Official Serum 2 thread!

[cake builder]

I'm at work so I can't test this out, but is there a modulator in S2 that you can set up as a sequence that only advances on 'note on' actions?

[martinjuenke]

Still the AU version needs the VST3 plugin installed, otherwise you have a black screen. Lame.

[Ah_Dziz]

I'm at work so I can't test this out, but is there a modulator in S2 that you can set up as a sequence that only advances on 'note on' actions?

I'm not certain. I think no. Maybe in the clip thing you can control the behavior like that. I can think of some ways to hack something similar with the lfo but each input note would have to be the same length. Or I could have missed something entirely. What are you wanting to modulate in this fashion? There's always ways to use midi to do this kind of thing.

[cake builder]

I'm at work so I can't test this out, but is there a modulator in S2 that you can set up as a sequence that only advances on 'note on' actions?

I'm not certain. I think no. Maybe in the clip thing you can control the behavior like that. I can think of some ways to hack something similar with the lfo but each input note would have to be the same length. Or I could have missed something entirely. What are you wanting to modulate in this fashion? There's always ways to use midi to do this kind of thing.

I had the thought after playing with the new Spline VST and its 'enablements' function. The XY modulators are cool, but Serum 2 has those, so if I could replicate the enablements sequencer as well, it would save me from buying another VST instrument.

[Ah_Dziz]

I don't really know much about Spline. I already had serum 1 and I haven't gotten too deep into v2. The mod system seemed similar enough to v1 for me to give it very little thought. I'm not a big user of sequencers and arps so I haven't dug into those possibilities. It could be in there. Depending on your DAW you could probably do what you want with a midi plugin or a host modulation source though.
Good luck.

[cake builder]

I could absolutely set up something in Bitwig, e.g. with the Steps modulator, but it's always nice for workflow to have things built in.

[kraster]

There's no explicit "trigger then advance" setting but you can hack one. At least for monophonic sounds.

Let's say you want LFO 1 on filter 1.

Set LFO to Hz, set the time to 0 and key retrigger to on. Assign that to filter one.

In the Mod matrix modulate LFO1's phase with the "voice index" modulation source.

The voice index is a global setting that cycles through 8 voices and then resets so modulating the phase of the LFO will advance the step to a new position in the LFO when you press a key.

You can also adjust the steps by using one of the curve editors to remap the phase to the lfo.

A more controlled way of doing it would be to set up another LFO in square steps and have that modulate the phase of LFO 1.

[liv]

Composed a video called "Inhabited majesty" with presets exclusively for Serum 2.

Shadows Of Luring Attraction 2.

Dark apocalyptic ambient. Please have a look.

[Echoes in the Attic]

Composed a video called "Inhabited majesty" with presets exclusively for Serum 2.

Shadows Of Luring Attraction 2.

Dark apocalyptic ambient. Please have a look.

I've heard your sounds for Bazille and Massive and they are great. I will have to check out your Serum presets, I'll bet they are amazing.

[liv]

Composed a video called "Inhabited majesty" with presets exclusively for Serum 2.

Shadows Of Luring Attraction 2.

Dark apocalyptic ambient. Please have a look.

I've heard your sounds for Bazille and Massive and they are great. I will have to check out your Serum presets, I'll bet they are amazing.

Cool. Thanks.
The big Serum 2 leap for me is the added second filter option. Brilliant move.

[swilow11]

Composed a video called "Inhabited majesty" with presets exclusively for Serum 2.

Shadows Of Luring Attraction 2.

Dark apocalyptic ambient. Please have a look.

I've heard your sounds for Bazille and Massive and they are great. I will have to check out your Serum presets, I'll bet they are amazing.

Cool. Thanks.
The big Serum 2 leap for me is the added second filter option. Brilliant move.

Yeah, it's a great feature. What sort of creative uses are you finding for it?

[tumface]

2.0.20 is out on the Xfer site on your account page. Big update with significant performance improvements for Windows PCs.

Release notes from the site:

## [2.0.20] - 2025-06-30

- Added warnings to Update Installer if Serum 2 Presets (factory content) not found

- Fixed compatibility with S1 presets that modulate Warp amount with Env or LFO

- Fixed crash when closing preset browser whilst editing notes

- Fixed crash when loading invalid MIDI map

- Fixed crash when opening website from Check for Updates dialog in Ableton Live on Windows

- Fixed drag & drop preset loading on LFO graph

- Fixed embedded factory multisamples data; will be removed when saving presets or packs

- Fixed envs stuck open if host stops transport while playing notes with env modulating FX params

- Fixed high-precision parameter automation editing in Logic Pro

- Fixed incorrect gain, reverse or trim in preset packs created from embedded samples

- Fixed mislabelled Cancel button on dialogs

- Fixed Multisample, Sample, and Wavetable menus not showing current selection after loading preset (broke in 2.0.19)

- Fixed notes getting killed on stopping host transport when Silence note + FX tails pref is disabled

- Fixed preset modified indicator not appearing when changing macro name

- Fixed preset name validation when edited via double-click on browser

- Fixed preset pack build error on macOS for presets using embedded multisamples saved on Windows

- Fixed Spectral Osc sometimes filling FFT buffer from wrong side of loop when playhead changes direction

- Fixed upside-down GUI in Digital Performer 9 / Live 9 on macOS 10.14

- Improved error messaging when preset database cannot be opened

- Improved performance of Windows builds

- Removed sustain pedal stuck note workaround for Cubase/Nuendo as fixed in 14.0.30

[swilow11]

"Improved performance of Windows builds"

Keen to test this out. Anyone installed the update and have any feedback about it?

[mabian]

"Improved performance of Windows builds"

Keen to test this out. Anyone installed the update and have any feedback about it?

For the moment, I don't see significant improvements... I tried an old i5 CPU though, so there may be nothing relevant that can be done on such systems... Will check on an i7-7700k later

- Mario

[sempondr]

"Improved performance of Windows builds"
Keen to test this out. Anyone installed the update and have any feedback about it?

Didn't notice any difference either (Ryzen 5950X).