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In Serum I believe each oscillator is actually a superposition of many wavetables and it can scan through them, many more than in Massive and with much higher quality audio.

A wavetable synth will allow you to morph between all points in between these waveforms (formulas) such as in Massive where if you assign a Square/Saw you can change between those two formulas with the WT Position knob which is often automated for interesting timbre changes over time. Wavetable is a form of synthesis in which various waveforms will be scanned (or rather swept via inaudible basic waveforms) through to produce a certain characteristic timbre. Additive and Subtractive I've already explained. Subtractive synthesis is the most basic form of synthesis and many synths and samplers be they FM, Additive, Granular, Wavetable, Physical Modelling, etc will have similar/familiar controls available to you to shape your sounds.I am by no means an expert but I'll take a stab at it. Once you understand subtractive synthesis though you will have a better understanding of how the rest of synthesis works. Also don't underestimate the power synths that don't have flashy features, you'll be surprised the number of sounds you can get out of 1/2/3 oscillators and a filter alone. There are actually several great freeware subtractive synths available, any of which would probably be a better starting point for getting your mind around synthesis than Massive, due to the bare basics of their layout.

ADDITIVE VS SUBTRACTIVE SYNTH WINDOWS

TAL-NoiseMaker is a great one to start out with regardless if you are on Windows or Mac, if you are on Windows there is also Synth1 which is pretty popular as far as freeware goes on Windows. If you want to get into learning subtractive synthesis I really recommend you find yourself a freeware subtractive synth to play around with first. While I don't use Massive I've played around with it on occasion and I wouldn't really recommend starting out with it. I forgot to mention this in my first post. I suggest to listen to the presets of FM8 to recognize the differences. Basically everything, where you have rather complex envelopes. There are some sounds that are easier achieved with FM - evolving and bell sounds for example.

After you played around with Strobe a little bit, it will be a lot easier to get into any other subtractive synth.ДЄs far as FM goes it's a bit trickier than SS and not that predictable eihter, if you don't have a little practice.

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If I'm not mistaken you can download a free 30-Day trial. It has only one filter, all controls are in one tab and there is a display whre you can actually see whats going on with the waveform. I would recommend FXPansion's Strobe for newbies. Massives interface is in comparison, well massive and some of the more important features aren't that easy to find. Subtractive synths are quite similar regarding the UI and the overall way they work. It is a great synth for filthy sounds and I use it myself quite often, but as far as understanding synthesis goes it might not be your best bet. I wouldn't necessarily start with NI Massive first, though. I agree with T:M to get into subtractive synthesis first, because it covers a great variety of sounds.

But very basic compared to FM8 for example.

Additive vs subtractive synth