Maxim Hetman

A working producer's guide to RnB in 2026: the four modern lanes, extended chords, drum feel, mixing for warmth, and the Serum 2 presets and sample packs worth loading first.

My honest 2026 rundown of the Serum 2 bass presets worth loading: subs, reeses, growls, 808s and house bass, with concrete settings and audio demos.

The full Serum 2 preset catalog, sorted by genre and by sound type. Free packs first, then the paid packs worth your money - with honest notes on which to skip.

The tech house preset packs I'd actually load in Serum 2 in 2026, what each one is good for, and how to make presets work in a real club track.

MIDI packs are pre-made chord progressions, melodies and basslines you can drop into any DAW and reshape into your own sound. Here's how I use them to go from empty session to finished beat in an hour.

A 2026 reality check on the music trends of 2025: which TikTok and Spotify sounds stuck, and how to produce them today.

Stock sounds are fine for learning and terrible for standing out. Here's how music sample packs and custom Serum 2 presets actually earn their place in your workflow.

The real starting path to Flume and Skrillex-style production in 2026: pick a DAW, learn Serum 2, steal their granular and FM growl techniques, and finish tracks on a schedule.

Our Black Friday 2024 top 10, kept honest for 2026: every pack is still in the store, all Serum banks now run in Serum 2, plus real advice on shopping sales without wasting money.

Presets aren't cheating and they aren't magic. Here's how I load, tweak, layer and reverse-engineer Serum 2 presets, with real settings.

What's inside hip hop sample packs, where to get good free ones, and how to chop and flip samples so they sound like yours — with concrete BPM and mixing settings.