Serum Presets
What is Xfer Serum?
Xfer Serum is a wavetable synthesizer plugin that fundamentally changed the landscape of electronic music production when it was released in 2014. Created by Steve Duda (a close collaborator with deadmau5), Serum emerged at a perfect moment in music technology history, when producers were seeking more powerful and intuitive sound design tools.
Unlike traditional subtractive synthesizers that use basic waveforms, Serum's wavetable approach allows producers to morph between complex waveforms, creating evolving textures that were previously impossible or required multiple plugins to achieve. Its crystal-clear sound quality set a new standard in the industry, with its 64-bit internal processing and zero-aliasing oscillators offering unprecedented clarity.
What truly made Serum revolutionary was its visual feedback system. While wavetable synthesis existed before Serum, it often remained an abstract concept for many producers. Serum's real-time waveform displays, drag-and-drop modulation system, and intuitive interface transformed complex sound design into a visual experience anyone could grasp.
Serum wasn't just a plugin—it became a cultural phenomenon with an entire ecosystem of preset sharing, tutorial communities, and sound design competitions built around it. Even today, a decade after its release, it remains an industry standard alongside newer competitors like Vital and Phase Plant that have built upon its innovations.
What are Serum Presets?
Serum presets are snapshots of specific synthesizer settings—capturing everything from oscillator wavetables and filter configurations to modulation routings and effects chains.
Think of them as recipe cards for specific sounds that producers can instantly load and use or modify to suit their productions without requiring deep synthesis knowledge.
The presets we offer range from:
- Artist signature collections
- Genre-focused packs
- Sound design showcases
What makes Serum presets so valuable is their perfect balance between accessibility and customization. A complete beginner can load a professional-grade sound, while experienced producers can reverse-engineer them to understand advanced techniques.
What are Serum Presets Packs?
Serum presets packs are collections of ready-made sound settings for Xfer Records' Serum. These preset packs allow producers to instantly access professionally designed sounds without needing to program them from scratch. We offer packs ranging from 32 presets starter packs to over 1000+ preset bundles.
Do you have free Serum Presets?
Yes, we offer a free Future Bass Serum Preset pack and occasionally release free packs.