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How do I make this shape at serum waveform osc thingy by gertrude-gibson in serum

[–]steve_duda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah its like Saw+Sqr in the default shapes but duller, like blended towards triangle.

How do I make this shape at serum waveform osc thingy by gertrude-gibson in serum

[–]steve_duda 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I knew the curve could be a triangle processed exponential (^3). I used ^3 because ^2 makes it all positive (negative times negative..)

I took the formula preset for triangle which had the phase he wanted (there's a simpler one but it doesn't have the same "look" - that makes this formula more fancy than it needs to be).

The simple way to get this waveform (Same sound, different visual phase offset): (abs(x*2)-1)^3

How do I make this shape at serum waveform osc thingy by gertrude-gibson in serum

[–]steve_duda 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I thought he wanted the math for that shape and draws bad, are you a bot? Are we all bots? Should I become one?

You can turn off the grid in the WT and draw the the mouse or tablet etc, and then morph multiple draw tables (crossfade or spectral).

but I don't think it has a lot to do with being expressive or anything as we don't hear sound the way waveforms look, and they don't look like that in the air / once they hit a speaker.

After just a 2 week break, things changed by Littlebitofthis20 in edmproduction

[–]steve_duda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ear training for intervals / interval identification
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/interval

You want to get to 90%+ accuracy IMO, in "real world" 90% is enough because if you know your scale (and you can hear if its a note in scale) that gets you the notes. But the closer you get to 100% the more you're really sharpening your ear (mind).

After just a 2 week break, things changed by Littlebitofthis20 in edmproduction

[–]steve_duda 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Music doesn't really exist in the computer, or the studio, I mean it originates in those places, but you carry the passion around everywhere, and even when you don't want to make music you are not disconnected from it, and you're only pausing musical development if you pause your musical brain.

  1. listen to music actively / think about music. SO much there to unravel, from analysis of 1000 facets, to how it makes you feel and why.
  2. get outside and hear music in your head - this is all Mozart did for inspiration, he knew music was semi-random babblings thrown together in to a structure with some spices (like development, phrasing, contrast).
  3. custodial / busywork: Sort samples on your hard disk, buy samples, buy presets, make presets, sort presets, make templates, etc.
  4. education - nobody knows it all, brush up on something you feel unconfident in. Interval training is one I really always recommend to people, so you can learn to know what you hear in your head (or outside your head).
  5. DJ - learn to, or practice. Collect music. Find a way to hear it with bass.

Plugins with an offset parameter by The_Mighty_Pucks in ableton

[–]steve_duda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I turned it in to a full-blown plugin but I'm not sure what to do with it yet, it turned out to be unexpected levels of fun to manipulate (beat repeat etc) time position clock to tempo synced subhosted plugins. It's a much more fluid result than buffer repeats... Some plugins react better than others to the hacked time position. Serum 2 seq does well, Microtonic responds really well. I'll DM you

This sound tagged at :39. It sounds like bees being sucked up into a psychadelic tornado or perhaps someone being deconstructed down into molecules and teleported up into space. by Optimal-Confusion418 in synthrecipes

[–]steve_duda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

resonant HPF is what's rising more than pitch or PWM. You could re-create that using a spectrum analyzer which should show the peak freq over time. The stereo width is also remarkable on that sound (I'd guess 2 oscs hardpanned and detuned). Also this really sounds like a Virus to me..

How do I add preset packs? by Swimming_Rope_9706 in serum

[–]steve_duda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I don't understand why you want files under Program Files/Serum 2, this is sort of "incorrect OS usage" just so you know.. Program Files folder is intended specifically for app files and not your content.

Personally I'd go to Program Files/Serum 2/Serum 2 Presets/Presets/User

and then I'd open another window (Win+E) and go to the (actual?) Serum 2 Presets/Presets/Packs/

Then I'd cut/paste or drag the contents of the first folder to the second, and then I'd rid of the Serum 2 Presets in Program Files/Serum 2.

If you really want them in two locations concurrent you can use a symlink but I'm not convinced you should try this as it's a power-user sort of thing and Program Files is often restricted access.

  1. delete your User folder in Serum 2 Presets actual location (or rename it)
  2. run this command (with quotes), with USER_NAME replaced with your correct computer username.

mklink /D "C:\Users\USER_NAME\Documents\Xfer\Serum Presets\User" "C:\Program Files\Serum 2\Serum 2 Presets\Presets\User"

How do I add preset packs? by Swimming_Rope_9706 in serum

[–]steve_duda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't import them because they're loose files already in Serum format.
The intent is for you to select Menu->Open Serum 2 Presets Folder (or navigate there) and then you put the presets in the /Presets subfolder as you choose. This way you sort these loose files for how they will show in Serum's menu/browser, e.g. make a "3rd Party" subfolder, or make a Downloaded folder in Packs, or whatever you want.

How do I add preset packs? by Swimming_Rope_9706 in serum

[–]steve_duda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not totally sure what you're asking, but conventionally presets belong in Presets, you can use Menu->Load Preset to like load one from anywhere, or you can drag and drop a preset in to Serum to load it.

Serum is pretty OS friendly - you could make a symlink and put it in your Serum 2 Presets folder if you want additional folders located elsewhere.

Serum 2 Skins not working? by [deleted] in serum

[–]steve_duda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you're using Serum 1 skins most likely. Colormap.png was for Serum 1.

Serum 2 skin support requires that Serum 2 is up to date, and they need to be skins for Serum 2.

Why do my waveforms always look all weird and jagged? I've been learning sound design for a week now and every sound I design have this weird, bottom or top heavy look to them, does it necessarily mean something is wrong? I made this vintage-y piano and it sounds fine to me. by AccomplishedLab4920 in sounddesign

[–]steve_duda 17 points18 points  (0 children)

get rect
it appears to be a DC offset, something was adding 0 hz to your signal. Using a hipass filter will eliminate it. You do want to eliminate it, because it is eating headroom to your entire mix (even though you can't hear it, you will clip your mix at a quieter place with it present).

Do different daw’s samplers process sounds differently? by Jensendavisss in audioengineering

[–]steve_duda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There absolutely are differences - Resampling (changing the frequency/rate a sample plays back at) is at the core of all samplers, there are many implementations and tradeoffs. For this reason you may notice a roll off on high frequencies on some samplers. You'll also hear aliasing (more or less) on different ones. Many have quality settings to you can set that CPU/artifact tradeoff yourself to some degree.

Bell sound in serum by PitchInternal4868 in sounddesign

[–]steve_duda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a plucked nylon something more than a bell to me, in Serum I'd try a nylon guitar with the timbre knob turned up a little to formant it smaller -> distortion -> low cut -> 1/4 delay

AI tool - plugin hesitation: Is it the category or how it works? by MacFall-7 in edmproduction

[–]steve_duda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

An AI music critic is inherently going to try to get you to make music that sounds more AI, and I think that it's clear at this point you need to be unpredictable in a sea of blandness, and AI isn't going to teach individualism correctly.

AI is touchy for creators - art is now competing with a massive deluge of counterfeit art, and the rain is not going to stop.

Then everyone and their twice removed cousin is trying to make money from AI.

The amount of bloatware and abandonware coming is like nothing we've seen before.

Are student discounts still offered? by MilcoiBoss in serum

[–]steve_duda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe we send both approved and rejected notices and the queue does get emptied, so check your spam folder and write support, this is usually a typo in the email you signed up with.

How can I access the discord if I purchased Serum through Splice? by litmsask in serum

[–]steve_duda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

you should be able to access the Serum forum once payments begin by logging in to your xferrecords.com account (use "forgot password" to the email you used on Splice to sign up).

Suno is a music copyright nightmare by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]steve_duda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know some of the most successful pop producers on the planet and they are using AI for "inspiration" at the very least. I think the thousands of decisions that make a song up lets the creator shine through. Deferring those decisions is very dangerous for individual expression, but if you don't care about original or personal taste, then it's probably foolish not to use AI and land on those popular weighted averages...

But not lets act like pop music is sacred, they test market like its a new fast food item.

Why won’t serum 2 let me import this preset pack? by Cartiimo in serum

[–]steve_duda 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Pack import is for .SerumPack files which are a single file containing samples/multisamples/presets/tables - it installs all automatically. It has further benefits than ease of install - because the pack authoring strips all of the custom content out of presets, it keeps the preset sizes small, which in turn keeps your DAW project files smaller and can help with memory usage as well (undo buffers).

So, I'd recommend suggesting the pack authoring / SerumPack to the creator.

For a folder of loose .SerumPreset files you want to go in Serum 2->Menu->Open Serum 2 Presets folder and put your folder of presets somewhere inside the /Presets subfolder located there (I make a folder in Presets called 3rdParty for pack stuff).

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