Based on an new high-resolution audio engine, Native Instruments’ next-generation software synth combines advanced Wave-Scanning synthesis with a wealth of sophisticated sound-shaping and modulation options, resulting in a fat, punchy sound that’s so big, they had to call it MASSIVE! According to NI, this new synth excels at powerful lead and bass sounds, but is also sophisticated enough to deliver complex pads and deep, evolving atmospheres. MASSIVE is built from the ground up on advanced processor architectures with intelligent oversampling up to 192kHz and a synthesis engine with three Wave-Scanning oscillators that draw on 82 unique wavetables enhanced through FFT resynthesis. A flexible dual filter section complements the oscillator stage with 11 analog-sounding filter models ranging from lowpass and highpass variants to the fierce “scream filter.” A specially engineered feedback stage can be inserted at various points in the signal chain to literally supercharge the sound, creating effects from rich saturation to total destabilization and over-the-top unpredictability. We can’t wait to take this one on a test drive!
