▣ PART 1: SOUND SYNTHESIS
1.1.
Understanding sound
___1.1.1.
Sound waveform and frequency
___1.1.2.
Waveform characteristics
___1.1.3.
Basic structure of sound
1.2.
History of the synthesizer
1.3.
Structure of a synthesizer
___1.3.1.
Structure and flow of the synthesizer
___1.3.2.
Oscillator
___1.3.3.
Filter
___1.3.4.
Envelope
___1.3.5. LFO
___1.3.6.
Global Control
1.4.
Synthesis method of synthesizer
___1.4.1.
Subtractive
___1.4.2.
Additive
___1.4.3. FM(Frequency Modulation)
___1.4.4.
Phase Distortion
___1.4.5.
Wavetable
___1.4.6. PCM, S&S 21
___1.4.7.
Physical Modeling
___1.4.8.
Vector
___1.4.9.
Granular

▣ PART 2: GETTING STARTED WITH SERUM
2.1.
Purchase, install, and run the serum
___2.1.1.
How to buy serum
___2.1.2.
Serum purchase and installation
___2.1.3.
Remove serum
___2.1.4.
Getting started with serum
2.2.
Presets and Tooltips
___2.2.1.
Preset
___2.2.2.
Mouse over tooltip
2.3.
How the module works and its description
___2.3.1.
Wavetable OSC module
___2.3.2.
NOISE oscillator
___2.3.3.
Filter Module
___2.3.4.
Effects
2.4.
Modulation Routing
___2.4.1.
Basic modulation assignments and functions
___2.4.2.
Modulation Matrix (MATRIX) window
2.5.
envelope
___2.5.1.
Assigning an envelope to a parameter
___2.5.2.
Envelope display mode
2.6. LFOs
___2.6.1. LFO Graph Design
___2.6.2.
GRID
___2.6.3.
Open/Save Folder
___2.6.4.
MODE
___2.6.5.
Other switches and parameters
2.7. MOD, MACRO, VELO, NOTE
___2.7.1. MOD
___2.7.2.
MACRO
___2.7.3. VELO
___2.7.4. NOTE
2.8.
Voicing & Portamento
___2.8.1.
MONO
___2.8.2.
Legato
___2.8.3.
POLY
___2.8.4. PORTA
2.9.
Global Page Settings
___2.9.1.
Oscillator Settings
___2.9.2.
CHAOS 1/2
___2.9.3.
UNISON
2.10.
MENU
2.11.
Disk file structure
___2.11.1.
Serum Preset Folder
___2.11.2.
Serum Preference File

▣ PART 3: WARM-UP
3.1.
The basics of Lead and the powerful Super Saw
3.2.
Dirty Lead with a rough sound and portamento effect
3.3.
General soft pad
3.4.
Pad with an analog synth feel using pulse waves
3.5.
Basic Pluck using a sawtooth wave
3.6.
Bottle Pluck, perfect for summer
3.7.
Fretless Bass and Portamento
3.8.
Sidechain House Bass
3.9. Creating a Kick Drum Using NOISE and SUB
3.10.
Creating a Snare Drum Using Sine Waves and Noise
3.11. The First Basic EDM FX: Creating Upfilter FX
3.12. Creating the Second Basic EDM FX: Sinesweep FX

▣ PART 4: Catching Up with EDM Sounds
4.1.
Disclosure - You & Me (Flume Remix)
4.2.
Martin Garrix - Animals
4.3.
Calvin Harris - Summer
4.4.
Armin Van Buuren - Blah Blah Blah
4.5.
Martin Garrix, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike - Tremor
4.6.
Kygo - Stole The Show
4.7.
Dillon Francis & DJ SNAKE - Get Low
4.8.
Kygo - Firestone
4.9. DVBBS & Borgeous - TSUNAMI
4.10.
Oliver Heldens - GECKO
4.11.
Deadma5 & Kaskade - I Remember
4.12.
Mura Masa - Miss You
4.13. DVBBS & VINAI - Raveology
4.14.
W&W - Caribbean Rave
4.15.
Madonna - Bitch I'm Madonna
4.16.
Don Diablo x Zonderling - No Good
4.17.
Benny Benassi ft.
Gary Go - Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
4.18.
Jauz - Deeper Love
4.19.
Porter Robinson - Lionhearted
4.20.
The Chainsmokers - Closer
4.21.
Hudson Mohawke - Chimes
4.22.
Louis The Child - Better Not
4.23.
Marshmello - Alone
4.24.
Avicii - Levels
4.25.
Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Zedd Remix)
4.26.
Marnik - Gladiators

★ What this book covers ★

◎ Understand sound and examine the structure and synthesis method of the synthesizer.

◎ We will look at how to install the serum and the various functions required to use the serum.

◎ Learn the basics of sound design by creating basic sounds for each instrument used in EDM.

◎ Create 26 trendy EDM hit songs using serum.