Two packs. Three sound roles.
Explore Melodic House and Melodic Techno through leads, plucks, basses and track demos. Compare separate previews and full demos from FUTURA and SPECTRE, then choose the sounds and files that fit your next production.
A direction for your track.
Melodic House and Melodic Techno share musical territory. Beatport presents them in a combined genre category, and the same instrument role can work across both. What matters in your session is how the groove, harmony and repeated phrases work together.
Start with the musical idea.
Choose a phrase or chord movement you want to develop. Then test how a lead, pluck or bass supports it. Listen for space around the notes, the relationship with your drums, and whether another part is needed.
Start with the arrangement.
Begin with the role a sound needs to fill: a main hook, a repeating motif, a low-end part or a response to a vocal. Try that role against the same backing so your choice stays connected to the track.
Both approaches can work in either style. This guide compares examples from our own packs; it does not set fixed rules for every Melodic House or Melodic Techno track.
Hear more than one sound.
Each pack below has one lead, one pluck and one bass preview, followed by its existing track demo. Choose Play on a row. The controls stay in place as you switch, and starting another sound pauses the previous one.
Melodic House
FUTURA
101 Serum presets and 9 MIDI files. A preset library for writing and shaping your own parts.
FUTURA previews and demo
Melodic Techno
SPECTRE
106 Serum presets. The Sample + Preset format also includes the 200 WAV samples and 9 MIDI files.
SPECTRE previews and demo
The presets are compared by their listed roles. These recordings use their own performances and production; they are not a matched MIDI test. The track demos provide context, without documenting which individual presets, effects or other parts were used.
Compare one role at a time.
Listen to the same type of instrument across the two packs, then move to the next role. This gives you a more useful picture of each library than choosing from a single lead preview.
Lead: Sol and Prometeo.
Imagine the lead as the part a listener follows. Would you write one repeated hook or a longer phrase? Pay attention to the gaps between notes and how much room you want to leave for a vocal or a second melody.
Pluck: Arcade and Beyond.
Consider the pluck as part of the rhythm as well as the melody. Try a repeating pattern, then remove a few notes. Listen for how the phrase could answer the lead and sit beside percussion.
Bass: Futura and Rolling.
Bring your kick into the comparison. Judge the bass part by its timing, note length and register within your arrangement. A useful solo sound still needs to leave room for the rest of the track.
Demo: the wider context.
Move from the short previews to each track demo. Follow the relationship between drums, bass and melodic parts, and how the arrangement changes. Treat it as a listening reference, not a promise that every recorded part is included in the download.
Two libraries. Different file choices.
The musical direction is one decision; the files you want to work with are another. These are the published library totals. Check the selected format on the product page before buying.
| Files | FUTURA | SPECTRE |
|---|---|---|
| Serum presets | 101 | 106 |
| Leads / basses / plucks | 27 / 32 / 26 | 32 / 34 / 29 |
| WAV library | No standalone WAV library | 200 samples |
| MIDI | 9 files | 9 files |
| Formats | Presets + MIDI | Presets Only, Samples Only or Sample + Preset |
SPECTRE format matters: Presets Only includes the preset library, Samples Only includes the WAV library, and Sample + Preset combines both. FUTURA is a preset pack with MIDI. Serum is a separate plugin: review Compatibility & Specs for the distinction between audio files, presets and software requirements.
Make the comparison yours.
If you own the presets and a compatible copy of Serum, try this short exercise in your own session. It is a suggested workflow, not a reconstruction of the recordings above.
Keep the phrase unchanged.
Load two presets for the same role, one after the other. Use the same MIDI notes and velocities, and compare at a similar listening level. Leave your backing unchanged so you can concentrate on the sound choice.
Then change one decision.
Try a different register, a shorter note or fewer attacks. Listen with the full arrangement, then quietly. Keep the version that supports the part you are writing before adding more instruments.