Lo-Fi Keys and Textures in Serum 2: A Practical Guide
The exact chain I use for wobbly tape keys in Serum 2: pitch drift LFOs, a vinyl noise layer, an analog low-pass, gentle overdrive, and granular texture beds. Real settings, no sample chopping.
Presets
How to Make Phonk Sounds in Serum 2 (Cowbell, Bass, Leads)
The exact Serum 2 settings behind phonk's core sounds: the metallic pitch-bent cowbell, the distorted cowbass, dark detuned leads, and that lo-fi tape drift. Plus house phonk vs drift phonk, explained with numbers.
Melodic Techno in Serum 2: Plucks, Pads and Hypnotic Arps
The full Afterlife-style recipe: a drifting analog pluck, one huge dark pad, velocity-shaped arps and automated reverb tails - with the exact Serum 2 settings I use in our packs.
10 Serum 2 Mistakes That Make Your Sounds Weak
The ten Serum 2 mistakes I see in almost every weak patch - from unison abuse to mixing in solo - and the exact fix for each one.
Where Serum 2 Stores Presets: Folder Locations on Mac & Windows
The exact Serum 2 preset folder paths on Mac and Windows, how to move the library to another drive, and why presets sometimes vanish after an update.
How to Install Serum 2 Presets (Mac & Windows)
Two ways to install Serum 2 presets: the one-click .SerumPack import and the manual folder method, with separate steps for Mac and Windows plus fixes for missing presets.