Best Serum Alternatives

Serum is described as 'VST is a Wavetable Synthesizer, which pre-installed or imported Wavetables can be used to create synthesized sounds' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Serum for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and iPad. The best alternative is Vital, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Serum are Surge Synthesizer, Dexed, Helm and ZynAddSubFX.

Serum alternatives are mainly Music Production Apps but may also be Digital Audio Workstations. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Serum.

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Serum

Paid • Proprietary
Digital Audio Workstation

Mac
Windows

Serum VST is a Wavetable Synthesizer, which pre-installed or imported Wavetables can be used to create synthesized sounds.

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Vital
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Digital Audio Workstation
Mac
Windows
Linux
6 alternatives to Vital
Vital is a spectral warping wavetable synthesizer with drag'n'drop modulation workflow and animated preview of the synth's inner workings where needed. Comes with many modulation sources (including audio-rate), MPE support and FX chain.
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Vital Features
Synthesizer
Spectral Morphing
Wavetable editor
MIDI Keyboard Input
Spectral Warping
Voice synthesis
ARM support
Support for Audio Units Plugins
Vital vs Serum
Almost everyone thinks Vital is a great alternative to Serum.
DesCtrl
Ui, sound posibilities, effects, just everything really
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3 oscillators (2 in serum wasn't enough for me personally), free version contains full functionality, tons of tutorials in YouTube
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Surge Synthesizer
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
BSD
36 alternatives to Surge Synthesizer
Surge is an open source digital synthesizer originally written and sold as a commercial product by @kurasu (Claes Johanson) at Vember Audio. The synth uses subtractive hybrid synthesis and each patch contains two 'scenes' which are separate instances of the entire...
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Surge Synthesizer Features
1. Virtual InstrumentSurge Synthesizer uses mainy virtual instruments (piano, guitar, drums, bass, etc.).
Synthesizer
Dexed
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
Linux
iPhone
iPad
16 alternatives to Dexed
Dexed is an FM-type softsynth developed by Pascal Gauthier of Digital Suburban. It is an ideal application for importing, playing and editing/managing sysex patches from both the classic Yamaha DX7 synthesizer and the TX7.
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Dexed Features
Synthesizer
Helm
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Free • Open Source
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
Linux
16 alternatives to Helm
Helm is a free, cross-platform, polyphonic synthesizer with a powerful modulation system. Helm runs on GNU/Linux, Mac, and Windows as a standalone program or LV2/VST/VST3/AU plugin.
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Helm Features
MIDI Keyboard Input
Sound Effects
Synthesizer
ZynAddSubFX
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Freemium • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
BSD
28 alternatives to ZynAddSubFX
ZynAddSubFX is a fully featured open source software synthesizer capable of making a countless number of instruments, from some common heard from expensive hardware to interesting sounds that you'll boost to an amazing universe of sounds.
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ZynAddSubFX Features
Synthesizer
Growl integration
Sound Effects
ZynAddSubFX vs Serum
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It has so many options and you can make your creativity fly even if you are not a pro at producing
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Omnisphere
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Paid • Proprietary
Music Production App
Mac
Windows
7 alternatives to Omnisphere
Omnisphere is the flagship synthesizer of Spectrasonics® - an instrument of extraordinary power and versatility. This award-winning plugin brings many different types of synthesis together into one amazing-sounding instrument that will inspire a lifetime of exploration.
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Omnisphere Features
Synthesizer
Odin 2
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
22 alternatives to Odin 2
Odin 2, the successor of Odin 1, is a gratis, open-source, cross-platform, semi-modular subtractive-style software synthesizer. It covers about every type of synthesis out there.
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Odin 2 Features
1. Virtual InstrumentOdin 2 uses mainy virtual instruments (piano, guitar, drums, bass, etc.).
Synthesizer
Synth1
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
14 alternatives to Synth1
Synth1 is a software synthesizer modeled on the Clavia Nord Lead 2 Red Synth. It combines the common sound synthesis method of Subtractive & FM synthesis.
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Synth1 Features
Synthesizer
Tunefish 4
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Free • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
14 alternatives to Tunefish 4
A virtual analog synthesizer, Tunefish v4 was developed as a smaller replacement of Tunefish v3 with roughly the same power - some might argue it's even more powerful. It was also ported over to Linux and MacOS and was given a new polished UI.
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Tunefish 4 Features
Synthesizer
padthv1
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Free • Open Source
Linux
BSD
19 alternatives to padthv1
An old-school polyphonic additive synthesizer.

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