Serum 2.0 question - VI-CONTROL (2025)

Could it be this podcast? I seem to remember it was.

Crowe said:

Considering this stuff changes all the time, it may be advisable asking directly on the Xfer forums.

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I hate to register to forums just for this question but I would buy Serum now if officially true.

3DC said:

I hate to register to forums just for this question but I would buy Serum now if officially true.

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There is seriously no way to know without asking the man himself. I got nothing but old info.

EDIT: From an IT business sense, it would be a tremendously bad move to launch it for free for previous owners. I give it a 50/50 chance that the original intent will hold. It would have to be a principle thing from the creator's point of view. Considering the amount of development it must've gone through (especially now Vital is here, for free) I can't imagine launching Serum 2 for free in any situation.

3DC said:

I would buy Serum now if officially true.

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Same.

Pier said:

Same.

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I couldn't resist so I asked Steve directly about Serum 2.0. It looks like Serum is back on GAS menu.
From Steve:

3DC said:

I couldn't resist so I asked Steve directly about Serum 2.0. It looks like Serum is back on GAS menu.
From Steve:

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What subreddit is that?

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Found it!

Pier said:

What subreddit is that?

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Serum of course.

cqd said:

Serum is pretty good alright, although it could do with better presets I reckon..
It can sound very organic, and I dunno if the presets portray this..
Every few months I get tempted by nerve too..if it was rent to own on splice I'd have it..

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https://splice.com/plugins/15493-serum-vst-au-by-xfer-records

Solarsentinel said:

https://splice.com/plugins/15493-serum-vst-au-by-xfer-records

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Yeah I made the same observation, the non-capitalized word 'nerve' is actually 'Nerve' which seems to be a different synthesizer. Cqd is no longer talking about Serum here.

Did this chap let the cat out of the bag here slightly?

m1st said:

I don't have any reason to doubt Steve Duda, but if he'll stick to his words it will be a grand gesture that I hope he won't regret because it's something I really can't justify from economic standpoint. One could argue that UVI Falcon had free updates since v1 but it's development was steady over the years and they have other means of generating revenue in form of expansions and sample libraries which drive the sales of the synth as well. Serum on the other hand was released 10 years ago, it didn't have any major updates since and could be the best selling software synth of all time holding a very large market share. So the question remains how many new licenses he can sell and if those will cover all the costs of development and how profitable this thing will turn out to be. Anyway, I guess he knows what he's doing.

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Same with Zebra 3 I guess. Probably a good chunk of the Zebra 2 owners got ZebraHZ which will grant them Zebra 3 for free. I do trust Urs knows what he's doing.

For what it's worth, I don't own Serum but I am very interested in Serum 2 since I heard Steve was working with DMG Audio for the DSP.

maestro2be said:

I love Serum and it is really good for doing ARPs and basses. It has a great sound quality.

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For me it's the workflow as well. The UI just clicks with me and Serum is the only synth that I feel comfortable starting with the init patch and creating something that I hear in my head. How modulation is assigned and tweaked is so effortless and the visual feedback helps to see what's happening and inspires me to try things and learn more.

Honestly, I like Duda's philosophy but Serum is so good I would pay a reasonable upgrade cost without question.