MASSIVE: Digital Synthesis
3h 36mIntermediate2015-06-12
Authors

Evan Sutton
Music Producer, Engineer, Composer, and Sound Programmer
Course details
MASSIVE is Native Instruments' flagship digital synth; musicians all over the world use it to create music in the studio and on the stage. In this course, author Evan Sutton will dive deep into the instrument, including its flexible and powerful filters and routing, audio processing, and modulation features. He covers the basic signal flow and shows how to use MASSIVE's wavetable system to create unique sounds. After processing those sounds with filters and modulators, Evan uses audio effects to sweeten and brighten the mix, and then brings the entire sound to life with MASSIVE's macro controls and automation.
Learning objectives
Envelope setting, routing, and looping
Working with oscillators and wavetables
Inserting effects like distortion and feedback
Controlling incoming MIDI
Side-chaining
Automating macros
Learning objectives
Envelope setting, routing, and looping
Working with oscillators and wavetables
Inserting effects like distortion and feedback
Controlling incoming MIDI
Side-chaining
Automating macros
Skills covered
MASSIVESynthesisNative InstrumentsSound DesignAudio and MusicVideoDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - What you should know before watching this course
- 03 - Using the exercise files
1. Digital Synthesis with MASSIVE
- 04 - Basic layout and signal flow
- 05 - Envelope setting and routing
- 06 - The oscillators, wavetables, and how to use them
- 07 - MASSIVE's wavetables
- 08 - Bend modes
- 09 - Filter modes
- 10 - Alternate filter modes and modulation
- 11 - LFO (low-frequency oscillator)
- 12 - Envelope looping
- 13 - Stepper
- 14 - Performer
- 15 - Master settings and polyphony
- 16 - Modulation oscillator, part one - Ring mod
- 17 - Modulation oscillator, part two - Phase mod
- 18 - Modulation oscillator, part three - Position and filter FM
- 19 - Insert effects, part one - Distortion
- 20 - Insert effects, part two - Feedback and more
- 21 - Master effects
- 22 - Noise
- 23 - Macro control, part one - Incoming midi
- 24 - Macro control, part two - Knobs
- 25 - Sidechaining
- 26 - Automating macros in Logic Pro
- 27 - Automating macros in Ableton Live
- 28 - Saving and naming
Conclusion
- 29 - Next steps