**how to get Serum 2 for free — Transcript & Summary | SozAI**
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Learn how to update and install Serum 2 for free if you own Serum 1, with step-by-step instructions for Windows and FL Studio integration.

## Key Takeaways

- Serum 2 is free for Serum 1 owners but requires proper update steps.
- Logging into Xfer with your Splice email is essential for download.
- Correct installation path ensures FL Studio recognizes the plugin.
- Authorization is necessary to fully unlock Serum 2 features.
- The video includes a demonstration and free presets to try out.

## What the video covers

- Serum 2 is available as a free upgrade for Serum 1 owners.
- The update process can be confusing, so a step-by-step guide is provided.
- If purchased via Splice rent-to-own, log into Xfer with the same email to download Serum 2.
- Instructions cover downloading and installing Serum 2 on Windows, with a note that Mac installation is simpler.
- Ensure the plugin installs to the correct VST folder for FL Studio to detect it.
- Guide on managing plugins in FL Studio to find and open Serum 2.
- Authorization is required post-installation, either through Splice or direct login.
- Demonstration of Serum 2’s interface and basic sound presets.
- Link to presets is provided in the video description for users to download and test.
- Encouragement to subscribe for more content.

## Chapters

1. 00:00 Introduction to Serum 2 free upgrade
2. 00:13 Step-by-step update process overview
3. 00:28 Downloading Serum 2 from Xfer
4. 00:45 Installing Serum 2 on Windows
5. 00:59 Setting up Serum 2 VST folder for FL Studio
6. 01:34 Managing plugins and finding Serum 2 in FL Studio
7. 01:49 Authorizing Serum 2 post-installation
8. 02:10 Demonstration of Serum 2 presets and sounds
9. 03:31 Conclusion and call to action

Answers

## Questions about this video

How can I get Serum 2 for free?

Serum 2 is free if you have purchased Serum 1. You need to log into your Xfer account with the same email used for Splice and download the free upgrade.

What should I do if Serum 2 doesn't appear in FL Studio after installation?

Make sure you installed Serum 2 to the correct VST folder that FL Studio scans. Then, go to FL Studio's manage plugins and press 'find plugins' to refresh the list.

How do I authorize Serum 2 after installation?

Open Serum 2 and press 'authorize.' Sign in using the account linked to your Splice email. Once authorized, the plugin will be fully functional.

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00:00

Speaker A

As you've seen by now, Serum 2 is out and it's free so long as you purchase Serum 1. It might be really confusing on how to update it because I just spent the last 30 minutes trying, and I finally figured it out.

00:13

Speaker A

So I'm just going to go through a step-by-step process on how to update Serum. If you purchased it through the rent-to-own with Splice, you just head straight on over to Xfer and you log into an Xfer account

00:28

Speaker A

using the same email that you use for Splice. Once you're logged in, Serum 2 free, free download, free upgrade, you just click download. You'll see the versions. You download Windows, you wait for this thing to download, and boom, we're done.

00:45

Speaker A

You open up the installer. Obviously, this goes for a Windows PC application. I can also show how to install it on Mac, but it's pretty self-explanatory. Mac is so much easier than Windows. You just go on next.

00:59

Speaker A

I agree. You make sure you have all these checked. You click next, install. Make sure it's downloading to a VST folder that you have set up with FL Studio so that when you go to your manage plugins, it'll just pop right

01:13

Speaker A

up when you press find a plugin. Next and finish. And then you're going to head on over to FL Studio, go to your manage plugins under the options tab in the top left, find installed plugins, and boom, once that's all done, you do not find

01:34

Speaker A

Serum 2. What the—there it is. Okay, it just didn't, it didn't do the yellow. And you'll just open up Serum 2. You need to authorize or you're renting, and it should work when you have Splice open.

01:49

Speaker A

But if you need to authorize like you're past the rent-to-own stage, press authorize. You can sign in. Make sure you're signing into the account that your Splice email is linked to. Authorization successful. This machine is now

02:10

Speaker A

authorized to run Serum 2, and we're good to go. We have the whole thing open. You'll see that the init, the init preset. Okay, so editing mellow here, and I realized that in my original recording last night, I may have missed the audio

02:29

Speaker A

for my FL Studio when I was testing out Serum 2. So we'll just go ahead and get it going on this. I [Music]. I mean, you can turn on the ARP and just get this 16 [Music] note. Whoops. I have this nice little bass,

02:56

Speaker A

little fifth on there, a third [Music], maybe a [Music] [Music] fifth. Oh, that is juicy. Juicy, juicy, juicy. Well, that about does it. Serum 2, you have it installed. Check the link in the description for these presets. Just

03:31

Speaker A

go down there, download them, test out Serum 2. I've had a lot of fun making these presets, using the new Serum 2 platform, and yeah, it would really help me out if you could

03:44

Speaker A

subscribe. Thank you so much for watching, and check the link in the description.

Topics: Serum 2 Serum 1 Xfer Splice FL Studio VST plugin plugin installation free upgrade synthesizer music production


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