String and Ensemble Sounds in Serum 2
The string machine recipe: saw stacks, slow envelopes and ensemble chorus, plus the EQ move that makes them sit in a mix.
Sound Design
Organ Sounds in Serum 2: House Stabs to Church Pads
Organs were synths all along. Sine stacks, a rotary fake and the key click that makes house organ basses bounce.
Guitar-Style Sounds in Serum 2 (Plucked Strings That Work)
Convincing plucked strings from a wavetable synth, plus the honest line where synthesis stops and sampled guitar wins.
Risers, Impacts and Downlifters in Serum 2
Risers, sub drops, impacts and downlifters from one synth. Build an FX preset folder once and stop scrolling sample packs mid-session.
How to Make an Acid Bass (303 Style) in Serum 2
One oscillator and a screaming filter. How to build a 303-style acid bass in Serum 2, including the slides and accents everyone forgets.
How to Make a Reese Bass in Serum 2
Two detuned saws, a mono sub and a moving filter. The full reese bass recipe with the exact detune numbers I use in our packs.
250+ Free Serum 2 Presets: What Is Inside and How to Use Them
A full walkthrough of our 250+ free Serum 2 presets: what's in each of the ten categories, how we made the patches, the royalty-free license, and how to install and rework them.
Serum 2 vs Vital: An Honest Comparison for 2026
Vital is free and covers most of a classic wavetable workflow. So when does Serum 2 actually earn its price? A preset maker's honest breakdown.
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.
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.
How to Make Tech House Bass in Serum 2
Two tech house bass recipes for Serum 2: the rolling offbeat workhorse and the vocal formant stab. Real settings, real BPM numbers, no vague advice.