i downloaded massive x from the sister sister site but i seem to be having problems with the install.
i installed according to the nfo, which is just "install", nothing too complicated. but it doesnt seem to show up in my copy of live (an old one from sister site), nor do i see a standalone version anywhere.
is there even a standalone version?
i can see the .dll in the folder i pointed it to, but cant see it in live.


bonus question, is there a 32bit version? im a cubase 5 user primarily.

thanks

 

MASSIVE X requires an AVX-compatible CPU to run. They don't currently offer standalone. Still no released manual. I don't see specific notes anywhere if there's a 32 bit version included, but it definitely wasn't in the one on the sister site.

if it's not showing up in live, perhaps your live is a 32 bit version. that then would make sense.

 

Thanks for the help.

My copy of live is 64bit.
Maybe my CPU is not AVX compatible. Do you know how i might be able to check this?
Would that cause it to not show at all?

While writing this im starting to have some doubts that my copy of live is 64bit
I will check that when i can.

Thanks

 

google your cpu makers web page, that will tell you

 

avx comp. starts from 2011 -2012 with sandy bridge
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oh dude oh dude

nope and i wouldnt try to bridge it..but you can try ...but since this baby is a beta erm delta release...

i must admit i asking myself right now if vsti are bridgeable and not only vst effects...
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he is totally trippin in positive ways on it

only good review i saw

 

Last edited: Jul 11, 2019

There's a handy tool (for Windows) called CPU-Z than can show your processor features:

https://cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

On MacOS you can use sysctl from the command line: "sysctl -a | grep machdep.cpu.features"

Look for "AVX", obviously.

Both the Windows' Task Manager and MacOS's Activity Monitor should be able to tell you if an application is running in 32-bit mode.

 

i cant find any mention of my CPU being AVX anywhere so im going to assume its not. my computer is old though so its unlikely.

i checked and i was right, my copy is definitely 64bit
i doubt my existence sometimes

still not really sure why its not showing up at all. maybe the fact that its not AVX compatible causes it to not appear

 

It looks like that on non-AVX CPUs it fails validation (Live doesn't report these in the UI) , you can check the plugin log file at %APPDATA%\Ableton\<your live version>\Preferences\PluginScanner.txt , look for things like "Failed to load plugin" or just Massive, perhaps?

 

On Twitter people talks good about Massive X. Happy users shows himself while are making music.

On AudioSex perople is upset about Massive X and its glitches.

There is something wrong.

 

I guess that must be it then. I will check the log but it certainly sounds correct.

Thats dissapointing
I was looking forward to trying it. There are plenty of other synths i can use though.


Thanks for the help everyone

 

MX has great presets imho and a superb sound.

 

saw the update for this today and i saw this:
"FIXED Loading Massive X on systems with Intel integrated graphics (HD 3000, and other older cards) should not crash the host anymore"

does this fix the problem i had?

 

anybody know about it?
(i will stop bumping after this )

 

Try it by yourself,don't you believe?
It's hard to find an answer,none of us has the same configuration.

 

Yes. With JBridge. You can even patch 64bit plugs to run on a 32bit DAW. This way a user of Cubase 5 or other 32bit daw, can use Cub5 on a 64bit OS and running the patched dlls will let the plugs use memory from the system instead of the 4gb limit of the 32bit daw. This happens because the patched dll, simply explained, is a x86 dummy shell for the daw to recognize and communicate-utilize, the real dll (edit:i meant) uses system ram from the x64 OS. So i.e., you can have bridged Kontakt x64 on Cub. 5 x86 and load all your fav libraries if you have enough system memory.
I hope this gives some ideas to @tun as well
Cheers
PS: I used to have Acid Pro 7 on my secondary comp with such a config and for the most part everything was fine.

 

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I don't understand NI's strategy here.
It's one of the most hyped plugins yet they've diluted their potential market with this ridiculous processor requirement.
A lot of the reviews say it's buggy as hell.
Very odd... Old Massive still ok though : )
There are also a tone of Synths available that match or supersede this. Native Instruments are fools...

 

I wouldn't say that the CPU requirements are ridiculous. A CPU from 2012 (seven years old!) has a good chance to support AVX already. Even my old cheap laptop with a power-saving Intel 3427U CPU supports it!
And by the way, how many great synths do we own already?

 

i wasnt too concerned over the 64bit thing. my system is 64bit so i can work around it either way. it was more the GPU support issue.
i would have expected it to still show in my plugin lists though, then just not load the GUI properly, but it didnt even show at all.
i think, as @Blue said, i will just have to try it for myself.

 

I see, you 're right, you gotta try for yourself. If it can be of any help, try loading it through a vst host plug, see what you get. Cheers.