Excellent statement. Serum is Serum. It, in no way, whatsoever, is a replacement for Massive. No synth can ever replace Massive and what it has given to the world of electronic music for almost 10 years now. There's a reason for that. Nothing does what Massive does, the way it does.Vectorman wrote:I admit I didn't spend a whole lot of time with Serum after buying it last year (I'll get back to it eventually), but it didn't really strike me as a Massive replacement, despite the conceptual similarities - even with some Massive waves loaded into Serum, Massive has a particular sound that Serum doesn't really reproduce. Massive has become sort of a classic in the software realm, like the Virus or Nord 2x in hardware - even though technology like virtual filter coding has moved beyond it with newer synths, it still has a character that has its own appeal sometimes. When I'm looking for sounds that are kind of glossy and ethereal, it usually delivers.
Massive 2
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- KVRAF
- 2393 posts since 29 Jun, 2005 from La La Land
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- KVRAF
- 22871 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
Orbit-50 wrote:Excellent statement. Serum is Serum. It, in no way, whatsoever, is a replacement for Massive. No synth can ever replace Massive and what it has given to the world of electronic music for almost 10 years now. There's a reason for that. Nothing does what Massive does, the way it does.Vectorman wrote:I admit I didn't spend a whole lot of time with Serum after buying it last year (I'll get back to it eventually), but it didn't really strike me as a Massive replacement, despite the conceptual similarities - even with some Massive waves loaded into Serum, Massive has a particular sound that Serum doesn't really reproduce. Massive has become sort of a classic in the software realm, like the Virus or Nord 2x in hardware - even though technology like virtual filter coding has moved beyond it with newer synths, it still has a character that has its own appeal sometimes. When I'm looking for sounds that are kind of glossy and ethereal, it usually delivers.
Okay, I'll bite. I have Massive. I do use it. What exactly is it that Massive does that no other synth does?
Just curious.
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- KVRist
- 367 posts since 18 Dec, 2006
they are not the same animalRobmobius wrote:I'm inclined to say... Serum smashes Massive. Will it smash M2? Dunno...loachm wrote:...Serum is a good synth, but while a lot of its features would have been great additions to Massive, I'm inclined to say "No way, Jose".4damind wrote:Massive 2 is already out.. but it's called "Serum"
But I'm sure Serum 3 will!
neither smashes either
both are wonderful
that being said Serum can use .tun files and allows for changing reference pitch just like Omnisphere
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- KVRAF
- 16136 posts since 13 Nov, 2012
Massive is one of a kind.loachm wrote:...Serum is a good synth, but while a lot of its features would have been great additions to Massive, I'm inclined to say "No way, Jose".4damind wrote:Massive 2 is already out.. but it's called "Serum"
Still, one of the best soft synths made.
This synth can do so many things and has its own unique sound.
It will only get better....
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- KVRAF
- 3303 posts since 27 Mar, 2010 from UK
I would suggest getting your teeth into Reaktor 6, may well be a sign of what could be incorporated into a Massive sequel; filters, vcos, ext/int syncing, routing...
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- KVRAF
- 2209 posts since 2 Jan, 2003 from right here...
...I'll show you once this month's Beat Battle over at the NI forums will be over...wagtunes wrote:Okay, I'll bite. I have Massive. I do use it. What exactly is it that Massive does that no other synth does?
Just curious.
