Please note: Serum 2 presets are not backwards compatible with Serum 1 and cannot be loaded in Serum 1.
Steps
Launch Serum 2 and open the preset browser. Your Serum 1 presets should appear automatically. Any ratings you applied to Serum 1 presets within Serum 1 transfer the first time you launch Serum 2.
(Optional) If you no longer need Serum 1, move your Serum 1 presets to the Serum 2 preset folder:
macOS:
~/Library/Audio/Presets/Xfer Records/Serum 2 Presets/Presets/UserWindows:
C:\Users\[YourUsername]\Documents\Xfer\Serum 2 Presets\Presets\User
The presets now appear from the Serum 2 preset folder.
Serum 2 includes all Serum 1 wavetables and noise files, so you don’t need to move or reinstall them.
Troubleshooting / Limitations
Serum 2 presets cannot be loaded in Serum 1. This includes any presets you create or modify in Serum 2.
Only ratings applied to Serum 1 presets within Serum 1 transfer, and they transfer only the first time you launch Serum 2.
Projects that use Serum 1 do not update to Serum 2 automatically. This is intentional, so you can update each track manually and confirm it sounds as intended.
You can keep using Serum 1 after you activate Serum 2, and both versions can be installed on the same system. Xfer Records recommends migrating to Serum 2, because Serum 1 has reached end-of-life and won’t receive fixes or new features.
Serum 2 uses the same or less CPU than Serum 1 for equivalent patches. Some new Serum 2 features, and presets that use them, may need more processing power.
If your presets don’t appear in the Serum 2 preset browser, see Fix for Serum presets not showing up in Serum.
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