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The Dark Trap Life Vol. 2 for Serum is the Black Friday pick for trap and hip-hop beatmakers: a 64-preset Xfer Serum pack from Resonance Sound, 60% off at $9.18 until Dec 6, 2026.
It is the second volume in the Dark Trap Life series, following the first release.
The maker says the team studied popular tracks from producers and artists such as SADPONY, TM-88, The Alchemist, Metro Boomin, Cubeatz and Boi-1da, then captured that signature sound in the patches.
The pack holds 64 Serum presets, split across these categories:
On top of the patches you get 30 MIDI files.
The maker describes the results as gloomy pads, organic bells, mystical leads, hard basses and unique synths.
Resonance Sound argues that a good production needs catchy, epic melodies and chords as much as the right sound choice. That is the reason for the 30 MIDI files.
You can drag them into any DAW, pick a preset and have a starting point in a few clicks.
Every one of the 64 patches comes with full macro and modwheel modulation. That lets you reshape a sound to fit your beat without digging through the Serum interface.
If you want to move a pad or a lead with the modwheel while you play, the assignments are already in place.
This is a Serum presets pack only. You need the Xfer Serum synthesizer, version 1.363 or later, to load the patches.
The drums used in the demos are for demonstration purposes only and are not part of the download.
The maker pitches the pack at producers making beats for rappers like Drake, Big Sean, Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Lil Uzi Vert, NAV, Gunna and 21 Savage.
If your signal chain already runs Serum, the presets slot in as a sound source for a trap beat in your DAW.
Yes. The Dark Trap Life Vol. 2 for Serum is 60% off for Black Friday, bringing the 64-preset pack to $9.18. The offer ends Dec 6, 2026.
You get 64 Xfer Serum presets and 30 MIDI files. The presets cover 2 808s, 4 basses, 5 bells, 4 drums, 7 keys, 13 leads, 9 pads, 12 plucks and 8 synths.
You need the Xfer Serum synthesizer, version 1.363 or later. The pack contains Serum presets only. The drums heard in the demos are for demonstration purposes and are not included.
Yes. All 64 patches come with full macro and modwheel modulation. The maker says this lets you adapt a sound to your beat with just a few clicks, without rebuilding the patch from scratch.
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