Serum FX: Getting Creative
Adam Pollard aka Multiplier, brings an in-depth video tutorial series all about using the amazing Xfer Serum FX plug-in! Get a unique perspective on these powerful effects and how to use them creatively on your audio material. Note: Basic knowledge of Serum and Serum FX is recommended before watching this series.
Videos
• Introduction (00:57) - Adam welcomes you to the course and gives a preview of what he will be covering.
• Serum FX Prerequisite Concepts (03:29) - Assuming you have some familiarity with Serum, what's different about Serum FX? Most importantly, Adam shows you how to trigger modulation envelopes and LFOs.
• Stereo Width & Stereo Movement (04:33) - Stereo filter offset is the most natural way to create stereo width, and stereo movement. See why this is Adam's favorite feature of Serum FX.
• Custom Shape Sidechain Compression (06:18) - See how to use this trick to literally draw in your sidechain compression with any shape at all. Adam also shows how to avoid clicks when doing so.
• Reverb "Breath" Trick (02:23) - Learn how to make reverb breathe by modulating an unexpected reverb parameter as well as make it mono or wide.
• Turning Noise into Tones Using Comb Filters (04:47) - Adam now demonstrates how to turn white noise into tunable tones using a comb filter, and shows a workflow trick using the noise oscillator and LFO modulation.
• Three More Comb Filter Ideas (03:03) - Discover how to turn a percussion loop into a modern lead, make chords super unique and aggressive, and cut the grainy tail that a high resonance comb filter sometimes introduces.
• Wide & Textured Distortion (02:47) - Explore how to distort through the Combs filter to create a much more textured and interesting distortion, as well as make it beautifully wide with stereo filter offset.
• Using Filters as Reverb (03:03) - Discover how to use Allpasses and Reverb filters as reverb, and take it further by modulating cutoff, equivalent to modulating reverb size.
• Make Any Sound Talk (02:17) - See how to use the formant filter to make anything talk, and change the word spoken by setting LFO start point.
• Interesting Filter Sweeps & Avoiding Clicks (03:18) - In this video, Adam shows how you can make filter sweeps more interesting, by using non-standard low pass filters, and how to avoid "clicks" that LFOs sometimes introduce.
• Better Distortion (02:59) - The trick to making better distortion is modulating the pre-filter which is a standard concept, but it's not intuitive, and most folks aren't aware of it.
• Rhythmic Filter Sweeps (06:01) - Adam now shows two examples, with two different types of rhythm, one fast, and one slow. In the process Adam also shows LFO "rise", the "phase" filter, and a trick to do the sweep when the filter is used for something else.
• Using Comb Filters as Delays (02:54) - Delay causes comb filtering, and with the right settings, you can use comb filters as delays, and then modulate cutoff to get some interesting results!
• Gain Compensation (01:53) - Adam explains what gain compensation is and why is it important, as well as how to do it using the compressor module.
• Screaming Builds (03:16) - Watch how to make a screaming build, using a high resonance comb filter.
• Modulating the Unique Serum Filters (01:19) - Adam reveals the unique filters that allow you to make sounds only possible with Serum/Serum FX.
• Unique Build Up Idea (02:17) - Learn how to create this unique build up, using just a sine wave and a high resonance comb filter, and then make it super wide!
• Modulating Reverb Size (02:03) - Explore the unexpected sounds of modulating something that shouldn't be modulated.
• Making Chords Rhythmic (03:28) - Adam shows how to make any chord progression rhythmic, using LFO, LP cutoff modulation, and an LFO curve concept. Then see how to make it into a build up using the Auxiliary Source option in the Modulation Matrix.
• Ringing FX (02:00) - Discover 3 examples of effects with a high feedback that rings.
• Dynamic Frequency Notching (01:46) - Explore the idea of dynamically notching a specific frequency to make room for a snare in your mix.
• Background Ambience Channel (01:53) - See how to use the noise oscillator to create a background ambience channel for live performance or DJing, plus an important note about saving this setup, and loading your own sample folders into the noise oscillator.