Native Instruments has released Massive XL, the next-generation of the flagship synthesizer.
Massive XL carries the legacy of the original Massive, the synth that helped define bass music, electro and dubstep, into its next chapter.
Built on Massive X’s sound, architecture, presets and Expansions, it opens faster, more visual routes to fat lows, shimmering leads, glassy tops, lush pads and beyond.
Massive XL is compatible with Massive X presets and Expansions.
Key Features
Sound like no one else:
- Powerful filters: Explore a palette of filters for shaping tones and experimental processing.
- New Integrated effects: Shape, widen, and polish sound without leaving the synth, including new additions Raum, Replika Shimmer, and Tape Wobble.
- New Expanded wavetable & noisetable content: 100+ new wavetables (including vintage classics, original Massive, analog-sampled) and 100+ new noisetables.
- New Custom wavetable import: Drag in your own samples or sample folders and build a wavetable palette that’s entirely yours.
- New Polyphonic aftertouch support: Get expressive control over every note with compatible hardware – with existing presets all ready to go.
Get there fast:
- New Preset generator: Turn any audio reference into a real, playable preset – no synthesis knowledge required and with stem separation included.
- New Mutator and Randomizer: Find new directions fast with guided preset mutations or instant module randomization. Lock in what you love, change what you don’t, stay in control.
- New Starting point templates: Skip the blank canvas with factory presets and saveable curves for filters, effects, and modulators.
- Morpher and Animator: Shape your sound with creative shaping tools that turn expressive movement into something you can perform and carry across presets.
Deep control:
- Modulation system: Get patch-layered, expressive sound right inside the signal flow with drag-and-drop modulation, sidechain, envelopes, LFOs, and macros.
- Performers & Trackers: Turn static sounds into evolving, playable parts with sequenced, note- or velocity-responsive modulation.
- New Animated modulators: Watch modulation happen in real time. Every assigned modulator moves as a shape, and every control shows how hard it’s being pushed.
- New Draggable envelope handles: Grab the curve and shape envelopes directly by dragging handles and segments.
- New Visible modulator info: See what you need, when you need it. Hover over a patch and see the modulators or hover over a parameter and see what’s driving it.
Create without friction:
- Compatible with Massive X: Pick up where you left off with all your Massive X presets and Expansions ready to go with Massive XL.
- Fast discovery: Find exactly what you need through search, favorites, tagging, and a deep factory library.
- New Preset organization: Instead of one long list, sort your growing preset library into your own banks by project, genre, or client.
- New See your undo/redo history: Push it too far without the fear. Every edit is tracked, and you can jump back to any point, not just one step at a time.
- New The help you need: Hover over anything, understand everything. Explanations that sit right where you need them mean you never have to leave the synth to learn it.
Pricing & Availability
Massive XL is available for the introductory price of €99 / $99 until 31 December 2026 (Reg. €199 / $199) for macOS and Windows in VST2, VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats. Upgrades and crossgrades are also available.
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