Serum Tutorial - Organic Synths Like Flume / Louis The Child / Mura Masa

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[@rossbentley3000]

This was actually incredible, thank you so much. PLEASE keep the Serum tutorials coming!! Wish I saw how you made the Flume string sound :0

[@Thecoolbeans33]

Ross Bentley I’m praying he releases a tutorial on how to make those flume strings...I shed a tear when I learned we weren’t gonna learn how to make them

[@gabe210]

@Haram Drilla You and Me- Flume Remix

[@MrAllytee]

here's a tutorial to make it kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5S2hKSBo8uMq7c

[@envispojke]

I think a lot of people, me included, saw the extensive wavetable capabilities Serum has (drawing your own, importing pictures and all that crazy shit) as a bit of a gimmick for Dubstep nerds when Serum launch.. With time I've come to realize how useful it can be if using this technique to get this blend of acoustic and digital as you say. The noise osc is also dope, I wish Duda called it "noise osc/sampler" because I use it as that more than anything. If it had like a zoom in mode with some extra sampling functionality, that would be dope as well. My favorite thing to do is to load up one of the built in kick drum samples and key track it (you have to tune it yourself with pitch, there's a fine tune in the global section as well). It sounds really cool as a layer on a deep house pluck bass. Great tutorial as always. Unlike all the other KZbin producers you have really useful sounds, and a well thought out idea/concept youre excited to share with us in every video.

[@SynthHackerTV]

Björn Andersson thanks for the kind words :) the kick noise osc tip sounds great!

[@onelovetao6732]

I am a producer beginner . I have no idea what you mean but it seams like a gold tip. i will try to understand it.

[@Danko_HS]

Why do you have to do that in Serum? You can use the sampler in your daw and achieve much better results. Using drum samples as an attack layer for plucks and string type instruments is an old and powerful trick.

[@envispojke]

Danko you're not using the kick as an attack sample, you're keytracking it (looping it and making it change pitch when you play different notes) and therefore it's more like it's becoming a waveform. Of course you can do that with a sampler as well but it's much easier in Serum and it's useful as a layer

[@1ups_15]

Yeah it's so insane I already made a pad using never gonna give you up's thumbnail, I called it the "Rickroll pad"

[@shibuyajin_music]

we even got a bonus tip for using reverb mix automation to end a melodic phrase at 12:32 that was super cool and I never thought about it

[@danacosta5237]

HOLY SHIT DUDE THIS IS GAME CHANGING

[@coldnoodlin866]

I love all three of these producers flume Louis the child and mura masa

[@dannyboycinco]

I NEED THOSE RHODES! You're a BEAST!

[@BlinkTF2]

those rhodes are on some tpab level shit

[@paulsiefert8758]

Right on its almost like making omnisphere patches from scratch

[@PilotMusicc]

for anyone having trouble with distorted sound in serum, make sure the sample is mono!!

[@tooonji]

it's mono, but it's distorted anyway(((

[@DUBSkyLinEx3]

Doesn't work.

[@MrSpasticdancer]

this is kind of how the legendary d50 works but is a much updated version with all the delicious tweaking facilities of serum. you've given me many ideas!!

[@St0ckwell]

I think that Synth samples attacks and uses a synth engine for the decays and releases.

[@briancase6180]

OMG, I need that string sound. Beautiful. All are beautiful. Thanks!!!

[@coryupton669]

This Trick is absolutely amazing, best trick I have ever learned for serum, Thanks mate.

[@ShaharHarshuv]

I'm honestly suprised by how much the octave doubling + unison adds to the sound

[@samfoot7554]

This is straight up genius wizardry.

[@aloharay]

5:00 start of actual instruction. sounds good.

[@lukeygee123abc2]

Dude those chords of the Wurly are the best so many Robert Glasper vibes

[@biskwy]

Your Serum tutorials are the best. I learned so much with you, thanks for your work!

[@disassembleverything]

Watching vids to gauge how urgent this purchase is.. just came to say that this one was the one that pushed me to get it today. 😄 Also, Splice has it on a rent to own thing for 10$ a month, if 💶/💴/💵 is a factor for others too.

[@KordTaylor]

What a great video! Possibly some of the most useable Serum patches I’ve heard. Thanks! ❤

[@ThePamimo]

2:40 daamn that wavetable is smooth as butter

[@JayVucci]

This was excellent. Other ppl doing this are quite happy to have us sitting here while they try random sounds they have not been tested. I was literally watching 2 different people drag in really harsh incompatible sounds. I thought, why am I watching? I can drag in random sounds and make it sound shit myself! 😂 Thank you man.

[@samkenny3075]

For folks that keep getting a distorted sound after following the steps, try this: enter the pitch into the oscillator formula window BEFORE you drag your wave file in (F1 for example). If it's still distorted, try entering different octaves for the same pitch, usually lower. I had a long cello sample at F1 that was coming in distorted, typed in F1 in the formula first, and it was a bit better. Typed in F0, and it was goddamn perfect.

[@samkenny3075]

Also, thanks @synthhacker-- this tutorial is fascinating. You're a real mofo at sound design!

[@stelthtenau]

5:00 start

[@SoundKillerOfficial]

I’ve used this technique similarly but using the formula tab inside the wavetable editor, i just write the note and the pitch it is (for the kalimba it would be C3) then i drag the sample to the wavetable and load it in, then i spectral morph it to tie the samples together and use it as a resample essentially. Really great stuff!

[@keithdanielson3680]

I remember asking for those flume synths like a year or two ago, thanks so much

[@taynara8734]

Loving to see you back Synthhacker, really, these video’s help so many people progress in sound design. Which is a very important element in music production. Please, keep up the video’s if you can! Much love

[@thesocialgridnl]

very true

[@HealthyLifeCurrent]

I didnt even know you could plug in your own sound into serum and play around with it like that. So I learned something new just there. Thanks so much for this video. Great job.

[@SynthHackerTV]

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[@kingmuhu]

SynthHacker were did you get the midi? Cus i have a hard time since my musictheory skills arent that good.

[@SynthHackerTV]

I have a paid membership to hooktheory.com that allows you download midi, sometimes I just google the track name and midi and you'd be surprised!

[@kingmuhu]

SynthHacker cool thanks alot. I will take a look

[@sixzero7445]

high quality as always

[@SynthHackerTV]

Thanks :)

[@jamesjr2550]

There's another way by putting the sample in the noise osc enable one shot mode and pitch tracking press one notes on your keyboard or midi then got to menu click resample to ocs A osc B are if u want to put the wavetable in both osc resample to A+B (Stereo) and that's It I use this with more complicated Sounds Like Vengeance One Shots Enjoy 👍

[@nekstuk1671]

Actually the only good Serum tutorials on youtube, very informative and cuts right to the chase . Plus my sound actually sounded right at the end, love it!

[@pedrosiguenza8594]

HOLY SHIT!!!! Those are fucking awesome dude! I almost cried listening at those sounds they feel so natural!! Thank you for this tutorial keep it up man!

[@CaioVianna]

Man you have mad sound design skills, I've been learning a lot from your vids. Thanks for this content.

[@vibewave4799]

organic synths is the reason why I love that vst

[@64gb85]

SO COOL! I didnt even know u could drag n drop sounds until now.

[@Tomctomc]

The sounds of the day, thank you very much.

[@rayr268]

This is awesome. The strings sound good butt would really come to live if you 'strummed' the notes. It means having maybe with a pick click and hit notes in a chord like you are strumming so not all at once. Make sense. Love this video tho. so good.

[@causeno1048]

I love the sounds but your chord choices demonstrating them as well ... man ... so dope

[@Z1L3R]

Would you please be able to do a tutorial on the drop synth from Mura Masa - Lovesick? No one else on youtube has got it right

[@CodaJSUN]

Make a tutorial for that Flume sound in the beginning!!!!!

[@cd78]

Absolutely barking mad to get this fidelity from digital.

[@SynthHackerTV]

I'm still wrapping my head around it!

[@uncurledbeast4]

Agreed Serum really was ahead of its time. I can't think of any newer synth that has the sound quality and ease of use. Pigments and phase plant come close but Serum still holds its own

[@shyguymusic361]

so freaking cool. I've been missing out on this capability of serum

[@manolitoonsoundcloud7039]

PLEASE MEDASIN TUTORIAL!!!! again, i learned allot from this

[@antonkharlamov4276]

really cool tut, to be honest I couldn`t get good result with my sample but I will try it harder - thank you man for brilliant explanation - respect!

[@_banja]

Wow I expected this to have at least a million views. It's so cooooooooooool

[@CyberWallX]

holy damn, layering octaved osc2 sounded like instant magic, nice tut!

[@isaacxhopes5935]

That brass blew my mind!

[@majedofficial2461]

one of the most unique tuts ive seen

[@Hughkulele]

I tried dragging in my own audio sample I cut from another synth loop (its one note) and tried doing the exact same process (even cutting the wave form at the beginning a hair so there isn't any silence whatsoever) and its showing me almost a flat line in the oscillator and when I try to play it, it only gives me the original 'init preset' sound but at a drastically lower volume. Is there something Im doing wrong? Much help appreciated :-)

[@iXdoXrsXvids]

bump on this comment, i'm having the same exact issue and I cant figure out the problem. If someone could give some advice it would be greatly appreciated

[@St0ckwell]

I had this problem at first too. If you haven't figured it out yet, any sample will do this. What that is is your sample being locked into a wavetable position. If you do the LFO step, then it will play back all positions of the wavetable, thereby giving you normal sample playback. However, as serum is a synth and not a sampler, if you sustain the note beyond the length of your sample, you will just get this quiet sound at the tail end. I pulled in some sounds from Arturia's CMI V and I cannot believe the results. I think from now on I'll do all of my sounds in this way.

[@prodbyfaith]

Try to make the gain for the wavetable higher in the wavetable customization menu

[@brentenhargrove4320]

@@St0ckwell what is the lfo step?

[@KonJonnorMusic]

For anybody that didn't get this step, link an LFO ramp up shape to the WT position.

[@general_shepard1980]

I was 13 in 2013 and listened to the disclosure flume remix and always wanted to know how it was made random KZbin algo brought it to me 10 years later 😂

[@arielellunatiko2761]

omg i want to create strings and that trumpet on the start it sounds really awesome

[@mayatomusic5699]

Dude. GREAT tutorial man!

[@avarionuk4283]

Wow amazing! Thank you so much for making this video this is the most useful tool I have ever learn't for Serum!

[@CHAM536]

this is a gamechanger.

[@NDSOart]

Awesome! This is a great base for making tons of unique and interesting sounds

[@baronvonbeandip]

5:27 you're welcome

[@m.o.n.d.e.g.r.e.e.n]

thanks a lot for this one

[@yardmanAD]

Rhodes is so insane!

[@klausmuller2352]

Made a nasty DnB Bass with that technique, sounds incredible! Thx

[@sancti-paprichio-music]

every tutorial is like christmas, man always killlin, WE NEED TO BUY MORE PRESETS TO SUPPORT DIS BOIIII

[@mansa3105]

Thank you for a very good video! But my sample doesnt show up in the noise table in the drop down menu... What did I do wrong? I saved it... There's no user "category" at all...

[@lv3to]

i tried this without smoothing , it turned out to be the sickest bass i made

[@ReillyWestOfTFP]

I was screwing around for a while trying to work out why I had trouble. I tried .AIF. Worked once and then I found out that I could use .WAV 2 Channels (Fake stereo) 24 Bit 44.1

[@CJMattias]

As a Serum fan, it hurts to say that Arturia Pigments might be a step ahead. The effects and possibilities are so amazing.

[@bananapower2259]

yessss!! finally! missed your vids man

[@StarGamersDK]

Hi. Yesterday i bought one of your preset packs and i just wanna say thank you for making theese packs for such of a small price

[@drumboii8162]

This was sick, you just opened up a whole new serum world for me

[@blkhwk303]

Great tutorial as always, Tom! Glad to see you're back!

[@KyranMusic]

So glad you’re making these videos again!

[@CH1EFBL1TZ]

This is truly helpful, thank you so much for taking the time to make this awesome video! Really appreciated!

[@ron3165]

Right on time. I was just about to start looking for new sounds. Love the Channel!!

[@thanosunreal5848]

this is the best tutorial i have ever seen

[@entrippyZ]

this is gonna be a long tutorial, but for good reason, all the tangents i go on from all the info i just learned

[@NaikyPedraza]

Thank you so much for this tutorial Tom, cheers!

[@hotworkmusic]

Beautiful sounds man

[@Steady_Valium_]

Dude so far to me producing has been like an arms race buying the program....buying this plug in that plug in sheesh lol I'm still into it though

[@Solomax]

You opened a big door for me !! Thank u so mutch !!!

[@lrdlo1793]

this is not working for a lot of instruments, it keeps sounding crackling the samples anyone knows what to do in order to prevent this from happening?

[@carmelopearman5721]

ganag aggd it means your computer cpu is being loaded up. Try getting a computer with more RAM or close other applications that might be sucking up memory

[@ToeShimmel]

@@carmelopearman5721 I've got a 3950X 16 core with 128gb RAM and i have this issue :)

[@aaronperkins894]

You are absolutely the man, my man

[@acrillics2669]

this is absurdly beautiful

[@DominikDale]

i watched this, started doing it, forgot about it, saw this video again, time to repeat. hahaha

[@boimesa8190]

What do you mean with a "cleaned up" sample at around 4:05? I mean are you talking about background noise or bad tuning? I really want to start creating my own presets with techniques like these BUT as you said, i'm getting quite headache converting these samples and getting them to sound right... Any suggestions on MAKING/RECORDING your own samples for wavetable synthesis in serum?? nice job btw, love your work :D

[@jaylatune]

This is amazing man. I was always missing organic sounds in serum.

[@JohnSmith-ib4zi]

wow these sound great!

[@anonzo1860]

Is there a video of the “SH Rhodesy” chords? Been wanting this sound 😣

[@chriswise6374]

So glad you’re back

[@KemzMusic]

i want to learn how to make that first sound you played as well.. great work thanks for uploading

[@ridmirisad4941]

really really cool really cool really really cool really really cool just a little bit really really cool

[@fr3727]

Welcome back man! On behalf of everyone here....we’ve missed you!

[@LeviWhalen]

Now I’m inspired to go make some serum patches!

[@sub_conscious_sound]

You are such an inspiration

[@iamsushi1056]

That opening demo sounds like AJR’s massive synth sound.

[@littletownlongboarding5741]

The only issue I'm having is when I drag in the sample to the oscillator it doesn't do anything but change the name of the default wave table.

[@mrdeangray]

The Kalimba file has a lot of silence at the beginning of it. You need use an audio editor like Edison, or REAPER to remove the silence then re-save it. Afterwards, drag it into Serum and it should work.

[@tbg6nb]

If you use Ableton, it will not work for the .aif files. You can drag them to the arrange view, then right click->consolidate, then drag to Serum.

[@DanLaDue]

@@tbg6nb thank you

[@diegolowpass]

8:58 Careless Whisper vibes

[@cameronlawrence4383]

Holy shit, you're a legend! Been wanting a video like this for years :D

[@michatroschka]

beautiful stuff!

[@andrewbell7112]

hey im having issues with this, most samples i put i come out really distorted, any way to clean it up?

[@thameatyburrito]

This was so helpful!! By the way, any chance you could do the intro plucks to 'Sun Models' by ODESZA? Would be awesome to see you deconstruct that sound!

[@leodari915]

Those sounds! SHit. Reminds me of how much I missed you

[@CornholioTP2]

Really nice sound. But it seems to me, that Serum isn't really necessary here. The same thing could be achieved with any sampler, that comes with a DAW

[@VinodProductionz]

You are awesome dude please keep the tutorials coming!!!