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Another 50 presets for Xfer Records’ Serum synth, this time for use in ambient and similarly ‘delicate’ productions, and accompanied by 22 wavetables and nine noise samples which can, of course, be used in your own patches, too. The slow-attack basses are awesome in scale and heft; the pads, textures and drones are exemplars of modern sound design; and the leads and percussion provide a bit of transient contrast. All Macros are assigned, each preset has a demonstrative MIDI file, and our only criticism is that the panning gets a bit distracting in some cases. modeaudio.com

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