{"id":42013,"date":"2026-10-09T13:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=42013"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T17:36:55","slug":"faith-monaco-serum-sound-design-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/faith-monaco-serum-sound-design-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith Monaco (OsamaSon, Playboi Carti) dives deep into sound design in Serum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may not know Faith Monaco by name, but you\u2019ve heard her sounds everywhere.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>She&#8217;s worked alongside leading artists on a wide range of projects including Playboi Carti&#8217;s <em>MUSIC<\/em>, OsamaSon&#8217;s <em>psykotic<\/em>, Che&#8217;s <em>REST IN BASS<\/em>, Ken Carson&#8217;s <em>More Chaos<\/em>, and Nettspend&#8217;s <em>early life crisis<\/em>, to name a few. She has left a significant mark on <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/what-is-trap-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the sound of trap music<\/a> and the birth of rage as it&#8217;s known today, through her major production credits (ex. Juice WRLD&#8217;s \u201cConversations\u201d) and as a hired-gun drum kit designer for producers like <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/splice\/ronny-j-pack\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ronny J,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/splice\/jetsonmade-sample-pack\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jetsonmade,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/splice\/charlieheat-sample-pack\/samples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlie Heat,<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5CKdLeymIGkVDyvwBN2fyf?si=740b1ea950044721\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/packs\/moment\/alloy-a-faith-monaco-moment\/presets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her <em>ALLOY, a Faith Monaco moment<\/em> sample pack,<\/a> Faith Monaco joined us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@splice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> to walk through how she designed <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/preset\/689bab0c-76c2-417a-bcf6-eabcb234d333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of her most popular Serum presets from the collection.<\/a> She also shows us how to use the preset in the context of an actual production, and shares invaluable <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/39137242-serum-2-au-by-xfer-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Serum<\/a> sound design tips along the way\u2014read highlights below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.ssp-player{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:stretch;background:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #E3E3E3;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 18px;gap:16px;height:120px;max-width:720px;margin:16px auto;box-shadow:0 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Mix as you go<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Mix as you go,&#8221; Faith shares. &#8220;Even raw base layers need quick shaping before you stack effects.&#8221; In her preset tutorial, the two bass sounds weren&#8217;t just thrown in raw; effects like PWM, bend, and detune were used to make them less harsh and more usable within the context of the overall sound before moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Test presets with beats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith encourages us to test our presets within the context of actual beats, citing the risk of applying excessive detuning as an example. &#8220;It can be tempting to do that on every single sound, but you have to test your presets with beats too, for sure,&#8221; she says. &#8220;I usually make my presets with some 808 or snare going on in the background.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sound that seems great in isolation can behave very differently in the context of a production, potentially clashing with other harmonic or rhythmic elements, and ultimately the full arrangement should be what matters most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Experimentation takes time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t be discouraged if it takes you a long time to make presets,&#8221; Faith says. &#8220;That&#8217;s the whole point\u2014you should be experimenting and messing up.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While her recreation was much quicker, Faith approximates that it took her an hour to originally create her preset, and the layering process involved extensive trial and error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And there you have it! What was your favorite insight from Faith Monaco? What else would you like to see us explore next? 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