Official Serum thread!
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1110 posts since 31 Aug, 2001 from Los Angeles, CA
There are a large number of dual filter types with independent cutoff controls. There's also an effect filter with all of the same types if you want series in addition. I actually implemented dual filters at one point and decided it wasn't worth the routing complexity/hassle given you can get the results other ways for the most part. I opted for stereo filtering instead / unison is so accessible on the front panel and flexible with the advanced unison params, it gets a fair bit of use. Stereo offset of the L/R filter channels of course adds a dimension you don't get off the bat with a lot of other (mono processing filter) synths. It's a possibility for the future if there's enough demand (I have large amounts of the needed code ready to go), but when I polled the sound designers none of them replied that it was important/crucial and carefully choosing limitations and focus is in my opinion a large part of making a unique instrument... which was really the main goal (I wasn't out to clone or compete with Massive or any other synth, not at all - rather making something unique and hopefully complementary).
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- KVRist
- 347 posts since 1 Oct, 2009
Sounds awesome! Im buying Serum for sure...looks and sounds really impressive!bitcrusher wrote:There are a large number of dual filter types with independent cutoff controls. There's also an effect filter with all of the same types if you want series in addition. I actually implemented dual filters at one point and decided it wasn't worth the routing complexity/hassle given you can get the results other ways for the most part. I opted for stereo filtering instead / unison is so accessible on the front panel and flexible with the advanced unison params, it gets a fair bit of use. Stereo offset of the L/R filter channels of course adds a dimension you don't get off the bat with a lot of other (mono processing filter) synths. It's a possibility for the future if there's enough demand (I have large amounts of the needed code ready to go), but when I polled the sound designers none of them replied that it was important/crucial and carefully choosing limitations and focus is in my opinion a large part of making a unique instrument... which was really the main goal (I wasn't out to clone or compete with Massive or any other synth, not at all - rather making something unique and hopefully complementary).
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- KVRist
- 245 posts since 18 Jun, 2001 from UK and NY
Hi Steve, Could you tell us a bit about fx routing/reordering/ and fx types?
Also, does Serum have an Arp and/or step seq?
Also, does Serum have an Arp and/or step seq?
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- KVRian
- 1171 posts since 29 Sep, 2004
You can reorder the FX in any way you want, and the lfo is multipoint so you can create your own sequences.coldmachine wrote:Hi Steve, Could you tell us a bit about fx routing/reordering/ and fx types?
Also, does Serum have an Arp and/or step seq?
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- KVRAF
- 35288 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
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- KVRAF
- 7750 posts since 15 Sep, 2005 from East Coast of the USA
Some cool sounds in there, but I especially like that vintage polymoog type of sound at the ending part
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1110 posts since 31 Aug, 2001 from Los Angeles, CA
> Could you tell us a bit about fx routing/reordering/ and fx types?
Well, the FX are run series and you can re-order them, each of course has a wet/dry control. I've spent a fair amount of time/care to get virtually every parameter modulatable, though being that they are master FX, is a feature best suited to monophonic sounds.
Well, a brief overview (I've got a lot on my plate the next couple days!) The modules are:
Hyper/Dimension - a 'thickening' effect with pseudo-unison and pseudo-stereo
Compressor - with GR meter, Attack/Release/Ratio/Thresh/Makeup and Multiband mode (see: OTT freeware)
Phaser - with BPM sync for rate / stereo phase offset. Also can set rate to zero and use a modulator e.g. LFO to control phasing.
Flanger - same as above
Chorus - 4 voice chorus with feedback/LPF
EQ- 2 band parametric with LP/HP/Shelf/Peaking filters
Filter - near-duplicate of the synth engine filter as an effect
Reverb - Plate reverb algorithm
Distortion - 10 different modes, pre/post filtering, unique dual-morphing waveshaper modes (create two graphs and blend them)
Delay - 3 modes (normal/pingpong/tap->delay)
As for stepseq, the LFO's can work in a step-seq capacity (variable grid size, shift-clicking for segments). If you're familiar with LFOTool's shift-click feature, the capabilities are an improved version of that (there's a few shapes, e.g. down saw) as well.
As for the Arp, there is no de facto arp in v1.0 - However the sections that make up osc pitch can be modulated independently (e.g. octave/semi) so you can achieve some unique arp-like sequences that way.
An arp is something that I knew would be asked for (especially at KVR) and might appear in a future version. With that said, for now - what the sound designers did with sequences is a lot more fun than what I hear being done with most arps.
Well, the FX are run series and you can re-order them, each of course has a wet/dry control. I've spent a fair amount of time/care to get virtually every parameter modulatable, though being that they are master FX, is a feature best suited to monophonic sounds.
Well, a brief overview (I've got a lot on my plate the next couple days!) The modules are:
Hyper/Dimension - a 'thickening' effect with pseudo-unison and pseudo-stereo
Compressor - with GR meter, Attack/Release/Ratio/Thresh/Makeup and Multiband mode (see: OTT freeware)
Phaser - with BPM sync for rate / stereo phase offset. Also can set rate to zero and use a modulator e.g. LFO to control phasing.
Flanger - same as above
Chorus - 4 voice chorus with feedback/LPF
EQ- 2 band parametric with LP/HP/Shelf/Peaking filters
Filter - near-duplicate of the synth engine filter as an effect
Reverb - Plate reverb algorithm
Distortion - 10 different modes, pre/post filtering, unique dual-morphing waveshaper modes (create two graphs and blend them)
Delay - 3 modes (normal/pingpong/tap->delay)
As for stepseq, the LFO's can work in a step-seq capacity (variable grid size, shift-clicking for segments). If you're familiar with LFOTool's shift-click feature, the capabilities are an improved version of that (there's a few shapes, e.g. down saw) as well.
As for the Arp, there is no de facto arp in v1.0 - However the sections that make up osc pitch can be modulated independently (e.g. octave/semi) so you can achieve some unique arp-like sequences that way.
An arp is something that I knew would be asked for (especially at KVR) and might appear in a future version. With that said, for now - what the sound designers did with sequences is a lot more fun than what I hear being done with most arps.
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1110 posts since 31 Aug, 2001 from Los Angeles, CA
- KVRAF
- 5813 posts since 17 Aug, 2004 from Berlin, Germany
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1110 posts since 31 Aug, 2001 from Los Angeles, CA
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- KVRist
- 245 posts since 18 Jun, 2001 from UK and NY
Thanks for the reply Steve. Looking forward to getting to grips with this.