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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most-hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about Native Instrument’s Massive X.

This 2019 plugin is a cautionary tale for music technology brands about what NOT to do if they don’t want to end up as yet another pair of antlers in inMusic’s trophy room.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:39 Overview NI Massive X
01:12 Why it's worse than OG Massive
01:38 OK, that's not soooo bad...
02:05 Oscillator Section (Yeah, it's a mixed bag)
02:32 Noise Section
02:39 Filter Section
02:59 Insert FX, Feedback, FX Section
03:32 Workflow (Envelopes, LFOs, Random)
03:56 The Dealbreaker
04:03 Trackers and yes, it can still do Dubstep
04:16 Animator, Massive X Player
04:40 Modular Environment, Presets, Pricing
05:09 H*te Screen
05:37 Jam 1 ( Massive X-only Psy )
06:31 Jam 2 ( Massive X vs. Analog Drums )
07:32 Finale ( Drum'n'Bass )
08:04 VERDICT