Aside from being an “advanced wavetable synth”, Serum is also capable of performing additive and VA synthesis with classic waveforms (saw, square etc.) + a sub oscillator + noise oscillator.īecause of the array of waveforms and synthesis techniques that can be applied in both synths, they both could very well be referred to as modern hybrid synthesisers. Serum on the other hand, comes with 144 wavetables and also gives you the ability to draw waveforms or load your own sounds and use them as oscillators. To get more acquainted with each synth, please check out the links below:

A demo version of Serum is available with Splice. Spectrasonics hasn’t provided a demo of Omnisphere 2 yet, so there is no way to test it out unless you buy it. Serum can only play one sound at a time, so if you want to play more than that, you’ll have to have to use a different instantiation for each different sound you use from it. Omnisphere 2 is an 8-part multitimbral VSTi, meaning you can play up to 8 different sounds at once with one instantiation. Omnisphere 2 vs Serum: Obvious differences We’ll start with the most obvious differences, then we will break things down into various sections: You should also check out Splice, where you can try out both Omnisphere and Serum and other plugins for free for 3 days then rent to own them. If you’re not familiar with either of these, we strongly recommend checking them out. If you’re on the fence about purchasing either one, or if you own both and struggle with which one to use for a particular task, you will benefit from the information in this article. What you are about to read is merely a comparison of two industry leading virtual instruments in order to help you understand the differences and similarities between them. This a far too subjective decision for one humble reviewer to ascertain, so please note that this is based on our personal experience and preferences.Īlso be sure to subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to stay up to date with the latest audio production and sound design news, deals, tutorials, reviews and much more: Submit

It is, however, important to note that this article isn’t an attempt to determine which one of these beastly VSTs is ‘the OVERALL BEST’. We’ve all wondered how they compare to each other, and today, after thorough analysis of both, we will come up with a winner. Omnisphere and Serum: these two giants of the software synth world.

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