads to cinematic pads and experimental textures. Each preset is tagged with helpful metadata, so you can filter by style, mood, or type, helping you find the right sound fast. It’s ideal for sketching out ideas, layering parts, or reverse-engineering patches to learn how they were made.
Features
- Global Multiband Compressor provides precise multiband dynamic processing to enhance harmonic content across the frequency spectrum
- Fully automatable interface enables DAW-based control over all parameters
- Two main oscillators with over 170 wavetables, two sub and noise oscillators, and two phase modulation oscillators offer advanced waveform generation capabilities
- Nine multimode filter types allow for detailed spectral shaping and complex frequency modulation
- Modular drag-and-drop routing system enables customizable signal flow
- Performer module delivers programmable modulation sequences and trigger control via MIDI input
- Three master stereo effects units with selectable algorithms and dedicated routing options
- Customizable user interface supports skin selection, resizable window options, and reduced CPU-load modes for optimized system performance
- Comes with a preset library with over 1,300 factory sounds includes genre-spanning patches and supports regular content updates
- Gorilla sub-modes introduce aggressive subharmonic processing for enhanced low-frequency power
- Sixteen assignable macro controls integrate directly with host automation systems for efficient real-time parameter manipulation
- Massive X Expansions deliver 150 professionally designed presets tailored for specific genres and production needs (Sold Separately)
- Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) integration ensures compatibility with NKS-enabled hardware for streamlined hands-on control
Specifications
- Operating system:
- Mac: macOS 12, 13 or 14 (Mac M1 compatible)
- Windows: Windows 10 or 11
- Processor:
- Mac: Intel Core i5 or equivalent AMD CPU, Apple Silicon (native mode or using Rosetta 2)
- Windows: Intel Core i5 or equivalent AMD CPU
- Format: Stand-alone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX
- RAM: 4GB
- Product code: 25890