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Synths with ‘effect’ versions

Xfer Records Serum $189

nother reason to get Serum is the inclusion of Serum FX, an effects-only version of Steve Duda’s supersynth. It’s the same ten effects from the main Serum instrument, including the Hyper/Dimension, Distortion, Phaser, Flange and Chorus with great stereo sounds, Delay, Compression with auto-multiband control, Reverb with plate and hall types, Filter, and two-band EQ. While reminiscent of FM8’s Effects section, all are re-orderable, easy to use

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