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How to FM a Melodic Techno Stab in Serum (Part 1)

To have your melodic techno stabs sound exactly like the pros, start with oscillator A and take down the randomization.

My notes from this Short

01

Oscillator B with a lot of overtones

I start with oscillator A and take down the randomization. Oscillator B gets any spectral wavetable with a lot of overtones in it. I take down the randomization there as well and make sure I have FM A from B.

Now I just take down the level and take down the octaves.

Serum oscillators for a melodic techno stab: a saw on OSC A with FM from B, the Thin Thick [SL] wavetable on OSC B, both at octave -2
OSC A with FM from B, both oscillators two octaves down.
02

Envelope 2 and LFO 2 on the German low pass

I take a filter and select a very analog one, like the German low pass. I shape envelope 2 and add some release, add some release on envelope 1, and add LFO 2 to the German low pass cutoff.

What I use in this video

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