A precisely located synth bass note within the song Sweet Dreams is played by the arpeggiator with MidiTablism techniques in a morphing transition recreating the iconic bass line from Stranger Things. The arpeggio sounds so effective because both songs were produced with the legendary Roland Juno-6 synthesizer.
Routine Sounds Download
Download the sounds used in the video and try the routine yourself! This pack includes:
- Stranger Things (Scratch Synths) with Cue Points pre-assigned in Serato DJ Pro
- Kick 84 BPM to load into the sampler
Requirements
- Setup with Serato DJ Pro
- Serato Pitch ’n Time DJ expansion
- MIDI keyboard with arpeggiator
- Stranger MidiTablism – Routine Sounds
Audio files
- Load Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics into Serato DJ Pro and set Cue Point 8 (purple) at 00:05.5, immediately after the kick.
- On the other deck, load Stranger Things (Scratch Synths).
- In Sampler Slot 1, load Kick 84 BPM.
MIDI Mapping
For Pitch Play on a MIDI keyboard, I modified a mapping originally created by Radikarl, adding C2 to trigger Sampler Slot 1 in Serato DJ Pro.
Note: Pitch Play works only on Cue Point 8.
Set MIDI Channel 1 for Deck 1 and Channel 2 for Deck 2.
Download the MIDI mapping and import it following Serato’s official instructions.
MIDI Mapping Download
MIDI Keyboard Settings
Any MIDI keyboard with an arpeggiator will work. Set the arpeggiator to 84 BPM, 1/16 division, UpDown mode (on Akai LPK25 this is labeled “Exclusive”).
Instruments Used in the Video
- Turntable: Pioneer DJ PLX-CRSS12
- Mixer: Pioneer DJ DJM-S7
- Keyboard: Akai LPK25
- Software: Serato DJ Pro