I've never reviewed a synth, but this time I want to share my day one impressions of Serum. Because in my view this is a superb instrument. It has the analog sound quality of Diva and can compete with the dance sound of Sylenth, the flexibility, the 'roar' and creative matrix options of Massive, the wavetable sound flexibility of Z3TA2 and then some (like the unique formula-to-wavetabel option of the Max Phase Distortion Synth). Wrapped in a GUI that stimulates exploring all these opportunities. And that's rare. So it starts at a rating of 10 and then you start looking for downsides or shortcomings, which I after two days haven't found. I build a bass-sound like the unique Michael Kastrup Bass Funkay sound in Diva: almost as good. Incredible pads, a draw bar organ second to none, a matrix you can understand, all the effects you'll ever need (although the chorus in Z3TA2 is better) and an LFO that makes you forget there is no arp (and if you need one, just use Cthulhu). Try it. Use it and compare it to your go to synths. See how quickly you make the sounds you want and share your view. I'm convinced you'll be positive.
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Wow.
DAMN!!!! I AM EXCITED TO TRY THIS THANG OUT!!!!! ANY RELEASE DATE INFO?
yes, there's an annoucement now here http://www.kvraudio.com/news/xfer-records-announces-serum-wavetable-synthesizer-for-mac-and-win-vst-au-and-aax-27366.
release is planned for this Friday.
Still planning on a release, tomorrow? :D.
all systems go.
Following the countdown on Facebook... Several hours have past since Steve said it would be released.... Take my money already!!!!.
Based purely on synthesis, this is my favorite soft synth yet.
Definitely a good pick. Xenos' review above is a nice resource for getting an idea.
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hello, im new on forum... willing to buy serum for my sounds... :)
1+- how do u set LFO amount ? (for pitch there coarse pitch assignable i saw... but for other thinks ?)
2- how do u decide the LFO start at this frequencie... and not random ? (free LFO mode like sylenth possible ?)
AWESOME SYNTH... my next buy. plz respond ^^ thx in advance <3.
also how i do random and S&H waveform with LFO ?
you may want to try his website for questions xferrecords dot com.
Can I consider this Synth as the best one on the market for now?
I love this synth.
After 20 years of trying and buying most of the big synths (and some cheaper ones) I now only use Serum and (occasionally) zebra 2.8. The versatility of Serum is breathtaking.
Great synth, but not sure if I should replace it with pigments for something different.
What gives Serum timeless longevity is the wavetable editor - being ablee to design any tone, and that tone being made by your own ideas, means infinite and limitless potential for TONE design - It's about the TONE not the 'sound' -
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