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hcv242 · Post by **hcv242** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:07 pm

DJErmac wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:49 pm
martiu wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:43 pm Massive X have the same high quality sound but Serum 2 is more versatile now and with better workflow
No offense, but... the day when I breed woolly mammoths, MassiveX will have the same sound quality as Serum2.

You guys are aware that sound quality is a very subjective subject, right ?

Dunbar · Post by **Dunbar** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:08 pm

Has the copy protection changed to 'challenge response'?

DJErmac · Post by **DJErmac** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:09 pm

hcv242 wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:07 pm
DJErmac wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:49 pm
martiu wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:43 pm Massive X have the same high quality sound but Serum 2 is more versatile now and with better workflow
No offense, but... the day when I breed woolly mammoths, MassiveX will have the same sound quality as Serum2.
You guys are aware that sound quality is a very subjective subject, right ?

Yes, and my post is highly subjective too.

...since it's just me posting...

korgscrew · Post by **korgscrew** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:10 pm

I've tried to purchase twice via paypal and the Serum site crashes when returning to merchant. 2 pending payments now from my Paypal account and no Serum licence in my account.

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:21 pm

Dunbar wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:08 pm Has the copy protection changed to 'challenge response'?

Yes, unfortunately.

briefcasemanx · Post by **briefcasemanx** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:27 pm

Yay, a new thread for a new release, instead of the usual confusing crap. Thanks for making this, OP.

coroknight · Post by **coroknight** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:33 pm

The synth has a softness to the sound that I really like. You can actually load the Serum 2 wavetables into Bitwig using the built-in wavetable oscillator. Bitwig does ok but sounds a bit harsher than Serum 2. Not sure if that's a quality thing or if Serum has some built-in filtering.

Has anyone compared to other wavetable synths like Phase Plant or Hive? I wonder if you can import the serum wavetables into those plugins too.

Also, since it comes with Serum 2 FX you can compare wavetable synths with the exact same effects.

Dunbar · Post by **Dunbar** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:34 pm

e@rs wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:21 pm
Dunbar wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:08 pm Has the copy protection changed to 'challenge response'?
Yes, unfortunately.

Oh well, another synth bites the dust...

Alexander_D · Post by **Alexander_D** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:36 pm

I will purchase it for sure! So great new functions!

DaveGamble · Post by **DaveGamble** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 7:56 pm

Archit3ch wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 4:27 pm
DaveGamble wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 12:23 pm MG Ladder and EMS Ladder do not have circuit modelled distortion. Wsp, Exp, Acid Ladder and MG Dirty do.
Exp = Expander ???

Synthesizer Expander Module.

audio/fault · Post by **audio/fault** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:00 pm

audio/fault wrote: Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:06 pm mh, i was really looking forward to test serum (2 now of course) after work (never tried it before but heard lots of good things). installed the au... and it can't be opened in neither logic (doesn't pass au-validation) nor ableton live (says it's incompatible).
mac mini m2, mac os 15.3.2, logic 11.1.2, live 12.1.10

is this a bug? is it just me? haven't read anything about it here or anywhere else. strange and actually a little disappointing. can't remember a similar issue with another plugin (though I didn't installed a demo in ages, only full versions/updates).

ok, got the tip that i also have to install the vst. now it works. strange that i have the option to not install the vst during installation… never had this with any other plugin but ok.

devilnishy · Post by **devilnishy** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:04 pm

Been trying off and on all day to register it without any luck.

briefcasemanx · Post by **briefcasemanx** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:19 pm

Wsp filter resonance has an unstable pitch at 100%. But then sometimes it stabilizes.

If I do the default patch, add a Wsp filter, put it's cutoff to 720, resonance to 100%, and drive to 42, it sounds like the pitch of the resonant peak is fluctuating when I hit most notes. But when I hit a D1 note the fluctuations only happen for a few seconds then the pitch stabilizes. The pitch doesn't seem to stabilize with notes other than D1.

I'm unsure if this is intentional, and I actually kind of like the random pitch fluctuation as well as the sound when it stabilizes, it sounds cool. I just wish I could quantify this behavior to take advantage of it when making patches.

MorpherX · Post by **MorpherX** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:24 pm

Serum2 CR-Dongle Software is a dealbreaker and very bad for future use.

Fortunately there exists Icarus3 and Vital etc. which are userfriendly and have even a better soundquality and is no dongle software.

briefcasemanx · Post by **briefcasemanx** » Tue Mar 18, 2025 8:42 pm

Ah yes, magically the synth that someone hasn't even used (because of the CR software) has worse sound quality. If it sounds worse, I'd think that would be the dealbreaker instead of CR software.

Self-awareness is important, folks.

edit: CR software, not "dongle". Dongle is physical hardware.

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