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• Complete rookie looking for advice on a MIDI controller for Darksynth

  What matters though is choosing a good synthesizer. I personally use Serum (~190$) for most things, since it's easy to use and has a big community with a lot of free and paid presets. Source: over 1 year ago

• DIY Wavetable Synthesis Sequencer

  One of the problems I am currently facing is having a large lookup table. I want to have a large set of predefined sound waves that can be manipulated like programs such as Serum. Is this still possible with an MC instead of an MCU? (Calculating the waves in real-time instead of using a lookup table might be too computationally intensive for most budget options). Source: almost 2 years ago

• SPEECH plugin crashing? No audio!

  You'll have to find some other alternative for your Text-to-speech needs. Serum has a basic speech synth, Vital uses Amazon's TTS solution, and you'll find plenty more with a quick google search. Source: about 2 years ago

• I'm looking into some cheap synthesizers to make vaporwave/synthwave music

  You can also download Vital for wavetable emulation. https://www.discodsp.com/obxd/ You can also buy Serum https://xferrecords.com/products/serum for I think $190 or get it off Splilce for $10 a month until you pay it off. Source: about 2 years ago

• Chiptune style remix of Frog on the floor

  Then all the synths are serum, in previous projects I have used magical 8 bit and tb_peach. Source: about 2 years ago

• legit serum users?

  If you're looking for the serum installer, I'm pretty sure you just upgrade the Serum free trial after the download? If you've already got a valid serial number, it should unlock the full version of the software, iirc. The installer is just on the Xfer website (https://xferrecords.com/products/serum). Source: about 2 years ago

• What hardware do I need to start making darkwave?

  Serum https://xferrecords.com/products/serum or if you don't want to spend the money just download Vital 1. https://vital.audio/ which is a Serum competitor and just as good. Paid versions only give you more presets and text to wavetable functionality. Source: about 2 years ago

• Are there any ambient music producers?

  Guess Wavetable and Vital (free) give you the most flexibility. As said lots of reverb and modulate the length via release time is pretty neat, especially with multiple instances of Wavetable and//or Vital. If Vital suits you well you can try out Serum which has a neat rent-til-own payment if I remember correctly. Nonetheless you can try out a demo to experiment a bit. I also love NI MASSIVE which offers you 3... Source: over 2 years ago

• What is your favorite digital filter?

  When it comes to analog-modeled digital filters, I'm a fan of Serum's "German LP" and "French LP" filters. I've also spent a decent amount of time with Soundtoys FilterFreak⁠—which can take a few minutes for me to properly dial in, but ultimately does the job well. Source: over 2 years ago

• so i’ve been making music for a bit, but i can never seem to nail the voice… what vocal effects would i use to sound like this and get her sort of demonic-esque voice i’m obsessed

  Yup! A wave table plug in, it’s a powerful software https://xferrecords.com/products/serum. Source: over 2 years ago

• Need an alternative synth VST to Z3TA+2

  •Serum is a great choice, and has thousands of free presets available online. Https://xferrecords.com/products/serum. Source: over 2 years ago

• My thoughts on starting music (Beginner guide)

  For Sound generation I personally use Serum and Sytrus, but you can should just get Vital and Dexed for free. They aren't 100% the same (especially Dexed and Sytrus have differences), but you're fine with these. Source: over 2 years ago

• hello! help me decide my next hardware synth.

  It's quite likely one of the highest regarded digital synths of the last century. If you need some examples/evidence why: Anthony Rother , Phase Fatale, Blush Response and this guy named Rozzer who made the step sequencer that everybody around here seems to like so much. Jeff Mills has 2...lol (and the sequencer he is using them with in that photo is what Rozzer's Max4Live step sequencer is based on a; Doepfer... Source: over 2 years ago

• I want to learn how to make audio from scratch

  Not really sure what your experience level with synthesis is, but I'd firstly get a vst like Serum. This is a relatively cheap, yet powerful tool and while it may seem limited, I assure you you can make very complex sounds using it. If this is limiting you, you could also check out VCV Rack (free), which lets you patch together different synths and effects using the old-school analog wiring method (Reason software... Source: over 2 years ago

• Question (dad seeking some pointers and/or advice)

  I would add Xfer Serum to the list of recommendations. It's basically the "standard" in a good number of genres, and it means that there's a ton of youtube tutorials for it. When I was learning, I really appreciated that it has these little visual windows that let you see what it's doing to the sound. Source: over 2 years ago

• Should I get a MIDI keyboard?

  Software synths are software plugins that you can use to create sounds on your computer. A popular one that I use is called serum https://xferrecords.com/products/serum. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Books about synthesizing SFXs from scratch

  Step one is get to know your synth of choice really well, I recommend something quite visual like Serum and there are thousands of tutorials available for it. Being a wavetable it can do a lot but once you learn one synth well, you can transpose those skills to others as they are all essentially the same, except maybe granular synth's although they are still quite similar. Source: about 3 years ago

• What software synths when you’re kind of new to pop production ?

  A lot of people like Massive, Serum, and Vital. They're all pretty flexible. Source: about 3 years ago

• What are your recommendations on which VSTs to invest it for the long term?

  A good subtractive synth is always nice to have on hand. A lot of people like Massive, Serum, and Vital. Source: about 3 years ago

• Synth VST's for Retrowave

  Serum ( Serum: Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer (xferrecords.com ) A very powerful and flexible wavetable synth. Source: about 3 years ago

• Any recommendations for good plug ins to use for Tech House production?

  For getting subs to hit harder, I'd say that mostly comes from getting your envelopes set right and maybe saturation, too. If you don't already have Serum, that's gotta be the best synth for giving you control over your envelopes' time and slope. It never goes on sale, but you can do rent-to-own for $9.99 a month through Splice. Source: over 3 years ago