I don't know why Massive always comes up for robotic machinery type sounds. Yes. It's good for making these types of sounds, especially for
effects using the bitcrush and S & H insert, but it's just a synth of a whole sea of great vst's that are capable of the same thing. If I had to tackle making machinery, roboticy, type sounds this is what I would do.
Some great vst's that I like to use to make interesting sounds that can sound machine like if you apply
effects like bitcrush, and distortion. Best of all they're all FREE!
1) Gargoyle - creates weird, mystical, and creepy sounds, and is best used if pressing the random button. ->
Krakli Software Instrument and Effect Plugins - Krakli Free Synths
2) NOVAkILL vst
plugin series -
NOVAkILL - I Want to Kill You NOW!
3) TyrellN6 - plain simple you should have this->
u-he TyrellN6
4) Crystal - The random button in this is out of this world. You'll get a unique sound every time
Crystal VST Instrument
5) Dream64 - For making chiptune sounds. But press random button, and record what you got, and then take that sample and slice it up, and detune it or whatever you want to make a crazy sound. And you're golden.
Really what I would do is try to make a bunch of crazy sounds in either of these synths. By doing it yourself, or pressing the random button. And then recording these sample, and the slicing up the sample into tiny little bits so you literally have a bnuch of sounds you can do with whatever you want. Also pitching these samples down, or up can work wonders. So yea. That's what I would do. Hope this helps