Sound Design with Massive (Udemy.com)
Learn the principles of sound design and synthesis by mastering Native Instruments' Massive
Created by: Dylan Bowes
Last updated November 2021
What you will learn
- Understand the inherent capabilities of Massive
- Navigate the VST components
- Understand LFOs, Oscillators, Filters, Performers, and Effects
- Create 100% unique synths, basses, hits, and FX
- Become a professional sound designer
- Understand synthesis and how to synthesize any sound
How it compares
Against the other 241 rated Udemy courses in Music Production on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 24% of them
- Reviews880#36 of 242 by number of reviews
- Length7.4 hourslonger than 75% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2021earlier than 64% of them
Course Description
Here's what some students are saying about this course:
"This course is amazing. I've tried to learn Massive through tons of Youtube videos and other sources previously. This course taught me so much more in the first couple of sections than all of my previous efforts combined. Dylan takes time and goes through every single slider, knob, and setting and describes it's function and usefullness. I'm about half-way through the lectures, and I can't wait to get to Section 8 where the knowledge is applied."
- J. DiPalmo
"Dylan's experience on the topic and his ability to analyze and simplify complex materials, compounded with solid presentation skills, rich articulation and enthusiasm throughout this lecture series, resulted in a 5-star winner product."
- A. Stergiopoulos
"Great intro to sound design using massive.. Dylan does a great job explaining the concepts without drowning you in a sea of technical information."
- F. Carvalho
"I am new with sound production and this course inspired me to keep learning. Mr Bowes knows his stuff and he teach based on his own experience instead of just following the course outline. Thanks man."
- Akmal
This course is a comprehensive training course in the popular and powerful "Massive" VST plug-in from Native Instruments. Using 100% high-definition screencasts, you will learn the ins and outs of this software.
After taking this course, you will be able to create huge, earth-shaking basses, lush pads, screaming leads, and even some crazy FX presets.
I created this course because learning the principles of true sound design opened up a world of possibilities for my productions. Massive helped get me there. Now I want to show you how to get there too.
You'll get access to 52 video tutorials. That's over 10 hours of content. Plus I include all of the preset files that we build in the course for free. All for a really great price with a 30 day money-back guarantee. You can't beat that.
You know that you're sick of being a preset-picker. Learn sound design and get over that production plateau that has been making you hate your mediocre mixes.
You will become a master of Massive.
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A few words about the methodology of this course. The first third of the course features lectures that describe elements of the software including the user interface, navigating presets, and how to control parameters. The middle portion of the course delves into sound design techniques and modulation assignments. The last third features in-depth tutorials about building specific sounds. If you already have a pretty good handle on Massive (or other soft synths) then you may want to skip the introductory portions. I designed this course to take the student from complete novice to expert. In other words, I wanted a student who has no experience with sound design or synthesizers to feel comfortable. However, I also provide lots of deep content for more experienced users. Plus, if you're like me, hearing someone else explain what I thought I already knew is still very helpful. All that to say, feel free to jump around in the chronology of the course. But don't take the fundamentals for granted.
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Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
880 Reviews
Dylan Bowes
Dylan is a producer, songwriter, & music educator in Los Angeles.
He has written and produced for artists across pop, R&B, hip hop, and alternative genres. His remix EP recently debuted #1 on iTunes Australia. He has composed music for top-tier commercial clients including Nike, Sound Images, and many marketing agencies.
He has taught music production and mixing techniques for more than 8 years to over 24,000 students worldwide.
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Reviews
By Peter Nick on 1/12/2026
Ich lerne schnell und viel. Der Kurs ist gut strukturiert. Manchmal ist die Stimme ein bisschen zu knurrig, sodass man eher auf den Klang der Stimme achtet, als darauf, was sie sagt. Das ist ein wenig „gemein“, da der Teacher ja nichts für seine Stimme kann. Sie, die Stimme, ist aber der Grund für 4 statt 5 Sterne. Inhaltlich tiptop.
By Bernie on 1/26/2025
Solid course, definitely helped me get started in Massive. There are often little things that get mentioned in a lesson with little to no explanation, and in the sound design section, it'd be nice to hear why certain parameters are being chosen. While randomly playing around can be fun, I for one hope to be able to save time and effort by planning ahead and understanding all the tools intuitively. Still, the structure of this course helped me greatly! I'm always better off when there's a person on the other end to explain things.
By Lendys Fonseca on 12/6/2020
I've been learning the ins and outs of massive and it's been very easy to consume
By Michal eransk on 12/6/2020
I learned a lot, thx to this course and already made some nice and crazy sounds!
By Carlos Chowell on 11/26/2020
Very detailed information so far.
By Izea Rodriguez on 10/10/2020
Pretty good so far
By Joseph Snyder on 10/3/2020
This course was excellent! It gives a complete and thorough knowledge of Massive, while being clear, comprehensive and easy to learn. You will not get a better course than this!
By Mark Solomons on 9/22/2020
Great content
By Vishal Nayak on 8/23/2020
Will give this one 5 star... The course content is quiet in depth... Wish he was as active and answered questions every 2 days as told in the videos or at least give his email id for communication...
By Antonin Adert on 8/21/2020
Excellente introduction au sound design, sur massive. Apprentissage de plusieurs sons surprenants. Les drums a la fin sont un peu moins interessants, mais l'ensemble est tres bien.
By Tasha Rushbrook on 8/16/2020
A thorough, well structured and enjoyable course. It's laid out well with an easy to follow overview of all the functions & features including demonstrations and examples in the first half. This creates a familiarity which means by the time it gets to the actual sound design portion of the course we can go through each one quickly and efficiently and really understand what's going on. I learnt a huge amount from this course and highly recommend it, very good and engaging teacher.
By Tasha Rushbrook on 7/31/2020
A thorough, well structured and enjoyable course. It's laid out well with an easy to follow overview of all the functions & features including demonstrations and examples in the first half. This creates a familiarity which means by the time it gets to the actual sound design portion of the course we can go through each one quickly and efficiently and really understand what's going on. I learnt a huge amount from this course and highly recommend it, very good and engaging teacher.
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Overall Score : 88 / 100











