Sound Design in Serum with GES
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Get the truth Serum with GES and learn how to use this incredibly powerful VST to design any sound that comes to mind. In this 5 day course you will learn the ins and outs of Serum - as well as sound design practices and secrets to level up your sonic arsenal. GES (Greg Somerville) has worked with playback and production outfit Electronic Creatives, and has produced and designed touring Ableton Live sessions for Logic, Kid Cudi, AlunaGeorge, Jon Bellion, Caroline Polachek and more. He has been relying on Serum as one of his sound design Swiss army knives for 4 years and counting.
This course has ended. Upon purchase, you will be sent a link to the class recordings and daily recaps from the instructor.
Course Breakdown
Day 1
- Intro to Serum’s Landscape and GUI
- Osc Window
- FX Tab
- Matrix
- Global
- Preset Bank
- Menu
- Customization/Optimization
- Wave-Table Synthesis
- Definitions
- Intention With Serum: Possibilities
Day 2
- Waveform Types and Uses
- LFOs - Types, Shapes
- Envelopes - Types, Shapes
- Programming Macros
- Exploring Noise OSC
- Sectional Deep Dive: LFO, Envelope
- Learn to Build: Pads, Atmospheres, Ambience
Day 3
- Advanced Matrix Techniques
- Advanced FX Techniques
- Sonic Layering and Voicing
- Sectional Deep Dive: Wavetables, Filters
- Automation: Serum <> Ableton Live
- Learn to Build: Leads, EDM Plucks, Festival Supersynths
Day 4
- FM Synthesis in Serum
- OSC A & B Communication
- Velocity, Note, Portamento
- Sectional Deep Dive: Matrix, FX
- Learn to Build: Kick, Snare, Hat, Perc, Basslines
Day 5
- Advanced Sound Design: Serum
- Hidden tricks and secrets: making patches your own
- Complex automation
- Custom Waveforms
- Sample Import
- Learn to Build: 808s, Innovative FX, Vocal Synths
