It looks like Serum 2 is in the works – the latest advancement of the popular Serum software synth by Xfer Records – and will potentially be free for existing users.
Interestingly, mentions of the updated edition of the iconic wavetable synthesiser have been cropping up on the official Xfer Records site, as well as Splice. These new leaks also arrive off the back of written communication from creator Steve Duda and Dave Gamble of DMG Audio, also said to be working on Serum 2, who have both spoken of the project via forums across the last few years.
First among the evidence of a new Serum update is the fact that a Splice user recently noticed that “Serum 2” was showing up in a dropdown box for existing Serum users. It does, however, look like this has now stopped showing as an option.
Another piece of evidence comes in the form of a leak on the Xfer Records website, which reads: “This machine is not yet authorised for Serum 2, please click the OK button to open a web browser for license retrieval… To authenticate your license of Serum 2, you need to open the plugin in your DAW and open the plugins editor. You will need to log in using your credentials.”
Rumour also has it that Serum 2 will be free, according to an old Reddit post from Steve Duda, in which he said updates to Serum “are always free”, including a 2.0 version. In another post, Duda also said he’s considered a “pay-what-you-want” model for the potential upgrade. Currently, the original Serum is priced at $189.
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Moving on to suspected features, an old post on Gearspace by Dave Gamble dives into potential new tools for Serum 2. It suggested there will be new synthesis types, more filters, changes to the modulation system, and changes to the UI. He also hinted there will be more than two oscillators and a sub-oscillator, as currently found in the existing Serum.
Be sure to check back on MusicTech for any further updates, or find out more about what Serum currently has to offer over at Xfer Records.
