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Xfer Records Serum, lead

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Contest: Xfer Records Serum played lead on Higher by Charlotte de Witte (2025)

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Settings

osc
1 square -1 + 1 saw -1, unison 2, detune 17 cents, sub none, noise 0.02
filter
LP 24 dB/oct, TB-303-style resonant sweep
cutoff
3372 Hz
resonance
0.71, drive 0.61
envelope
A 6 ms D 251 ms S 0.73 R 176 ms; classic acid sweep, envelope opens the cutoff hard on accented steps then decays into the next note; filter env amount 0.75
modulation
lfo tri 0.81 Hz to cutoff, glide 68 ms, mono
effects
1/8 dotted delay + short plate reverb, filtered dark so it sits under the kick, drive
notes
The acid lead line on "Higher" (Charlotte De Witte) is an ascending, resonant lead line true to the title. Built from 1 square -1 + 1 saw -1, pushed through a lp 24 db/oct, tb-303-style resonant sweep filter around 3372 Hz with 0.71 resonance, then drive for grit and glued into the mix with 1/8 dotted delay + short plate reverb, filtered dark so it sits under the kick.

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  • Seedsystem