{"id":34247,"date":"2025-01-09T14:56:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T19:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=34247"},"modified":"2025-10-08T11:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:40:16","slug":"native-instruments-massive-x-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/native-instruments-massive-x-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"MASSIVE X: Key features, how it sounds, and a free preset pack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/39137237-massive-x-vst-au-by-native-instruments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MASSIVE X<\/strong><\/a> is the successor to Native Instrument&#8217;s world-renowned flagship synth.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While preserving the original MASSIVE&#8217;s sonic DNA, it brings a range of brand-new features including a new oscillator section, intuitive routing capabilities, drawable modulation parameters, and more. Above, Marcel Kussel from the Native Instruments team walks through the key features and views of MASSIVE X that you&#8217;ll want to know about to get the most out of the plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-dd320c3fc9d4cbcf09bb2f5eaf21283e\" style=\"background-color:#62daff\"><strong>Splice INSTRUMENT is a virtual instrument plugin that puts world-class sounds at your fingertips. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/instrument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Download it for free<\/strong><\/a><strong> and start making music with hundreds of pro-quality presets\u2014plus new, exclusive Free Drops every month to keep your ideas flowing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who want to hear what the synth sounds like in the context of a production, we also recently put it to the test ourselves by <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/what-is-house-music\/#:~:text=How%20to%20make%20house%20music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">making a house track<\/a> using nothing but MASSIVE X and <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/features\/sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Splice Sounds:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns youtube-short is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Making House Music With Only Stock Massive X Sounds!\" width=\"312\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BWe6WWcbl4E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get a free preset pack<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in trying out the synth yourself? If you <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/39137237-massive-x-vst-au-by-native-instruments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use Splice&#8217;s Rent-to-Own program to access MASSIVE X<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/39137240-massive-massive-x-bundle-vst-au-by-native-instruments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the MASSIVE + MASSIVE X Bundle,<\/a> you&#8217;ll be able to try it for absolutely free for three days, and then pay smaller monthly installments until you own it outright. 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