Installing Serum

Serum is available for both Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows. Serum is designed to be used within a host audio application that supports the VST3, AU, or AAX plug-in formats.

Important: You must select the VST3 version when installing the AU or AAX version of the plugin.

Installing on macOS and Windows-based PCs

  1. Navigate to the folder to which you downloaded the software and double-click the file to launch the installer.
    A wizard guides you through the installation.
  2. Follow the steps and complete the installation.
  3. Open your DAW and rescan/refresh the plug-ins.
    Refer to the documentation that came with your DAW for details.

Uninstalling Serum on Windows-based PCs

  1. Delete the Serum 2 folder from the following folder:
    C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Xfer\
  2. Delete the Serum 2 Presets folder.
    If you have Microsoft OneDrive enabled, delete the Serum 2 Presets folder in the following location:
    C:\Users\(username)\OneDrive\Documents\Xfer\
    Otherwise, delete the Serum 2 Presets folder in the following location:
    C:\Users\(username)\Documents\Xfer\

Note: Serum does not modify the Windows registry, therefore, you do not need to run an uninstaller application to completely remove Serum from your system.

Uninstalling Serum on macOS Computers

To uninstall Serum on macOS, remove the Serum 2 files and folders from the following locations:

  • /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/
  • /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/
  • /Library/Audio/Presets/Xfer Records/
  • /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/
  • ~/Library/Preferences/Serum2Prefs.json
  • ~/Library/Application Support/com.xfer.serum2/Serum2.lic

Press Cmd-Shift-G to navigate to each folder quickly.