David Andrew Wiebe

Chances are, if you’re a Serum user, you’re making electronic music.

This powerful, versatile VST synth fits perfectly in most mixes. But making your own sounds can be time consuming and maybe even a little frustrating unless you’re already familiar with the process of synthesis.

There’s nothing wrong with trial and error. Many producers end up learning this way and end up benefiting from this process.

But it would sure be nice if there were some premade presets you could take advantage of, wouldn’t it?

And, of course, there are! In this guide we look at some of the best Serum presets, all of which you can download and start using immediately! Let’s get into it.

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If you want the vocals in your mixes to sound just right…

If you want them to sparkle, shine, and be heard in their complete richness and fullness…

Then it stands to reason you’re going to need an arsenal of plugins to enhance the sound of your vocals and make the most of your tracks.

This doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to apply a ton of effects to every vocal track. But having the right effects for the right situations does make a big difference.

In this guide, we’ll look at the best free vocal VST plugins to shape great sounding vocals.

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No matter how good your performance, your individual tracks, or your mix, if you don’t get the mastering right, it all tends to fall apart.

Now, that’s a tad dramatic for our tastes, but it’s what a clever YouTube ad told us. So, we thought it might be fun to open with something dramatic.

But it’s true that mastering is all about doing some touch-up work, adding some glue to the pieces, and applying a final layer of polish to your tracks.

In this guide, we’ll look at the best free mastering software and VST plugins.

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You can use bitcrushers on synths, vocals, guitars, bass, drums, and just about anything you want. It adds a unique distorted character to your tracks you can’t easily achieve using other methods.

Bitcrushing is easy to overuse, but used sparingly and strategically, it can enhance your tracks – especially in the electronic music genre, but it can also work great for other styles like pop, hip-hop, and even rock.

Although your DAW might already have a decent built-in bitcrusher, if you’re looking for alternatives, and VST plugins that do a little more, you’ve come to the right place. Here we look at several free bitcrushers to add some serious personality and character to your mixes.

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So, you want your vocals to sound pitch perfect.

You can either spend a near eternity recording dozens of takes, editing, and gluing together the best takes, or…

You can make corrections using autotune.

Naturally, autotune is the more efficient, preferred way, especially in pop music, where some producers and artists even use it as an effect (Cher and T-Pain, for instance).

But can you get autotune for free? What is the quality of a free autotune VST plugins like?

Here you will find the best free autotune VSTs to improve the pitch of your vocals.

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Music producers, sound engineers, beat makers, and home recordists use them often. Most composers consider them essential.

What are we talking about?

Strings.

Strings are perfect for traditional and even modern compositions. They can create atmosphere and vibrance. They can create or enhance the mood of a song, whether it’s happy and cheerful or haunting and ambivalent.

In this guide, we’ll look at the best free string VST plugins.

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