Expanding the Maximum Pitch Tuning Range of the Wavetable Oscillator from 64 Semitones to 128 Semito

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Context: This feature is necessary when designing kick sounds in Massive X, particularly during the creation of the attack portion of the sound.

Benefit: By increasing the maximum pitch modulation range to 128 semitones, it becomes possible to create the characteristic kick attack sound of a pitch dropping from around 10 kHz down to 50 Hz, while occupying only a single modulation slot instead of using both slots.

Issue Currently Encountered Without This Feature: The current maximum pitch tuning amount of 64 semitones causes difficulties in creating certain attack sounds for kicks. For example, designing a pitch drop sound from approximately 10 kHz to 50 Hz requires a modulation range of 96 semitones (e.g., F9 = 11,175 Hz to F1 = 43.7 Hz, spanning 8 octaves). Since the maximum pitch modulation range in Massive X is 64 semitones, achieving 96 semitones requires using both modulation slots—one for 64 semitones and another for the remaining 32. This leaves no available slots for additional pitch modulations, such as modulating the body portion of the kick sound by a few semitones.

Would it be possible to expand the maximum pitch tuning range to 128 semitones?

Alternatively, are there other solutions to address the issue described?

Alternatively, is there a way to work around this issue with Massive X as it is currently?

Bo Rumba

You could use performers in Bipolar mode, which effectively doubles the modulation range, you'll just need to compensate the main OSC tuning. Say if you want a 96 st pitch drop drag the modulation amount to 48 and pitch the oscilator up 48 semitones, like so: