Why do you not want to use massive? What's wrong with it?
Personally I don't like the workflow, but I do love the sound.
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Honestly, I would get to know Massive very well. Eventually everything will just "click." If you think about it, the workflow makes sense: OSC>Filt>Inserts>FX with the ability to make adjustments to the order via the Routing tab.
Once I finally was able to wrap my brain around Massive, I really began to understand synthesis as a whole. Don't get me wrong, I'm no synth program prodigy–but I know the basis for starting basic sounds (ex. plucks, percussions, supersaws, one key chords, etc.) and honestly I attribute a lot of that to forcing myself to learn Massive.
AHave a look at the stockpile of wavetables Massive contains and start tweaking parameters. Hell, even using the "random" function on different modules can yield great results to spark inspiration.
Just my .02. If you end up still not feeling Massive, I would check out Zebra, FM8 or Zeta.
Cheers.
Honestly, I would get to know Massive very well. Eventually everything will just "click." If you think about it, the workflow makes sense: OSC>Filt>Inserts>FX with the ability to make adjustments to the order via the Routing tab.
Once I finally was able to wrap my brain around Massive, I really began to understand synthesis as a whole. Don't get me wrong, I'm no synth program prodigy–but I know the basis for starting basic sounds (ex. plucks, percussions, supersaws, one key chords, etc.) and honestly I attribute a lot of that to forcing myself to learn Massive.
AHave a look at the stockpile of wavetables Massive contains and start tweaking parameters. Hell, even using the "random" function on different modules can yield great results to spark inspiration.
Just my .02. If you end up still not feeling Massive, I would check out Zebra, FM8 or Zeta.
Cheers.