Introducing the biggest course Echo Sound Works has ever made, a resource that’s so comprehensive you’ll be referring to it in the weeks and months to come as you discover new techniques and ideas you can apply to your productions straight away.

Are you interested in using Serum as a tool to improve and inspire your sound design sessions? Do you know your way around Serum but still feel like you could be getting more out of it? Do you have sounds in your head but lack the technical skills to make them a reality?

By reinforcing everything he teaches with real world examples, you will come away fully understanding everything presented to you in this course.

With his years of experience as a producer, sound designer and tutor, Echo easily explains often complicated topics in a way that anyone can understand them.

Echo Sound Works is one of the lead tutors on the ADSR network. He is also the sound designer behind the hugely popular sound design label Echo Sound Works as well as a respected producer.

Whether you’re just starting out or you feel like you’ve hit a wall, it’s time to reset, revise and kick your productions up a notch.

Totaling over 9 hours of in-depth, practical instruction, the Serum bible shows you exactly what everything does and – more importantly – how to use Serum when you’re designing sounds irl.

Led by veteran instructor, Echo Sound Works, this course was designed as a practical resource that goes well beyond any manual with proven tips and tricks that will cement Serum’s place in your daily production workflow. This huge 9 hour, 55-part video masterclass is as much a lesson in sound design as it is a deep dive introduction to Serum.

Combining Warp Modes – This video takes all the information covered by the previous videos and just looks at creative ways to combine warp modes to further shape your sound.

AM & RM Warp Modes – Learn how to use these two classic modulation techniques while also learning how to apply them to modern production concepts.

FM Warp Mode – What is arguably the most used warp mode in Serum, the FM Warp is a must for Dubstep, Trap and tons of other genres.

Quantize Warp Mode – This warp mode is a great way to apply sample and hold style processing on an oscillator level

Flip Warp Mode – Explore Serum’s flip warp mode and discover how to get musical results out of it.

Remap Warp Mode – This video shows you how to use the remap warp modes in Serum. These are by the far the most user-flexible warp modes at your disposal and can do things no other synth can.

Mirror Warp Mode – This is a pretty cool warp mode because it can quickly change the sound of any wavetable, learn how in this video

Asym Warp Mode – Learn how to use Asym warp in Serum.

PWM Warp Mode – PWM is a classic synth effect/sound and it can be used to make Serum sound more vintage.

Sync Warp Mode – Learn how to use the sync warp mode to make huge basses and in your face leads

Bend Warp Mode – Learn what the bend warp mode is and how to use it in sound design

Oscillator controls – This section finishes up the basic controls in the main oscillator sections.

Unison Engine Overview – The unison engine in Serum is incredibly powerful. Learn how to use it to make Reese basses, supersaws and even a supersaw wavetable.

Oscillators A & B Overview – A general overview look at the controls in the oscillator section in serum.

Noise Oscillator – Learn how to harness the full power of the noise oscillator in Serum.

Sub Oscillator – Learn every feature in the Sub Osc.

Oscillators Overview – A quick look at the various types of Oscillators in Serum.

This might be the most important module in the course. Having a deep understanding of Serum’s oscillators will allow you to maximize your ability to make great sounds in Serum.

Preset Management – Learn how to save and manage presets in Serum.

Top Strip Walkthrough – The top strip of any synth usually houses a lot of features and useful workflow tabs. Serum is no different. Learn how to maximize these features in Serum.

UI Overview – This video take s a unique approach on looking at Serum’s GUI. If you’ve ever opened a synth and gotten a little overwhelmed with al the different sections, knobs, and controls this video will help.

Understanding – Wavetable Synthesis – Serum is a wavetable synth, and wavetable synths are usually subtractive synthesizers. This video looks at how those two concepts work together while using Serum.

What is Serum – This video is great for first time users of Serum. It explains what Serum is and what it isn’t, this might seem like a basic concept, but understanding the limitations of Serum makes it easier to make custom sounds and tweak presets.

Introduction – This video introduces the structure and format that the course will take

The first module contains 6 videos the center around the basics of Serum and wavetable synthesis. What serum is, what wavetable synthesis, and how to navigate the synth’s GUI.

MODULE 03 – Serum Filters This module looks at all things filter related in Serum. It starts at the very basics, signal routing into and out of the filter(s), and then goes on to look at every type of filter available in Serum. Filter Structure – Serum does have a quite basic filter structure, but understanding this is key. This short video covers every thing you need to know Main Filter Controls – Learn what the main controls in the main filter do and how to use them when tweaking sounds. Basic Filters – Learn what types of basic filters you have in Serum and how to use them in sound design. Multi Mode Filters PT1 – Serum comes with some unique dual or multi mode filters that really allow you to carve out the perfect sound. Learn what they are and how to use them Multi Mode Filters PT2 Following on from the previous videos in this tute we will we explore Serum’s trimode filters Flanges Filters – The flanges filters in Serum aren’t actually filters at all so much as they are unique sound shaping tools. MISC Filters Overview – The MISC category of filters is truly unique to Serum. This short video acts as a simple overview so you can learn what they are and why they are there. MISC Filter Types PT1 – Looks at the first few types of filters in the MISC category and how to use them. MISC Filter Types PT2 – This section takes a detailed look at the reverb filter and combs filter, two of the most unique filters in Serum.

MODULE 04- Envelopes and LFO’s This module will teach you everything you need to know about envelops and lfo’s in Serum. It starts out covering the basics and moves onto more intermediate ideas like how to make arps and sequences using the LO’s in Serum. Envelopes – Envelopes might not be the most sexy part of sound design, but they are incredibly important to making sounds come to life. This video looks at all the knobs and features Serum’s envelopes have to offer. LFO Overview – A quick overview video covering the basics of LFO’s and what they are and how to use them in synthesis. LO Basic Controls – This video covers all of the basic controls of the LFO’s, showcasing many examples along they way. Creating ARPS with LFO’s – Learn how to make ARPS using nothing but an LFO in Serum. Creating Sequences using LFO’s – This video builds off of the previous section and will teach you how to make whole sequences. Velocity and Note Macros – Find out how to make sounds velocity sensitive and how to apply the note macro to diferent frequencies.