I’ve never had problems with losing presets, or anything like that. If it crashes and acts up a lot, what is the point? Both of these synths have been 100% crash free, but there are some other things to consider when thinking how reliable a synth is. I find it quicker than the Matrix on Serum, but… honestly… Serum has many more options.Ī synth is only worth it if it actually works. Wavetabledoes have the Matrix, which is a nifty way of modulation. If we were looking at just the synth’s and there options Serum is by far ahead.ĭrawback on this though is that Serum is harder to learn and can be a little overwhelming. In that way it has more possibilities for effects then Serum, but that’s up to debate if that should count. That’s because Ableton Live has modular style effects you can add to the track. Now you will notice I didn’t say anything about the effects. Serum is a massively deep tool with so many possibilities it can blow your mind. That’s just what’s off the top of my head. Serumhas more custom filter types to choose from.Serumallows you to add your own custom Wavetables.Wavetableonly has 3 Envelopes and 2 LFO’s. Serumhas 8 LFO parameters and 3 Envelops.This is the most internal routing I have ever seen. Serumhas the Matrix window with curve control, output, aux source and more.Between these two synths, if you were looking for as many routing and modulation parameters as possible, serum would win hands down. Spoiler alert… Serumhas WAY more options. I think Wavetableis one of the best layouts for a synth I have seen outside of Reaktor’s Razor. It’s easy to the eye and you can quickly learn the interface. This then gives you a clear one-page synth with bright yellow grey and blue on black. The last big win is that the how you view the synth can expand in Ableton Live by using the “Expand View”. It only has a few tabs and is easy to flip through the different areas of the synth. The first is having very few colors makes everything stand out clearly. After using it a few months though I began to realize how smooth the design is. There is very little flare or design to Wavetable. Wavetable looks pretty bland at first sight. That being said, it is still pretty easy to navigate and find what you are looking for. In part, this is due to the fact that Serum has way more options, but from a user interface standpoint, I think it’s just a little to busy. Having small white text on off blue-grey, and all the different size fonts actually make it a little distracting. Because of that, I would actually say that Serum is just a little to busy. There is a lot of power here and a lot of possibilities. You have the main tabs at the top and many smaller areas in each tab.
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Serumhas a great design with many windows to choose from. Both of these synths are extremely easy to use and their interfaces have a strong intelligent design. I find I slowly adopt tools that have a solid User Interface and a workflow that gets the job done. The best sounding synth in the world will collect dust unless it’s easy to use. I find I can make a lot of sounds really fast without even questioning where a parameter is. The Matrix setting is really intuitive and fast to use. You can see most parameters on the first page, and in the expanded view you can see everything. Seems like no big deal unless you spend 10 min just flipping through a handful of sounds. My biggest pet peeve though is the load time! When switching between presets I have to wait up to 30sec. I’d say Serumis has a fantastic workflow, but still complicated enough to be a little slower at certain things. The click and drag nature of the modulators is pretty slick though.
Setting up the Matrix can take longer, and so on. It can take a while to find the parameter you are looking for. This does mean the workflow is a little complicated. It has extensive routing options and quick controls for LFO’s and modulation. Granted that usually means certain synths are much faster at certain sounds and every synth has its strengths and weaknesses when it comes to workflow. If you can grab a synth and make a fairly similar sound but 2x as fast, you would probably always use that synth.
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