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Massive Parameters Exposed to VST

Discussion in 'MASSIVE + MASSIVE X' started by aspsa, Jun 23, 2013.

  1. aspsa

    aspsa NI Product Owner

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    To what extent are Massive parameters exposed in the Massive VST? I am running Automap 4 in conjunction with Novation SL MkII, and I would like to avoid my computer keyboard and mouse as much as possible when executing sound design activities in Massive.

    Automap 4 reveals a list of VST parameters at the bottom of this window, I noticed that the following Massive parameters are missing from that list. It would be very helpful to have the following Massive parameters to be MIDI-learnable.

    1. MIDI learn on/off Massive component activators:
    * * a) Osc 1/2/3

    * * b) Modulation Osc
    
* * c) Noise / Feedback
    
* * d) Filter 1/2
    
* * e) Amp / Bypass
    
* * f) FX 1/2/EQ
    
* * g) Insert 1/2

    2. MIDI learn pull-down menu selectors:
    * * a) Waveform select. The idea is to "activate" the pull-down waveform list and transfer focus to the keyboard for easy up/down/left/right navigation.
    
* * b) Waveform select prev/next buttons
    
* * c) Pull-down menu for Spectrum / Bend + / Bend -/+ / Bend - / Formant

    3. Tabbed center section: MIDI learn the ability to select the varioius tabs
    * * a) Osc:
    
* * * * i) Equal on/off; Rate on/off
    
* * * * ii) Reatsrt via Gate on/off; Restart via Gate Osc 1/2/3 & Mod Osc sliders
    
* * * * iii) Mono on/off

    * * b) Ktr Osc:
    
* * * * i) Linear/User/Off on/off for Osc 1/2/3, Mod Osc, Ins FX

    * * c) Ktr Flt:
    
* * * * i) Set 1/2/Off on/off for Flt 1/2

    * * d) Voicing:
    
* * * * i) Polypohn/Monophon/Monorotate
    
* * * * ii) Always/Legato/Legato Triller
    
* * * * iii) Pitch Cutoff on/off; Centered/Chord; min/max slider
    
* * * * iv) Wavetable Position on/off; min/max slider
    
* * * * v) Pan Position on/off; min/max slider

    * * e) Routing:
    
* * * * i) (No request for this section.)

    * * f) Global:
    
* * * * i) Reset on/off; Ext Sync on/off; man./midi CC on/offf; on Seq. stop on/off; All/Parameter/Mod Depth/Connections/Type Set/Matrix on/off
    
* * * * ii) Copy All/Paste All on/off; Invididual Osc/Flt/InsFX/MstrFX Copy/Paste on/off
    
* * * * iii) Osc Random Pct range / Osc Random on/off; Flt Random Pct range / Flt Random on/off; InsFX Random Pct range / InsFX Random on/off;
 MstrFX Random Pct range / Mstr FX Random on/off
    
* * * * iv) Global Qlty Ultra/Hi/Eco on/off
    
* * * * v) User Preset Setting on/off
    
* * * * vi) Preset Qlty Ultra/Hi/Eco on/off

    While this primarily has value for exclusive sound design activities, there is also value for "on-the-fly" tweaking during mixing sessions. Having the preceding MIDI-learnable via Automap would greatly enhance the sound-editing workflow. This would nearly completely keep my hands off the mouse and/or computer keyboard, and allow me to stay focused using my Novation SL MkII as a controller for Massive sound-design editing and "on-the-fly" tweaking.

    Naturally, this applies to all Automappable VSTs, but NI Massive is my focus in this post.

    I have the challenge here is not the Automap 4 software but Massive's unexposed parameters in VST. I imagine I would experience this challenge with any controller.
     
  2. samplerbanker

    samplerbanker NI Product Owner

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    Unfortunately, Massive X is hardly exposes any VST parameters, mostly just the macros.

    Please NI expose ALL VST parameters (yes, including switches!) of Massive X finally.