Patchworx Bass House Serum Presets Review: Worth $21?

Will 64 Serum presets actually save you time in a Bass House session, or just hand you 64 more patches to scroll past? For $21, they mostly save you time, as long as you already own Serum and your drops live in the bass.

The pack is bass-heavy by design. That’s the point.

If you’re stuck on a drop at 1am, this is the kind of pack you want in your preset browser. If you don’t own Serum, it’s a very expensive way to buy nothing.

Quick verdict

We give it 3.8 out of 5. It’s a focused, practical Bass House pack: 46 bass presets, MIDI for all of them, and WAV loops you can audition without opening Serum. At $21, we’d buy it if your weak spot is bass design. It’s the wrong buy if you want a broad toolkit or you’re still without Serum.

Does It Actually Deliver?

Loopmasters built this under the Patchworx banner, its line of Serum preset packs. The developer calls it hard-hitting sound design for Bass House, with heavy basses, booming 808s, trippy FX, twisted leads and thick reeses.

The numbers back up the bass focus. You get 64 presets: 46 bass, 7 lead, 6 Reese and 5 808. Every preset comes with a matching MIDI file and a WAV loop rendered from the two combined. All told, that’s 79 MB of content, with audio at 24-bit and 44.1kHz.

It requires a full, up-to-date version of Serum. No Serum, no pack.

The developer says the sounds are ready to use in tracks. Judge that yourself, but the structure supports it: MIDI plus rendered loops means you can hear the intended result before you commit a patch to your project.

Where It Shines

The bass count is the headline. Forty-six of 64 presets are bass patches, so you aren’t digging through filler to find something that growls. For a genre where the bass is the track, that ratio is the right call.

Next, the macros. Users report a vast sonic selection with handy macros that keep variation meaningful. That matters more than it sounds. Load a bass, grab one macro and get a usable second version for your second drop. No hunting through Serum’s wavetable and filter pages at midnight.

Owners also report that unnecessary controls were stripped out, so presets are easy to tweak. Satisfying, honestly. Most preset packs bury you in routing you never asked for.

Then there are the 64 MIDI files. Drag one onto a track and you’ve got the original pattern, a decent starting point for your own rhythm. And the WAV loops let you audition without touching Serum, or drop them straight into an arrangement as a sketch.

One reviewer called it a superb collection that’s useful from Deep House through to Future House. That’s a wider reach than the name suggests.

Where It Falls Short

Seven leads and five 808s. That’s thin.

If you want twisted leads to carry a whole melody section, seven patches will run out fast. Same with the 808s: five is a taste, not a toolkit. This is a bass pack wearing a general Bass House badge, and we wish the lead count matched the marketing copy.

Next, the Serum requirement. You need a full, current copy. A demo or outdated install won’t cut it, so factor in that cost if you’re starting from zero.

There’s also a gap in the evidence. No independent user reviews or ratings are publicly available, so you’re leaning on a handful of owner comments and one reviewer’s praise. That’s not nothing. It’s also not a crowd. Treat the sound as unproven until you hear the demos.

And it’s narrow. Outside Bass House and its neighbours, you’ll get less from it.

How It Stacks Up

Other Patchworx packs target different corners of the same catalogue. Patchworx 107 goes after Drum & Bass with devastating bass and euphoric pads. Patchworx 118 is dark and cinematic, with rich basses and mystical leads. Patchworx 120 is Berlin Techno, with huge kicks and warm basses.

Pick by genre, because that’s the whole story. If your tracks sit around the Bass House tempo and attitude, this is the one. If you want pads and atmosphere alongside the low end, 107 and 118 describe themselves that way, and this pack doesn’t.

For wide coverage across styles, you’ll want to split your budget across more than one pack. This one isn’t built for that.

Is the Price Fair?

At $21, you’re paying roughly pocket change per patch across 64 presets, and each one ships with MIDI and a rendered loop. That’s a fair deal for a producer who needs basses now.

Fair, not amazing. The thin lead and 808 counts and the lack of independent ratings keep it from a higher mark. If bass is your bottleneck, the maths works. If you wanted a full Bass House kit, it doesn’t.

Specs & Technical Details

Spec	Detail
Developer	Loopmasters
Price	$21
Plugin Format	N/A (preset bank; requires full, up-to-date Xfer Records Serum)
OS Support	N/A
Activation	N/A
CPU Usage	N/A
Trial Available	N/A
Version Reviewed	N/A

Score Breakdown

Category	Score	Notes
Sound Quality	4.0/5	Owners report a vast sonic selection with handy macros
Value for Money	4.0/5	64 presets plus MIDI and WAV loops for $21
Ease of Use	4.5/5	Trimmed controls and handy macros, per owners
Features	3.5/5	MIDI and loops included, but only 7 leads and 5 808s
CPU Efficiency	N/A	No CPU data available
Overall	3.8/5	A strong, focused collection of hard-hitting sound design for Bass House

Alternatives to Consider

Loopmasters Patchworx 107

Drum & Bass Serum presets with devastating bass and euphoric pads. Better if your tracks need atmosphere on top of the low end.

Loopmasters Patchworx 118

Dark, cinematic Serum presets with rich basses and mystical leads. Reach for it when you want moody leads this pack can't supply.

Loopmasters Patchworx 120

Berlin Techno Serum presets with huge kicks and warm basses. The pick for a harder, club-leaning direction.

Buy It or Skip It?

Buy it if you own Serum and your drops need heavier, meaner basses fast. At $21, 46 bass patches with MIDI and loops is a good trade.

Skip it if you don’t have Serum, or if you need a deep bench of leads and 808s. Five 808s won’t carry a low end on their own.

Our call: a solid bass shortcut, not a full Bass House kit.