Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about SERUM. Is this cpu hungry software synth released by Steve Duda s company XFER the industry standard for wavetable synthesizer s, dubstep wubs & wobbles, EDM synth donks or are there better alternatives out there when it comes to modern VST instrument s. Is it too hard-sounding for analog synthesizer aficionados? Can it keep up with its competitors Phase Plant or Vital?
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:45 Overview XFER SERUM
01:29 Wavetable Oscillators
01:57 Wavetable Editor
02:10 Wavetable Warp (Sync, FM, Stretch)
02:27 Unison
02:32 Sub Oscillator, Noise (Samples)
02:43 Filter Section
03:06 Envelopes (Drums)
03:11 LFO Section (Dubstep Sounds)
03:23 FX Section
03:32 Mod Matrix (Drag & Drop Modulations)
03:52 Modulation Sources (MPE, Macros, Chaos Generator)
04:05 Patches
04:32 CPU consumption, Limitations
04:51 Where does SERUM come from? Pricing, Alternatives
05:20 Hate
05:45 Jam 1 (Analog Techno)
06:40 Jam 2 (Outboard Industrial)
07:38 Finale (Hard Psytrance)
08:06 Verdict
09:13 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout (Ableton Live Vocoder x SERUM)
Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness
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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about SERUM. Is this cpu hungry software synth released by Steve Duda s company XFER the industry standard for wavetable synthesizer s, dubstep wubs & wobbles, EDM synth donks or are there better alternatives out there when it comes to modern VST instrument s. Is it too hard-sounding for analog synthesizer aficionados? Can it keep up with its competitors Phase Plant or Vital?
Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:45 Overview XFER SERUM
01:29 Wavetable Oscillators
01:57 Wavetable Editor
02:10 Wavetable Warp (Sync, FM, Stretch)
02:27 Unison
02:32 Sub Oscillator, Noise (Samples)
02:43 Filter Section
03:06 Envelopes (Drums)
03:11 LFO Section (Dubstep Sounds)
03:23 FX Section
03:32 Mod Matrix (Drag & Drop Modulations)
03:52 Modulation Sources (MPE, Macros, Chaos Generator)
04:05 Patches
04:32 CPU consumption, Limitations
04:51 Where does SERUM come from? Pricing, Alternatives
05:20 Hate
05:45 Jam 1 (Analog Techno)
06:40 Jam 2 (Outboard Industrial)
07:38 Finale (Hard Psytrance)
08:06 Verdict
09:13 Patreon Vocoder Shoutout (Ableton Live Vocoder x SERUM)
