Serum 2: Tech House Sound Design

Do you dig tech house? Why not design your own sounds for it? In this Serum 2 video tutorial course, electronic music expert Larry Holcombe will show you how to do just that. If you thought creating your own patches was too hard, think again. In this Serum 2 course, Larry will walk you through the process using nothing but Serum 2, teaching you how to build percussion, bass, and FX sounds and everything that's involved. You'll learn how to blend synthesis and sampling, chop up samples to create loops, add effects and modulation, and more! These Serum videos are designed for Serum 2 users looking to set their tech house productions apart by designing custom sounds from scratch.

Videos

• Tech House Kick (12:31) - First, we create a tight, punchy tech house kick in Serum 2 using a combination of synthesis and sampling. This serves as the foundation of our beat.

• Tech House Drum Loop FX (06:56) - We discuss using Serum 2 to chop up and re-program loops next. This provides endless creative possibilities, especially when combined with Serum 2's extensive FX section.

• Tech House Bass Pt. 1 (12:04) - Next up, we program a suitable tech house bass sound using wavetables, modulation, and FX.

• Tech House Bass Pt. 2 (12:48) - We continue on to create a second bass patch next using one of the new clip preset rhythms.

• Tech House FX Stab (13:23) - Finally, we add interest to the idea by creating a modulating synth patch using LFO 2 to modulate LFO 1's rate.