How to make a Brass Hit for your EDM Drop in Serum?

Here is our step by step instruction:

STEP #1

• Decrease the sustain of ENV 1 to about -5.0dB and extend the release to about 3.00s
• Select mirror for the warp mode and set the OSC A level to zero.
• Activate OSC B, select the Dist Bass Dropper waveform and set detune to zero.
• Select FM (FROM A) for warp mode and set it to 50%.

STEP #2

• Activate NOISE, select ARP pink, Set pitch to 80% and level to zero.
• Set ENV 1 to the following settings: attack 50ms, decay 380ms, sustain zero, release 400ms.
• Pull up the decay curve a bit.
• Connect ENV 1 with NOISE level and set the range to 80%.
• Connect Env 1 with OSC A warp.

STEP #3

• Activate filter for OSC A & B.
• Connect ENV 1 with cutoff and set range to one direction (Shift+Alt+Click on range knob).
• Reduce resonance to zero.
• Set drive to 50%.

STEP #4

• Go to FX tab, add hyper / dimension and set hyper mix to 35%.
• Add distortion and select dist mode diode 2.
• Put drive to zero, connect it with ENV 1 and halve the range.
• Activate filter and put it behind distortion in your FX chain.
• Select filter mode Scream Lp

STEP #5

• Set FX filter cutoff to about 5700Hz, set drive to 40% and scream to 60%.
• Put chorus to the end of the FX chain and do the same with EQ FX.
• Set low EQ type to Peak and make the following settings: freq(L): 800hz, Q(L) 46%, gain (L) 7.6 DB, gain (H) 6DB.

STEP #6

• Activate reverb and select plate mode.
• Reduce the size a bit and put predelay to zero.
• Set width to 100% and mix to about 50%.

THAT'S IT!