In the absense of other explaination on the tab I think the X usually means mute the string (and strike it). This will obviously give you a somewhat percussive sound. If you play fingerstyle I've seen a few different techniques for the sort of attack you can use on a muted string. Sungha Jung is awesome at it...
I do a lot of muting when I play with a pick and less so finger style. Playing fingerstyle it takes quite a bit of technique to get a sharp, clear sound IMO (that may sound like a contradiction as the string is muted, but I think most will know what I mean)
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