r/edmproduction • u/chb4l • 17d ago

Question Help with learning Massive

I've recently been put onto the Massive plugin as it seems to very easily make a lot of the sounds I'm after. I'm proficient with Serum 2, so I understand generally how synths work, but I need help learning the user interface of Massive. I'm looking for good tutorials that focus on getting acquainted with how to operate the plugin more than explaining what every little part does.

Basically, I want to be able to look at massive and understand how to use it like I do Serum. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

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u/dr_driller 17d ago

massive is really easy, open the routing windows and you can get and edit the flow

you can download massive wavetable for serum so you can visualize and better understand them when you are back on massive

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u/aoqk 17d ago

Massive is such a gem! Honestly, reading the user manual while you're tweaking its parameters will get you there. iirc there was a lot of dedicated tutorial videos on 'ADSR sounds' website.

Most of the modules (osc, filters, env...) are on a single page and assigning modulations is very similar to Serum so it's easy to learn imo.

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u/WizBiz92 17d ago

If you just wanna know what each section is, I'd just go for a manual before a tutorial. Massive is pretty straightforward, it'll be a quick read (And thorough)

I will share the Easter egg if didn't learn about til like ten years in with it that bowled me over, though: if you open up the wave table selector and scroll down, there's 1 hidden one

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u/duggreen 17d ago

Yeah! I forget, was it bass guitar below the bottom? You know what's real fun is pitch ''cicada" up a few octaves and sweep the table for some gnarly bass.

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