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