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Scratching: Hamster Vs. Regular?
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Scratching: Hamster Vs. Regular?

DJ G-Love 9:19 AM - 1 November, 2009
What are your thoughts peoples. I would really be interested to hear from people who have had a good experience at both styles, even changed over from one to the other because of X reasons.

I am a hamster scratcher (just followed in line with what Q taught us!) but wondering if regular might have some advantages, I noticed if I crab in regular, my thumb naturally always cut the sound at the end, whilst I have to make a point of it in regular as my last movement is fader on.

let's hear some opinions..
DJ CON-STRUC 9:19 PM - 1 November, 2009
I think that if you can rock hamster style thats cool. However, i also thought that the only reason why djs (like q and mmm) scratch hamster style is cuz they came up on mixers without sharp faders so they would cut with the phono/line switch which was backwards. So when sharp faders came out they were already used to scratching that way. I don't really see a reason for dj's learning to scratch now to use hamster style. At the end of the day though i don't think it makes a difference... if u practice enough you will be able to kill it either way you decide to learn.
O.B.1 11:38 PM - 1 November, 2009
I try to do both.
-better @ chirps and stabs with hamster, better @ transforms and flares with regular.
My right hand has greater record control (hamster) but it also has stronger fader control (regular).
I would like someday to be equal at both...
DJ G-Love 11:47 PM - 1 November, 2009
Interesting. Yeah I might have a mess with regular style more see what it can do for me....