Scratching Sessions

J0be 8:30 PM - 5 July, 2007

So I've been practicing my scratching lately, havent been at it long, but quite happy with progress.

So I thought I'd share! But then I thought I'd go one better and ask all the turntablists out there to join me and show off their skills!!

So heres the very simple rules...

You may only use ONE sample to scratch.

You may only scratch over ONE beat/break.

It cant be longer than 5 minutes!

I figure this way you wont get people going off on one for hours on end, and you get a short taster of what they can do!

Here is my effort!

www.zshare.net

Hope you enjoy..

J0be.

smoothe 9:09 PM - 5 July, 2007

You gotta mix it up a little.
and, I'd record but i don't have the proper soundcard.
DAMN!!!

j cue 9:22 PM - 5 July, 2007

you could record a short aiff file with serato, just select mic as source! and post that. i will try that when i get a minute,, and when im not so st@%&^ed!!!P

Monk-A 9:25 PM - 5 July, 2007

Whats that beat?

Cuts are nice... try and swith your timing from time to time though... like single to double and back.

J0be 9:31 PM - 5 July, 2007

It's beat one off battle-scar breaks.
Yeh we could mix it up a little, just thought it would be easier to compare if we kept it simple.

One beat...one sample...up to 5 mins...all out!

Monk-A 9:38 PM - 5 July, 2007

I agree... one beat one sample... i just meant switch up the styles.

I'll try and record someting when i get back on monday...

j cue 10:00 PM - 5 July, 2007

i just tried recording something,, but today i suck! so maybe tomorrow :-p

DJDLO 415 10:33 PM - 5 July, 2007

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you could record a short aiff file with serato, just select mic as source! and post that. i will try that when i get a minute,, and when im not so st@%&^ed!!!P

i cant do anything stoned let alone scratch lol

OakLawnDJ 2:36 AM - 6 July, 2007

I got a humming interference sound when I tried recording through SSL. I'll find a different way to record stuff and post when I get a chance.

DJJOHNNYM 2:55 AM - 6 July, 2007

Quote:

So I've been practicing my scratching lately, havent been at it long, but quite happy with progress.

So I thought I'd share! But then I thought I'd go one better and ask all the turntablists out there to join me and show off their skills!!

So heres the very simple rules...

You may only use ONE sample to scratch.

You may only scratch over ONE beat/break.

It cant be longer than 5 minutes!

I figure this way you wont get people going off on one for hours on end, and you get a short taster of what they can do!

Here is my effort!

www.zshare.net

Hope you enjoy..

J0be.

Yo, how long have you been scratching again?

Damn good.

djransom 3:00 AM - 6 July, 2007

You sound pretty good.

andrew b 3:04 AM - 6 July, 2007

dude, you are pretty damn good. PROPS.

andrew b 3:05 AM - 6 July, 2007

i will do something... i just gotta find some time...

DJDLO 415 4:26 AM - 6 July, 2007

sounded like a bunch of one click flares and chirps yea?? you even slid your fingers down a couple times for sum quick crabs? not bad at all

seven2wo 8:22 AM - 6 July, 2007

14 posts and only one file?!?! lol juss playin i know you guys are probably busier than i have been lately so i wont say anythin...nice cuts j0be...i havent seen a lot of turntablists here so its good to hear some scratching other than my own :)

heres my file
enjoy

www.zshare.net

DJDLO 415 8:53 AM - 6 July, 2007

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14 posts and only one file?!?! lol juss playin i know you guys are probably busier than i have been lately so i wont say anythin...nice cuts j0be...i havent seen a lot of turntablists here so its good to hear some scratching other than my own :)

heres my file
enjoy

www.zshare.net

yea i was feelin that seven

DJDLO 415 8:54 AM - 6 July, 2007

im still tryin to figure out some of these techniques by ear....i dont know any other DJs that scratch or even to session with....

Maskrider 9:04 AM - 6 July, 2007

not bad......... let us know about the combos that you used.

J0be 9:27 AM - 6 July, 2007

Thanks for the props fellas! Made me smile at work, which is a first.
Been scratching for about 10 months now, picked up the Qbert DIY DVD and hit it hard!

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sounded like a bunch of one click flares and chirps yea?? you even slid your fingers down a couple times for sum quick crabs? not bad at all

Yeh, chirps, 1 click flares, crabs and some transforming/dicing...even had a go at the whole vibrating finger thing, that is tough!
Recently picked up a Vestax Samurai - optical crossfader.
Made life a little easier! It's like the faders not even attached.

Looking forward to some of your contributions! Hint hint..

Cant listen to yours yet Seven2wo, at work, gona jump on it as soon as I get home.

Nicky Blunt 9:46 AM - 6 July, 2007

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Thanks for the props fellas! Made me smile at work, which is a first.
Been scratching for about 10 months now, picked up the Qbert DIY DVD and hit it hard!

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sounded like a bunch of one click flares and chirps yea?? you even slid your fingers down a couple times for sum quick crabs? not bad at all

Yeh, chirps, 1 click flares, crabs and some transforming/dicing...even had a go at the whole vibrating finger thing, that is tough!
Recently picked up a Vestax Samurai - optical crossfader.
Made life a little easier! It's like the faders not even attached.

Looking forward to some of your contributions! Hint hint..

Cant listen to yours yet Seven2wo, at work, gona jump on it as soon as I get home.

nice work guys i'll get on this when i get home!

The Real Cosmo 10:04 AM - 6 July, 2007

On it.....

The Real Cosmo 10:34 AM - 6 July, 2007

Just knocked out a quick one before going to work (oo-er missus) ;-)

www.zshare.net

J0be 10:51 AM - 6 July, 2007

lol, on it as soon as I'm home from work :)

J0be 4:55 PM - 6 July, 2007

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14 posts and only one file?!?! lol juss playin i know you guys are probably busier than i have been lately so i wont say anythin...nice cuts j0be...i havent seen a lot of turntablists here so its good to hear some scratching other than my own :)

heres my file
enjoy

www.zshare.net

Freeeeessshh! Really like that, cheers.

J0be 5:00 PM - 6 July, 2007

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Just knocked out a quick one before going to work (oo-er missus) ;-)

www.zshare.net

Nice cuts Cosmo! Liked that beat too.

DJJOHNNYM 5:50 PM - 6 July, 2007

10 months? Amazing.

J0be 8:16 PM - 6 July, 2007

Cheers!

There's gota be more than 3 scratchers up in here!

DJBlisk 9:01 PM - 6 July, 2007

I would post but I suck.

J0be 4:35 AM - 7 July, 2007

Post anyway ;o)

djskiggz 5:02 AM - 7 July, 2007

lol i suck too otherwise i would post it.

The E Head 11:49 AM - 7 July, 2007

i am a mster scratcher........of my balls unfortunatly vinyl i cant do:(

Heres hoping 1 day

bandoma 2:03 PM - 7 July, 2007

J0be - For ten months, that was dope. Keep on practicing. Sounds like you have alot of the scratches down. Your combos / flow will improve over time.

I really enjoyed Seven's post. Your style is really funky. Nice transforming / combos...the whole thing. It reminded me of a friend I used to scratch with.

Here's my effort:

www.zshare.net

J0be 3:25 PM - 7 July, 2007

Dude, that was heavy! How long you been scratching for?

bandoma 10:08 PM - 7 July, 2007

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Dude, that was heavy! How long you been scratching for?

since 93. i stopped for the last 3 yrs and started practicing again late last year.

skratchnerd 8:59 AM - 8 July, 2007

i'll post up soon as i find the time!

J0be 12:59 PM - 8 July, 2007

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Dude, that was heavy! How long you been scratching for?

since 93. i stopped for the last 3 yrs and started practicing again late last year.

Well I dont know which scratches you were using but they were nice! Sounded quick as f*ck.

J0be 12:59 PM - 8 July, 2007

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i'll post up soon as i find the time!

Sooner the better ;o)

bandoma 5:55 PM - 8 July, 2007

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Well I dont know which scratches you were using but they were nice! Sounded quick as f*ck.

Mostly orbits and flares. Where are all the other skratch djs on this forum? Can't wait to hear skratchnerd's cuts. With an SN like that...he's gotta be dope!

seven2wo 12:55 AM - 9 July, 2007

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J0be - For ten months, that was dope. Keep on practicing. Sounds like you have alot of the scratches down. Your combos / flow will improve over time.

I really enjoyed Seven's post. Your style is really funky. Nice transforming / combos...the whole thing. It reminded me of a friend I used to scratch with.

Here's my effort:

www.zshare.net

nice cuts bro i like your flow...lets get some more ppl on this thread i know theres more out there

djskiggz 6:19 AM - 9 July, 2007

i liked badoma's session the best.

skratchnerd 6:53 AM - 9 July, 2007

finally got around to doing one of these. its been a while but heres my little bit:

www.zshare.net

djskiggz 7:13 AM - 9 July, 2007

now i like yours the best. Good stuff man.

seven2wo 7:59 AM - 9 July, 2007

that was real clean bro...wheres everyone from? lets get a ssl scratch session goin on :)

im from orange county not too far from cerritos just in case anyones down

Maskrider 10:01 AM - 9 July, 2007

Nice one skratchnerd good flow.....Let's keep it coming.
Hopefully the moderators will give us a special spot where we can upload are skratches

J0be 12:01 PM - 9 July, 2007

Straight outta the UK! Tough to find dude to scratch with around here, I think I'd improve so much quicker if I had a crew to session with.

Loving the cuts Skratchnerd!

bandoma 2:20 PM - 9 July, 2007

damn! i knew scrathnerd's cuts were going to be dope! im always down to session. im in the oc too.

The Real Cosmo 11:49 PM - 9 July, 2007

UK reppin...

skratchnerd 6:59 AM - 10 July, 2007

thanks guys that was just random freestyling. never used that beat i kinda like it.

UK has no scratch nerds? I figured w/ all the success in battles UK would be full of them.

Nicky Blunt 8:45 AM - 10 July, 2007

Im from uk too!

The Real Cosmo 11:26 AM - 11 July, 2007

And he's a self confessed scratch nerd... lol ;-)

Shumzs 2:34 PM - 11 July, 2007

This is my scratch session
beat is Kev Brown Life Looped up
J0be im from the UK

www.zshare.net

bandoma 4:05 PM - 11 July, 2007

^^^nice post...who's next?

djransom 5:11 PM - 11 July, 2007

That's what's up Skratchnerd. I'm diggin the session mos def.

Dax 10:38 PM - 11 July, 2007

i'm off work friday,so i'll try and get on it.

and all so from the uk,south london style

bandoma 1:14 AM - 12 July, 2007

dope! there's a lot of good turntablists out there in europe.

dj_KaSE 1:17 AM - 12 July, 2007

As my Mixtape Series page indicates, my Skratch Session is coming soon...

www.djkase.com

ral 4:06 AM - 12 July, 2007

here's somethin'
sample - walk!
beats luda - put your money where your mouth is!

www.zshare.net

sfcraiger 4:12 AM - 12 July, 2007

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This is my scratch session
beat is Kev Brown Life Looped up
J0be im from the UK

www.zshare.net

you are so off beat blud... try using a slower beat

Shumzs 10:19 AM - 12 July, 2007

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This is my scratch session
beat is Kev Brown Life Looped up
J0be im from the UK

www.zshare.net

you are so off beat blud... try using a slower beat

thanks sfcraiger
do you cut?

J0be 10:28 AM - 12 July, 2007

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This is my scratch session
beat is Kev Brown Life Looped up
J0be im from the UK

www.zshare.net

you are so off beat blud... try using a slower beat

It was just a bit untidy, but that all comes with practice.
Give it a few months and you'll be tight.
Great effort I thought.

sfcraiger 10:48 AM - 12 July, 2007

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thanks sfcraiger
do you cut?

im an emcee but i mess around on the cut sometimes

bandoma 10:29 PM - 12 July, 2007

here's another session:

www.zshare.net

im cutting to a house beat!

J0be 11:03 PM - 12 July, 2007

MAAAAAAAN!! You were in the zone there! That was f*cking excellent.

seven2wo 12:51 AM - 13 July, 2007

nice bandoma! the beat was a lil too loud tho i had to listen harder to hear the cuts but it was dope nonetheless :)

The Real Cosmo 10:03 AM - 13 July, 2007

Another quick one. You guys are all pretty warm. I'm realising how limited my 'scratch vocab' is when I'm limited to one sample. What I love about using serato is that I can use home made scratch plates so when I do a routine I can divert attention from my limited skills by keeping the samples entertaining! (And use my own beats too.) :-)
www.zshare.net

The Real Cosmo 10:11 AM - 13 July, 2007

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here's another session:

www.zshare.net

im cutting to a house beat!

Bandoma that's dope! Love your sample choice (it took me back!) Do you usually spin house? I'd actually be able to listen to house for more than ten minutes if the DJ was rocking the cut like that! ;-]

Dax 12:15 PM - 13 July, 2007

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here's another session:

www.zshare.net

im cutting to a house beat!

NICE!

bandoma 3:18 PM - 13 July, 2007

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here's another session:

www.zshare.net

im cutting to a house beat!

Bandoma that's dope! Love your sample choice (it took me back!) Do you usually spin house? I'd actually be able to listen to house for more than ten minutes if the DJ was rocking the cut like that! ;-]

thanks guys. i seldom spin house. i got into house music seven years ago and played it for a couple of years. one thing that i like about the house scene is that the people really appreciate the music and the talent of the dj. so from my turntablist / hip hop background i would open my sets with scratching like this. The crowd would go nuts and when I finished scratching they would clap!!!

J0be 4:18 PM - 13 July, 2007

Thats the best part about the house scene, the crowd really show their appreciation for a great DJ.

Dax 7:03 PM - 13 July, 2007

yeh i miss spin'in house,just started to get back in to, the ed banger lable i'm love'in right now!

scotty B 7:08 PM - 13 July, 2007

This a good thread... I'ma put a little somthin together tonight.

sfcraiger 10:23 PM - 13 July, 2007

i havent skratched in hella long thats why combos are off and sloppy but i just recorded this

www.zshare.net

J0be 3:08 AM - 14 July, 2007

Dude, you can tell you used to CUT!! If you havent scratched in a while, I'd love to hear you after a month of practice.
That was DOPE.

D.O.P.E.

More please.

djphilly 5:56 AM - 14 July, 2007

there is a audio chat room on paltalk that has a scratch chat room. there is ALWAYS people there and you can scratch, listen to them, and have them critique your scratches.
www.paltalk.com good stuff

J0be 11:11 AM - 14 July, 2007

post a link to the actual room, that would be helpful.

mic 11:39 AM - 14 July, 2007

im an emcee but i mess around on the cut sometimes

I wanna hear the dude that djs for you when you emcee, he must be rill nasty

DJJOHNNYM 2:55 PM - 14 July, 2007

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This is my scratch session
beat is Kev Brown Life Looped up
J0be im from the UK

www.zshare.net

you are so off beat blud... try using a slower beat

Incorrect. If anything, use a FASTER BEAT. He's good.

DJJOHNNYM 3:02 PM - 14 July, 2007

Y'all ain't half bad.

Fuckers.

scotty B 6:36 PM - 14 July, 2007

Here is my contribution.... Nothing special

www.zshare.net

J0be 6:45 PM - 14 July, 2007

good effort dude, have you tried to learn some flares yet? Sounds like you've got your cuts/chirps etc down.
It'll add some depth to your sessions.

djphilly 7:25 PM - 14 July, 2007

you have to download the messanger, then if you click chatrooms it will be under Music > Hip hop

scotty B 7:40 PM - 14 July, 2007

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good effort dude, have you tried to learn some flares yet? Sounds like you've got your cuts/chirps etc down.
It'll add some depth to your sessions.

Ya that was sloppy.... I just listened to it again. oh well

Shumzs 4:48 AM - 15 July, 2007

Quote:

This is my scratch session
beat is Kev Brown Life Looped up
J0be im from the UK

www.zshare.net

you are so off beat blud... try using a slower beat

Incorrect. If anything, use a FASTER BEAT. He's good.

Thanks JOHNNYM

djskiggz 6:15 AM - 15 July, 2007

ok im uploading my nightmare in a second LOL Hold on guys.

djskiggz 6:26 AM - 15 July, 2007

Dont be so brutal please. Only been at it 3 months.

www.zshare.net

djskiggz 6:26 AM - 15 July, 2007

on 2nd thought let me have it.

SloDeck 7:51 AM - 15 July, 2007

Honestly... Timing is wwwwwack. But the point of this is to help and give advice not tear to pieces.

Instead of trying to have amillion tricks in your bag tighten the ones you sort of have, Work on xfader speed in your transformer. And try and scratch to a pattern, Seemed to have no direction and you would instantly change from one pattern to another. Q once said he treats a scratch as a sylliable in a rap "See that dude with his thumb in his ass" repeat the phrase and the pattern. (Will help with timing too) And each new scratch is based on a retort or expansion on the first one if you know what I mean.

Sorry, I'm not tearing it apart. Just constructive stuff.
I think I would have been pretty happy with that in myself after only 3 months, I can't honestly remember what I sounded like, but it was prolly worse.

djskiggz 8:40 AM - 15 July, 2007

cool...Thanks for the advise. Lately I been just working on hand speed. I think i got the fader down pretty well but im controling the record with my weak hand (left) and its not that well cordinated. Its hard to get a rythm with the record.

Anyway, I guess im pretty happy with it after i listened to it again. There are some parts i did that sounded pretty cool but i still fuked up tons. haha.

Anyway heres another one with a faster beat...sucks too but it has some good parts i guess? i was trying to jugggle a little in the beggining too lol.........

www.zshare.net

djskiggz 8:45 AM - 15 July, 2007

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here's another session:

www.zshare.net

im cutting to a house beat!

hey badoma what house beat is that?

Fader 3:19 PM - 15 July, 2007

Don't take this as a diss, but on most of the posts the scratching is WAY off beat. Like, to the point to where it's annoying to listen to.

The tecnique, scratch trick, whatever it's called is there..mostly 100% on point, but it sounds like there's too much emphasis on nailing the scratch trick, that you're not moving to or even feeling the beat.

I'd rather hear some little baby scratches and ultra-simplistic transforms that are insync with the kick and snare than hear some crazy balls-out Q-bert style scratches that are all over the place on top of the track.

Just a heads-up and not a diss to any of you.

J0be 4:09 PM - 15 July, 2007

yeh simple stuff on beat kicks the ass of complicated stuff off beat. However the potential is there djskiggs, keep at it.

J0be 4:11 PM - 15 July, 2007

oh, i though the second effort was a lot better :)

J0be 4:12 PM - 15 July, 2007

and for 3 months, thats pretty damn good in my book.

djskiggz 5:11 PM - 15 July, 2007

thanks and fader is right, i just get excited and start to go bananas.

SloDeck 6:41 PM - 15 July, 2007

I like the 2nd effort better too skiggs, I dunno if you took what I said on board before you threw the 2nd one up, or were just having a better feel the 2nd time, But if the case it you took the comments into account before the second post up you have def inpressed me with your ability to take what was said and use it. ROCKIN :)

And on a side note, I like how the comments in this thread are being made and taken as opposed to some of the ish we see sometimes. Hopefully I will get some time in the next couple of days and can post something for y'all to tear apart.

J0be 7:52 PM - 15 July, 2007

lookin forward to it

djskiggz 10:40 PM - 15 July, 2007

yea its cool no one is really dissing anyone. People on this board are so quick to jump the gun and bite you in the ass.

bandoma 11:03 PM - 15 July, 2007

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here's another session:

www.zshare.net

im cutting to a house beat!

hey badoma what house beat is that?

Ottos Journey by Mylo.

seven2wo 3:48 AM - 16 July, 2007

just an idea...how bout if we all scratched to the same beat kinda like if we were havin a real scratch session? whos with me?

djskiggz 3:51 AM - 16 July, 2007

im down but i suck

bandoma 4:29 AM - 16 July, 2007

seven...that's dope! but why don't we have a real scratch session?

J0be 9:47 AM - 16 July, 2007

Because I live a couple of thousand miles away :(

J0be 9:48 AM - 16 July, 2007

I'm down with the same beat idea

Dax 12:35 PM - 16 July, 2007

so what beat?

ral 1:30 PM - 16 July, 2007

yeah, keep this thing goin! learn from each other and progress!

another suggestion would be, if you're goin to CRITIC, at least post a file!

J0be 2:00 PM - 16 July, 2007

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....if you're goin to CRITIC, at least post a file!

I'ma +1 all over that!

seven2wo 3:23 PM - 16 July, 2007

+1 as well... no file = no opinion! lol
ill post up a couple beats later and you guys pick i guess

skratchnerd 5:25 PM - 16 July, 2007

toadstyle...

bandoma 7:10 PM - 16 July, 2007

let's do it...

tig ol' bitties 7:23 PM - 16 July, 2007

sorry to be off topic...but.

On Qberts site, what downloads have the fresh and ahhh samples?

dj_KaSE 7:26 PM - 16 July, 2007

lol, which ones don't?

Hee Haw Breaks...

100 MPH Backsliding Turkey Cuts...

tig ol' bitties 7:28 PM - 16 July, 2007

which sides?
I bought the dirt style one and I dont think it had much on it...

sorry for the off topic-ness.

bandoma 7:28 PM - 16 July, 2007

^^^ all of them do. someone posted a battle/skratch record on this site for dl:

www.scratchlive.net

there's enough fresh and ahh samples there.

tig ol' bitties 7:28 PM - 16 July, 2007

ok thanks...im done here. :)

Dax 8:26 PM - 16 July, 2007

well here's my 2 min throw down,thought i'd post it,even tho i dont like it!
www.megaupload.com

i think i can do just a bet better(well i hope i can) lol

J0be 8:31 PM - 16 July, 2007

Very nice Dax! Very smooth, liked its simplicity, flowed very well. You didnt try to over cook it, which a lot of people tend to do when they record, try a bunch of shit they cant do.
You know what flows and you stick at it.
Really enjoyed it.

Dax 8:34 PM - 16 July, 2007

thanks jobe,cool

J0be 10:38 PM - 16 July, 2007

Ok, I think it's my turn again.

You ever get those days where it feels like the more you practice, the worse you get? Well that was today for me. Timing was all over the place. But fuck it, right?

ENJOY!!

www.zshare.net

Shumzs 11:14 PM - 16 July, 2007

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You ever get those days where it feels like the more you practice, the worse you get?

all the time! lol

had a sick cut today with my mate should have recorded it!!

wot beat is that j0be

Shumzs 11:14 PM - 16 July, 2007

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just an idea...how bout if we all scratched to the same beat kinda like if we were havin a real scratch session? whos with me?

Im on that good idea bro

bandoma 11:26 PM - 16 July, 2007

jobe...keep on practicing man. i like this one better than your first!

seven2wo 2:05 AM - 17 July, 2007

heres a slow dstyles beat
www.zshare.net

or one of atraks beats
www.zshare.net

or a faster one
www.zshare.net

your thread, your pick jobe
just dl and loop them i guess you guys know what to do

J0be 8:16 AM - 17 July, 2007

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jobe...keep on practicing man. i like this one better than your first!

Cheers boi! You're only saying that coz you want a place to stay when you come jam in England ;o)
lol

I cant listen to those files yet, sorry, be home from work at 5pm UK time, if you can wait that long.
You're probably all in bed anyway!
Lazy bastards.

:P

Dax 8:47 AM - 17 July, 2007

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Ok, I think it's my turn again.

You ever get those days where it feels like the more you practice, the worse you get? Well that was today for me. Timing was all over the place. But fuck it, right?

ENJOY!!

www.zshare.net

aways!

J0be 8:49 AM - 17 July, 2007

lol...I'm guessing that was...'always!'

:)

Dax 9:01 AM - 17 July, 2007

lol,yep

DJ Pryme 10:03 AM - 17 July, 2007

level's are a bit off. but the it's ok. work in the am. so yup.

DJ Pryme 10:03 AM - 17 July, 2007

level's are a bit off. but the it's ok. work in the am. so yup.

www.zshare.net

bandoma 2:25 PM - 17 July, 2007

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Cheers boi! You're only saying that coz you want a place to stay when you come jam in England ;o)
lol:P

of course...LOL!

yo pryme...that was dope.

J0be 4:36 PM - 17 July, 2007

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level's are a bit off. but the it's ok. work in the am. so yup.

www.zshare.net

Yeh dude, that was tight.

J0be 4:50 PM - 17 July, 2007

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heres a slow dstyles beat
www.zshare.net

or one of atraks beats
www.zshare.net

or a faster one
www.zshare.net

your thread, your pick jobe
just dl and loop them i guess you guys know what to do

This one please.

atraks beats
www.zshare.net

The Real Cosmo 6:26 PM - 17 July, 2007

+1

J0be 6:36 PM - 17 July, 2007

Safe!

www.zshare.net

bandoma 7:20 PM - 17 July, 2007

im cool with Atraks beat. im pretty busy...but ill see if i could do something by tmw

J0be 9:09 PM - 17 July, 2007

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Safe!

www.zshare.net

Oh...just in case I didnt make it clear enough, that was my effort by the way.

:/

Shumzs 11:05 PM - 17 July, 2007

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Safe!

www.zshare.net

Oh...just in case I didnt make it clear enough, that was my effort by the way.

:/

sick bro !!
So are we gonna each take a different sample to scratch? then we could link them all together

seven2wo 1:00 AM - 18 July, 2007

its gonna be hard to link now that jobe messed with the pitch and slowed it down :/
juss messin bro...since u were first then well slow it down too...whats the pitch on that? ill post up tomorrow cuz im at work tonight

dj cubicle 1:26 AM - 18 July, 2007

Gah....I'm struggling with chirps like no other. I keep cutting the fader before I even get TO the sample so all I end up with is the sound from the back motion.

GRRRRRR....time to watch more world series of poker.

J0be 9:42 AM - 18 July, 2007

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its gonna be hard to link now that jobe messed with the pitch and slowed it down :/
juss messin bro...since u were first then well slow it down too...whats the pitch on that? ill post up tomorrow cuz im at work tonight

Sorry dude I had no idea we were gona link them all together. I cant flare that fast, thats why i slowed it down!
You could always keep all your efforts the right speed and just speed mine up when you put them together...

Just make my scratching sound quick as fuck! :)

My bad.

J0be 9:44 AM - 18 July, 2007

Really looking forward to listening to them all linked together....gone sound HEAVY!
We should defo each choose a different sound.

The Real Cosmo 9:53 AM - 18 July, 2007

Quote:

Safe!

www.zshare.net

Oh...just in case I didnt make it clear enough, that was my effort by the way.

:/

Nice! Love the Cleveland sample at the end too!

Dax 3:36 PM - 18 July, 2007

i DL'ed the beat today,hope to get on it tomorrow night!
as i'm away for weekend.

hey J0be i'v had ten DL's of my file,and only one comment(thats you,thanks) how maybe times has your file been DL'ed?
maybe some of you reading this post will like this one
scratchlive.net

:)

J0be 4:59 PM - 18 July, 2007

My first file had 327 hits and about 10 comments!
There could defo be more feedback, afterall thats why we post them up.

J0be 5:00 PM - 18 July, 2007

*Awiting Bandomas effort with baited breath!*

bandoma 4:48 AM - 19 July, 2007

Quote:

*Awiting Bandomas effort with baited breath!*

yo breath stinks...LOL

here ya go:

www.zshare.net

and yes seven my sample is low again...fuck it!

J0be 8:25 AM - 19 July, 2007

DAMNIT! I always see your post just as I get to work, gone be 8 hours before I can listen.

Probably for the best though, I bet it's shit.

;o) lol

DJ-A 2:09 PM - 19 July, 2007

^^^Ditto...

J0be 4:29 PM - 19 July, 2007

Hah! Bandoma, that was doper than dope. Dope.

Dope?

Dope.

J0be 4:29 PM - 19 July, 2007

DOPE!!

Dax 5:05 PM - 19 July, 2007

^^ very DOPE

Shumzs 3:23 AM - 20 July, 2007

Dope Still Bandoma!!

djskiggz 6:42 AM - 20 July, 2007

badoma is the best so far!

J0be 12:06 PM - 20 July, 2007

yeh ok he wasnt that good.

LOL!

bandoma 3:33 PM - 20 July, 2007

thanks guys...yea i suck! seven and skratchnerd are better than me.

J0be 4:48 PM - 20 July, 2007

I disagree....but still...that remains to be seen.

It would be nice to get a few more sessions out of them though.

seven2wo 9:17 PM - 20 July, 2007

this ones sloppy...i forgot how fast this beat was...oh well
btw bandoma that was dope yet again...and your samples not low...your beats too loud :)

www.zshare.net

bandoma 10:08 PM - 20 July, 2007

sloppy my ass. that shit was dope! way better than mine.

and yes i love loud beats...LOL

DJDLO 415 11:49 PM - 20 July, 2007

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i havent skratched in hella long thats why combos are off and sloppy but i just recorded this

www.zshare.net

dam blud you got cuts why did you tell me you dont even spin...???
its like those old school comercials...."craiger was a dope DJ and was gonna go big time....untill he started smokin dope" LOL

lets get down i need to learn some shit

Lord Fader 9:31 PM - 21 July, 2007

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this ones sloppy...i forgot how fast this beat was...oh well
btw bandoma that was dope yet again...and your samples not low...your beats too loud :)

www.zshare.net

nice and clean

i like that one

Shumzs 11:00 PM - 21 July, 2007

Quote:

this ones sloppy...i forgot how fast this beat was...oh well
btw bandoma that was dope yet again...and your samples not low...your beats too loud :)

www.zshare.net

nice and clean

i like that one

if that was sloppy
I must be a sloppy joe's

seven2wo 3:40 PM - 23 July, 2007

hey...wheres everyone at?

J0be 5:56 PM - 23 July, 2007

I knowm this thread has died a bit.

Come on dudes, one hand on cross fader, the other on the vinyl, press record...do your thing!

seven2wo 6:47 PM - 23 July, 2007

just keep posting up files if they wont jobe...try the slower beat on there

bandoma 8:02 PM - 23 July, 2007

seven check your pm. maybe we should start another scratch session thread.

Dax 6:33 PM - 24 July, 2007

Quote:

I knowm this thread has died a bit.

Come on dudes, one hand on cross fader, the other on the vinyl, press record...do your thing!

just got home with my new 56.so if anyone need's a mixer,come tomorrow a pmc37-pro will be in a bin in plumstead s.e london,lol

will post a file soon
gutted i have to go to work tomorrow and thursday.i have a gig in B'ham over the weekend,so will be on it come monday

icec 8:35 PM - 24 July, 2007

once i get home from work iull be up posting a recording

seven2wo 11:05 PM - 24 July, 2007

cool keep this thread goin!

Shumzs 11:27 PM - 24 July, 2007

I have had to pre-record some radio shows for the past few days should be able to post tomrrow

lets keep this thread alive

djskiggz 1:12 AM - 25 July, 2007

heres my 3rd attempt lol...not good but fuk it its all i got!!!

www.zshare.net

u guys think im gettin better? almost 4 months now!

bandoma 1:44 AM - 25 July, 2007

Quote:

heres my 3rd attempt lol...not good but fuk it its all i got!!!
www.zshare.net
u guys think im gettin better? almost 4 months now!

skiggz...just listened to it. havent heard your skratching before. it seems like you're trying to do too much. here's some advice (i'm sure you heard this before)

practice the basic scratches first. try getting down the chirps and the tears on beat. when i started i called this "miami bass" scratching cause i didn't know the name of it. you'll know what i mean if you listen to tracks like "give it all you got" by afro rican...the song that fergie sampled.

if you could skratch as clean as that guy does on that track...move on to more technical shit.

djskiggz 2:48 AM - 25 July, 2007

ok ill try but its tuff.

seven2wo 7:07 AM - 25 July, 2007

joe cooley scratching i think thats what they call it...i agree with bandoma being on beat and knowing patterns is better than getting too tech

regardless though, props for posting cuz we havent had a lot of people post files

J0be 8:17 AM - 25 July, 2007

Quote:

heres my 3rd attempt lol...not good but fuk it its all i got!!!

www.zshare.net

u guys think im gettin better? almost 4 months now!

Yeh Skiggz I liked that better than the other two, I can defo see improvement, and thats the most important thing. A little improvement here and there, and before you know it your flowing.
Like the other guys say though, spend a lot of time getting the simple stuff on point....A LOT OF TIME.
Its hard because all you wana do is practice the harder stuff to impress your mates, but believe me, get tight on the simpler stuff and its way more impressive.
You should probably set aside (if you can) 1 hour per day, on JUST doing babies, chirps and tears, for like a month. Its not much time really. But keep that hour JUST for practice, then you can do your own shit afterwards. But be strict on yourself.

Like, I usually do one particular scratch a few hours a night till I got it down, it's not much fun but you improve way quicker. And it's cool to throw a whole new scratch in your routine.

Dont get me wrong, I certainly dont think my shit is tight yet, but it WILL be! Because I wont stop until it is!

;o)

Shumzs 1:55 AM - 26 July, 2007

take note of wot J0be is saying
Thats good advice for all of us!

it sounded just off beat at the start. i also agree with bandoma

try leaving empty spaces as well rather then a continuos scratch.
this is what i used to do.
always trying to go a head of my self

djskiggz 2:23 AM - 26 July, 2007

Jobe, good advice. Thanks, im going to try that. What do you think? Should I practices the simple scratches on a beat or just by itself? I just picked up qberts dvd. This shit is tuff.

djskiggz 2:26 AM - 26 July, 2007

damn i just listened to that shit again. AWEFUL!!!

J0be 8:57 AM - 26 July, 2007

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I just picked up qberts dvd. This shit is tuff.

Now THAT is the turning point in your scratch game. It'll be easier for you now, go through the individual scratches on the dvd step by step, dont move onto the next one until you have that one down.

Enjoy dude, that'll teach all you need to know!

Plus look out for his new DVD 'Scratchlopedia'

Its not out yet, but it will be soon, thats got like 100 different scratches on there. Cant fucking wait.

J0be 8:59 AM - 26 July, 2007

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What do you think? Should I practices the simple scratches on a beat or just by itself?

Always on a beat.

djskiggz 2:47 PM - 26 July, 2007

thanks, im going to practice this shit for a month lets see how much i improve. :)

Shumzs 12:27 PM - 28 July, 2007

Word up gang had another go on the cut
please let me know what you think

www.zshare.net

J0be 8:39 AM - 31 July, 2007

Gone have a listen to this when I get home Shumzs.
Good post.

theJAV 1:38 PM - 31 July, 2007

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Well I dont know which scratches you were using but they were nice! Sounded quick as f*ck.

Mostly orbits and flares. Where are all the other skratch djs on this forum? Can't wait to hear skratchnerd's cuts. With an SN like that...he's gotta be dope!

nice....very nice . .

J0be 5:06 PM - 31 July, 2007

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Word up gang had another go on the cut
please let me know what you think

www.zshare.net

Nice session Shumzs, I noticed you were mainly using chirps and a little transforming. I think the most noticeable thing is your timing was untidy, since you're fairly new to the game its hard to get a nice flow since you're concentrating so much on what you're doing. But flow comes with experience.

The cutting on your transforms seem ok. Have you tried dicing? (I only call it that coz I learned it from the qbert dvd)
Its basically transforming without taking your hand off the record. Sort of.
It sounds way better than transforming as you can pull off quicker movements,and give the tone of the skratch more variation. Like, moving it forward slowly, then a quick tear, but cutting it up. It sounds way better than cutting a sound moving at a constant speed.

Anyway, just some suggestions. Good job though.

Dax 9:53 PM - 31 July, 2007

just done this,1st thing with the new 56,this mixer is sweet so much better than my old vestax

www.megaupload.com

timings all over the place,but its the 1st time with this mixer.

Shumzs 2:06 AM - 1 August, 2007

Quote:

Word up gang had another go on the cut
please let me know what you think

www.zshare.net

Nice session Shumzs, I noticed you were mainly using chirps and a little transforming. I think the most noticeable thing is your timing was untidy, since you're fairly new to the game its hard to get a nice flow since you're concentrating so much on what you're doing. But flow comes with experience.

The cutting on your transforms seem ok. Have you tried dicing? (I only call it that coz I learned it from the qbert dvd)
Its basically transforming without taking your hand off the record. Sort of.
It sounds way better than transforming as you can pull off quicker movements,and give the tone of the skratch more variation. Like, moving it forward slowly, then a quick tear, but cutting it up. It sounds way better than cutting a sound moving at a constant speed.

Anyway, just some suggestions. Good job though.

Thanks for the advice j0be!! I Got both q's dvds. He makes it look too easy!! LOL
i will try dicing?
As timing goes i only seem to get on beat when not recording its messed up now can a little red button cause so much trouble?
i think it because im tryin not to make any mistakes.
tomorrow im having a Q and A session with my mate who got me in to it
thanks again
blessings

seven2wo 7:16 AM - 1 August, 2007

thats what its all about shumz...its cool to see you workin at it all the time to improve yourself...those q and a sessions should improve your scratching a lot so good luck with that

J0be 8:29 AM - 1 August, 2007

Quote:

Word up gang had another go on the cut
please let me know what you think

www.zshare.net

Nice session Shumzs, I noticed you were mainly using chirps and a little transforming. I think the most noticeable thing is your timing was untidy, since you're fairly new to the game its hard to get a nice flow since you're concentrating so much on what you're doing. But flow comes with experience.

The cutting on your transforms seem ok. Have you tried dicing? (I only call it that coz I learned it from the qbert dvd)
Its basically transforming without taking your hand off the record. Sort of.
It sounds way better than transforming as you can pull off quicker movements,and give the tone of the skratch more variation. Like, moving it forward slowly, then a quick tear, but cutting it up. It sounds way better than cutting a sound moving at a constant speed.

Anyway, just some suggestions. Good job though.

Thanks for the advice j0be!! I Got both q's dvds. He makes it look too easy!! LOL
i will try dicing?
As timing goes i only seem to get on beat when not recording its messed up now can a little red button cause so much trouble?
i think it because im tryin not to make any mistakes.
tomorrow im having a Q and A session with my mate who got me in to it
thanks again
blessings

lol DAMN THAT RECORD BUTTON! I'm exactly the same, I think there's a direct link between that button and my confidence. It sucks. It's the same when people come in my bedroom and start listening to my session, it fucks up my creativity and flow. Oh well, its not supposed to be easy.

Yeh its good that you've got the DVDs, he does make it look way too easy. Have a go at dicing, it shouldn't take more than a few weeks to start sounding pretty sweet.

J0be 1:33 PM - 1 August, 2007

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just done this,1st thing with the new 56,this mixer is sweet so much better than my old vestax

www.megaupload.com

timings all over the place,but its the 1st time with this mixer.

I'm jealous of your new mixer! :)
Nice session dude, I really liked the sample you were skratching, it worked well with the beat.
You could defo tell you were trying to get used to your new mixer, timing was poor at the start, it did get better though, you really started flowing towards the end.

You seem to be in the transitional stage between being inconsistent/often shabby, and really good. I reckon given a few months more practice and you'll really be flowing nicely, and most of all...consistently. And thats what you lack at the moment. Just like me.

J0be 9:57 PM - 2 August, 2007

bumpage

nik39 1:52 AM - 3 August, 2007

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lol DAMN THAT RECORD BUTTON! I'm exactly the same, I think there's a direct link between that button and my confidence. It sucks. It's the same when people come in my bedroom and start listening to my session, it fucks up my creativity and flow. Oh well, its not supposed to be easy.

Haha, I feel ya.

Anyway, tired as eff, and not very inspired (did I mentioned tired as eff?) - here we go djnik39.bootlegs.de <- click. Superduckbreaksrules.

No edits - lol - that would have been if it souned like this after it had been edited.

nik39 1:53 AM - 3 August, 2007

Crap, you can tell that I am tired... spellomatic.

Quote:

No edits - lol - that would have been BAD if it sounDed like this after it had been edited.

DJ_Mike_Coquilla 4:14 AM - 3 August, 2007

bump

bandoma 2:20 PM - 3 August, 2007

Quote:

Anyway, tired as eff, and not very inspired (did I mentioned tired as eff?) - here we go djnik39.bootlegs.de <- click. Superduckbreaksrules.

No edits - lol - that would have been if it souned like this after it had been edited.

nik gots the halftime cuts down. i love superduck breaks and i love the second beat on the stone throws side!!!

nice cuts man.

J0be 2:52 PM - 3 August, 2007

Bandoma - your next cut has to be over a drum and bass beat.
The gauntlet is set!

Nice cuts Nik, keep them coming.

bandoma 2:53 PM - 3 August, 2007

put down a track and ill do it.

J0be 3:09 PM - 3 August, 2007

K, I'll put one on tonight.

DECEPTION808 11:28 PM - 3 August, 2007

heres a old vid i think it can still hang.

Watch www.youtube.com

J0be 12:43 AM - 4 August, 2007

Dude.

Seriously.

I'm actually offended you havent made the effort to post a genuine file.

That vid was fucking dope as hell. You obviously got serious game when it comes to the cut.

Quit being lazy and show us how it's done!

;)

J0be 12:45 AM - 4 August, 2007

lol @ "I think it can still hang"

Fuckin understatement of the year.

bandoma 1:40 AM - 4 August, 2007

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heres a old vid i think it can still hang.

Watch www.youtube.com

hot damn! that was dope. that's the halftime cuts i was talking about.

Maskrider 5:20 AM - 4 August, 2007

Quote:

heres a old vid i think it can still hang.

Watch www.youtube.com

So if that's the old where's the new one?

Mr.Nice 7:07 AM - 4 August, 2007

wow... was wondering 2 things:

1. how do you get so good?
2. what's your scratching like on the other turntable?

J0be 7:21 AM - 4 August, 2007

Just wish that vid was a bit longer!

seven2wo 7:56 AM - 4 August, 2007

that was sick...thats all i gotta say

DECEPTION808 8:58 AM - 4 August, 2007

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wow... was wondering 2 things:

1. how do you get so good?
2. what's your scratching like on the other turntable?

1. practice practice and more practice. i grew up in cali so scratching was a big thing out in the west cuz of Q and the piklez, junkies ect...
2. wack... when i started i only had enough for 1 1200 and a wack mixer. so all i did was cut for a few years till i had enough to buy another one... by that time i was too lazy to train my other hand. (yes i was a scratch nerd)

DECEPTION808 9:04 AM - 4 August, 2007

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So if that's the old where's the new one?

I dont have anything current but ill get some new ish up soon just for yall !!!

Mr.Nice 10:17 AM - 4 August, 2007

Nice man! your scratching really doesn't fall short from all the other Cali gang.

DJ Submeg 12:36 PM - 4 August, 2007

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Recently picked up a Vestax Samurai - optical crossfader.
Made life a little easier! It's like the faders not even attached.

Hey J0be, what are u on about with the optical crossfader? I am a scratcher (just started) but anything that can help would be excellent!

DJ Submeg 12:48 PM - 4 August, 2007

Oh and Deception.....MAN THAT IS INSANE! mad props to u

DJ Submeg 12:53 PM - 4 August, 2007

ahh here is some sick Deception action....

Watch www.youtube.com

That is pretty crazy man, u are one sick scratcher

bandoma 3:50 PM - 4 August, 2007

Quote:

1. practice practice and more practice. i grew up in cali so scratching was a big thing out in the west cuz of Q and the piklez, junkies ect...
2. wack... when i started i only had enough for 1 1200 and a wack mixer. so all i did was cut for a few years till i had enough to buy another one... by that time i was too lazy to train my other hand. (yes i was a scratch nerd)

sounds like one of my friends who only had 1 table for years. nice vids deception! you from so cal, nor cal?

Maskrider 11:16 PM - 4 August, 2007

Quote:

So if that's the old where's the new one?

I dont have anything current but ill get some new ish up soon just for yall !!!

Man that was dope maybe an instructional video on youtube next time....Those cuts are tight...I'm trying to figure it out but it was to fast for me :(

J0be 10:28 PM - 6 August, 2007

OK bandoma, and anybody else who wants go at cutting over a pretty frantic Drum and Bass tune, theres some light scratching at the start anyway, but this tune in particular would sound phat if a cut came in when it kicked off. Its not the whole tune, just enough to get a nice flow.

DJ Hype - Twist Em Out.

Go crazy...

J0be 10:28 PM - 6 August, 2007

www.sendspace.com

Nicky Blunt 8:38 AM - 7 August, 2007

hype did not make twist em out - Dillinja did. Unless this is a remix.

J0be 9:08 AM - 7 August, 2007

Got it marked as Hype/Capone on my HD, I think, I'm at work now. Oh well, whatever. It's nasty.

Tear that shit up anyway ;)

No files blunt?

Nicky Blunt 9:15 AM - 7 August, 2007

havent had a chance as of yet!

Been really lazy of late!

But you know what! I think I may hop on this tonight as Im at work now too!

Nicky Blunt 9:17 AM - 7 August, 2007

either way your right twist em out is a big tune!

Dillinja is a wicked producer i just think his stuff went down hill for a while!

For example look at the production on say These Angels Fell & compare that with some of his latter relases & you just feel the latter were all about throw summin out they will buy it on the strength of my name!

Still Dillinja does make some very good music dont get me wrong! I just think he should up his quality control!

J0be 10:30 AM - 7 August, 2007

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For example look at the production on say These Angels Fell & compare that with some of his latter relases & you just feel the latter were all about throw summin out they will buy it on the strength of my name!

Shit, I reckon the majority of producers have done that at some stage in their career. Just made a hit, get something else out while my name is hot and make some easy money.
Its not like they wana release shit, but the likelyhood is they didnt put as much heart into it as their first releases.

Nicky Blunt 11:17 AM - 7 August, 2007

Soo true! But really F(*&^%g annoying.

bandoma 6:10 AM - 8 August, 2007

www.zshare.net

there ya go mate

DJDLO 415 6:24 AM - 8 August, 2007

Quote:

heres my 3rd attempt lol...not good but fuk it its all i got!!!
www.zshare.net
u guys think im gettin better? almost 4 months now!

skiggz...just listened to it. havent heard your skratching before. it seems like you're trying to do too much. here's some advice (i'm sure you heard this before)

practice the basic scratches first. try getting down the chirps and the tears on beat. when i started i called this "miami bass" scratching cause i didn't know the name of it. you'll know what i mean if you listen to tracks like "give it all you got" by afro rican...the song that fergie sampled.

if you could skratch as clean as that guy does on that track...move on to more technical shit.

that song is one of my old school favs lol....that DJ chirps the shit out of that

djskiggz 6:46 AM - 8 August, 2007

Quote:

www.zshare.net

there ya go mate

good shit badoma...took forever to download though fukn 27mb file lol

djskiggz 6:47 AM - 8 August, 2007

can someone post some tight beats to practice to?

J0be 8:50 AM - 8 August, 2007

Hell yeh I'll hit you up when I get home later, got some sweet beats to jam to.

J0be 8:54 AM - 8 August, 2007

Quote:

www.zshare.net

there ya go mate

lol @ 27mb! Shit, do you think memory grows on trees!? ;)

That was sweet! I'm gona splice it together with the rest of the tune and drop it in my set on saturday night! :P

seven2wo 3:00 PM - 8 August, 2007

nice cuts as always bandoma

and skiggz...go to tablist.net and youll find more than enough beats to practice to there :)

J0be 3:37 PM - 8 August, 2007

oooh nice heads up Seven2wo, havent seen that site before.
Looks sweet.

Nicky Blunt 3:59 PM - 8 August, 2007

big up fpr the site link! looks dope!

Shumzs 2:04 AM - 9 August, 2007

OH dear it took me ages to go though all them loops. big up still seven2wo

djskiggz 2:16 AM - 9 August, 2007

great link seve2wo!

seven2wo 8:09 AM - 9 August, 2007

just sharin the love yall...but heres a tip...more practice and less downloading of practice beats! lol

J0be 10:07 AM - 9 August, 2007

lol

WOOOOORD!!

seven2wo 7:55 AM - 10 August, 2007

OMFG!!!! i just lost playing poker against the worst player in our game!!! no hands the whole night i kid you not just trash and he was catching everything that lucky unskilled s.o.b grrrr damn i am really pist can u tell? so i scratched for some therapy

www.zshare.net

k i feel a lil better

Mr.Nice 12:04 PM - 10 August, 2007

man, that is some mad scratching! nice one :)

bandoma 2:27 PM - 10 August, 2007

seven is da man! nice hearing u cut to a fast beat.

grrillatactics 2:35 PM - 10 August, 2007

I can't check any of these at work, and for some reason I missed this thread for a while now (where did you cats hide this???). I will record something over the weekend and put it up, and also listen to everybody else's cuts.

I know I am not very good on the cut, and my practice time has been dwindling, but I still enjoy a good bit of the F-F-Fre-F-F-F-F-Freshhhhhh.

bandoma 6:36 PM - 10 August, 2007

^^^ good to hear more skratch djs on this thread. J0be's been hiding this shit in the UK.

yo J0be lemme know how my cuts sound in your set...haha...maybe you could get me a gig out there!

soon-2-be-ex-FS2user 12:12 AM - 11 August, 2007

mines itches too for it long time no washing

Zion-Prayz 6:52 PM - 11 August, 2007

Quote:

heres a old vid i think it can still hang.

Watch www.youtube.com

hot damn! that was dope. that's the halftime cuts i was talking about.

What exactly are halftime cuts? I like that sound but haven't quite figured out what scratch makes it.

seven2wo 7:04 PM - 11 August, 2007

scratching fast to a slower beat with style i guess

bandoma 8:05 PM - 11 August, 2007

^^^ wht he said

Zion-Prayz 8:32 PM - 11 August, 2007

He was just moving too fast for me to tell what he was doing. All the clicks just seemed to run together.

seven2wo 1:12 AM - 12 August, 2007

ask bandoma...hell show you how its done :)

J0be 6:30 AM - 12 August, 2007

lol you guys are fucking great.

Just got home from a gig, local club, had the place dancing on the seats from 11pm til 5am, hit them with some serious DnB around 3am, dropped your DnB cut Bandoma, crowd went mental!
The vibe was incredible.

Would love to help you out with a gig, dont think they could afford the flights! Plus I bet you're a fat bastard, probably take up 2 seats on the plane!! ;) :P

bandoma 8:46 AM - 12 August, 2007

^^^ get in my belly! off to hawaii guys...see ya next week. J0be thanks for dropping my cuts.

J0be 8:55 AM - 12 August, 2007

lol

Safe journey fatty!

seven2wo 4:05 PM - 12 August, 2007

have fun bro!

Nicky Blunt 9:22 AM - 14 August, 2007

Quote:

lol

Safe journey fatty!

ha ha ha nice one jobe!

J0be 6:36 PM - 17 August, 2007

*BUMPORAMA!*

J0be 6:40 PM - 17 August, 2007

Quote:

I can't check any of these at work, and for some reason I missed this thread for a while now (where did you cats hide this???). I will record something over the weekend and put it up, and also listen to everybody else's cuts.

I know I am not very good on the cut, and my practice time has been dwindling, but I still enjoy a good bit of the F-F-Fre-F-F-F-F-Freshhhhhh.

We're still waiting! ;)

seven2wo 6:30 AM - 18 August, 2007

post up another file jobe

J0be 10:00 AM - 18 August, 2007

I'll get on it today

J0be 8:26 PM - 21 August, 2007

OK, so I finally got round to pressing record. I've been sucking it up for ages but finally found a tiny bit of flow the other day!

Hope you enjoy, I quite like the beat.

www.zshare.net

seven2wo 11:49 PM - 21 August, 2007

nice man...seeing improvement. i liked the later half of it more

check this dstyles beat out its pretty dope...ill scratch on it tomorrow

anyone else wanna give it a shot go right ahead

www.zshare.net

djskiggz 6:04 AM - 22 August, 2007

damn guys i am getting so discouraged...This shit is tough.

Im having trouble trying to get these scratches down because my brain wants both hands to go @ the same rhythm...I can't seem to keep the hand on the turntable focused on 1 rythm and then the other hand on the fader @ another rythm. They want to go at the same time!! ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

seven2wo 6:56 AM - 22 August, 2007

what you thought this was easy?!?! gotta put in the work son! juss messin with ya keep practicing and watch the qbert dvds i guess...study that stuff...concentrate your sessions on stuff that youre havin trouble with like i remember when all i did for a day was practice one scratch without a beat then put different beats on til it sounded good
hope that helps a lil

djskiggz 7:06 AM - 22 August, 2007

What do you guys think about what hand to use? I have been practicing with my off hand on the record and my right on the fader but cant seem to get a steady rhythm with the record movement. POS

J0be 9:00 AM - 22 August, 2007

I would defo use my strongest hand on the fader, a friend of mine started scrathing with his strong hand on the record, now its like a year on and his fader speed is WAY slower than mine.

You can always train your weak hand on the record coz it doesnt need to be super quick, but your fader action gotta be LIGHTNING! And usually its your stronger hand that's the quickest.

bandoma 3:05 PM - 22 August, 2007

^^^ yup...exactly what J0be said. alot of it is hand control on the record.

hey guys check out my skratching on a mix i posted. some ppl here question how to scratch within your club set. this is how I do it:

www.scratchlive.net

djskiggz 9:46 PM - 22 August, 2007

great. What a relief...

I've been using my off hand on the record and would hate to learn all over again. I got some big ass hands too i think i need a custom mixer made XLL :) My 909 is too small for me!

On side note: What do you guys have your fader lag on? I've been using my djm909 @ 1.5. Not sure if i have it in the right spot.....

bandoma 9:48 PM - 22 August, 2007

have it on the tighest curve. but yea keep on practicing the hand control on the record.

J0be 9:51 PM - 22 August, 2007

err, not sure about the 909, but as a general rule, as sharp as possible with the mixer you got.
So as soon as the fader leave the side, the sound kicks in full volume.

I got a vestax samurai, my shit is sharp as hell! It barely moves and I got noise.

Nice.

djskiggz 9:58 PM - 22 August, 2007

well right now i move it like 2 centimeters and the sound kicks on, does that sound about right?

bandoma 10:11 PM - 22 August, 2007

yup..but for now hand control on the record is more important for you.

Fishr Pryce 10:22 PM - 22 August, 2007

Here is a little clip of me scratching at the Social in Orlando.

Watch youtube.com

Mr.Nice 11:19 PM - 22 August, 2007

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^^^ yup...exactly what J0be said. alot of it is hand control on the record.

I thought JObe was using his strong hand on the fader...

I started with my strong hand on the record. Than swapped hands and realised I can cut the fader much faster with my strong hand on the fader. Now I just swap hands, I can crab and flare on with my strong one on the fader and cut and tear with my strong one on the record...

I am feeling more towards the strong hand on the record though, it's the old school touch in those gental record rubs

Osiris 7:42 AM - 23 August, 2007

Here's a quick little freestyle for ya peeps, à la mode de hamster! ;) Enjoy, friends! --

www.zshare.net

J0be 8:20 AM - 23 August, 2007

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well right now i move it like 2 centimeters and the sound kicks on, does that sound about right?

2 Centimeters? Thats a long way before you get sound dude.

[-----] <------ you gotta move it THAT far before you get noise!? You should be moving it [] <--- that far! or less.
Or am I just getting totally confused at what you meant?

And yeh, I'm all about strong hand on the fader, my weak hand on the record is catching up real quick, getting a nice balance.
Just wish i had more time to practice, all this 9-5 bullshit is getting me down.

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Here is a little clip of me scratching at the Social in Orlando.

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Here's a quick little freestyle for ya peeps, à la mode de hamster! ;) Enjoy, friends! --

www.zshare.net

Damn you for posting files when I'm at work ;) just got here, another 8 hours before I can listen. :(

seven2wo 8:23 AM - 23 August, 2007

dope session osiris! nice and clean

damn jobe youre missin out! too bad you cant hear it til later:)

djskiggz 8:52 AM - 23 August, 2007

jobe i think i explained myself wrong... Maybe i mean milimeters? -never was really good at geometry. lol

Osiris 9:04 AM - 23 August, 2007

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dope session osiris! nice and clean

damn jobe youre missin out! too bad you cant hear it til later:)

Thanks seven2wo! Your sets were hella-nice also! I'll post more later. ;)

bandoma 5:18 PM - 23 August, 2007

osiris...great stuff man. i love the pump it up sample you used. reminds me of juice.

damn J0be you missin out...haha

J0be 6:16 PM - 23 August, 2007

lol bastards.

Great post Osiris, that was reeeaaal nice.

Osiris 10:04 AM - 24 August, 2007

Thanks J0be and bandoma... Glad my peeps like! More coming soon! ;)

J0be 10:31 AM - 30 August, 2007

bumpizzle

J0be 12:55 PM - 6 September, 2007

BumpZilla!

seven2wo 2:35 PM - 6 September, 2007

whoa back from the dead! you are bored jobe :)

J0be 2:37 PM - 6 September, 2007

lol you know it!

louisv14 10:00 AM - 10 September, 2007

Quote:

OK, so I finally got round to pressing record. I've been sucking it up for ages but finally found a tiny bit of flow the other day!

Hope you enjoy, I quite like the beat.

www.zshare.net

can you explain to me how you were doing the first scratch.

Seven2wo are you a teacher?? It seems like you've been helpin jobe??

J0be 6:03 PM - 10 September, 2007

He's not a teacher, more like...a God...or a Skratch Buddha!

The first skratch was real simple, I was literally just moving the vinyl back and forth quickly and varying the speed, there was no cross-fader whatsoever. (for the first part anyway)

seven2wo 6:14 PM - 10 September, 2007

u callin me fat sucka? youre funny j0be

yeah louis, he was just doin baby scratches...he used the tip of the sample to make it sound a lil cleaner so it sounds like the sample cuts off

DJ Limelight 5:53 AM - 11 September, 2007

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I would post but I suck.

+1

DJ Limelight 5:55 AM - 11 September, 2007

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great. What a relief...

I've been using my off hand on the record and would hate to learn all over again. I got some big ass hands too i think i need a custom mixer made XLL :) My 909 is too small for me!

On side note: What do you guys have your fader lag on? I've been using my djm909 @ 1.5. Not sure if i have it in the right spot.....

I have mine set to .5mm I think.

J0be 8:56 AM - 11 September, 2007

So for those that would post, but suck...are you practicing? Or is it something you havent got round to?

bandoma 2:40 PM - 11 September, 2007

thanks to you J0be nobody wants to post.

dj synystr 3:38 PM - 11 September, 2007

ok well after following this thread for a minute and listening i started to get the itch. so here you go jobe, and others. Enjoy!

www.djsynystr.com

dj synystr 3:43 PM - 11 September, 2007

oh shit my bad i forgot about the "rules" i used more than one sample but its only 2:30 my bad i didnt read.

J0be 7:34 PM - 11 September, 2007

Very nice indeed Synystr!! Its about time we had some fresh new cuts!

That was dope, good job dude.

dj synystr 8:37 PM - 11 September, 2007

thank you sir.

seven2wo 6:12 AM - 12 September, 2007

yeah man that was dope!

DJ Limelight 7:05 PM - 12 September, 2007

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So for those that would post, but suck...are you practicing? Or is it something you havent got round to?

For sure. I practice cutting every day almost. It's odd because I've been spinning for a long time but JUST started trying to cut about 6 months ago, no joke. AND I'm right handed but can't do anything super technical on the crossfader with my left hand on the CF. So I switched up.

It's crazy because there are two kinds of DJ's I think: One's that learn how to mix first and those that learn how to cut first. I know dope DJ's, 20 years + in the game that can mix there asses off but couldn't transform to save there lives.

bandoma 8:59 PM - 12 September, 2007

post anyways limelight. we'll give you some constructive feedback. everyone on this thread is cool as fuck. no haters here. we're just trying to help each other out.

bandoma 9:00 PM - 12 September, 2007

btw...im gonna look for an old skratch rountine i did back in 96 when i was battling.

the sound quality on this thing is horrible. i recorded on a tascam 4 track recorder.

J0be 10:17 PM - 12 September, 2007

Yeh man Bandoma's right, post anyway. The worse it is, the more advice we can give :)

Lookin forward to your battle cuts B!

bandoma 11:09 PM - 12 September, 2007

damn...where have you been. its about time sucka!

bandoma 11:14 PM - 12 September, 2007

here's my video from the jam. im the one wearing the hat and sunglasses, scratching w/ the yellow cvs.

Watch www.youtube.com

bandoma 11:35 PM - 12 September, 2007

i set a goal to rip 3 vinyls a day. that lasted for 3 days.

bandoma 11:53 PM - 12 September, 2007

ayyt! here you go J0be and others. This is a lil routine I did back in '96. I was 16 and been djn for 3 years.

Sorry for the crappy sound. This was recorded on a 4 track tape deck.

When I used to battle back then, I went by Dj Massacre

www.zshare.net

DJ Limelight 12:55 AM - 13 September, 2007

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post anyways limelight. we'll give you some constructive feedback. everyone on this thread is cool as fuck. no haters here. we're just trying to help each other out.

Yeah... right on homies. I think I will. I might have to post a mix too, so ya'll can say "at least he's a dope mixer". ;-)

djskiggz 2:26 AM - 13 September, 2007

this shit if fucking hard i cant cordinate my right/left brain ahaleikhfakehfalghsg'hnwkga

DJ`SUNNY 4:13 AM - 13 September, 2007

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Very nice indeed Synystr!! Its about time we had some fresh new cuts!

That was dope, good job dude.

+1

louisv14 4:15 AM - 13 September, 2007

Hey seven2wo check your pm

J0be 9:19 AM - 13 September, 2007

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ayyt! here you go J0be and others. This is a lil routine I did back in '96. I was 16 and been djn for 3 years.

Sorry for the crappy sound. This was recorded on a 4 track tape deck.

When I used to battle back then, I went by Dj Massacre

www.zshare.net

Damnit! Every time I get to work I see a whole bunch of posts I wana hear! I swear you do that on purpose!

I guess I'll be checking this in 6 hours 44 minutes then.

Baaaaaastards.

J0be 9:25 AM - 14 September, 2007

Have some of this!

scratchlive.net (no logout)

sopranosupasta 2:08 AM - 29 September, 2007

ok, so. I have been practicing chirps and flares for like a week, heres what i got.
www.zshare.net

I know im way off time on some, its just a recorded practice session. this is by no means a demo.

sixxx 2:39 AM - 29 September, 2007

OK sopranosupasta... u got a long way to go. :)

But, keep it up. Practice is the best medicine.

Osiris 7:32 AM - 29 September, 2007

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ok, so. I have been practicing chirps and flares for like a week, heres what i got.
www.zshare.net

I know im way off time on some, its just a recorded practice session. this is by no means a demo.

OK... I think you should concentrate on scratch basics first and foremost. That's not a diss... Just a little helpful guidance. Try to get you record control down. You can work on patterning your baby scratches. This will benefit you when you are ready to get more complex with the fader. Try to keep it simple on the CF until you are comfortable with moving the record.

dj synystr 10:45 AM - 29 September, 2007

soprano i didnt notice any chirps or flairs. like others said work on the easy cuts and master them first. stabs, chirps, drags shit like that before you try flairing and getting real technical. also try scratching without music so you can hear the cut and focus on the technical aspect of. all your really do here is moving the fader back and forth and stopping and starting your sample. there are a bunch of websites with scratch tutorials that can help. even yuotube has tons of "scratch lessons" on it. good luck and keep at it!

J0be 12:04 PM - 29 September, 2007

New cuts!! Nice one sopranosupasta. Way to step up to the 'constructive' criticism! ;)

First off, I liked that beat, what is it and where can I get it?

Secondly, I agree with Synystr, I didnt really hear any chirps or flares.

To recap, the chirp...
Watch www.youtube.com
The 1 click Flare...
Watch www.youtube.com
And the chirp Flare!...
Watch www.youtube.com

Of course you wont be sounding like this anyway since it is Qbert afterall, but it should sound a little like that.
If you notice how sharp the chirp is, that sharpness wasnt there in any of your cuts, thats what you need to be aiming for.

A good sharp chirp combo in the right place sounds fuckin sweet :)

Overall good job though dude, it'll be cool to see your progress.

sopranosupasta 1:45 PM - 29 September, 2007

aighT! sweet guys. I wish some of you cats were on the east coast. I DO have a long way to go I know this. but i appreciate the feedback. that was the first time i actually tried to do a "technical" scratch instead of just making noise with the record and cutting it with the CF, but i tend to fall into that same pattern even when trying the right way to do it.

My biggest problem is breaking that terrible pattern, any suggestions??

sopranosupasta 1:48 PM - 29 September, 2007

and the beat is pete rock and Cl Smooth - They Remenisce Over You - instrumental

J0be 2:09 PM - 29 September, 2007

The easiest way to break the pattern is to practice the different basic elements. I used to be the same, then I practiced tears until they became a part of the pattern, then chirps etc...before you know it your pattern is complex and you can vary what you're doing a lot more.

It's like, how can you say a sentence when you only know 2 words? You'll just repeat yourself over and over. So learn more words!

;)

sopranosupasta 2:19 PM - 29 September, 2007

cool man, practice practice practice, im on it. thanks for the help.

bandoma 3:20 PM - 29 September, 2007

this thread is still alive! i can't believe you don't know TROY J0be!

J0be 4:09 PM - 29 September, 2007

This thread is eternal B! Just like your waist-line! lol

Yeh my hiphop knowledge is a bit shit.

bandoma 4:16 PM - 29 September, 2007

i know man. carne asada fries after the club is not good for the waist line :P

J0be 3:27 AM - 30 September, 2007

So a buddy from back home asked me to put a short video together for him, just to see where I'm at.
Thought I might as well share since its been a while since I last contributed.

Chirps, 1 click flares and transforming...

sort of.

Watch www.youtube.com

:)

Felt like I was repeating myself a bit. I hate that feeling.

Maskrider 4:29 AM - 30 September, 2007

Sounds good.....but I have an untrained ear...:)

seven2wo 4:40 AM - 30 September, 2007

someones been practicing! nice bro its sounding clean i like it...and btw TROY is only the most overplayed hip hop mixtape classic of all time :)

sixxx 6:36 AM - 30 September, 2007

No it isn't. It's Lean Like A Backpacker.

Uh, what? Lol

Osiris 9:30 AM - 30 September, 2007

Sounding MUCH better J0be! Big-ups!

J0be 1:43 PM - 30 September, 2007

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Sounds good.....but I have an untrained ear...:)

lol, wish I'd never said that now :)
I just hate it when people call Q repetative! Anyway.

Don't know how I've missed this TROY album, maybe things are different up North in the UK!? Hah. Oh well.

I'm quite lucky actually, at least it wont be played out in my head, all nice and fresh!

bandoma 9:36 PM - 30 September, 2007

Nice Jobey1. You did get better! Pretty clean overall. Nice flares and did i hear chirp flares? Your drills are clean too.

sopranosupasta 2:36 AM - 22 October, 2007

Ive been practicing. tell me what ya think
www.zshare.net

feedback mandatory.

smoothe 3:08 AM - 22 October, 2007

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feedback mandatory.
Not when we can't open the link. Lol
Page can't be displayed.

sopranosupasta 3:12 AM - 22 October, 2007

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feedback mandatory.
Not when we can't open the link. Lol
Page can't be displayed.

I just opened it?

www.zshare.net

sopranosupasta 3:50 AM - 22 October, 2007

is it working now??

seven2wo 4:15 AM - 22 October, 2007

get the more basic scratches down first before u try flares...i think i heard 1 or 2 flares in there and most of your scratches were transforms and u repeated a lot of the same patterns...theres a lot you can do musically with just basic scratches like transforms stabs and chirps...try to add more variety in your combos but at least you were on beat :)

Maskrider 4:49 AM - 22 October, 2007

where are the flares?.......It's all Transform.

sopranosupasta 11:51 AM - 22 October, 2007

lol. damn. just when i think it starts to sound right, im still way off. lol. thanks guys.

J0be 12:09 PM - 22 October, 2007

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lol. damn. just when i think it starts to sound right, im still way off. lol. thanks guys.

It is sounding right dude! Its just a natural progression. Your timing has improved loads, thats a big step. You cant avoid repetativeness in the beginning since you only know a few scratches. Or can only do a few well. I would defo start adding chirps to your transforming, they arent that hard to get down and it'll add variety to your combos.

sopranosupasta 12:54 PM - 22 October, 2007

thanks man....

DJ Sniffles 5:10 PM - 22 October, 2007

no..its way off. thats not a flare by any means. did you see my diagram up in the other thread?

i15.photobucket.com

just do this slow as hell. then work your way up. right now, your cruising at about 30mph...try to take it down to 5mph. i know this might be boring but it will train you to to get your record and fader hands to work together. the flare is an unorthodox scratch.

but........

it seems ur trying to walk before crawling. Ur transforms aren't even clean.

You should start from the ground up honestly. Baby scratches, Stabs, backward stabs, transformers, chirps.....dont go straight to the prize, cause the way that scratch is, its gonna fuck you up trying to learn normal scratches

J0be 5:25 PM - 22 October, 2007

I dont think he was trying flares sniffles, that was all transfoming.

seven2wo 5:25 PM - 22 October, 2007

still waiting on a better explanation for those hydrochirps sniffles :)

sopranosupasta 6:39 PM - 22 October, 2007

no J0be i was trying lol. as sad as that may be. i was.

J0be 8:42 PM - 22 October, 2007

hah my bad ;)

bandoma 12:20 AM - 23 October, 2007

soprano,

+1 on what everyone else said. to me, it sounds like transforming. keep on practicing.

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still waiting on a better explanation for those hydrochirps sniffles :)

^^^i'd like to hear this and funk flares.

jobey...haven't listened to you mix yet. ill give you feedback soon.

Maskrider 10:57 AM - 23 October, 2007

I wonder where is scratchnerd maybe he knows those Hydrochirps.

Nicky Blunt 11:03 AM - 23 October, 2007

dude jjust buy the new q-bert dvd!

That will hook u up im sure!

Maskrider 11:08 AM - 23 October, 2007

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dude jjust buy the new q-bert dvd!

That will hook u up im sure!

I'll just wait until somebody puts it up on youtube.

Nicky Blunt 11:39 AM - 23 October, 2007

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dude jjust buy the new q-bert dvd!

That will hook u up im sure!

I'll just wait until somebody puts it up on youtube.

Cheap ass!!!!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!

FunkyRob 6:24 AM - 24 October, 2007

I'm kinda new here. I saw this thread and thought I'd upload a little something.

Traktor Scratch came out with a new driver a couple days ago for the Audio 8 DJ, so I re-hooked it up today. I was started to record a little scratch session and GUESS WHAT, it freakin' crashed on me. Everything froze up, lost my mouse arrow, and had to do a hard shut down.

So, I un-hooked the TS and reconnected SSL and recorded with Peak LE in the background.

Here's what I came up with........

www.zshare.net

DJ Sniffles 6:44 AM - 24 October, 2007

^^^^did anyone else hear mad dropouts?

DJ Sniffles 6:45 AM - 24 October, 2007

maybe my computer is acting slow

DJ Sniffles 6:46 AM - 24 October, 2007

nope juss my computer.

well i'm taking it that you're not an advanced scratcher. what i liked is that you dont go all out trying to do shit you might not be able to do. you're drags are alright but could use a little more control. the scratches for the most part are on time.

nice and sorta clean.... keep practicing, but not bad

Maskrider 8:15 AM - 24 October, 2007

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dude jjust buy the new q-bert dvd!

That will hook u up im sure!

I'll just wait until somebody puts it up on youtube.

Cheap ass!!!!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!

The only reason I said that is because somebody put the DIY 1 on youtube......Hahahahahahah

Nicky Blunt 11:47 AM - 24 October, 2007

yeah but if you buy it it will loop on the specific scratch!

Rather than reloads etc! Plus if its something imma keep going back to I will pay for it!

Otherwise I will do the same as you!

& I was only kiddin with the cheap ass coment!

No ofence intended!

Nicky Blunt 11:47 AM - 24 October, 2007

damn Offence even!

FunkyRob 4:49 PM - 24 October, 2007

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well i'm taking it that you're not an advanced scratcher.

Yeah, I guess not. Since 1986, I've gone thru a slue of 19" mixers. Before going digital, I used to do all my scratches using the old "phono/line" flip switch until they'd pop like crazy. I got my first 10" mixer in '06 and started using the x-fader more.

J0be 4:59 PM - 24 October, 2007

Quote:

I'm kinda new here. I saw this thread and thought I'd upload a little something.

Traktor Scratch came out with a new driver a couple days ago for the Audio 8 DJ, so I re-hooked it up today. I was started to record a little scratch session and GUESS WHAT, it freakin' crashed on me. Everything froze up, lost my mouse arrow, and had to do a hard shut down.

So, I un-hooked the TS and reconnected SSL and recorded with Peak LE in the background.

Here's what I came up with........

www.zshare.net

Sup Rob! Nice post dude.

You've defo highlighted a scratch you can do well, and on beat, now it's just a matter of practicing something new, and adding different elements to keep it interesting.

I liked the sample you used, where's it from? Better yet....send it to me! :P

FunkyRob 9:32 PM - 24 October, 2007

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I liked the sample you used, where's it from? Better yet....send it to me! :P

I recorded off of a 12" compilation called Floor Fillers Vol. 2.

Oddly, it's a house comp sort of like Lethal Weapon, but house edits.

sopranosupasta 8:21 PM - 28 October, 2007

flares or just transforming again.
for some reason i cant tell if it sounds right, and i always just end up transforming the same pattern .
www.zshare.net

DJ Sniffles 10:29 PM - 28 October, 2007

well its definately not flares

sopranosupasta 10:38 PM - 28 October, 2007

lol, i didnt think so. will one of you scratch guys do me a favor and record some flares for me? the tutorial videos dont really help me when it comes to listening to the actual scratch.

sopranosupasta 12:10 AM - 7 November, 2007

Been practicing.......for like 6 hours a day.
www.zshare.net
www.zshare.net

sopranosupasta 12:11 AM - 7 November, 2007

^^ I know my timing is off on some scratches, im just trying to get hand motion down........

seven2wo 1:16 AM - 7 November, 2007

try practicing without the beat and just mastering the basic techniques...the transforms arent that clean yet but its gettin there

sopranosupasta 1:23 AM - 7 November, 2007

and by clean you mean you can hear the record change direction without a super clean cut in the middle?

Im new to all this scratchin.

seven2wo 7:23 AM - 7 November, 2007

yeah the cuts arent that precise yet...keep at it man this shit aint easy at first

J0be 8:51 AM - 9 November, 2007

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Been practicing.......for like 6 hours a day.
www.zshare.net
www.zshare.net

6 hours a day!!!? DAMN! Wish I had a spare 6 hours a day.

I'll have a listen to this when I get home from WORK! ;)

Nicky Blunt 9:49 AM - 9 November, 2007

yeah man Imma be practicing all this weekend!

Have a dnb show to do & A Hip hop mixtapebut other than that Im on it all weekend!

J0be 10:04 AM - 9 November, 2007

How comes you have got on the live webcam thread yet blunt, give us a DnB show.

Nicky Blunt 10:06 AM - 9 November, 2007

I have!

And Imma be taping the 3 hour dnb show! So I will post up some of it or maybee all of it!

sopranosupasta 1:33 PM - 9 November, 2007

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Been practicing.......for like 6 hours a day.
www.zshare.net
www.zshare.net

6 hours a day!!!? DAMN! Wish I had a spare 6 hours a day.

I'll have a listen to this when I get home from WORK! ;)

HAHA! yeah, I got laid off from my day job. so its just spinning records for me now......

Maskrider 6:38 PM - 9 November, 2007

It's still sounds like Transform. Correct me If I'm wrong I don't hear any Flares.

sopranosupasta 9:09 PM - 9 November, 2007

well flares are a transform, 2 transforms on the forward movement and 2 on the reverse movement. watch the video...lol.........

sopranosupasta 9:09 PM - 9 November, 2007

ive been mimicking qbert for a week. LOL

sopranosupasta 9:34 PM - 9 November, 2007

give me an example as to waht it should sound like.........

sopranosupasta 9:35 PM - 9 November, 2007

*what..

I dont want to be the rookie who thinks he knows it all. LOL

sopranosupasta 10:05 PM - 9 November, 2007

i figured it out, i was missing a click on the reverse

seven2wo 10:50 PM - 9 November, 2007

flares are not transforms!! u gotta watch the video again bro...in any case like what everyones been saying, u gotta get better at the basics first before you get to flares...theres a big difference in being able to perform a scratch versus knowing when and how to use it

sopranosupasta 10:52 PM - 9 November, 2007

i know, i know, im the guy who wants to run before he can walk though. LOL,,...... Im trying im trying.....

I still havent had anyone post just a flare for me, no beat, no video. all i want is to hear a raw flare.......

sopranosupasta 10:54 PM - 9 November, 2007

fader open, play sound, click twice end with fader open.... reverse rotation, click twice. end with fader open.......

RIGHT???

seven2wo 5:11 AM - 10 November, 2007

fader open, let the sound play, click once(cut the sound in half),pull the record back = 3 sounds thats the regular og flare

Maskrider 8:23 AM - 10 November, 2007

I'll post one next week if nobody beats me to it no beats just raw Flare....LOL

sopranosupasta 1:40 PM - 10 November, 2007

gotcha seven, Ill post up some og flares later on.

sopranosupasta 3:41 PM - 10 November, 2007

is this what your talking about 7?
www.zshare.net

FunkyRob 2:46 AM - 14 November, 2007

Anybody else ever get some carpal tunnel feeling pains in their hands????

J0be 9:04 AM - 14 November, 2007

Not really dude, how long you been scratching for?

Maskrider 9:34 AM - 14 November, 2007

For Sopranosupasta

Flare
www.zshare.net

bandoma 4:40 PM - 19 November, 2007

here's a new one for you J0bey.

www.zshare.net

i recorded this back in july with the intent of posting it here, but i completely forgot about it.

i'm going ADD on these cuts.

J0be 6:09 PM - 19 November, 2007

God DAMN!!

That was relentless! Like the sections where you cut the beat out, layed down some cuts and brought it back, sounded dope as fuck. I havent tried that yet.

Nice!

DJ Overpour 6:56 AM - 20 November, 2007

Quote:

For Sopranosupasta

Flare
www.zshare.net

wakawakawakawaka

DjPriMO25 7:44 AM - 20 November, 2007

got some cuts on myspace.

peep the profile: myspace.com/primosmyspace

bandoma 4:07 PM - 20 November, 2007

nice stuff primo!

seven2wo 7:37 AM - 21 November, 2007

good shit bandoma! but u knew that already
i love the acapella sections too man! bringin it back to 97 huh? lol

sopranosupasta 3:59 PM - 28 November, 2007

ok, im ready for another critique. please give feedback.
www.zshare.net

sopranosupasta 6:39 PM - 30 November, 2007

nobody?

DJ_Mike_Coquilla 11:45 PM - 30 November, 2007

is it possible if everyone here contributing...can yall re-record yourselves scratching again:

but this time, pan the beats/music to the hard left, and the scratching to the hard right. then repost the links, that way, i can play them in Mono mode during my gigs, and "air" scratch...kinda like "air" guitar or Milli Vanilli em at my gigs.

thanks in advance :)

J0be 1:43 AM - 1 December, 2007

lol course!! gona check your file out in a bit Sopranosupasta, my bad for taking so long.

Thundercat 3:04 AM - 1 December, 2007

Mike, ur a nut. Trust me, you wouldn't want my scratching.

Dirty Digits 6:45 AM - 1 December, 2007

dope. just ran across this thread and I see I'm mad late!!
there are some dope scratchers on here!
I'll try to post up something soon for everyone to peep.

Dirty Digits 7:08 AM - 1 December, 2007

o yah, and how i forget about you tube...
this footy is about a year old. but peep it.
Watch www.youtube.com

I'll still try to post something a little more current on here too.
feedback appreciated

Screwd 8:37 AM - 1 December, 2007

Here some freestyle cuttin over a Joey Chavez Beat "Reach us INSTR"

www.zshare.net

And here a little concept video:

Watch www.youtube.com

bandoma 8:45 AM - 1 December, 2007

dirty digits and screwd that was some dope skratching!

stevie o 5:31 AM - 2 December, 2007

agreed

mk-ultra 9:49 AM - 2 December, 2007

theres some good cuts on here. good post jobe. heres 2 takes i just did at 2am. same track (lookatusnow-black milk) same sample (oh shit uh). lil sloppy i got a 12 pack and some sudafed in me right now. i havnt scratched a month or so and i didnt warm up first. anyways feed back is appreciated. i would like to know what some of yall think.

www.zshare.net

www.zshare.net

J0be 10:20 AM - 3 December, 2007

What type of files are they? They didnt play in Zshare and I dotn want to download them on my work computer.

J0be 10:23 AM - 3 December, 2007

Oh and good lookin out by naming the track you used and the sample you scratched, that should have been in the rules from the start!

Dax 3:03 PM - 3 December, 2007

Quote:

Here some freestyle cuttin over a Joey Chavez Beat "Reach us INSTR"

www.zshare.net

And here a little concept video:

Watch www.youtube.com

yo screwd cool vid.

Nicky Blunt 4:49 PM - 3 December, 2007

I have some really sketchy vid's from a mobile phone that i did for a laugh!

I've just pulled out a sample & go at it just for the fun of making my neighbour laugh with some fucked up samples! Ha ha ha!

If you want i can post them tomorrow!

J0be 5:00 PM - 3 December, 2007

Why not! Go for it.

Nicky Blunt 5:26 PM - 3 December, 2007

ok give me till the morrow!

mk-ultra 6:11 PM - 3 December, 2007

Quote:

What type of files are they? They didnt play in Zshare and I dotn want to download them on my work computer.

they're in wav format. i'll reformat them to mp3 and repost them. i think the files are to large for streaming.

minus 4:05 PM - 4 December, 2007

here is a quick sesh.. bare with me, my studio is cold as hell and my hands haven't thawed out

www.zshare.net

Nicky Blunt 4:29 PM - 4 December, 2007

maaaad busy in the office today will up thse videos tomorrow!

J0be 5:18 PM - 4 December, 2007

Quote:

here is a quick sesh.. bare with me, my studio is cold as hell and my hands haven't thawed out

www.zshare.net

Oh man, that was fuckin NICE! Defo up there with my favourite sessions on this thread so far. Clean with a great flow.
Thanks Minus!

Maan, cant wait till your fingers thaw, it's gona get wild up in here! :)

minus 7:37 PM - 4 December, 2007

thanks man, i'll try and get another sesh up when I get home from class. I have a couple older cuts along with some of my production on my soundclick page if you wanna check them out. www.soundclick.com

bandoma 7:40 PM - 4 December, 2007

Quote:

here is a quick sesh.. bare with me, my studio is cold as hell and my hands haven't thawed out

www.zshare.net

Oh man, that was fuckin NICE! Defo up there with my favourite sessions on this thread so far. Clean with a great flow.
Thanks Minus!

Maan, cant wait till your fingers thaw, it's gona get wild up in here! :)

+1 that was dope minus. you're combos are clean...

esp when you subtlety do your crab comobos...kinda reminds me of seven's kuts way at the top of this thread.

minus 6:36 PM - 5 December, 2007

Here is another quick sesh.. thanks for the feedback guys =)

www.zshare.net

Nicky Blunt 11:11 AM - 6 December, 2007

Ok guys here are some short vids my neighbour made of me skratchin! He likes the amusment factor of the samples so thats why they are all a lil off key! I.e family guy etc etc rather than the usual its fresh ahhhhh!

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[URL=www.zshare.net]my skratchin vids.rar - 15.59MB[/URL]

Nicky Blunt 4:25 PM - 6 December, 2007

damn not a single comment & not even a what a pile of shit stop dj'ing! Ha ha ha

Was it really that bad??????

J0be 4:33 PM - 6 December, 2007

My work computers couldn't open the .rar file!

Dirty Digits 4:38 PM - 6 December, 2007

calm down nicky.
Personally, I"m too lazy to DL shit to my comp.
post that ish on Youtube for us lazy DJs!

Nicky Blunt 4:38 PM - 6 December, 2007

dude you can d/l winrar for free its just like winzip!

google it!

J0be 4:41 PM - 6 December, 2007

yup, downloaded winRAR, decompressed....now my work computer wont open mp4s.

SORT IT OUT!

Nicky Blunt 4:44 PM - 6 December, 2007

huh?

Really wtf? I've been using winrar for ages & never had a problem with it!

Have you tried uninstalling it?

Im sorry dude I would not have suggested it if I'd not used it myself & never had problems!

Nicky Blunt 4:46 PM - 6 December, 2007

I just d/l that file myself to see whats happeining! Waiting on it to finish now!

You having any luck yet?

dj cubicle 4:46 PM - 6 December, 2007

ExtractNow is also a good app.

J0be 4:51 PM - 6 December, 2007

well, after I axtracted it gave me your folder, with 8 or so scratch vids inside, all MP4, so I downloaded an MP4 player, and it still doesnt work.

:/

It just wasnt meant to be! ;o)

Nicky Blunt 4:53 PM - 6 December, 2007

damn!

Im more concerned about your computer not opening mp4's!

It was doing so b4?

Poop!

I just d/l them & they work fine via i-tunes!!!!!

minus 6:21 PM - 6 December, 2007

Quote:

damn not a single comment & not even a what a pile of shit stop dj'ing! Ha ha ha

Was it really that bad??????

haha no kidding

minus 7:23 PM - 6 December, 2007

Here is another quick session.. I haven't cut in a while cause I've been working on production.. but this thread is helping me get back into it =)

minus 7:23 PM - 6 December, 2007

Here is another quick session.. I haven't cut in a while cause I've been working on production.. but this thread is helping me get back into it =)

www.zshare.net

J0be 9:01 PM - 6 December, 2007

Quote:

damn not a single comment & not even a what a pile of shit stop dj'ing! Ha ha ha

Was it really that bad??????

ok...I finally managed to have a listen! Nice cuts Blunt, you scratched some funny samples.
However, due to the way you did it (cutting up sentences for laughs etc) its pointless giving constructive feedback. You should let a beat roll, cut the shit out of it with one sample, with everything you've got! Then we'll get a good idea of your abilities and you'll get better answers etc.

Good job though, had me laughin with the womans period sample!

Quote:

Here is another quick session.. I haven't cut in a while cause I've been working on production.. but this thread is helping me get back into it =)

Another awesome sesh, had some sweet cuts in there, couldnt quite tell what they were at times. Very nice!

J0be 9:02 PM - 6 December, 2007

Here's a very quick session, Bandoma already cut over this tune, buts its so fucking hyper, I had to do it again! (Only not as good as B's...obviously)

www.zshare.net

minus 9:55 PM - 6 December, 2007

Quote:

Here's a very quick session, Bandoma already cut over this tune, buts its so fucking hyper, I had to do it again! (Only not as good as B's...obviously)

www.zshare.net

Thats dope, dont let the dnb intimidate you =) all it is is doubletime hiphop. Hotsuace tho! I'll up a dnb scratch track in a bit.

seven2wo 10:56 PM - 6 December, 2007

Good shit minus im feelin the cuts!

j0be - your definitely improving man keep that shit up-that file was a great example of simple scratches on beat sounding better than complex scratches off beat

minus 11:06 PM - 6 December, 2007

www.zshare.net

Dirty Digits 5:42 AM - 7 December, 2007

aiiight fellas, here's mines as promised.
a little freestyle drilling...
hit me with the feedback!
www.zshare.net

seven2wo 6:03 AM - 7 December, 2007

damn j0be...all the scratch heads are showin up! im feelin left out of the party i think imma be posting up again soon...ill do it as soon as i get a free moment from cramming for finals but keep the files comin everyone!

J0be 9:11 AM - 7 December, 2007

Hah I know! I think Minus and Dirty Digits have lit the fire again! Some great sessions posted up lately, the bar has been raised, was starting to feel like I was getting somewhere, now I feel like a beginner again!

Nicky Blunt 11:00 AM - 7 December, 2007

whew!!!

Im glad that they finally played & that you got the computer working!

Not sure what the problem was!

As for the sample of the womas period thas family guy the movie!

Ha ha ha!!!!

I got shit like that for days but ill post up another one really soon!

minus 1:04 PM - 7 December, 2007

Quote:

aiiight fellas, here's mines as promised.
a little freestyle drilling...
hit me with the feedback!
www.zshare.net

Pure Fiyah!
nice combos and very clean

minus 1:44 PM - 7 December, 2007

I know this is a serato board.. but if your looking for good practice beats that never end.. Ive been using loopers for a while now and here is a good link to a lot of loopers.

www.sirness.net

minus 1:47 PM - 7 December, 2007

sorry, first link doesnt work, start here--> www.sirness.net

bandoma 3:32 PM - 7 December, 2007

^^^good looking out minus. gone grab some of these beats and post some ish up later!

Nicky Blunt 3:34 PM - 7 December, 2007

oh and there should have been a couple with beats on them too!

But I'll get up some more on monday!

dj tracktion aka dj s1 9:11 AM - 8 December, 2007

ahhhhh nice cuttin minus sounds dope. i did a little session here it is---www.zshare.net

minus 2:24 PM - 8 December, 2007

Quote:

ahhhhh nice cuttin minus sounds dope. i did a little session here it is---www.zshare.net

Sounds fresh man, very clean combo's. I like the clarity of the forward and reverse crabs. Hot sauce for sure!

bandoma 1:16 AM - 9 December, 2007

looks like im gonna have some fun skratching again with the website that minus posted.

here's a quick sesh.

www.zshare.net

minus 4:19 PM - 9 December, 2007

Quote:

looks like im gonna have some fun skratching again with the website that minus posted.

here's a quick sesh.

www.zshare.net

Nasty man very clean combos

J0be 2:07 PM - 12 December, 2007

Quote:

looks like im gonna have some fun skratching again with the website that minus posted.

here's a quick sesh.

www.zshare.net

Yo B that was fucking SICK!

J0be 2:10 PM - 12 December, 2007

Quote:

ahhhhh nice cuttin minus sounds dope. i did a little session here it is---www.zshare.net

Sounds fresh man, very clean combo's. I like the clarity of the forward and reverse crabs. Hot sauce for sure!

+1 very nice.

minus 1:44 PM - 15 December, 2007

Where is everyone at? No new cuts?

seven2wo 10:00 PM - 15 December, 2007

sit tight bro...ill be putting up one soon...im finally done with finals! woohoo
im digin those beats that u linked to also...have u tried tablist.net? i mentioned it earlier in the thread. its pretty cool too

J0be 8:06 AM - 16 December, 2007

yeh seven2wo! bout time!

Screwd 2:31 PM - 16 December, 2007

ok, here a short practice file....

nothing special

www.zshare.net

minus 4:24 PM - 16 December, 2007

Quote:

ok, here a short practice file....

nothing special

www.zshare.net

Id have to say thats prolly my favorite on this thread... very clean and dope fluctuation on your record hand. illness.

bandoma 8:13 PM - 16 December, 2007

Quote:

ok, here a short practice file....

nothing special

www.zshare.net

that's was clean! good stuff screwd.

Maskrider 1:35 AM - 17 December, 2007

FreeeeeSsssshhhhhhhh!

Screwd 10:27 AM - 17 December, 2007

Thanx - really appreciate your comments

Minus & Bandoma u post some very dope files...

big up

minus 2:21 PM - 17 December, 2007

nothing special but a little pre work, first smoke of the day, first cup of coffee, 7am, sesh. =)

www.zshare.net

Screwd 2:24 PM - 17 December, 2007

Very Clean, Killer Flow, Nice Combos.....

DOPE

what more can i say?????

cutrix 4:53 PM - 17 December, 2007

Minus.

holy crap, sick as session.

seven2wo 6:04 PM - 17 December, 2007

damn! more sick scratchers are showin up!!! minus ans screwd you guys are f in dope

heres what i got after sleeping in...pretty sloppy imo but whateva

www.zshare.net

bandoma 1:10 AM - 18 December, 2007

hot damn! that was fresh seven...

we gotta session soon. im loving your combos.

seven2wo 2:32 AM - 18 December, 2007

im on break now bro...lemme know where u wanna session

dj vegas 8:12 AM - 18 December, 2007

lol im a 1 trick pony but here ya go,, i do have a better left hand as far as diffrent scratches. www.zshare.net i never had anyone around that could show me more i guess!

Screwd 11:03 AM - 18 December, 2007

seven that was FIRE

J0be 11:08 AM - 18 December, 2007

Quote:

ok, here a short practice file....

nothing special

www.zshare.net

Damn Screwd, that was clean as hell, some great variation in pitch, sounded crisp!

Quote:

damn! more sick scratchers are showin up!!! minus ans screwd you guys are f in dope

heres what i got after sleeping in...pretty sloppy imo but whateva

www.zshare.net

Good to see you dropping dopeness again Seven!

Soulved 11:51 AM - 18 December, 2007

Here's a little scratchpractice I made with a few cuepoints:
Watch www.youtube.com

minus 1:06 PM - 18 December, 2007

Quote:

damn! more sick scratchers are showin up!!! minus ans screwd you guys are f in dope

heres what i got after sleeping in...pretty sloppy imo but whateva

www.zshare.net

Fresh bro, not sloppy at all

Quote:

lol im a 1 trick pony but here ya go,, i do have a better left hand as far as diffrent scratches. www.zshare.net i never had anyone around that could show me more i guess!

Thats dope, I think that you just need to work more on your fader hand.. don't try to get all crazy with your cuts until you get your single and double time chirps down. your on beat and thats half the battle =)

dj vegas 9:59 PM - 18 December, 2007

quote:Thats dope, I think that you just need to work more on your fader hand.. don't try to get all crazy with your cuts until you get your single and double time chirps down. your on beat and thats half the battle =)

Yea the only other battle is not doing it till you can,, i never scratch in public for those same reasons. the good thing is no one had to tell me lol!
thanks for the advice i really need it im stuck and just cant come up with anything without watching videos i just looked at that as cheating lol,,,,,
to know what you are talking about "chirps double time" i need to order one thank,, and this isss fun keep it going!!

minus 2:52 AM - 19 December, 2007

hey bro, watching vids and copying is not cheating.. every dope style came from biting in one way or another.. its after you bite the trick on how you flip it your own way.. most of us on this thread do the exact same cuts, we just have different patterns and styles.

seven2wo 7:51 AM - 19 December, 2007

+1 qbert admits biting off mixmastermike and flare a lot but he built off of the scratches and styles and made it his own

cutrix 7:47 PM - 19 December, 2007

agreed.

that's the post modernism world we live in!

Mr.Nice 10:40 PM - 19 December, 2007

There is no point reinventing the wheel. The turntable is a musical instrument now just like a guitar or a piano. If you were gonna learn guitar, you'd take a teacher and learn chords and scales you wouldn't invent them.. you build on the knowledge that already exists. A 'Chirp', 'baby' or 'flare' are just the same fundamentals as a Major or Minor chord, than it is the combo's and composition that make up your style.

Just had a listen to all these latest sessions, you guys are dope scratchers!!

J0be 11:17 PM - 19 December, 2007

Very well said

Maskrider 7:22 AM - 20 December, 2007

I want to learn how to play a guitar! :)

Nicky Blunt 10:03 AM - 20 December, 2007

Quote:

I want to learn how to play a guitar! :)

go buy one then!

whats stopping you!

not ment to sound nasty just asking!!!!

minus 1:06 PM - 20 December, 2007

take jazz for example.. The same chord progressions were taken from Gershwin's "ive got soul" throughout the first half of the century.. It was almost an industry standard.. just as fundamental scratches have been used and used over and over.. As mr. nice said, no point in reinventing the wheel.. its almost impossible to design new scratches.. just focus on the basics and work in your own style.

Daveykaywavey 2:47 PM - 20 December, 2007

Just remembered SSL had a forum, this thread is really cool, props to JObe for starting it.
It makes a nice change to have a descent scratching tread without people dissing and keeping there techniques a secreat.
Anyway, Thought I'd ask what your favourite tool records are? I wana get some more sample, not bothered bout beats just some really nice scratch sentances, any suggestions??
Dave

Nicky Blunt 3:05 PM - 20 December, 2007

hey dave are you using a pc or a mac?

As it will make a big difference to my answer!

Screwd 3:05 PM - 20 December, 2007

Dirt Style

Daveykaywavey 3:39 PM - 20 December, 2007

Im using a pc but I usually stick to scratching real vinyl. I searched for ages to try and find some free samples but they were all wack. If you've got some that would be sick!!
Iv got about 10 break records or so but I still want somwthing new. Bit reluctant to just pick one and order it lol.

Nicky Blunt 3:40 PM - 20 December, 2007

pm me your email dude!

Dirty Digits 4:06 PM - 20 December, 2007

Dirtstyle and Stylus Wars.
2 labels you can trust.

In fact, heres one of my favorite cut beats for everyone to enjoy.
merry Xmas homies!
www.zshare.net

J0be 5:00 PM - 20 December, 2007

Quote:

Just remembered SSL had a forum, this thread is really cool, props to JObe for starting it.
It makes a nice change to have a descent scratching tread without people dissing and keeping there techniques a secreat.
Anyway, Thought I'd ask what your favourite tool records are? I wana get some more sample, not bothered bout beats just some really nice scratch sentances, any suggestions??
Dave

Welcome to the thread dude! Here's a quick link to some digital scratch tools, enjoy!

www.scratchlive.net

Mr.Nice 1:38 AM - 21 December, 2007

Quote:

I want to learn how to play a guitar! :)

I took guitar lessions for 5 years, I only wish I could have had similar knowledge when started learning how to scratch. Even now, wish I could just pick up a phone book and find a good teacher to take me to the next stage..

minus 1:13 PM - 21 December, 2007

Quote:

Dirtstyle and Stylus Wars.
2 labels you can trust.

In fact, heres one of my favorite cut beats for everyone to enjoy.
merry Xmas homies!
www.zshare.net

The link I posted up a ways has a gang of scratch loopers.. real helpful for long sessions. They are flash loopers with anywhere from 4 looped beats to 25. I just plug my laptop headphone jack to my session in (vestax mixer) and you have continuous beats that never end.. there are alot of dirtstyle beats among others.

minus 1:49 PM - 21 December, 2007

Here is a quick early morning sesh =)

www.zshare.net

Maskrider 2:10 PM - 21 December, 2007

Quote:

I want to learn how to play a guitar! :)

go buy one then!

whats stopping you!

not ment to sound nasty just asking!!!!

Buying a book on how to is totally not gonna cut it for me I'm a slow learner. Wish I had a buddy to learn with.

Unlike when I started Djing most of my friends are into it so it makes it alot easier for me.

Maybe you have tips on How to. :)

Screwd 11:32 PM - 21 December, 2007

Quote:

Here is a quick early morning sesh =)

www.zshare.net

TIGHT AS USUAL !!!!!!!!

minus 11:58 PM - 21 December, 2007

Quote:

Here is a quick early morning sesh =)

www.zshare.net

TIGHT AS USUAL !!!!!!!!

Thanks man

when are you gonna drop another jam?

Screwd 1:15 AM - 22 December, 2007

i'll drop 2-morow a short file... practice-file :D

minus 6:19 PM - 22 December, 2007

word up

Screwd 5:14 PM - 23 December, 2007

Ok, here a short Practice File with some basic techniques

Screwd 5:14 PM - 23 December, 2007

Ok here a short practice file with wome basics

www.zshare.net

minus 5:24 PM - 23 December, 2007

Quote:

Ok here a short practice file with wome basics

www.zshare.net

dope sesh, great combos to practice.

minus 6:18 PM - 23 December, 2007

What type of cut are you doing around 16 seconds? Some type of fader less studder? sounds hot regardless.

Screwd 6:25 PM - 23 December, 2007

thatz right...

i hold with left hands finger the record (need just 1 finger) and with the other hand i tip on the record...

very easy

minus 4:28 AM - 24 December, 2007

word.. makes sense. Dstyles does a cut that has a similer sound, but hes doing stabs all crazy fast.

mike d 7:01 AM - 26 December, 2007

Here is a scratching lesson that helped me out
glumbert.com

minus 4:11 PM - 26 December, 2007

that bitch kitty ganked my shit.. effing biters

Daveykaywavey 7:55 PM - 28 December, 2007

sick - Watch uk.youtube.com

Anyway, just out of interest can you all repost your answers to this

Right or Left Handed:

Right or Left Hand Scratcher:

Regular or Hamster:

Im basically really really bored and I have a theory that right handed scratchers are dieing out (see, told you I was bored). Just seems like all the successfull new guys are leftys.

Dirty Digits 9:16 PM - 28 December, 2007

Right handed.
Right hand on fader, Left hand on Record
Regular fader settings.

...and we aren't dying out! There are plenty of right handed scratchers out there.
The only thing that's changed is that DJ are now putting their good hand on the fader instead of putting it on the record like their old-school counterparts. curve control changed the game!

Daveykaywavey 10:21 PM - 28 December, 2007

yeah sorry, I meant right handed as in right hand on the record and left handed as left hand on the record. Should have been clearer.

bandoma 11:52 PM - 28 December, 2007

Quote:

Right handed.
Right hand on fader, Left hand on Record
Regular fader settings.

+1

im faster with my left hand on the fader. i just need to practice more to get my kuts and clicks cleaner.

seven2wo 12:36 AM - 29 December, 2007

Quote:

Right handed.
Right hand on fader, Left hand on Record
Regular fader settings.

same here

Daveykaywavey 11:42 AM - 29 December, 2007

Proving my theory

J0be 11:52 AM - 29 December, 2007

Quote:

Right handed.
Right hand on fader, Left hand on Record
Regular fader settings.

Me too.

Soulved 2:44 PM - 29 December, 2007

Right handed
Right hand on record, left hand on fader
Hamster

Qbert impersonator over here ;-)

minus 9:53 PM - 29 December, 2007

Quote:

Right handed
Right hand on record, left hand on fader
Hamster

Qbert impersonator over here ;-)

\

same, except I keep my fader regular.. hamster is way to hard...

Daveykaywavey 4:22 PM - 30 December, 2007

whheeeyyy! Represent the right handers lol.

The Real Cosmo 10:23 PM - 17 January, 2008

I seem to be better with my right hand on the fader for transforms, flares and crabs etc, but for scribbles, tears, tips etc better with my right hand on the record. Could be something to do with being right handed maybe?

The Real Cosmo 10:24 PM - 17 January, 2008

Oh, and hamsters are for Richard Gere... LOL

The Real Cosmo 10:25 PM - 17 January, 2008

Only messing, whatever works for you!

Daveykaywavey 10:58 PM - 17 January, 2008

i recently switched to a lefty, its all psychological.

minus 11:55 PM - 17 January, 2008

here is a little diddy..

www.zshare.net

J0be 7:32 PM - 12 March, 2008

Bringing this bitch back from the dead!!

Getting there slowly I suppose.

www.zshare.net

bandoma 3:02 AM - 13 March, 2008

nice J0be! you're getting better.

Screwd 7:06 PM - 19 March, 2008

big up MINUS & JOBE....nice file

here my newest practice file...

www.zshare.net

DECEPTION808 9:16 AM - 20 March, 2008

Just posted another scratch practice vid. long story short my car got towed and i couldn't go anywhere so i pulled out the dusty video camera.

Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 9:32 AM - 20 March, 2008

what a phat file...worldclass - pow pow pow

wagglytablepractice :D

big up

bandoma 11:56 PM - 20 March, 2008

hot damn! what it do deception...that was dope!

are you going to be chillen in so cal before you go down to spring break with O?

let's get a skratch session in!

aleksey 4:48 PM - 14 April, 2008

hi

i recorded a short session yesterday - but it's a little bit sloppy in some parts ;-)

www.zshare.net

aleksey 4:52 PM - 14 April, 2008

right hand (right handed) on the record and the fader on regular

Screwd 5:19 PM - 14 April, 2008

A File i made for a compilation (2 years ago) and never released...

www.zshare.net

Mr.Nice 12:56 AM - 15 April, 2008

aleksey... funky stuff!!

Really enjoyed it.

Screwd, DECEPTION808... F*cking DOPE!

You guys are scray good :)

minus 6:35 PM - 27 April, 2008

shit guys.. you guys are makin me look bad =) I havent had time to rock anything lately, but i'll try to get somethin up soon.

stevie o 3:02 PM - 28 April, 2008

Quote:

A File i made for a compilation (2 years ago) and never released...

www.zshare.net

best scratching i have ever heard^^^^^

sopranosupasta 5:54 PM - 28 April, 2008

Quote:

A File i made for a compilation (2 years ago) and never released...

www.zshare.net

whoa........

djdalite 5:56 PM - 28 April, 2008

Screwd, that was dope. Did you multi track that?

Screwd 6:34 PM - 28 April, 2008

very appreciate your comments, but i would say, that my skillz are nice, but if u listen to DECEPTION808s File, u must agree that he is a higher level...

i'm not that technical scratch dj :)

so, its a nice compliment, that u never heard a better scratchtrack - there are much more better tracks than that ;)

and yes of course it is a multitrack file - and its against the rules of this thread - but, its too bad, that this raw file not has released for that compilation, thats the reason i post it here... it need some correction and a mastering i know - how i said, never released so i never made the finish

keep that thread alive and post some files

sopranosupasta 7:24 PM - 29 April, 2008

ok, so its been a while for me, i know i've improved but im no pro still.....

im practicing like a mofo.......tell me what yall think....

www.zshare.net

Nicky Blunt 3:29 PM - 7 May, 2008

hey guys!

Been a while since ive been in here some dope files been posted!

Anywayz! Here are a few 5 i think vidz that a mate made of me just messing about in the front room!

A very nice ed rush & optical beat slowed down to 117 bpm! I think it sounds better slow!

Let me know what y'all think!

Nicky Blunt 3:29 PM - 7 May, 2008

www.youtube.com

doh!!!!!!

Liquidice 4:20 PM - 31 May, 2008

I posted this in another thread not knowing about this thread..

I'll start with my latest, just finally had some time this week to record something

Watch www.youtube.com

excited to see what other people put up as I am very basic at scratching and techniques!

Here is my latest web mix as well

Part 1
www.facebook.com

Part 2
www.facebook.com

Maskrider 3:34 PM - 2 June, 2008

^^Nice scratch samples where did you get them from coz all I have are aaaahhs and freshhh and I'm getting tired of it.

Liquidice 5:39 PM - 2 June, 2008

that was an A-Trak battle record.. well mp3 version of it was ripped. Email me and I can hook you up with some samples.

Liquid-Ice_AT_Comcast_DOT_net

djcrxxx 8:36 AM - 18 June, 2008

Watch www.youtube.com Anyone tell me the scratch pattern the dj does in the first chorus???delayed flare maybe???

tnx if you'd like to share!!

minus 11:41 AM - 18 June, 2008

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Watch www.youtube.com Anyone tell me the scratch pattern the dj does in the first chorus???delayed flare maybe???

tnx if you'd like to share!!

Its a combo between chirps, stabs, and 1-clicks.. Sounds like it starts open fader on the downbeat, hence why it sounds delayed.

djcrxxx 9:38 PM - 18 June, 2008

Yea man i thought it was those 3 scratches,i just gotta work out the timing.. I thought it might be set pattern as ive herd Babu and other DJ's use it. When you say downbeat do you mean the kick?

djcrxxx 9:49 PM - 18 June, 2008

the scratch sound's so simple!!!

J0be 9:57 PM - 18 June, 2008

just sounds like a chirp-flare to me...repeated of course

djcrxxx 10:13 PM - 18 June, 2008

all i realy want is the very basic pattern in the first bar,the flares will follow..Yea it sounds similar to chirp flare maybe some sort of variation? but there is definately a stab to the pattern!

can't wait to get home

djcrxxx 10:27 AM - 20 June, 2008

So i finaly got some time on the decks and figured it out.It's just a (stab to open to pullback)so simple!!! It's alot quicker on the record hand than you might think.

djcrxxx 10:31 AM - 20 June, 2008

The record hand does the same movement as a chirp flare so you can combo that in as well.

JObe im gunna work on recording a scratch an try incorperate this pattern in it!

cutrix 11:01 AM - 20 June, 2008

i remember this track from a while back... and def recognize the sxratch...i too am intersted as to how its done. You say a stab - open - pullback, but that still a little fuzzy to me, i just thought it was a really fast flare the dj was doing?

thax

Nicky Blunt 11:15 AM - 20 June, 2008

don't know if ya'll have seen these yet

www.youtube.com

check em out & give me some feedback!

PS they took our jobs!

minus 11:35 AM - 20 June, 2008

Quote:

don't know if ya'll have seen these yet

www.youtube.com

check em out & give me some feedback!

PS they took our jobs!

They sound good. They are all clean and on point as timing goes, good single and double time. However, they are all pretty simplistic. You rock a simple combo and then repeat it for 50 seconds. My suggestion would be to change it up. Slow the beats down a bit and try to build more technical combinations =)

Nicky Blunt 11:37 AM - 20 June, 2008

yeah I completely agree with you! I kinda get stuck in a pttern & forget to change it!

Thanks for the feedback!

Took Our Joooooooooobs!

minus 1:35 PM - 20 June, 2008

Quote:

yeah I completely agree with you! I kinda get stuck in a pttern & forget to change it!

Thanks for the feedback!

Took Our Joooooooooobs!

who took whos jobs?

Nicky Blunt 1:38 PM - 20 June, 2008

one f the samples I scratched with is from the alien ivasion episode of south park where the aliens are taking all of the jobs in south park!

Ha ahahahahahahah

Heres the link!

Watch www.youtube.com

minus 1:39 PM - 20 June, 2008

I see.

DJ Anywhere 2:23 PM - 20 June, 2008

Quote:

Just knocked out a quick one before going to work (oo-er missus) ;-)

www.zshare.net

madd tight dude. i been tryin sum shit out for a while but havin no direction sux.

Dirty Digits 3:31 PM - 20 June, 2008

Quote:

ok, so its been a while for me, i know i've improved but im no pro still.....

im practicing like a mofo.......tell me what yall think....

sopranosupasta, The improvement is def there! i can see you are putting some dedication into your practice sessions.

My only advice is try sessioning over slower tempos so you can focus more on technicality and cleaning everything that you have up a little. Speed comes last. Don't try to rush into it!

bandoma 6:29 PM - 20 June, 2008

back from the dead! where's jobey

sopranosupasta 6:16 PM - 21 June, 2008

Quote:

ok, so its been a while for me, i know i've improved but im no pro still.....

im practicing like a mofo.......tell me what yall think....

sopranosupasta, The improvement is def there! i can see you are putting some dedication into your practice sessions.

My only advice is try sessioning over slower tempos so you can focus more on technicality and cleaning everything that you have up a little. Speed comes last. Don't try to rush into it!

thanks man! I have been sessioning over slower beats.... funny you say that....

still practicing...

J0be 9:40 PM - 21 June, 2008

Quote:

back from the dead! where's jobey

Right here B! Isnt it time we had a session from you!?

djcrxxx 10:33 AM - 23 June, 2008

Quote:

i remember this track from a while back... and def recognize the sxratch...i too am intersted as to how its done. You say a stab - open - pullback, but that still a little fuzzy to me, i just thought it was a really fast flare the dj was doing?

thax

I thought i had this scratch figured but im sure i aint doin it right. I was doin a stab-open - pullback.I'm talking about the 1st bar of the 1st chorus...

The scratch start's with a baby scratch forward and back then stab-open is on the 1st beat(the kick)it's pretty quick,then pull the record back with a lil click on the fader in a ie chop/stab type movement.(pattern repeats)

It's quite a fast pattern the record hand is doin a fast chirp flare pattern,and it's the fader movement i'm sure im not doin right. Some other input would be appreciated!

Maskrider 12:00 AM - 24 June, 2008

I'm hoping that somebody would break down this scratch coz all I here is a bunch of flares.

Maskrider 12:35 AM - 24 June, 2008

There has to be a delayed 2 click flare in there.

minus 3:25 AM - 24 June, 2008

Quote:

There has to be a delayed 2 click flare in there.

Are you guys still talking bout that immortal technique track?

djcrxxx 4:21 AM - 24 June, 2008

Quote:

There has to be a delayed 2 click flare in there.

that was my first guess,maybe it's done half time in the first bar then into fulltime/doubletime?? Not sure haven't learnt delay's.

sopranosupasta 1:38 PM - 24 June, 2008

<Me cutting over a slower beat.......

"Da Flavor"
www.myspace.com

DJ Anywhere 2:03 PM - 24 June, 2008

i've been makin beats for a while but just got into DJ'n like 5-6 months ago (whenever I joined scratch academy). i really wanna scratch but since gas prices are madd high and scratch is like a speedin hour away i need to get me a DVD to play and practice with. any tips?

madd props to all the people who posted their stuff up here.

sopranosupasta 2:16 PM - 24 June, 2008

Anywhere..... I hit youtube..... search Dj Qbert DIY Scratching

DJ Anywhere 2:26 PM - 24 June, 2008

thanx dude.

Maskrider 7:47 AM - 25 June, 2008

Quote:

There has to be a delayed 2 click flare in there.

Are you guys still talking bout that immortal technique track?

lol, yes.

Maskrider 7:49 AM - 25 June, 2008

just to add delayed 2 click flares are posted on youtube and qberts scratchlopedia.

If anyones interested.

djcrxxx 7:59 AM - 25 June, 2008

yup sweet sorry for jacking the thread JObe:]

minus 12:56 PM - 25 June, 2008

Quote:

There has to be a delayed 2 click flare in there.

Are you guys still talking bout that immortal technique track?

lol, yes.

haha why?

minus 1:17 PM - 25 June, 2008

new sesh.. bare with me, im a bit rusty

www.zshare.net
www.zshare.net

ral 2:07 PM - 25 June, 2008

here's mine last monday. need mo' practice!
www.stickam.com

minus 6:37 PM - 25 June, 2008

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here's mine last monday. need mo' practice!
www.stickam.com

that beat is tough! whats the name of the track and whos it by?

sopranosupasta 7:13 PM - 25 June, 2008

Quote:

here's mine last monday. need mo' practice!
www.stickam.com

dope, i like i how you do those thumb swipes.

ral 7:25 PM - 25 June, 2008

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that beat is tough! whats the name of the track and whos it by?

its one of those tracks from babus duck breaks records.

J0be 10:17 PM - 25 June, 2008

Quote:

new sesh.. bare with me, im a bit rusty

www.zshare.net
www.zshare.net

Siiick.

Maskrider 11:34 PM - 25 June, 2008

Quote:

new sesh.. bare with me, im a bit rusty

www.zshare.net
www.zshare.net

And this is what you call rusty.....Now back to the Drawing board for me.

bandoma 12:00 AM - 26 June, 2008

minus is a beast!

Liquidice 1:09 AM - 26 June, 2008

Quote:

new sesh.. bare with me, im a bit rusty

www.zshare.net
www.zshare.net

And this is what you call rusty.....Now back to the Drawing board for me.

haha I know right, makes me feel worthless lol

ral 2:23 AM - 26 June, 2008

+1 on minus-

minus 11:25 AM - 26 June, 2008

thanks guys... I havent had much time to practice this summer.. Im taking summer classes and working on my portfolio for grad school so no time for anything.

aleksey 7:06 PM - 26 June, 2008

nice to see that this thread is still going on...

++ on - ^^

two short pieces from me

[URL=www.zshare.net]untitled2.mp3 - 1.80MB[/URL]
[URL=www.zshare.net]untitled1.mp3 - 1.29MB[/URL]

not very elegant in some parts - brain and body are still recovering from the soccer semi-final yesterday (...not a nice game but - hey - we made it) hehe

a.

aleksey 7:31 PM - 26 June, 2008

another one.
www.zshare.net
over and out... got to go to sleep

Screwd 9:14 AM - 27 June, 2008

dope as usual MINUS !!!

aleksey dope too

rock on guyz

minus 12:42 PM - 27 June, 2008

illness aleksey

aleksey 3:55 PM - 27 June, 2008

thanks, I appreciate your comments guys.

bandoma 4:27 PM - 27 June, 2008

that was dope aleksey

minus 5:38 AM - 28 June, 2008

I think its bout time for bando, jobe, and screwd to lace us with some new flava =)

DJ_Mike_Coquilla 7:58 AM - 28 June, 2008

this thread should be stickied

spinjin 10:41 AM - 28 June, 2008

Here's my short practice track back in 2005. I was scratching to the electro track by Twilight 22 called "electric kingdom":

www.fileden.com

minus 1:23 PM - 28 June, 2008

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this thread should be stickied

^^

aleksey 1:40 PM - 28 June, 2008

Quote:

this thread should be stickied

+1 I agree

bandoma 4:45 PM - 28 June, 2008

just keep on bumping it. will add something to this later this week.

Steve Tapps 5:18 AM - 29 June, 2008

Heres my mix, my crossfader sucks.

www.zshare.net

minus 4:53 PM - 29 June, 2008

here is another quick sesh.

www.zshare.net

cutrix 12:03 AM - 30 June, 2008

steve tapps & minus... you both kinda piss me off. Nice cleeeen cuts boys.

aleksey 8:02 AM - 30 June, 2008

MINUS++ like it. very clean cuts.

steve, you definitely have some nice cuts too.

Quote:

I think its bout time for bando, jobe, and screwd to lace us with some new flava =)

who's next ?

sopranosupasta 8:58 PM - 30 June, 2008

i got one i just did, im no where near good as you guys, but i think im getting a little better?
www.zshare.net

Bidwell 9:56 PM - 30 June, 2008

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you could record a short aiff file with serato, just select mic as source! and post that. i will try that when i get a minute,, and when im not so st@%&^ed!!!P

i cant do anything stoned let alone scratch lol

lol ;) it sounds good at the time.. but thats about it for me.

minus 12:37 PM - 1 July, 2008

Quote:

i got one i just did, im no where near good as you guys, but i think im getting a little better?
www.zshare.net

your getting there dood. My biggest suggestion would be trying to take the time to learn basic combos. It sounded like 3 minutes of transforms. If you work on chirp/stab combos (slow), it will help you develop more combos and improve your timing. None the less better =) (especially from the sessions at the top of this thread)

-M

aleksey 4:57 PM - 1 July, 2008

Quote:

i got one i just did, im no where near good as you guys, but i think im getting a little better?
www.zshare.net

I can definitely hear progress when listening to your posts. But I agree to minus,
you should put more diversity in your scratches. Even with simple scratches you can create nice good-sounding combos. Fader-movement is not the only key. I would suggest to concentrate more on the hand on the record (I have the impression that most of todays scratch djs use their "weak" hand on the record).

It took me years to get skilled (and I'm still not really there ;-) on the fader - I have my (weak) left hand on the fader (regular) and my right hand on the record. Learning to scratch is practice, practice, practice... Sometimes I made the best progress after a vacation; i.e. 2 weeks with no TTs at all.

minus 8:36 PM - 1 July, 2008

Quote:

i got one i just did, im no where near good as you guys, but i think im getting a little better?
www.zshare.net

I can definitely hear progress when listening to your posts. But I agree to minus,
you should put more diversity in your scratches. Even with simple scratches you can create nice good-sounding combos. Fader-movement is not the only key. I would suggest to concentrate more on the hand on the record (I have the impression that most of todays scratch djs use their "weak" hand on the record).

Perfectly said.

It took me years to get skilled (and I'm still not really there ;-) on the fader - I have my (weak) left hand on the fader (regular) and my right hand on the record. Learning to scratch is practice, practice, practice... Sometimes I made the best progress after a vacation; i.e. 2 weeks with no TTs at all.

minus 8:36 PM - 1 July, 2008

Perfectly said.

sopranosupasta 9:07 PM - 1 July, 2008

yeah, you guys rock! ive only been cuttin for like 6 months...its ALL new to me! Im gonna work on diversity....thanks for the help guys...ill post up another after some more practice.

minus 9:30 PM - 1 July, 2008

I'll post some simple routines that hopefully should be helpful.

minus 9:38 PM - 1 July, 2008

go to youtube and search

Chirp --->www.youtube.com

1 click flare---> www.youtube.com

2 click flare ---> www.youtube.com

stabs ---> www.youtube.com

transforms---> www.youtube.com

sopranosupasta 10:25 PM - 1 July, 2008

Quote:

go to youtube and search

Chirp --->www.youtube.com

1 click flare---> www.youtube.com

2 click flare ---> www.youtube.com

stabs ---> www.youtube.com

transforms---> www.youtube.com

yeah, Ive been watching those... I have this problem when i start recording i get over zealous and everything turns into transforms....Ill post up some stuff when im just screwing around and ill try to show ya the difference..... for some reason i get all wierd when im trying to record...lol.

minus 4:38 AM - 2 July, 2008

it happens bro.. i do the same thing..

what I do is just hit record before I start messin around. When all is said and done, i'll go through the whole thing and find the best 2 min intervals..

minus 1:42 PM - 5 August, 2008

I just wanted to express my frustration with 2 click flares......I can do them.. but my orbits sound like poop... too robotic and I loose my rhythm. that is all.

--bringing this bitch back from the dead.

Mr.Nice 7:29 AM - 27 August, 2008

minus, your talent scares me! are those your paintings on your website?? (they are unreal man)

Awesome thread, I'll try and post a little scratch tomorrow cause I could use some tips from you heavy weights.

J0be 12:45 PM - 27 August, 2008

Minus is a bad man.

Looking forward to your session Mr Nice!

minus 11:58 AM - 28 August, 2008

jobey, i think your overdue for a session =)

Mr.Nice 1:24 PM - 28 August, 2008

Well.. given there are some masters on this thread, I am here to learn :)

Here is my first session, it is raw and sloppy... but I'm after advice.

I kept it simple using just 'ahh' and 'fresh' cause 'that is like the acoustic guitar of a turntabilst' according to QBert. (and you can't hide behind any special samples..)

So please give me some pointers guys :)

www.zshare.net

minus 10:26 PM - 28 August, 2008

you sound on point, and what I like about it is that your not over zealous on making it sound mad crazy.. I would just stick with what your doing, slow the beat down, and continue working on your fundamental cuts (which it seems that your in the right direction) because it can only get tighter and more technical from there. Thats what I have been doing to try and refine my cuts.. slow beats and technical combos.

.. keep it up Nice, sounds money!

Mr.Nice 12:52 AM - 29 August, 2008

Thanks minus!

So slow is the key.. All I'm working on now is just refining the basic cuts: stabs, flares, tranform, chrip and baby.. not even attempting anything else till I get these mega smooth.

What do you mean by technical combos?

p.s
I'll try and post again in a few weeks when I sesne some progress..

minus 1:51 PM - 29 August, 2008

@ bandoma
I really dont have tips for you cause Im still working on that myself lol. Ive noticed whats helped me has been working with fast beats (120-130bpm) and scratching halftime with them. Its some weird way that I can trick my brain into not being intimidated by slow beats. Also by cutting to the faster beats (normal time), its helping my hand/fader speed, so that when bringing the beat back down to 75ish, im comfortable in normal, half, and double time cuts....... but like I said, im still struggling with half/doubletime cuts. (btw.. learning to 2click on slow beats is MUCH easier on slow beats than fast)

@ Nice
yea bro, keep working on the fundamental cuts, they are the gateway drug to bigger,better, and faster cuts.

-->Watch www.youtube.com
Peep this chick out.. Great examples of technical cuts over various speeds.

vio0633 3:20 PM - 25 September, 2008

Thats the one thing im trying to get down is double time chirps before I move on to learn flares and other cuts. Does anyone have any tips on how to do these? Great informative thread!!

J0be 5:54 PM - 25 September, 2008

Ok, so I didnt want to turn this into the type of thread where people upload random files of other DJs, I wanted to keep it to just our own sessions for constructive feedback to help us learn, but I wanted to share this file in particular.

It's DJ Netik, I'm putting it here because it's the perfect example of what I'm working towards, and what I hope to become!

Enjoy, this is sick.

www.zshare.net

Dax 6:01 PM - 25 September, 2008

Quote:

Ok, so I didnt want to turn this into the type of thread where people upload random files of other DJs, I wanted to keep it to just our own sessions for constructive feedback to help us learn, but I wanted to share this file in particular.

It's DJ Netik, I'm putting it here because it's the perfect example of what I'm working towards, and what I hope to become!

Enjoy, this is sick.

www.zshare.net

NICE.

vio0633 8:31 PM - 25 September, 2008

That was insane!

Mr.Nice 11:33 PM - 28 September, 2008

That was mental sick!

So J0be... bout time you upload a little session to show progress. I still think that first post you did was unbelievable for the amount of time you have been scratching

J0be 9:08 PM - 29 September, 2008

Ask and yee shall receive!!

**Excuse mode**

Having recently moved to London, I have practiced in fucking ages, and it's quite obvious in some places :/ Still, a little bit of consistent cross fader action and I'll be on the road to improvement in no time.

(I cant believe I'm posting this RIGHT AFTER the Netik session.....way to make myself look retarded)

www.zshare.net

Mr.Nice 11:14 PM - 29 September, 2008

dude... your good!

This is sounding super musical, I can hear you got your little orbits working for you nicely :)

seven2wo 4:17 AM - 30 September, 2008

damn havent been here in a minute! but that was real dope j0be, definitely seeing the improvements and youve been progressin real fast!

Dax 7:23 PM - 30 September, 2008

Jobe how you fitting in in the big smoke?

J0be 8:30 PM - 30 September, 2008

Its good mate, really enjoying it, just trying to get out of this crippling debt! Then maybe I'll be able to hit some clubs once and a while!

J0be 9:28 PM - 30 September, 2008

Well, while we're in the spirit of things, I thought I'd go again and set the pace!

I tried to keep the scratches basic....over a fast paced track, so it's mainly chirps, stabs and transforming.

www.zshare.net

J0be 9:29 PM - 30 September, 2008

Quote:

dude... your good!
This is sounding super musical, I can hear you got your little orbits working for you nicely :)

Quote:

damn havent been here in a minute! but that was real dope j0be, definitely seeing the improvements and youve been progressin real fast

Oh and....thanks fellas! Always good to get some positive feedback after time away from the wheels ;)

Dax 12:45 AM - 1 October, 2008

Quote:

Its good mate, really enjoying it, just trying to get out of this crippling debt! Then maybe I'll be able to hit some clubs once and a while!

what part did you move to?

and the cutz are sounding sweet.

vio0633 3:48 AM - 1 October, 2008

Sounds good man! I need to practice more to get my cuts down. Hard thing for me to learn :(

J0be 7:57 AM - 1 October, 2008

Quote:

Its good mate, really enjoying it, just trying to get out of this crippling debt! Then maybe I'll be able to hit some clubs once and a while!

what part did you move to?

and the cutz are sounding sweet.

I live right by London City Airport, in Royal Docks. I'm fucking sick of the engineering works on the DLR, got to work late every day this week!

bandoma 1:12 AM - 3 October, 2008

been a minute since i posted here...not sure if i posted this one already...

this is from last yr

www.zshare.net

Dax 10:09 AM - 3 October, 2008

Quote:

Its good mate, really enjoying it, just trying to get out of this crippling debt! Then maybe I'll be able to hit some clubs once and a while!

what part did you move to?

and the cutz are sounding sweet.

I live right by London City Airport, in Royal Docks. I'm fucking sick of the engineering works on the DLR, got to work late every day this week!

we are neighbours,i'm just over the river in woolwich and Nicky blunt is not that far away in Orpington.

J0be 10:13 AM - 3 October, 2008

Hah, small world, I'm going to Fabric tonight to see:

Room One:
'FABRICLIVE 42: FREQ NASTY' ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY
Freq Nasty
Scratch Perverts
Foreign Beggars (LIVE)
Plastic Little (LIVE)
Dynamite MC

Room Two:
Andy C
Commix
Shy FX
Mampi Swift
J Majik
Macpherson
MCs Dynamite MC & IC3

Room Three:
URBAN NERDS
Oneman
Jaguar Skills
Donovan "Badboy" Smith & Dread MC
Rattus Rattus & Klose One
Daddy Nature
Remdon

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

Dax 10:20 AM - 3 October, 2008

just over the river from you is Matter at the o2,Fabric's new club.

www.matterlondon.com

have a good time tonight,i'm off out tomorrow night at Dex in Brixton,my 1st time out partying in agaes,cant wait.

Mr Jimdobalina 11:11 PM - 5 October, 2008

Here's my attempt, it's not as tight as i'd like it to be (Maybe cos i'm stoned!) but it's not bad (i think)

Chirps, transforms, flares, chirp-flares, zig-zags and a bit of the euro-scratch

www.zshare.net

stevie o 4:17 PM - 7 October, 2008

Quote:

@ bandoma
I really dont have tips for you cause Im still working on that myself lol. Ive noticed whats helped me has been working with fast beats (120-130bpm) and scratching halftime with them. Its some weird way that I can trick my brain into not being intimidated by slow beats. Also by cutting to the faster beats (normal time), its helping my hand/fader speed, so that when bringing the beat back down to 75ish, im comfortable in normal, half, and double time cuts....... but like I said, im still struggling with half/doubletime cuts. (btw.. learning to 2click on slow beats is MUCH easier on slow beats than fast)

@ Nice
yea bro, keep working on the fundamental cuts, they are the gateway drug to bigger,better, and faster cuts.

-->Watch www.youtube.com
Peep this chick out.. Great examples of technical cuts over various speeds.

Any chick that looks that good in the morning and can cut like that, can get the cock. I'd hit it!

stevie o 4:23 PM - 7 October, 2008

Quote:

Ask and yee shall receive!!

**Excuse mode**

Having recently moved to London, I have practiced in fucking ages, and it's quite obvious in some places :/ Still, a little bit of consistent cross fader action and I'll be on the road to improvement in no time.

(I cant believe I'm posting this RIGHT AFTER the Netik session.....way to make myself look retarded)

www.zshare.net

Is this Jobe formerly from stickam?
i enjoyed that clip. I think it was so fresh so clean...
good times
lucky luciano

J0be 5:45 PM - 7 October, 2008

Yep, formally from Stickam!

I've moved house and my new connection isnt fast enough to broadcast smooth audio. Havent been on in ages.

bandoma 6:21 PM - 7 October, 2008

jobey...nice new kuts man!!!

ral 7:26 PM - 7 October, 2008

jobe for president!

J0be 9:00 PM - 7 October, 2008

lol :)

Quote:

Here's my attempt, it's not as tight as i'd like it to be (Maybe cos i'm stoned!) but it's not bad (i think)

Chirps, transforms, flares, chirp-flares, zig-zags and a bit of the euro-scratch

www.zshare.net

Very nice Jim! Flowed well, give us another one...not stoned....over a faster beat :)

Mr Jimdobalina 1:41 AM - 8 October, 2008

Thanks dude, i'll get another one done tomorrow night

Not stoned. Lol

minus 12:10 PM - 8 October, 2008

damn.. i havent checked the board in 2 weeks and i have 37 missed posts.. lol.

--> everyone sounds dope.. jobey your orbits are comin out nice and bando that shit was tough, but quit teasing us with that last year shit, post some new jawns =)

minus 1:05 PM - 8 October, 2008

here is a quick little sesh.. a bit sloppy, but im rusty. schools kickin my ass.

www.zshare.net

--> after 3 solid years.. i think my needle just shit on me.

Mr Jimdobalina 10:59 PM - 8 October, 2008

Here's another one JObe, i'm not stoned this time, but i did go to the pub after work, only had a couple though, so i think this is still ok

Faster beat, then switched to 45rpm

This one's got a particular theme, quite appropriate for what's on tonight!!

www.zshare.net

"Friendly faces everwhere, humble folks without temptation"

J0be 8:40 PM - 13 October, 2008

Yeh nice work, started off really well. Your crabs are clean, I'm really struggling to get them that clean. Lost your flow a bit when you put it on 45, but all in all, nice!

Mr Jimdobalina 9:17 PM - 13 October, 2008

Quote:

Yeh nice work, started off really well. Your crabs are clean, I'm really struggling to get them that clean. Lost your flow a bit when you put it on 45, but all in all, nice!

Cheers mate, I know what u mean about the 45 thing, I wasn't sure about it either, but I thought "Funk It" I'll just upload it, I'm on a steep learning curve!

Confucious say, you must learn to walk before you run!!

(That's the kinda shit I keep telling myself!)

J0be 10:03 AM - 14 October, 2008

Totally, it's always better to upload it anyway and get some feedback. I can never decide whether to try and give advice, usually because most of the guys on here are the same standard as me, or much better!

But fuck it, it's always good to get a second opinion.

So some advice...any time I up the bpm, I always revert back to transforming and quick chirps. Doing chirps quickly is a little harder to master, but a nice clean transform (which isnt that hard to do quickly), with loads of record variation can sound sick, and a lot more complex than it really is.

Or if your bandoma or minus, just blow that shit wide open with all kinds of flare variations! ;)

Screwd 8:21 AM - 18 October, 2008

Yo Guys - long time ago i've been posting a file..

Here a little part of my practice session from yesterday

Not that good, long time no practicing

boomp3.com

J0be 3:30 PM - 18 October, 2008

Nice Screwd, I really like your style, sounds clean and flows real well.

minus 7:11 PM - 18 October, 2008

sounds tough dood..sounds like you didnt have much rust to knock off =)

djcrxxx 10:13 PM - 19 October, 2008

shit i got like 15sec worth, i feel cheated lol... Was feelin it tho!!

Dax 6:16 PM - 20 October, 2008

Quote:

Nice Screwd, I really like your style, sounds clean and flows real well.

+1

roybot 7:09 PM - 20 October, 2008

I'm not coming further. Hey guys help me! Any feedback welcome.

Watch www.youtube.com

Thanks.

djdalite 7:09 PM - 20 October, 2008

im jealous, someone teach me teh way

J0be 7:30 PM - 20 October, 2008

Quote:

I'm not coming further. Hey guys help me! Any feedback welcome.

Watch www.youtube.com

Thanks.

With style like that, there's not much further to go! So clean.

Fucking SICK dude.

SICK!

J0be 7:32 PM - 20 October, 2008

Quote:

I'm not coming further. Hey guys help me! Any feedback welcome.

Watch www.youtube.com

Thanks.

In fact, that shit was so sick, I'm commenting twice.

SIIIIICK!

j cue 7:33 PM - 20 October, 2008

Watch www.youtube.com

my 2 cents

J0be 8:03 PM - 20 October, 2008

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

my 2 cents

Very nice mate. Juggling was clean, and the drumming was nice too. Looked well rehearsed! I was impressed that you could cut with both hands, even if it is just basics on your right hand, I cant do that for shit.

Overall the scratchin was nice, you're certainly fond of crabbing! Dont get stuck in that comfort zone though.
I think a bit more record variation would make the transforming toward the end of the set have more energy. Just my 2 cents.

All in all....very impressive.

I'm gona go practice my juggling now :)

Screwd 11:14 AM - 21 October, 2008

thx guys...

@roybot... LOL

well done

minus 1:13 PM - 21 October, 2008

nice guys.. heads comin outa the boonies.. bout time this thread started shining.

j cue 9:17 PM - 21 October, 2008

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

my 2 cents

Very nice mate. Juggling was clean, and the drumming was nice too. Looked well rehearsed! I was impressed that you could cut with both hands, even if it is just basics on your right hand, I cant do that for shit.

Overall the scratchin was nice, you're certainly fond of crabbing! Dont get stuck in that comfort zone though.
I think a bit more record variation would make the transforming toward the end of the set have more energy. Just my 2 cents.

All in all....very impressive.

I'm gona go practice my juggling now :)

yeh, been on that routine for a couple of months.. your right about getting stuck in the crab comfort zone,, i do it way too much !!

roybot 6:17 PM - 22 October, 2008

yeah thanx for your feddback y'all, but if you look twice it's the same patterns over and over. I seriously need some variation tips.

As I have found out, here in this forum are a lot of very good DJs which could help me. I am deeply thankful for any (constructive) suggestion.

By the way, the first serato test i made, 32 tunes in about 10 mins:

Watch www.youtube.com

roybot 6:25 PM - 22 October, 2008

Furthermore how come I can't listen to zshare stuff?
Could it be my Antivirus SW?
I don't have to install any additional SW, do I?

Mr Jimdobalina 10:00 PM - 22 October, 2008

Quote:

Furthermore how come I can't listen to zshare stuff?
Could it be my Antivirus SW?
I don't have to install any additional SW, do I?

I had the same problem a while ago, you need to switch off your ad-blocker

roybot 11:13 AM - 23 October, 2008

Quote:

Furthermore how come I can't listen to zshare stuff?
Could it be my Antivirus SW?
I don't have to install any additional SW, do I?

I had the same problem a while ago, you need to switch off your ad-blocker

did that, still don't work for me. anyway, i don't like sites with more ads than content...

@ J0be: clean cuts on your youtube site -> subscribed!

j cue 6:25 PM - 23 October, 2008

btw jobe,, somebody on stickam recently said you died !!!.. i actually believed it,,haha

J0be 8:22 PM - 23 October, 2008

haha damn.

Might stay on the down low, then in a few years time....have the biggest fucking comeback of all time! ;)

Mr Jimdobalina 8:40 PM - 23 October, 2008

Quote:

haha damn.

Might stay on the down low, then in a few years time....have the biggest fucking comeback of all time! ;)

Haha, back from the dead.......

Zombie-J0be

Oh yeah!!!!!

cutrix 6:02 AM - 24 October, 2008

Quote:

I'm not coming further. Hey guys help me! Any feedback welcome.

Watch www.youtube.com

Thanks.

that pretty much pissed me off how sick that was, lol. I'm gonna go play ith my 57 now... hahaha

j cue 5:21 PM - 24 October, 2008

Quote:

haha damn.

Might stay on the down low, then in a few years time....have the biggest fucking comeback of all time! ;)

im still half expecting tupac to show up in cuba somewhere!

J0be 10:19 PM - 3 November, 2008

Time to turn this sucka up a notch! ;)

www.zshare.net

minus 3:27 AM - 4 November, 2008

Quote:

Time to turn this sucka up a notch! ;)

www.zshare.net

hotness mang!

--can you up that inst for me, id like to do a couple cuts too it too =)

J0be 8:34 AM - 4 November, 2008

Yeh will do, as soon as I get home. Just got into work :/
Love cutting over that track.

R-Tistic 9:11 AM - 4 November, 2008

Where does that one sound come from that I see a few videos using, that sounds like a whispering "ahhhh"? I know I heard it a lot in 80's songs.

J0be 9:16 AM - 4 November, 2008

If you mean the sample I was scratching on my most recent post, it's off Qberts Superseal scratch vinyl.

roybot 10:10 AM - 4 November, 2008

Yeah J0be, that's a pretty fast instru you scratch over, respect.

I'd like to do the instru too.

Now i'm gonna listen to it again. peaze

Screwd 1:06 PM - 4 November, 2008

nice JOB Jobe :D

roybot??? thats not a pretty fast beat homie :D bout 90bpm...

;)

Screwd 1:11 PM - 4 November, 2008

aaaaaaand this scratch sample u'll find on every scratch vinyl, in different variations...

it'z coming from SHANNON - LET THE MUSIC PLAY

peace

minus 3:50 PM - 4 November, 2008

Quote:

aaaaaaand this scratch sample u'll find on every scratch vinyl, in different variations...

it'z coming from SHANNON - LET THE MUSIC PLAY

peace

ha screwd the scratch samplipedia

Screwd 3:58 PM - 4 November, 2008

lol...not really

and i am not 100pro shure, if its really comming from this track...

cause herbie hancock - rockit used this sample too...

hmm

sorry...my false

lol

minus 3:59 PM - 4 November, 2008

hey man, i'll let that shit slide just this once haha.

bandoma 4:51 PM - 4 November, 2008

good job J0be! sounds like your flares are getting better.

send us that beat!!!

J0be 5:10 PM - 4 November, 2008

You got it B!

I'll be home in 2 hours.

J0be 6:46 PM - 4 November, 2008

Instrumental:

www.zshare.net

minus 7:21 PM - 4 November, 2008

hells yes.. eveyone who dl'd it should post up their cuts too it.. perhaps with the same cut sample?

roybot 8:00 PM - 4 November, 2008

@ screwd: damn you're right, it sounded pretty fast to me...

I don't stop trying to download it, and when i get it, i'm gonna put it up (with my sqratches) right away...

peeze

J0be 8:03 PM - 4 November, 2008

Yeh that's a good idea, everyone post their own version over the same track. If you could use the same sample, that would be sweeeet.

minus 8:36 PM - 4 November, 2008

I started the session with a different sample but finished with the same one you used to cut.. dont hold it against me =P

www.zshare.net

J0be 9:38 PM - 4 November, 2008

That was fucking sick.

DJ Alkemy 12:20 AM - 5 November, 2008

Sup Guys...Here are some Youtube clips of me on the tables, juss getting back into scratching after a few years off but still got the itch for it...I try and go for a more funky scratch flow, not just a beat and repetative scratching, try to always keep it musical...what you guys reckon...DJ Alkemy

Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 12:28 AM - 5 November, 2008

Sup Guys...Here are some Youtube clips of me on the tables, juss getting back into scratching after a few years off but still got the itch for it...I try and go for a more funky scratch flow, not just a beat and repetative scratching, try to always keep it musical...what you guys reckon...DJ Alkemy

Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com

Mr Jimdobalina 12:57 AM - 5 November, 2008

Quote:

Time to turn this sucka up a notch! ;)

www.zshare.net

Holy shit, that was awesome, wish we could've seen it on video

you're quick as fuck J0be!!!

Big respect!!!!!

j cue 11:11 AM - 5 November, 2008

Quote:

Time to turn this sucka up a notch! ;)

www.zshare.net

pretty sweet dude !!

j cue 11:14 AM - 5 November, 2008

Quote:

I started the session with a different sample but finished with the same one you used to cut.. dont hold it against me =P

www.zshare.net

niiiiiice !! (borat accent)

roybot 11:26 AM - 5 November, 2008

Yo J0be, can't download the instru ("service not available in your country", that sux!).

Could you please send it to me per e-mail? roy_tha_r (at) yahoo.com

@ minus: sickness!

I uploaded the instru I used: www.bravenewbeats.com , please use it and post your scratch!

I usually don't blog and don't like forums, but this here is so cool!

Screwd 1:06 PM - 5 November, 2008

old short freestyle video...

vids.myspace.com

hope u like

i'am just that fast, cause i masturbate everyday ;)

minus 1:38 PM - 5 November, 2008

^^ damnit son.. why do you have to make us look bad =P

---new mission. rubb it more on the frequent to build fader speed.

Screwd 1:55 PM - 5 November, 2008

lol

thx homie...but i don't think so, that i make U look bad ;)

u'r on a top level

minus 3:24 PM - 5 November, 2008

have a slice of humble pie homeboy =)

minus 3:26 PM - 5 November, 2008

any tips for cleaning up my 1 and 2 click orbits? I cant get my 2 clicks to sound uniform..I can only hold them for a couple bars before they start straying..

J0be 3:56 PM - 5 November, 2008

I often practice to a metronome.

There's one online, it really helps with my timing and rhythm. You can gradually increase the speed as you go.

www.metronomeonline.com

roybot 4:57 PM - 5 November, 2008

Minus, after a few rounds you're either too slow or too fast, right?

Record it, 4-5 times, listen to it carefully. you will notice that it's always the same direction: too slow OR too fast. Now since you know it, keep it in mind and practice. you'll do them straight in less than 30 mins.

When I'm mixing and try to sync two beats, I always pitch the new one a bit too fast, never too slow. funny...
I think that's the same thing with your orbits.

sorry about the language, i'm swiss, and a bit drunk.

peeze

@ screwd: Heavy. Heavy.

R-Tistic 5:51 PM - 5 November, 2008

I know I just started scratchin in January...but some of those videos make it seem like I have 3-4 years to get to that level...damm! I can impress people who don't DJ....but if I put a video up, I'd get murdered here!

minus 6:00 PM - 5 November, 2008

^^nobody on this thread will talk shit. We are all here to help each other get better, and guys like jobe, bandoma, and screwd are great heads to learn from.

seven2wo 6:33 PM - 5 November, 2008

+1 on that...this is one of the few positive threads on this forum where theres no shit talkin and its all constructive. Dope sessions as usual gentlemen!

J0be 7:05 PM - 5 November, 2008

Quote:

I know I just started scratchin in January...but some of those videos make it seem like I have 3-4 years to get to that level...damm! I can impress people who don't DJ....but if I put a video up, I'd get murdered here!

Like the guys said, there's only constructive feedback here, everybody in this thread is at a different level of ability, and we all appreciate different views on how to improve. In all honesty, the beginners are the luckiest, because they have more people to learn from. Where does Qbert go for advice when he wants to improve!?

;)

Post a file, listen to the advice....get better.

:)

minus 7:18 PM - 5 November, 2008

I feel like a hug fellas haha. nah for real tho, I appriciate everyones feedback, and have noticed improvements in my work as well as others

seven2wo 8:02 PM - 5 November, 2008

Quote:

Where does Qbert go for advice when he wants to improve!?

...D Styles! LOL juss playin im not about to start an argument about that =)

J0be 8:33 PM - 5 November, 2008

haha, true.

D-Styles is the SHIT!!

J0be 8:51 PM - 5 November, 2008

Quote:

Sup Guys...Here are some Youtube clips of me on the tables, juss getting back into scratching after a few years off but still got the itch for it...I try and go for a more funky scratch flow, not just a beat and repetative scratching, try to always keep it musical...what you guys reckon...DJ Alkemy

Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com

You Alkemy, some nice work. It's hard to what you're doing sometimes because they were recorded using the camcorder mic, so it's a bit muffled. Try and record through your 'line in' so we can get a clearer version of your cuts. No vids needed, just audio files, our ears will do the rest ;)

Transforming seemed on point, good rhythms, and I liked the samples you were cutting up. Time to move onto your 1 and 2 click flares buddy! (I dont think I saw any....could be wrong) I think the ability to pull off nice flare variations really makes all the difference when you want to take scratching to the next level.

Bandoma for example....king of the 2 click....always sounds sick.

J0be 8:59 PM - 5 November, 2008

That was meant to say.....'it's hard to HEAR what you're doing....'

:/

Mr.Nice 6:57 AM - 6 November, 2008

Quote:

I often practice to a metronome.

There's one online, it really helps with my timing and rhythm. You can gradually increase the speed as you go.

www.metronomeonline.com

DOPE!

Thanks J0Be, tip of the year fo me :)

J0be 1:52 PM - 6 November, 2008

Quote:

I often practice to a metronome.

There's one online, it really helps with my timing and rhythm. You can gradually increase the speed as you go.

www.metronomeonline.com

DOPE!

Thanks J0Be, tip of the year fo me :)

No probs dude! It can get quite boring at times, but it's perfect for practicing repetative motions, while keeping the same rhythm.
I think, when you practice over an actual song, it's easy to get lost in the vibe and just start freestyling. But the Metronome really helps to keep your mind focused on the scratch your practicing.

I got this tip off Qbert himself! Not in person...he answered my post in his forum :)

minus 2:30 PM - 6 November, 2008

^^dont you just hate it when you get lost in the vibe of a track.. I tend to do that shit alot..hence why I seem to get stuck in the same combos. A small quick tip as well is, keep watching other dj's videos.. Especially if they are real dope, cause no matter how much better they are than you, you will pick up small things from them (ie. different combo variations). Its like if you are writing a paper based on a different readings, no matter how original your thoughts are, you will be somewhat subconsciously influenced by the different material.

--I tend to get inspiration from dj netik.. probably the cleanest combos and cuts you'll ever hear.

J0be 3:28 PM - 6 November, 2008

^^^^

I couldnt agree more! Firstly, yep, I get lost in the vibe EVERY TIME! Its the hardest thing to discipline yourself to practice a new scratch.

Secondly, I always watch DJ Netik routines to pick up new combo's, he's one of the cleanest scratchers I've ever heard, if not the cleanest. Even though he's super advanced, I still pick up different things each time.

This is my favourite Netik routine....sickness.....

Watch uk.youtube.com

minus 7:50 PM - 6 November, 2008

Watch uk.youtube.com
Watch uk.youtube.com
Watch uk.youtube.com

J0be 7:54 PM - 6 November, 2008

Yup, as was going to post them too, but figured you'd defo already seen them ;)
His flow is insane in those clips.

minus 8:01 PM - 6 November, 2008

im saying.. how the eff do you do 3 click orbits? doods on point

j cue 8:11 PM - 6 November, 2008

netik is a dope party rocker too. multi talented mofo !

J0be 9:43 PM - 6 November, 2008

3 clicks orbits!? I hadnt even noticed them, he's too quick for my eyes and ears!

minus 11:53 PM - 6 November, 2008

haha yea, its what some of his combos look like, but i dont know.. his fader is doing a hellova lot of clicks per each revolution on the record.

minus 3:03 PM - 10 November, 2008

www.zshare.net

little quicky before work

bandoma 4:28 PM - 10 November, 2008

minus always bringing the heat!

sopranosupasta 4:49 PM - 10 November, 2008

damn, I need sooooo much practice....its not even right. lol

J0be 9:49 PM - 10 November, 2008

Nice

Mr Jimdobalina 11:17 PM - 10 November, 2008

Quote:

www.zshare.net

little quicky before work

Awesome, tight as fuk (as usual!)

I decided to put a scratch video on the Tube, I don't think it's 100% tight (maybe about 85%) but might as well get it on there anyway, constructive critiscism's all good

Watch uk.youtube.com

If u like it, plz gimme a rating

minus 2:54 AM - 11 November, 2008

solid cuts dood. only crit is dont mess with so many "tricks".. sounds like they are throwing you off your groove.

DJ ST 12:52 PM - 11 November, 2008

A freestyle I did in Summer 2007:
Watch uk.youtube.com

Was kinda spur of the moment, so its a bit sloppy.

J0be 1:08 PM - 11 November, 2008

Wasnt summer of 2007 a LONG time ago!? ;)

Start scratching....press record....give us something current!

Just messing. I'll check it when I get home...at work. Sadly.

DJ ST 3:08 PM - 11 November, 2008

Yeah, a looong time ago.
After that I bought Serato, and I'm surprised how little time I've devoted to scratch practise after that. I'm kinda embarrased to say, that I'm sorta, ahem,
(lowers voice to almost unaudible) unable to do a 2-click flare...

So those are the reasons to get back to basics and practice.
I think my biggest error is to try to do the 2-click with my wrist.
Gotta learn to do it with the fingers (maybe with the twiddle-method).

End of BS-whine.
Will cut more, when I get home.

Screwd 3:13 PM - 11 November, 2008

damn MINUS... that makes me horny - after work i'll get a handjob LOL

@Jimdobalina - nice one, i agree with minus

@ST - i think ur crossfader sucks...try to focus more on the flow, as on technique for freestyling....and practice on the different basics...if u got controll bout the basics, u can combinate them togheter in different styles and bring in your own flow....

keep on

minus 6:04 PM - 11 November, 2008

Quote:

damn MINUS... that makes me horny - after work i'll get a handjob LOL

@Jimdobalina - nice one, i agree with minus

@ST - i think ur crossfader sucks...try to focus more on the flow, as on technique for freestyling....and practice on the different basics...if u got controll bout the basics, u can combinate them togheter in different styles and bring in your own flow....

keep on

pfffft... handjobs ftw!

@ST dont worry.. 2clicks are hard as fuck. watch screwd's vids if you want to see the fader/hand motion (/nh) for the 2 click.. homeboy has it down. also, look at those vids i posted from dj netik.. watch his fader wrist. that dood has by far the cleanest 2 clicks by far. slow beats are the key.. or set a metronome to something around 80-85 bpm... it will help your form.

J0be 8:01 PM - 11 November, 2008

Quote:

www.zshare.net

little quicky before work

Awesome, tight as fuk (as usual!)

I decided to put a scratch video on the Tube, I don't think it's 100% tight (maybe about 85%) but might as well get it on there anyway, constructive critiscism's all good

Watch uk.youtube.com

If u like it, plz gimme a rating

Commented.

Very nice.

Mr Jimdobalina 9:57 PM - 11 November, 2008

Much appreciated!

DJ ST 10:24 PM - 11 November, 2008

^^Thanks, Minus and Screwd.
I was going to post some, but my PS3 from Amazon arrived, soooo...

But yeah, Netik is hella nice, and honestly,
if I had put all those hours I've watched tablism videos into actual practicing,
I might have gotten somewhere =D.

I'm starting to follow a schedule of doing 2 hours of scratch practice a day,
whenever possible (got a part-time job as well as some studying).
Too bad that straight scratch skills don't guarantee club jobs...
But they help A LOT!

minus 11:41 PM - 11 November, 2008

alright... homework bitches.. this thread is finally not dead anymore, so lets keep the sessions going. I expect heads to start posting more quick routines goddamit!

Screwd 12:14 PM - 12 November, 2008

alright...after-lunch quicky..

www.zshare.net

Big-Handjobbing hehe

minus 1:24 PM - 12 November, 2008

damn son. pure hot sauce

J0be 9:46 PM - 12 November, 2008

hah, that was niiice :)

Mr.Nice 10:26 PM - 12 November, 2008

insane.

bandoma 1:42 AM - 13 November, 2008

crazy!

roybot 8:48 PM - 13 November, 2008

YESS! I finally found my serato records again! (they got lost in the crates after a gig...)

Ok, here's another one; not quite my speed, but the instrumental is so lovely i had to do this:
www.zshare.net

Screwd 9:56 PM - 13 November, 2008

thx homies...

tight quicky roybot, specialy i like that funky-fresh crabflow...

big up

j cue 12:33 PM - 14 November, 2008

Quote:

YESS! I finally found my serato records again! (they got lost in the crates after a gig...)

Ok, here's another one; not quite my speed, but the instrumental is so lovely i had to do this:
www.zshare.net

sick !!

minus 3:19 PM - 14 November, 2008

Quote:

YESS! I finally found my serato records again! (they got lost in the crates after a gig...)

Ok, here's another one; not quite my speed, but the instrumental is so lovely i had to do this:
www.zshare.net

very dope bro, that is a fresh little beat

bandoma 3:57 PM - 19 November, 2008

here's my sloppy sesh to the beat jobe posted

www.zshare.net

Screwd 4:10 PM - 19 November, 2008

nice handjob bandoma...

pure hot sauce - would minus say :D

J0be 10:04 PM - 19 November, 2008

Quote:

here's my sloppy sesh to the beat jobe posted

www.zshare.net

DAMN. Very nice B. Around 2:00 you went into light speed!

J0be 10:05 PM - 19 November, 2008

Make that 2:10

minus 3:44 AM - 20 November, 2008

Quote:

nice handjob bandoma...

pure hot sauce - would minus say :D

lol... um yea, what he said

for reals tho, hotsauce

bandoma 5:13 AM - 20 November, 2008

lol...thanks doods.

i need to work on my halftime cuts

J0be 8:27 AM - 20 November, 2008

No, please dont work on your half time cuts, if you get any better, I'm gona hang up my scratch vinyl, and walk away!

minus 2:12 PM - 20 November, 2008

haha.. for real.. dood doesnt post anything for like 3 months, shows up.. and burns us... what the shit bandoma haha.

bandoma 4:38 PM - 20 November, 2008

lol...im just trying to keep up with you guys.

did you see that new vid of dj sara

Watch www.youtube.com

she got 10x better. i gotta work on that style...shit is sick!

Mr Jimdobalina 8:12 PM - 20 November, 2008

Quote:

lol...im just trying to keep up with you guys.

did you see that new vid of dj sara

Watch www.youtube.com

she got 10x better. i gotta work on that style...shit is sick!

I know, the shit MAKES me sick

lol

J0be 10:51 PM - 20 November, 2008

Yeh, them kids are incredible.

minus 2:59 AM - 21 November, 2008

...are you fucking kidding me?! I QUIT! (throwing hat down and kicking it)

Mr Jimdobalina 8:01 AM - 21 November, 2008

Quote:

...are you fucking kidding me?! I QUIT! (throwing hat down and kicking it)

Haha, but not really?!!!

Screwd 8:34 AM - 21 November, 2008

damn yeah she got better and better and better and better

minus - i'll do the same hehe

minus 3:02 PM - 21 November, 2008

lol that shit is depressing...shes 9? Ive been dj'n longer than shes been alive, and still stomps me. haha. wowser.

minus 3:12 PM - 21 November, 2008

...i cant quit watching the vids.. her 2click orbits are so on point its disgusting.

Screwd 3:31 PM - 21 November, 2008

Welcome to the self-help group for Dj's who are longer Dj-ing as this girl been alive...

Hi my name is Marc and i am a worse Dj than Sara

bandoma 5:58 PM - 21 November, 2008

LOL!

minus 6:07 PM - 21 November, 2008

Hi my name is Sean, and I am a worse than dj sara.

roybot 9:03 PM - 21 November, 2008

Hi my name is Kurt and I am way worse than dj sara.

J0be 9:32 PM - 21 November, 2008

Hi my name is Jobe and I am....**breaks down into tears**

sopranosupasta 10:11 PM - 21 November, 2008

Hi my name is chris, and i cant even get 1 clicks.

minus 10:51 PM - 21 November, 2008

lol.. my god.. ^^ gave me quite a few chuckles.

Screwd 8:25 AM - 22 November, 2008

Yeah guys, let it all out. That will help...

....but on the other hand, we can FUCK hahaha

minus 4:51 PM - 22 November, 2008

ahhashahahahahaha

roybot 12:39 PM - 24 November, 2008

Quote:

Make that 2:10

yeah, damn fast, crabs both ways?

roybot 1:17 PM - 24 November, 2008

okay, here's my 2-click practice session:

Watch www.youtube.com

minus 2:06 PM - 24 November, 2008

^^It seems like you have some unnecessary hand movement..not a bad thing, but im thinking that if you tighten up your hand movement, you'll be able tighten up the 2clicks.

roybot 5:33 PM - 24 November, 2008

you mean the fader hand, right? what do you mean exactly?

sopranosupasta 9:28 PM - 24 November, 2008

ok, so its been a long time since i did this, and i dont think ive improved much...

Its repetitive, its sloppy, and I dont know what the hell im doing.....

but anyway,
www.zshare.net

J0be 9:40 PM - 24 November, 2008

I had a bit of a practice too, this is also way sloppy, I was trying to do a few new things, I hadnt planned on posting it, but then thought fuck it. You get the general idea.

www.zshare.net

sopranosupasta 9:42 PM - 24 November, 2008

damn jobe, why'd you have to post that right after mine? just to make me look even worse....LMAO.

J0be 9:48 PM - 24 November, 2008

Quote:

ok, so its been a long time since i did this, and i dont think ive improved much...

Its repetitive, its sloppy, and I dont know what the hell im doing.....

but anyway,
www.zshare.net

Yeh it is kinda repetitive in places. Some nice timing in others, I defo think more variation in the record hand would make more interesting listening, some nice high pitched sharp stabs would help mix it up a little, and they're pretty simple to throw in. You started throwing a few in toward the end.
It's sounds very monotone if you dont have record variation.
You defo went off when you were trying to do a few harder cuts, but we all do that.

Nice though mang, keep workin.

J0be 9:48 PM - 24 November, 2008

Quote:

damn jobe, why'd you have to post that right after mine? just to make me look even worse....LMAO.

LOL

My bad dude, I didnt even realise at the time! :/

J0be 9:50 PM - 24 November, 2008

Quote:

ok, so its been a long time since i did this, and i dont think ive improved much...

Its repetitive, its sloppy, and I dont know what the hell im doing.....

but anyway,
www.zshare.net

Yeh it is kinda repetitive in places. Some nice timing in others, I defo think more variation in the record hand would make more interesting listening, some nice high pitched sharp stabs would help mix it up a little, and they're pretty simple to throw in. You started throwing a few in toward the end.
It's sounds very monotone if you dont have record variation.
You defo went off when you were trying to do a few harder cuts, but we all do that.

Nice though mang, keep workin.

Oh I forgot, I defo hear an improvement in your timing and rhythm.

sopranosupasta 9:50 PM - 24 November, 2008

Quote:

ok, so its been a long time since i did this, and i dont think ive improved much...

Its repetitive, its sloppy, and I dont know what the hell im doing.....

but anyway,
www.zshare.net

Yeh it is kinda repetitive in places. Some nice timing in others, I defo think more variation in the record hand would make more interesting listening, some nice high pitched sharp stabs would help mix it up a little, and they're pretty simple to throw in. You started throwing a few in toward the end.
It's sounds very monotone if you dont have record variation.
You defo went off when you were trying to do a few harder cuts, but we all do that.

Nice though mang, keep workin.

YEP! I def gotta learn to speed up that record hand and keep it in time......as you know, I'm just learning by watching youtube vids, lol.....so its been a slow process for me,...... but thanks for the kind words!!!

J0be 9:53 PM - 24 November, 2008

Quote:

okay, here's my 2-click practice session:

Watch www.youtube.com

Damn. I really gotta get my 2 click on point. Sounds sick.

bandoma 10:12 PM - 24 November, 2008

Quote:

okay, here's my 2-click practice session:

Watch www.youtube.com

pretty dope man, you got a ton of the power skratches down. 2-clicks are pretty much there, you just gotta find a way to make it flow better.

overall...good shiet!

bandoma 10:13 PM - 24 November, 2008

soprano, i say go back and work on some of the basic scratches first. get your stabs, baby's, chirps etc down then move on to the advanced stuff.

jobe...your shit keeps on getting better.

Screwd 10:18 PM - 24 November, 2008

yeah really dope shit u guys posting....

keep on jobe...on and on...getting defenitly better....

here a little BASICS on the beginning, some 1-2-3 clicks plus combos and stuff

www.zshare.net

James Brown - Papa Don't Take No Mess (RIP)

Screwd 10:26 PM - 24 November, 2008

wrong linking...

this bitch should work

www.zshare.net

Screwd 10:31 PM - 24 November, 2008

i'm not retarded...mkkkaaaaayy :D

finaly:

www.zshare.net

bandoma 10:38 PM - 24 November, 2008

^so fresh!!! nice job screwd. how the hell do you pull of them 3 clicks???

Screwd 10:50 PM - 24 November, 2008

ooohh shit....u're right, these 3 click cheating bitches are hidden :D

<david choppfield modus on> www.zshare.net </off>

lol

J0be 11:12 PM - 24 November, 2008

LOL DAMN!

Mother fucker! Just when I start feeling comfortable, you gve me a new scratch to practice. Goodbye 'time', it was nice knowing you.

Screwd 11:17 PM - 24 November, 2008

lol does that make u feeling better, when i say, that i'm cheating with these CLICKING bitches??

i can't click twice in orbit style...thats just a "twiddle"

and 3 clicks, is a crab...

so...

yeah, u can call me a mofo cheater...lol

J0be 11:28 PM - 24 November, 2008

hah.....aaaahhhh! Clever! ;)

minus 1:54 AM - 25 November, 2008

^^hahaha you fucking cheater!!

na for real tho, fucking fresh! if you can shoot video, id love to see a close up of fader and record hands so i can put the motions to the sounds.

minus 1:57 AM - 25 November, 2008

@ roybot

its your fader hand that I was talkin bout.. I noticed you take your hand off the fader quite a bit, and also you open the fader real wide rather than small movements.. you should be able to improve your speed significantly if you tighten it up a bit. your cuts are on point and you vary things up quite a bit, but I think you should be able to expand much more just by that small adjustment. hopefully that made sense.

bandoma 3:42 AM - 25 November, 2008

screwd those 3 clicks are crazy!!!

yo...where are all you skratch nerds at? i know J0be is across the pond.

anyone in socal? it would be dope session with you (no homo).

holla!

roybot 6:33 PM - 25 November, 2008

@bandoma: switzerland :-(

@minus: thx mate, i dunno why i make fingermiles ;-), I watched some old vids with my old mixer (an ecler hak360, now i have a ttm57), I didn't do that back then. anyway, I'm still unfriendly with the fader, especially when it comes to crabs. thanks for your tip, it's a very precious one. that's what i meant when i posted my first file oct 20th.

@ screwd: nice one man! I do the "flarecrab" (?) a lot, it's very effective, but yours are much sharper, loved it and listened it 4x nonstop! little tip: try to twiddle early or late (see my latest file with the 2clicks), then you have the same scratch but much variation. get it? i'm gonna post a file soon (first i have to feed my son).

@all y'all: does anyone know the ttm (scratch notation like an instrument)?

roybot 8:45 PM - 25 November, 2008

aight, here it is (not my best day today...):

www.zshare.net

Screwd 10:32 PM - 25 November, 2008

thx guyz

yo roybot thx for the feedback.. i don't know what u mean hehe but, i will if u explain in swiss german ;) yeah, i'm from switzerland too

Screwd 12:24 PM - 26 November, 2008

hey guyz

have u intresst to make a little file, like, everyone got 16 bars to cut?

i'll prepare a instrumental, and post it, and u send me the file on my mail, and i put it together...

i prefer if u send me JUST the track with the cuts...

i post the instrumental later

minus 3:37 PM - 26 November, 2008

sounds fun, what program would you use to edit them together?

minus 3:38 PM - 26 November, 2008

--also i have a bunch of beats ive made if you want to use one of them for this

www.soundclick.com

J0be 3:46 PM - 26 November, 2008

Sweeeet

Dirty Digits 4:06 PM - 26 November, 2008

Yes TTM (turntablist transcription method) is the shit. Its the best way to learn new techniques and really helps you understand the scratches that you already know by letting you see them right in front of you. This webiste is a little advanced, (most ttms are a little more simplified with straight lines and hatches representing "clicks") but this should def help get you on the right track
ttmethod.com

Heres a blank TTM so you can get busy with your own Scratches.
ttmethod.com

Screwd 4:46 PM - 26 November, 2008

ok, seems to start e New Topic....

I don't have a vision whats the result of that idea, but its a motivation and a solidarty of all open minded dj's in here - and there are some very tight turntablists (or scratch dj's)

i don't know how many dj's wanna be a part of this, thatz the first thing i wanna know... 10 minutes scratching over the same beat (for listeners) is boring...so i try to find out if enough be interested in that FUN "project"...i'm shure there are 5 peopz in here :) the skillz level doesnt matter..just for fun

okay, i'll start a new topic...

Fuck NOKIA connecting People - SERATO connecting Nerds hahaha

Screwd 5:19 PM - 26 November, 2008

Here the Link for that Project

www.scratchlive.net

Keep them Audiofiles comming

sopranosupasta 6:25 PM - 26 November, 2008

man, Ive been practing my stabs, baby's, and chirps.... and i now realize how much i such....lmao.....

bandoma 11:51 PM - 3 December, 2008

here's a lil bump for dec sessions

www.mediafire.com

minus 1:09 AM - 4 December, 2008

sounds dope bro, somebody has been practicing their 2 clicks =)

bandoma 2:39 AM - 5 December, 2008

flares sound pretty good dub. keep on practicing them. did you get the 2 clicks down?

minus 6:27 AM - 5 December, 2008

Quote:

Nah I need someone to show me how to 2 click, I have no idea how, I just need to study the motion.

for some reason, this guy --> Watch www.youtube.com scratches in a way that I can understand the movements.. I learned 1clicks and flair chirps from his vids.

stevie o 5:58 PM - 5 December, 2008

Quote:

Here's me practicing my flares. I need more practice :(

Any suggestions?

www.zshare.net

No suggestions, shit is dope, as a rule of thumb I don't critique anyone better than me, which includes everyone.

good job

stevie o 6:00 PM - 5 December, 2008

Watch www.youtube.com

I would hit it and the scratches are good too

J0be 10:03 PM - 5 December, 2008

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

I would hit it and the scratches are good too

She can delay 2 click my balls.

J0be 10:09 PM - 5 December, 2008

Quote:

Here's me practicing my flares. I need more practice :(

Any suggestions?

www.zshare.net

umm, yeh it's tough to give tips on that one. Sounded sick. Technically, it was good, just lacked a bit of flow I guess.

It's like you have some fairly advanced scratches down, and they sound nice, but linking it all smoothly needs some work.

So, slow the beat down, and get into a nice groove.

Thats all I got!

:)

J0be 10:19 PM - 5 December, 2008

Quote:

here's a lil bump for dec sessions

www.mediafire.com

I think I've figured out what I love about your cuts.

For the most part, the fader is always left open, mainly because you use a lot of flares (whereas I transform a lot, which closes the fader for longer periods).
So when you cut, you can hear a lot more record variation, and longer tones.
Plus of course, you're always on point.

Nice B.

bandoma 10:53 PM - 5 December, 2008

^werd

thanks J.

minus 6:32 AM - 6 December, 2008

Watch www.youtube.com

^^peep this dood..

J0be 12:13 PM - 6 December, 2008

Yeh he's nice.

j cue 12:02 AM - 8 December, 2008

siccckkk

theJAV 12:19 AM - 8 December, 2008

super siccckkkkk . .. .. pisses me off lol

sopranosupasta 12:36 AM - 9 December, 2008

ok, so ive been practicing the basics.

heres some chirps and stabs, tell me how im doing.

www.zshare.net

dj.ay 11:46 PM - 9 December, 2008

here is a lil scratch session ....

Watch www.youtube.com

dj.ay 11:47 PM - 9 December, 2008

& another one ....

Watch www.youtube.com

dj.ay 12:01 AM - 10 December, 2008

& another one ....rockin wit the best session ....wat ya think about ma videos ?
FEEL FREE !!!

dj.ay 12:01 AM - 10 December, 2008

ROCKIN WIT THE BEST SESSION

Watch www.youtube.com

stevie o 2:30 AM - 10 December, 2008

www.zshare.net

Coming out of the closet,..no homo......What i mean is I never record anything i mix, no mixtapes, no sets etc ever. The reason is I am such a harsh critic of my work and I cant listen to 10 seconds of my own work without finding 5 things wrong with it. This was a one take scratch session about a minute 8 seconds long with no editing. I listened to it and as usual I found everything wrong with it. Just thought i would share and hopefully you guys can tell me how bad I suck and we can get a few laughs. Thanks
keep up the good work, I enjoyed all of you guys' scratch clips. Some of you guys have crazy talent.

good times!

Liquidice 3:00 AM - 10 December, 2008

Quote:

www.zshare.net

Coming out of the closet,..no homo......What i mean is I never record anything i mix, no mixtapes, no sets etc ever. The reason is I am such a harsh critic of my work and I cant listen to 10 seconds of my own work without finding 5 things wrong with it. This was a one take scratch session about a minute 8 seconds long with no editing. I listened to it and as usual I found everything wrong with it. Just thought i would share and hopefully you guys can tell me how bad I suck and we can get a few laughs. Thanks
keep up the good work, I enjoyed all of you guys' scratch clips. Some of you guys have crazy talent.

good times!

I like it.. it's got musicality and it's really on point.. I like your patterns and you keep going. I get frustrated with a sound and switch too often. Here are my vids in order of progression..

1st one ever..
Watch www.youtube.com

2nd one.. bad angle can't see my fader hand at all
Watch www.youtube.com

3rd one.. recorded yesterday while I was sick :-(
Watch www.youtube.com

bandoma 4:23 AM - 10 December, 2008

Quote:

www.zshare.net

Coming out of the closet,..no homo......What i mean is I never record anything i mix, no mixtapes, no sets etc ever. The reason is I am such a harsh critic of my work and I cant listen to 10 seconds of my own work without finding 5 things wrong with it. This was a one take scratch session about a minute 8 seconds long with no editing. I listened to it and as usual I found everything wrong with it. Just thought i would share and hopefully you guys can tell me how bad I suck and we can get a few laughs. Thanks
keep up the good work, I enjoyed all of you guys' scratch clips. Some of you guys have crazy talent.

good times!

not bad stevie. sounds like your timing is on point. your chirps are clean and i think i heard a few flares in there.

not sure what else to tell you but if you want to get better, spend less time play golf and more time skratching...HAHA!!!

jk man.

stevie o 2:55 PM - 10 December, 2008

Thanks bandoma. That was inspiring coming from a Scratch master like yourself that might be the confidence I needed to step up my game.
Also your 100% right. I golf everyday like it's my job and spend no time practicing djing, I will have to find a balance.

bandoma 4:38 PM - 10 December, 2008

im far from a scratch master. just an ordinary dood here on these forums.

stevie o 5:08 PM - 10 December, 2008

right

J0be 10:14 PM - 10 December, 2008

Quote:

www.zshare.net

Coming out of the closet,..no homo......What i mean is I never record anything i mix, no mixtapes, no sets etc ever. The reason is I am such a harsh critic of my work and I cant listen to 10 seconds of my own work without finding 5 things wrong with it. This was a one take scratch session about a minute 8 seconds long with no editing. I listened to it and as usual I found everything wrong with it. Just thought i would share and hopefully you guys can tell me how bad I suck and we can get a few laughs. Thanks
keep up the good work, I enjoyed all of you guys' scratch clips. Some of you guys have crazy talent.

good times!

Nice Stevie, you kept within your comfort zone, so it flowed well. Just a matter of practicing some different cuts and giving it some variaion.

:)

J0be 10:21 PM - 10 December, 2008

Quote:

www.zshare.net

Coming out of the closet,..no homo......What i mean is I never record anything i mix, no mixtapes, no sets etc ever. The reason is I am such a harsh critic of my work and I cant listen to 10 seconds of my own work without finding 5 things wrong with it. This was a one take scratch session about a minute 8 seconds long with no editing. I listened to it and as usual I found everything wrong with it. Just thought i would share and hopefully you guys can tell me how bad I suck and we can get a few laughs. Thanks
keep up the good work, I enjoyed all of you guys' scratch clips. Some of you guys have crazy talent.

good times!

I like it.. it's got musicality and it's really on point.. I like your patterns and you keep going. I get frustrated with a sound and switch too often. Here are my vids in order of progression..

1st one ever..
Watch www.youtube.com

2nd one.. bad angle can't see my fader hand at all
Watch www.youtube.com

3rd one.. recorded yesterday while I was sick :-(
Watch www.youtube.com

You dont look sick...GET BACK TO WORK!! ;)

It was interesting to see your progression, at the beginning your timing was way off, especially with your crabs, but now they're really coming along. And it sounded much better musically.

Have you tried flaring yet? I dont think I noticed any. Might be the next step...

J0be 10:26 PM - 10 December, 2008

Quote:

ROCKIN WIT THE BEST SESSION

Watch www.youtube.com

I dont really like the title ;)

But overall...scratching was clean, timing was good, quite repetitive though, would be nice to see more variation. Still....some nice cuts :)

J0be 10:42 PM - 10 December, 2008

Quote:

ok, so ive been practicing the basics.

heres some chirps and stabs, tell me how im doing.

www.zshare.net

Thats what I like to see maaan....some real hard practice!! It does get boring but it gets the job done. Your timing has really improved.

So a step forward then would be to try and chirp, with some half times...and double times thrown in (still just chirps), so it's slightly harder, but sounds way more interesting. I've recorded a quick file, to show you what I mean.

I've only used chirps, but I've switched the pattern and timing to make it varied...

www.zshare.net

So try and get this down, before moving on to the next scratch.

Good job dude

sopranosupasta 1:04 AM - 11 December, 2008

sweet, I like that them double times sound tough...lol

henryo 12:43 AM - 14 December, 2008

Quote:

heres a old vid i think it can still hang.

Watch www.youtube.com

Your record control is crazy....Need to learn that "wave" motion that you use

minus 3:47 AM - 14 December, 2008

aight fellas... here is some of my 2click practice..mostly trying to work on my doubletime cuts. I stray off beat a couple times, but ive been really trying to focus on cleanliness and fluidity.

www.zshare.net

kalibhakta 4:33 AM - 14 December, 2008

Is there a general rule as to what scratches a person should learn at first with an associated order to them?

Just a typical scratch noob ;-0

J0be 1:45 PM - 14 December, 2008

Yeh I suppose there are rules. Always start with the simple stuff...so basics first - babies, Stabs, chirps, tears, and then move onto transforming and then have a go at flares I guess, after that you'll pick up new things as you progress.

If you want to learn any of the above, just go to Youtube, and type in the name of the scratch you want to learn...and then 'Qbert', and it should take you to his insructional videos. They're perfect for learning the basics.

Dj Rehab 7:50 PM - 14 December, 2008

Watch www.youtube.com

bandoma 8:23 PM - 14 December, 2008

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

yo that was dope rehab

Dj Rehab 6:39 AM - 16 December, 2008

thanks bandoma, you and others have some incredible scratching in this thread

bandoma 4:02 PM - 16 December, 2008

Quote:

aight fellas... here is some of my 2click practice..mostly trying to work on my doubletime cuts. I stray off beat a couple times, but ive been really trying to focus on cleanliness and fluidity.

www.zshare.net

yo minus...finally checked this out. i think you know what you need to do. i find that two clicking at slower beats is alot easier than faster beats. the hard part with double time cuts is every thing else.

thanks rehab.

minus 10:28 PM - 17 December, 2008

^^yea, its hard as hell.. im still working on my timing, and i tend to stray off beat a few times.

J0be 10:37 PM - 17 December, 2008

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

Yeh man, liked that. Flowed nicely, some clean cuts, nice variation.
Good work dude.

j cue 12:16 PM - 18 December, 2008

Watch www.youtube.com
my most recent attempt ...

stevie o 4:40 AM - 19 December, 2008

are u ever coming back to stickam cue?

dj.bigdes 12:36 AM - 20 December, 2008

I've been reading the forums from time to time, but just stumbled upon this. I must say that there's a bunch of talented cats posting their vids!! I checked out most of the youtube joints, and I want to thank y'all for the inspiration!!! Going to practice right now!!!

Holla...

j cue 10:04 AM - 20 December, 2008

Quote:

are u ever coming back to stickam cue?

i still log in there regular enough, but there is usually someone spinning, so i just chill

stevie o 1:40 AM - 24 December, 2008

www.zshare.net

Im trying, I am making it my mission to get better and I thank you guys for the inspiration.

minus 3:59 PM - 24 December, 2008

to all my scratch fam.. I will be a married man in roughly 1 hour. Wish me luck =)

J0be 4:12 PM - 24 December, 2008

DAMN!! Good luck minus!!

Mr Jimdobalina 4:15 PM - 24 December, 2008

All the best mate

bandoma 4:58 PM - 24 December, 2008

wow...congrats minus!

DJ Schematic 6:23 PM - 24 December, 2008

Excellent! Have fun! I'm sure you can find a dj here for the reception.

minus 6:55 PM - 24 December, 2008

thanks fellas, its official!

sopranosupasta 7:08 PM - 24 December, 2008

congrats Minus......

Mr Jimdobalina 8:03 PM - 24 December, 2008

Watch uk.youtube.com

Haha

Congratulations man

minus 11:11 PM - 24 December, 2008

^^haha that ghetto fabulous

minus 11:13 PM - 24 December, 2008

...but I think i want this guy
Watch uk.youtube.com

Mr Jimdobalina 11:16 PM - 24 December, 2008

Hahahahhaha

How long do you think he rehearsed that in front of the mirror????

CUSTUMCOLORZ 1:00 AM - 25 December, 2008

congrats homie....

SiRocket 5:11 PM - 26 December, 2008

ill through in some chirps today for you minus

j cue 6:27 AM - 30 December, 2008

congrats minus !

minus 7:36 AM - 30 December, 2008

thanks bros.. not gonna lie.. kinda weird having a ring on my fader hand..

DJ Angelo 12:22 PM - 16 January, 2009

Hey guys, if anyone is interested in learning how to scratch as well as other turntablism techniques (starting at the very basics), please check out my free tutorials on either:

www.djtutor.com

OR

www.youtube.com

I'm a self-taught turntablist and DJ tutor and work hard to make this amazing artform as accessible as possible for people to learn. I got pretty frustrated by the poor quality of tutorials out there so was motivated to produce my own. If you enjoy them, please subscribe and leave a comment, and I will continue to make more.

For all you ScratchLive turntablists, you can also check out a couple of routines I composed and performed using ScratchLive.

Watch www.youtube.com

AND

Watch www.youtube.com

Would love to hear from anyone else doing creative things on ScratchLive.

Peace and progress...

DJ Angelo
www.djangelo.co.uk

sopranosupasta 3:05 PM - 16 January, 2009

hey Angelo, I have to say, I just watched all 6 of your tutorial videos and your teaching style is great... very simple to follow and very instructive... great job.

Dj Status 3:20 PM - 16 January, 2009

Jeez when did Zshare turn into spyware hell?

Dj-M.Bezzle 3:31 PM - 16 January, 2009

its gotten real bad recently, who woulda thought id get more spyware from trying to get a mixtape than from porn

Dj Status 4:03 PM - 16 January, 2009

They block you know if you use Ad-Block from fire fox too.

bandoma 4:41 PM - 16 January, 2009

nice work dj angelo

J0be 8:21 PM - 16 January, 2009

Hell yeah, he's UK, what did you expect! ;)

DJ Angelo 12:02 AM - 20 January, 2009

Respect to all!

Zion-Prayz 11:17 PM - 31 January, 2009

No complaints here. Nice and clean. Diggin the white vinyl too.

J0be 1:32 AM - 1 February, 2009

Yeh very nice Steve, especially liked 25-35 secs, nice flow.

sopranosupasta 1:42 AM - 1 February, 2009

JObe, congrats on the DJsmack.com mention.....

seven2wo 4:27 AM - 2 February, 2009

Quote:

they're clear with white slipmats ha ha

LOL! i did the same thing!!!

but i agree with everyone else. its clean and sounds like youve mastered the scratches that you know how to do. nice work!

J0be 6:33 PM - 2 February, 2009

Quote:

JObe, congrats on the DJsmack.com mention.....

Lol, that guy's retarded. He spends all day looking through dudes' myspace photos...

"HEY LOOK AT THIS GUY, WE DONT WANT TO BUY YOUR HEADPHONES DUDE!!!!!!!11
ROLF!!!!"

Get a job.

djchase 9:31 PM - 2 February, 2009

where can i find scratch videos except for youtube...(fo free) lol

DjManny09 8:27 AM - 3 February, 2009

Well, after 1 year getting practice thats what i can do.

Watch www.youtube.com

This is just a short video, but tell me what you think...

djchase 8:54 AM - 3 February, 2009

that was very good man i should start working now to get some work in

j cue 1:30 AM - 8 February, 2009

Watch www.youtube.com

recent attempt at something new i was learning... starts off a bit shit, but hey, i was tired

Zion-Prayz 4:09 AM - 8 February, 2009

If that was while you were tired I can't wait to see what you have when you're rested up.

j cue 9:59 PM - 8 February, 2009

thanks zion. well here is the rested up version. i think its a bit cleaner.
www.zshare.net

J0be 10:58 PM - 8 February, 2009

Good work J Cue! Sounding nice.

j cue 11:31 PM - 8 February, 2009

cheers jobe!

j cue 11:33 PM - 8 February, 2009

i deleted the first one, before too many people saw it..lol

j cue 11:38 PM - 8 February, 2009

Quote:

thanks zion. well here is the rested up version. i think its a bit cleaner.

Watch www.youtube.com

Zion-Prayz 2:21 AM - 9 February, 2009

Nice

DECEPTION808 12:03 AM - 13 February, 2009

mess around scratch practice with my cuz dj costik as u watch the vid we weren't serious
Watch www.youtube.com

J0be 1:19 AM - 14 February, 2009

LOL

Fuck me, that was ill. I hate you bastards.

;o)

minus 9:29 PM - 14 February, 2009

haha^^

cosign

SiRocket 8:51 PM - 9 March, 2009

finally setup my old camera with a wide angle lens to get a few movies recorded. chopped on the end to show my attempt at chirp flares.... still have lots of work to do on my left hand scratches but im finally getting rhythm :)

Watch www.youtube.com

SiRocket 8:52 PM - 9 March, 2009

and yes the 45 light is on, on the left deck but its on 33 1/2... light has an issue.

bandoma 9:03 PM - 9 March, 2009

^pretty good rocket...i heard those chirp flares at the end.

Quote:

still have lots of work to do on my left hand scratches but im finally getting rhythm :)

do you skratch better with your right hand?

SiRocket 9:06 PM - 9 March, 2009

long story short, started off 9 years ago with my left, but i never learned the regular scratches, always doing baby scratches and transforms on the left hand. (i write left handed).

Learned chirps and flares (not chirp flares... those are new for me this year on both hands :) on the right hand, but can't transform or 2 click worth shit on the right hand... kinda funny but i guess its my way to keep interesting and be able to scratch on either side.

Been practicing with the left hand (getting chirps, and flares down) this year. Now im trying to get more combo's down and clean up on all of the scratches.

-R

Mr Jimdobalina 9:37 PM - 9 March, 2009

Sounded tight man!!

rated & commented :)

SiRocket 9:39 PM - 9 March, 2009

thanks fam! ill start getting some more video's up from time to time. And as always, improving :)

Bandoma, you earned even more respect from me when i saw that verbal threat flyer with you on it!! i <3 VT..

Keep it up everyone!

-R

bandoma 10:08 PM - 9 March, 2009

^werd thanks man. my homie dj flict is their dj. they're dope.

your cuts sound pretty clean. im good with my left hand, but wack with my right.

i could do basic chirps, tears, flares and sometimes 2 clicks. i just have a hard time with control and combos with my right.

-----------------------------------------

skratch nerds...peep this thread. its a lil demo skratch tape my crew made back in '97

www.scratchlive.net

stevie o 5:18 PM - 11 March, 2009

Quote:

thanks fam! ill start getting some more video's up from time to time. And as always, improving :)

Bandoma, you earned even more respect from me when i saw that verbal threat flyer with you on it!! i <3 VT..

Keep it up everyone!

-R

very talented man...
side note. Are you using absolute mode cause I saw you picking up the needle to find the next cue. Wouldnt using relative mode with assigned cue points on the 57 be more efficient? Please dont take that advice the wrong way. im not trying to tell you what to do, just trying to help.

SiRocket 6:02 PM - 11 March, 2009

i use relative with drop to cue's.... my dumbass reversed setting up cues 4 and 5 so thats why i had to backtrack :) normally im quick on the fly with it. :)

appreciate the feedback guys! I still have a long way to go, but i'm getting warmer, hehe.

-R

seven2wo 11:18 PM - 11 March, 2009

oooh good shit! i was feelin the tear combos at around 1:12
damn its been a good minute. ill try to get my lazy ass to post something again soon!

minus 12:01 AM - 12 March, 2009

mee toooooo

-I think I forgot how to cut

djskiggz 12:22 AM - 12 March, 2009

How come I am the only one who scratches Hampster?????

FunkyRob 1:47 AM - 12 March, 2009

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mess around scratch practice with my cuz dj costik as u watch the vid we weren't serious
Watch www.youtube.com

I really dig the drunken chapstick stratch

j cue 7:58 AM - 14 March, 2009

Quote:

mess around scratch practice with my cuz dj costik as u watch the vid we weren't serious
Watch www.youtube.com

I really dig the drunken chapstick stratch

that was some ill shit ! pure jokes too!

j cue 8:00 AM - 14 March, 2009

Quote:

finally setup my old camera with a wide angle lens to get a few movies recorded. chopped on the end to show my attempt at chirp flares.... still have lots of work to do on my left hand scratches but im finally getting rhythm :)

Watch www.youtube.com

sick! i left a comment on ur youtube..
i just had to get up from the chair and have a cut after watching this !!

SiRocket 5:26 PM - 14 March, 2009

cue, means alot my man, your cuts and style is amazing!!!! thanks sir!

SiRocket 5:26 PM - 14 March, 2009

are*

J0be 6:14 PM - 14 March, 2009

There's a lot of love in this room.

;)

seven2wo 8:26 PM - 14 March, 2009

I just noticed...hey Rocket I have that same shirt too! LOL

j cue 9:36 PM - 14 March, 2009

Quote:

There's a lot of love in this room.

;)

no homo ?

SiRocket 2:06 AM - 15 March, 2009

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I just noticed...hey Rocket I have that same shirt too! LOL

dland rocks!

sopranosupasta 9:41 PM - 18 March, 2009

I bought new records today, so I figured I would actually record... lol.....still practicing....

www.zshare.net

Mr Jimdobalina 11:09 PM - 19 March, 2009

Wassup ppl, i haven't put up a scratch session for a while cos i've been busy in the lab trying to clone my crossfader hand, i'm almost ambidextrous, needs more work though, need to get a bit more rhthym, kinda got the chirps and 1 & 2click flares down, transforms need major work to get speed up

So this one's with my left hand on the fader, check it out, lemme know what u think

www.zshare.net

only about 1 minute long, sort of starts to sound shitty about 35secs in, but keep listening, i think i redeemed myself near the end

stevie o 11:29 PM - 19 March, 2009

hey jim are you related to mr dobalina, mr bob dobalina?

Mr Jimdobalina 11:39 PM - 19 March, 2009

Haha, yeah he's my father's brother's nephew's second-cousin's former roommate, lol

Dunno why i chose that for my forum name, i've been known as jimbob in the past, so just thought i'd pay hommage to one of my fav old skool hip hop tunes

stevie o 12:49 AM - 20 March, 2009

del tha funky homosapien

J0be 8:58 PM - 20 March, 2009

Quote:

Wassup ppl, i haven't put up a scratch session for a while cos i've been busy in the lab trying to clone my crossfader hand, i'm almost ambidextrous, needs more work though, need to get a bit more rhthym, kinda got the chirps and 1 & 2click flares down, transforms need major work to get speed up

So this one's with my left hand on the fader, check it out, lemme know what u think

www.zshare.net

only about 1 minute long, sort of starts to sound shitty about 35secs in, but keep listening, i think i redeemed myself near the end

Dude, I'm pretty sure there's been a massive improvement since your last post. Sounding really nice! Flowing better, more complex movements. Nice job!

J0be 9:02 PM - 20 March, 2009

Quote:

I bought new records today, so I figured I would actually record... lol.....still practicing....

www.zshare.net

Same goes for you sopranosupasta! Huge improvements, better rhythm, nice cuts. Damn, I need to get back on the cut, you guys have obviously been putting in some hours!

Mr Jimdobalina 9:04 PM - 20 March, 2009

Thanks man, and that's with my left hand!!! Used to only be able to do fast baby's and cuts with that side

2 months of constant practice must've paid off :)

J0be 9:15 PM - 20 March, 2009

It certainly has mate.

sopranosupasta 9:26 PM - 20 March, 2009

yes sir!!! I've been practicing at least 2-3hours every day! ....thanks for the feedback JObe!!!

J0be 9:43 PM - 20 March, 2009

It really shows dude, keep up the good work.

sopranosupasta 10:06 PM - 20 March, 2009

I cant lie either, I've been getting lessons from a friend of mine thats in the Deck Demons...lol

J0be 10:39 PM - 20 March, 2009

Damn, make the most of it while you can!

sopranosupasta 10:42 PM - 20 March, 2009

yeah, Ive been trying too....its far easier to have someone there to say "thats not right do it this way!".....

J0be 12:23 AM - 21 March, 2009

Got me in the vibe and shit! Had to press record...

www.zshare.net

Zion-Prayz 1:03 AM - 21 March, 2009

Man, talk about pumped up...

Mr Jimdobalina 1:17 AM - 21 March, 2009

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Got me in the vibe and shit! Had to press record...

www.zshare.net

Aaaawwwwwww, SHIT!!!!!!

Just when I think I'm doin' well, you come out and totally destroy me!!!!!

Unfair, lol

OK, no more Mr nice jimbob, I'm bringing out the big guns this time, just you wait...... :D

J0be 1:19 AM - 21 March, 2009

Haha :D

Looking forward to it!

Mr Jimdobalina 1:21 AM - 21 March, 2009

Lol, can't do shit 2nite but, too stoned and drunk, haha

Mr Jimdobalina 1:36 AM - 21 March, 2009

Just wondering j0be, do u scratch with ur good hand on the wax, or the fader?

Cos that shit's mega-fast!!!!

J0be 1:44 AM - 21 March, 2009

Always scratched with my good hand on the fader. My record hand was always slow as hell, but it gets quicker with time.

Mr Jimdobalina 1:54 AM - 21 March, 2009

I started out with the good hand on the record, did that for years, then discovered the art of doing flares and transforms n stuff , that's when i switched hands, now i've been trying to copy it onto the other side

sopranosupasta 1:57 AM - 21 March, 2009

DAAAAAAAAAAAAMN JObe.......thats some shit right there, shit... you da man......I gotta get speed like that! hot shit.......

sopranosupasta 2:00 AM - 21 March, 2009

JObe, I just listened to that shit 3 times, you have a super smooth flow.......

Mr Jimdobalina 2:01 AM - 21 March, 2009

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DAAAAAAAAAAAAMN JObe.......thats some shit right there, shit... you da man......I gotta get speed like that! hot shit.......

The guy's too fast, dunno if i can keep up, gonna give it my best shot though, lol

J0be 2:10 AM - 21 March, 2009

hah, thanks fellas! I remember watching qberts videos, thinking, how the fuck does he cut so fast! Just kept speeding the record up and tried to keep pace. You get there in the end :)
You guys are showing real promise maan, it wont be long.

Mr Jimdobalina 2:18 AM - 21 March, 2009

Quote:

hah, thanks fellas! I remember watching qberts videos, thinking, how the fuck does he cut so fast! Just kept speeding the record up and tried to keep pace. You get there in the end :)
You guys are showing real promise maan, it wont be long.

Same here, apart from that, u got any other tips for us?

I recorded one of my fav beats to scratch over (Off Dirtstyle alpha, the one where Q wears the gas mask on the DIY vid) and speeded it up gradually, that's my speed-practice technique.

Mr Jimdobalina 2:26 AM - 21 March, 2009

Plus trying to battle gas mask Qbert helps to keep the shit varied.

Fuck trying to battle lamb chops but, that shit's impossible!!!!

J0be 10:39 AM - 21 March, 2009

hah lamb chop is another level, he goes all out in that one! Fucking amazing cuts.
No more tips really, if you want more speed, just gradually speed up the tracks your cutting over. It's that simple really.

sopranosupasta 12:35 PM - 21 March, 2009

yeah yeah! thats what I've been doing, I play a ton of uptempo stuff when I play out so Ive been practicing over house beats,I'll try and record a quick one later......

j cue 3:14 PM - 21 March, 2009

Quote:

Got me in the vibe and shit! Had to press record...

www.zshare.net

damn jobe. ur shit sounds good now! clean,fast n furious!

minus 3:33 PM - 21 March, 2009

good work jimbo, sounds fresh.. I still need to buckle down and learn to cut with my left hand.

@Jobey.. why do you have to post that shit man.. especially when i'm out of town lol. got me all inspired and shit. Glad to see this thread is popping again!

Mr Jimdobalina 6:46 PM - 21 March, 2009

Thanks minus, much appreciated

J0be 8:22 PM - 21 March, 2009

looking forward to your next cut minus, been a while!

I've just realised....

Quote:

So I've been practicing my scratching lately, havent been at it long, but quite happy with progress.

So I thought I'd share! But then I thought I'd go one better and ask all the turntablists out there to join me and show off their skills!!

So heres the very simple rules...

You may only use ONE sample to scratch.

You may only scratch over ONE beat/break.

It cant be longer than 5 minutes!

I figure this way you wont get people going off on one for hours on end, and you get a short taster of what they can do!

Here is my effort!

www.zshare.net

Hope you enjoy..

J0be.

...that was my first ever post in this thread, and that file is still live...it's been downloaded over 4,000 times!

That's insane.

sopranosupasta 8:33 PM - 21 March, 2009

thats crazy!!!

bandoma 12:30 AM - 22 March, 2009

dayummmmm

j0bey! much improved brotha! you've come a long way since your first post. good shiet.

i like how you used the og booger break track. brought back memories of qbert cutting it up in the 93 dmc's.

your transforming and timing is on point.

DJ DennisJ 8:48 PM - 22 March, 2009

Quote:

looking forward to your next cut minus, been a while!

I've just realised....

Quote:

So I've been practicing my scratching lately, havent been at it long, but quite happy with progress.

So I thought I'd share! But then I thought I'd go one better and ask all the turntablists out there to join me and show off their skills!!

So heres the very simple rules...

You may only use ONE sample to scratch.

You may only scratch over ONE beat/break.

It cant be longer than 5 minutes!

I figure this way you wont get people going off on one for hours on end, and you get a short taster of what they can do!

Here is my effort!

www.zshare.net

Hope you enjoy..

J0be.

...that was my first ever post in this thread, and that file is still live...it's been downloaded over 4,000 times!

That's insane.

Hmm.. for me that zshare link suffers from the zshare bug that occurred last year around November, when all zshare stopped working and just looped the download page.

Think you could reup? I want to see where you were compared to where you are now. Those cuts on the new one are tight!

J0be 8:56 AM - 23 March, 2009

Yeh could be bugged.

I'll reup when I get back home tonight.

j cue 3:11 PM - 23 March, 2009

one of those moments after listening to you guys and had to get up and have a kut!
www.zshare.net

Mr Jimdobalina 5:45 PM - 23 March, 2009

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one of those moments after listening to you guys and had to get up and have a kut!
www.zshare.net

Nice work J, funky cuts, got ma head bobbin! :)

seven2wo 6:15 PM - 23 March, 2009

+1 I like the flow of it...everything was nice and in control. Good work!

SiRocket 6:27 PM - 23 March, 2009

nice shit guys!!! the funk and rhythm has also got my head knoddin.

j cue 6:34 PM - 23 March, 2009

cheers dudes. cant help but get inspired from this thread..

J0be 7:05 PM - 23 March, 2009

Nice cuts J! Good flow, and sounding clean.

j cue 7:27 PM - 23 March, 2009

cheers jobe. it was ur last one made me get up off my ass actually..

J0be 8:14 PM - 24 March, 2009

Glad I could be of assistance ;)

J0be 8:14 PM - 24 March, 2009

I've Found this wicked video to teach you how to do Rafik style Autobahns, they're my next scratch conquest...

Watch www.youtube.com

j cue 8:40 PM - 24 March, 2009

me too, ive been trying that for a while now,, still cant quite get it

SiRocket 9:00 PM - 24 March, 2009

nice vid link j0be!

cutrix 2:27 AM - 25 March, 2009

beep bop boop

stevie o 3:17 PM - 25 March, 2009

Watch www.youtube.com

wow

bandoma 5:03 PM - 25 March, 2009

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

wow

dayum...i need to practice. i need to get up to speed on those bahn skratches

J0be 8:31 PM - 25 March, 2009

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

wow

His comment is funny..."sorry if it's a bit sloppy, but I only came up with it last night"

My ass.

J0be 8:55 PM - 25 March, 2009

The master of the autobahn...
Watch www.youtube.com

minus 9:17 PM - 25 March, 2009

so what is it?
2click 2click 2click tear.. repeat?

J0be 10:01 PM - 25 March, 2009

no, it's a combination of delayed 2 clicks and 1 clicks. It's pretty hard to describe, the video I posted above shows it quite clearly though...

Watch www.youtube.com

J0be 10:06 PM - 25 March, 2009

Sorry, forget the 1 click.....it's a delayed 2 click combo with the final 2 delayed 2 click on the tear.

J0be 10:07 PM - 25 March, 2009

Corrected....

Quote:

Sorry, forget the 1 click.....it's a delayed 2 click combo with the final delayed 2 click on the tear.

lol

J0be 10:08 PM - 25 March, 2009

Lets hear your autobahn practice files!!

This should be funny as hell. Mine are fucking broke right now.

djchope 10:26 PM - 25 March, 2009

my most recent video of me scratching
enjoy :D
and tell me what you think
Watch www.youtube.com

djchope 10:27 PM - 25 March, 2009

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no, it's a combination of delayed 2 clicks and 1 clicks. It's pretty hard to describe, the video I posted above shows it quite clearly though...

Watch www.youtube.com

nice stuff, your fader sounds very clean compare to mine

J0be 10:32 PM - 25 March, 2009

that wasnt me, I found that video on youtube :)

J0be 10:34 PM - 25 March, 2009

Quote:

my most recent video of me scratching
enjoy :D
and tell me what you think
Watch www.youtube.com

Nice, you've only been cutting for about 5-6 months right? If so, you're pretty good considering. Got some nice rhythm on the transforms, progressing well. Just keep putting the practice in dude.

stevie o 10:56 PM - 25 March, 2009

www.youtube.com

just fucking around

Mr Jimdobalina 11:00 PM - 25 March, 2009

Quote:

www.youtube.com

just fucking around

Haha, nice cuts man

stevie o 11:03 PM - 25 March, 2009

thanks man, not much thought put into it just wanted to do somethin with that commercial haha

j cue 7:29 AM - 26 March, 2009

damn it i can get youtube now!

minus 2:13 PM - 26 March, 2009

Quote:

Lets hear your autobahn practice files!!

This should be funny as hell. Mine are fucking broke right now.

lol.. I cant even 2click for shit. I dont see me doin autobahns for a while

minus 4:18 PM - 26 March, 2009

So I suppose its my turn to post something.. Not gonna lie, its been over 6 months since Ive cut, so this is kinda booty, but jobey is motivating me../nh

www.zshare.net

J0be 7:24 PM - 26 March, 2009

6 months!? What the hell have you been doing!?

Still sick. Imagine if you had been practicing this whole time! Be sounding like Lamb Chop!

Mr Jimdobalina 8:15 PM - 26 March, 2009

Nice one minus, still sounds awesome

minus 1:40 AM - 27 March, 2009

thanks guys,ive been workin more on production and playin electro'ish stuff.. so cutting was put on the backburner.

Liquidice 12:38 PM - 27 March, 2009

Just threw this together this morning while I was warming up.. Trying to learn how to scratch fast over slow tracks.. This was kind of successful but a lot more work on patterns is needed.. The only part I am pleased with is the chirps

Watch www.youtube.com

tear it apart lol

minus 4:36 PM - 28 March, 2009

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Minus what kind of flare are you doing? Tryin to make mine sound different. I'm tired of the same flare I do, time for something new ha ha.

I'm just doing a delayed 2 click orbit.. I for some reason cant keep it going for more than a few bars.

sixxx 6:25 PM - 28 March, 2009

1000 post

J0be 6:55 PM - 28 March, 2009

thanks for the contribution sixxx

J0be 12:59 AM - 29 March, 2009

Quote:

Just threw this together this morning while I was warming up.. Trying to learn how to scratch fast over slow tracks.. This was kind of successful but a lot more work on patterns is needed.. The only part I am pleased with is the chirps

Watch www.youtube.com

tear it apart lol

Yeh man, some nice chirps in the beginning. Just need some more scracthes in your game. It's all good though, they'll come wih time and practice. It did look like your fader hand wasnt in the best position, quite awkward, you might wana try and practice cutting, and mirror some pro's. Your fingers should be quite straight, that way you can hit the crab real quick, and it's easier to flare.

Nice thought dude, some good timing, clean chirps, keep it up! :)

J0be 1:05 AM - 29 March, 2009

Here you go, check out Netiks fader hand, perfect.

Watch www.youtube.com

J0be 1:05 AM - 29 March, 2009

That video is completely sick by the way.

sopranosupasta 1:28 AM - 29 March, 2009

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Here you go, check out Netiks fader hand, perfect.

Watch www.youtube.com

mesmerized for nine minutes.

bandoma 3:36 AM - 29 March, 2009

Quote:

Here you go, check out Netiks fader hand, perfect.

Watch www.youtube.com

mesmerized for nine minutes.

+1...its time to practice. netik has insane clicks.

btw, my 2 clicks are smoother when I:

A - drink redbull
B - lick my thumb (i use my thumb to click)

@minus dope ish as usual

Liquidice 5:50 AM - 29 March, 2009

thanks for the tips J0be always here to help. Yea I think I adjust my crossfader hand later on.. or my tables are too high.. I am not sure somedays I am on and somedays I am more off. I was self taught when it comes to scratching before the days of qbert and all those youtube tutorials

Liquidice 8:53 AM - 29 March, 2009

On a side note Netik.. is nasty I got to meet him at WMC 07 and snapped a few pics with him.. even shook his hand.. was hoping some of his skills would wear off on me.. one can dream right?

J0be 12:17 PM - 29 March, 2009

Hahah true. I'm going to meet Kentaro on April 23rd in London. I'm gona kidnap that muu fucker and make him teach me!

SiRocket 4:50 PM - 29 March, 2009

how many of you guys use the hi-fi resampler in SSL and also have your decks threshold in setup set more to the left around -72 - -60... i tried moving mine more to the left instead of using the estimate button and found to have less "digital sounding" shit when i was moving the record very slowly....

then the hi-fi just topped it off by making it sound nice and warm and less digital and more like real vinyl...

I might be behind in the times, and maybe you all knew this already... but i just figured this out yesterday, and im more stoked about having that real sound and better feel (makes your scratches sound a hell of alot better in SSL), then i was stoked about the sampler in SSL :p

Hope this might help people that don't know about calibrating for the ear, and also the people that didn't know what the hi-fi resampler does as its default is turned off.

cutrix 7:24 PM - 29 March, 2009

I'm gonna have to say most of us prob use the hi fi resampler... as far as the threshold setups... each setup is calibrated differently, depending on the situation and general wear of a record.

SiRocket 8:28 PM - 29 March, 2009

thats the feedback i wanted :) thanks cutrix!

ive been in the SSL game since 04... i feel like an idiot for never trying the hi-fi.. LOL!

SiRocket 8:28 PM - 29 March, 2009

blah... 06* stupid edit!

minus 11:40 PM - 29 March, 2009

I don't use the CV for cutting,just for the beat. I have a gang of scratch wax that I use.. id rather burn through those than my CV.

seven2wo 9:28 AM - 30 March, 2009

Quote:

I don't use the CV for cutting,just for the beat. I have a gang of scratch wax that I use.. id rather burn through those than my CV.

Lol I never thought of it that way! Ill stop being lazy and switch out the CVs. I haven't done that in a while. Thanks minus

feniks 1:33 PM - 30 March, 2009

Quote:

I don't use the CV for cutting,just for the beat. I have a gang of scratch wax that I use.. id rather burn through those than my CV.

i would have thought it would have been the other way around....CVs are usually easier to replace than regular vinyl...no? also, doesn't anyone use INT mode? just play the beat on the opposite deck in INT mode...it'll save some milage on your CVS (plus you can loop the beat and basically have an endless scratch practice session).

Lord Fader 1:47 PM - 30 March, 2009

i use beat loopers.

you can find a shitload of excelent to crappy loopers here:

yourlooper.com

cheers

minus 2:19 PM - 30 March, 2009

Quote:

I don't use the CV for cutting,just for the beat. I have a gang of scratch wax that I use.. id rather burn through those than my CV.

i would have thought it would have been the other way around....CVs are usually easier to replace than regular vinyl...no? also, doesn't anyone use INT mode? just play the beat on the opposite deck in INT mode...it'll save some milage on your CVS (plus you can loop the beat and basically have an endless scratch practice session).

that is exactly what I do.. I just prefur the feel of my scratch wax to CV's because they are usually lighter and the grooves are much more broken in.

I also use loopers like you fader.. I cant remember where I got the bulk of loopers, but if you just google "scratch looper swf" or something like that, you can find a plethora of them floating around on the interwebs.. also the forums at djforums.com and djbattle.net have a bunch too.

J0be 2:51 PM - 30 March, 2009

Yeh I use internal mode and loopers. There's some sick loopers out there.

And I always use scratch vinyl to cut with, usually Qberts Superseal. I never cut with control records, they dont feel right!

seven2wo 6:29 PM - 30 March, 2009

Ahhh spring break is here! Haven't contributed in a while so here's my 2 cents. Damn 1000+ posts? thats dope!

www.zshare.net

J0be 7:37 PM - 30 March, 2009

Damn, we've missed you dude. That was soooooo sick.

bandoma 7:41 PM - 30 March, 2009

yup....nice work 72wo

minus 8:28 PM - 30 March, 2009

hotness 7-2 keep it up playa

seven2wo 6:48 PM - 31 March, 2009

thanks fellas!

djchase 3:23 AM - 1 April, 2009

Quote:

finally setup my old camera with a wide angle lens to get a few movies recorded. chopped on the end to show my attempt at chirp flares.... still have lots of work to do on my left hand scratches but im finally getting rhythm :)

Watch www.youtube.com

teach me the wayz of cuttin sirrocket....please

SiRocket 8:07 PM - 9 April, 2009

Quote:

finally setup my old camera with a wide angle lens to get a few movies recorded. chopped on the end to show my attempt at chirp flares.... still have lots of work to do on my left hand scratches but im finally getting rhythm :)

Watch www.youtube.com

teach me the wayz of cuttin sirrocket....please

i would but im still learning myself :)

here is another vid from this morn before work, trying to polish up more on the chirp flares and just chirps in general... i have some more work still as i might be ahead of my fader hand at times... practice practice practice.

Watch www.youtube.com

seven2wo 9:22 PM - 9 April, 2009

Im feelin those cuts bro. Youre not that far from getting those chirp flares even cleaner.

bandoma 2:33 AM - 10 April, 2009

yea man pretty good chirp flares! keep it up bro! i havent practiced skratchin in months.

i gotta upload some new ish soon.

djtrippin 10:33 AM - 10 April, 2009

scratch heads unite... im feelin the vibe here!

minus 1:23 PM - 10 April, 2009

have any of you tried cutting to dubstep? This ish is mad hard...

seven2wo 5:21 PM - 10 April, 2009

wanna upload a beat minus? =)

SiRocket 5:27 PM - 10 April, 2009

seven, my safari kept crashing with zshare, finally upgraded to the latest version of safari... just got a listen.... nice work my man!

seven2wo 5:56 PM - 10 April, 2009

Thanks bro! Sorry about zshare. I guess that's a good enough excuse to buy a webcam =) any suggestions?

SiRocket 7:25 PM - 10 April, 2009

i wish i knew more in the webcam market to suggest, i use an old sony hi-8dv camcorder on a mini tripod with a fisheye lense connected via firewire to quicktime pro on my mac for recording, (audio is brought in through the stock sound input on the mac too :)

J0be 12:31 AM - 11 April, 2009

Did domeone ask for a dubstep beat to cut to!??

That's my territory right there!

Here's a nice dubstep track... 'Skream - Make Me'

www.zshare.net

(by the way, this is the track that got me into dubstep...don't bump it too loud....it will SMASH YOUR FUCKING WINDOWS!!)

;)

And here's my latest dubstep mix, if you're interested... :P

www.megaupload.com

Out of all my mixes, this one comes highly recommended.

:D

minus 4:24 AM - 11 April, 2009

^^that beat is mad tough.. I'm just getting into dubstep.. I tried to ignore it, but it crept into my life. and now I cant get enough of it. This is the joint that got me hooked.

Watch www.youtube.com

Its soo hard to cut to tho, I want to go double time but I'm not that fast, but If I cut normal speed, it sounds booty.

Dj.Mojo 9:08 AM - 11 April, 2009

@JObe
NIce! The first dubstep beat I´m actually feeling. Thanks!

seven2wo 5:45 AM - 12 April, 2009

Heres what i came up with...you aint kiddin minus it took me a while to get the timing respectable and my hands hurt! lol... its a lil off at some points but oh well

www.zshare.net

minus 2:07 PM - 12 April, 2009

^^damn son, you killed it!

minus 2:29 PM - 12 April, 2009

heres my quick 1 min go at it..

www.zshare.net

I get way to excited and try to go faster than I should making my cuts sound like caca. I need to work on it.

seven2wo 4:49 PM - 12 April, 2009

I know what you mean! I guess I just have to get the scratching that's going on in my head to sound like what I'm actually doing on the cut but I guess that's what everyone's workin on. I like the cuts though bro. Just slow it down a little bit and you'll be fine. Whoever thought going too fast was a bad thing in scratching? lol

btw thanks for the beat and the mix J0be!

bandoma 4:30 AM - 13 April, 2009

@seven & minus...sounds good fellas. the timing on those cuts must be tough. ive been trying to get that halftime style down for awhile now.

just grabbed the beat that j0be posted. i also dl your mix too j0be!

im gonna put together a lil sesh tmw with this dubstep beat and upload it.

werd

DJ BuddyLee Conspiracy 11:21 AM - 13 April, 2009

Quote:

I've Found this wicked video to teach you how to do Rafik style Autobahns, they're my next scratch conquest...

Watch www.youtube.com

No offense and not to be a scratch nerd but those dont sound like autobahns. They sound more like delayed 2 click flares with a pull back not even combo'd together. Here's a better video that demonstrates the autobahn similar to Rafik's autobahn. Watch www.youtube.com Before you even think about attempting a scratch like that, I would make sure i got the basic scratches down before trying to pull stunts like these. Crawl before you walk.

DJ BuddyLee Conspiracy 11:23 AM - 13 April, 2009

www.myspace.com if you want to see me cut it up one time. Old videos though.

sopranosupasta 2:27 PM - 13 April, 2009

autobahn, twiddlebahn, one click twiddlebahn deluxe. man, can I just learn how to crab?...lmfao!

DJ BuddyLee Conspiracy 2:29 PM - 13 April, 2009

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autobahn, twiddlebahn, one click twiddlebahn deluxe. man, can I just learn how to crab?...lmfao!

You do you. Im just saying dont learn the crab if you cant baby scratch.

sopranosupasta 2:32 PM - 13 April, 2009

Quote:

autobahn, twiddlebahn, one click twiddlebahn deluxe. man, can I just learn how to crab?...lmfao!

You do you. Im just saying dont learn the crab if you cant baby scratch.

yeah, I gotcha, the most complex scratch i can do is 2 clicks....Im still learning...sometimes I can get 3 clicks, but not clean.... practice practice practice.

J0be 4:27 PM - 13 April, 2009

Quote:

I've Found this wicked video to teach you how to do Rafik style Autobahns, they're my next scratch conquest...

Watch www.youtube.com

No offense and not to be a scratch nerd but those dont sound like autobahns. They sound more like delayed 2 click flares with a pull back not even combo'd together. Here's a better video that demonstrates the autobahn similar to Rafik's autobahn. Watch www.youtube.com Before you even think about attempting a scratch like that, I would make sure i got the basic scratches down before trying to pull stunts like these. Crawl before you walk.

No offence taken. Although I still think the original video I posted is a good representation. And here's a good video of Rafik himself demonstrating it;

Watch www.youtube.com

And with regards to attempting a scratch like that, (crawling before you walk) I'd like to think Ive been slow jogging for a while now, and this would be a very good next step in my scratch game.

Thanks for the advice though dude.

Oh, by the way, I watched your scratch videos on your mysace, I thought I'd do you the favour of giving you some constructive criticism.

Your timing is way off, it sounds like you're trying to rush through a whole bunch of scatches you don't really have down yet. I suggest you should take your own advice, and maybe crawl before you walk, try some simpler cuts, that you can do in time with the beat. Easier scratches, in time with the music, sound way better than faster, harder cuts...out of time.

Thanks for posting :)

J0be 4:30 PM - 13 April, 2009

Oh...and @ seven2wo and Minus.....

Those dubstep cuts were insane! It's so fucking hard to do!

j cue 4:35 PM - 13 April, 2009

dopeness!
www.scratchlive.net

bandoma 8:22 PM - 13 April, 2009

my dub step sesh

its been a minute...havent really practiced in awhlie.

www.zshare.net

DJ BuddyLee Conspiracy 9:04 PM - 13 April, 2009

Quote:

I've Found this wicked video to teach you how to do Rafik style Autobahns, they're my next scratch conquest...

Watch www.youtube.com

No offense and not to be a scratch nerd but those dont sound like autobahns. They sound more like delayed 2 click flares with a pull back not even combo'd together. Here's a better video that demonstrates the autobahn similar to Rafik's autobahn. Watch www.youtube.com Before you even think about attempting a scratch like that, I would make sure i got the basic scratches down before trying to pull stunts like these. Crawl before you walk.

No offence taken. Although I still think the original video I posted is a good representation. And here's a good video of Rafik himself demonstrating it;

Watch www.youtube.com

And with regards to attempting a scratch like that, (crawling before you walk) I'd like to think Ive been slow jogging for a while now, and this would be a very good next step in my scratch game.

Thanks for the advice though dude.

Oh, by the way, I watched your scratch videos on your mysace, I thought I'd do you the favour of giving you some constructive criticism.

Your timing is way off, it sounds like you're trying to rush through a whole bunch of scatches you don't really have down yet. I suggest you should take your own advice, and maybe crawl before you walk, try some simpler cuts, that you can do in time with the beat. Easier scratches, in time with the music, sound way better than faster, harder cuts...out of time.

Thanks for posting :)

Well I thought i could be nice and give my opinion of what I felt was the best interpretation of the autobahn. Guess I was wrong. This had nothing to do with me doing it or me bragging like I could do it. I just simply watch the videos and if I like them ill bookmark them for future reference so one day ill give those cuts a shot and someday HELP the scratch community. I only put my video up just because everyone else was. I never critiqued your cuts because (number 1) this post is about 2 years old almost and you already know where you stand and (number 2) for someone that has a job and goes to school everyday and does not have time to practice everyday unlike some people here, my opinions to you wouldnt make a difference anyway. So thank you Simon Cowell for calling me out like that and ill adhere to my own advice. Geez!!!

sopranosupasta 9:17 PM - 13 April, 2009

well.... buddylee, you kinda came into the thread talking like you were Qbert, and didnt back it up with stella videos......I'm no scratch pro.....but I dont try to give advise to scratchers that are way better than I ever will be.

DJ BuddyLee Conspiracy 9:20 PM - 13 April, 2009

Quote:

well.... buddylee, you kinda came into the thread talking like you were Qbert, and didnt back it up with stella videos......I'm no scratch pro.....but I dont try to give advise to scratchers that are way better than I ever will be.

Well if i did, then MY BAD.

J0be 10:21 PM - 13 April, 2009

Quote:

I've Found this wicked video to teach you how to do Rafik style Autobahns, they're my next scratch conquest...

Watch www.youtube.com

No offense and not to be a scratch nerd but those dont sound like autobahns. They sound more like delayed 2 click flares with a pull back not even combo'd together. Here's a better video that demonstrates the autobahn similar to Rafik's autobahn. Watch www.youtube.com Before you even think about attempting a scratch like that, I would make sure i got the basic scratches down before trying to pull stunts like these. Crawl before you walk.

No offence taken. Although I still think the original video I posted is a good representation. And here's a good video of Rafik himself demonstrating it;

Watch www.youtube.com

And with regards to attempting a scratch like that, (crawling before you walk) I'd like to think Ive been slow jogging for a while now, and this would be a very good next step in my scratch game.

Thanks for the advice though dude.

Oh, by the way, I watched your scratch videos on your mysace, I thought I'd do you the favour of giving you some constructive criticism.

Your timing is way off, it sounds like you're trying to rush through a whole bunch of scatches you don't really have down yet. I suggest you should take your own advice, and maybe crawl before you walk, try some simpler cuts, that you can do in time with the beat. Easier scratches, in time with the music, sound way better than faster, harder cuts...out of time.

Thanks for posting :)

Well I thought i could be nice and give my opinion of what I felt was the best interpretation of the autobahn. Guess I was wrong. This had nothing to do with me doing it or me bragging like I could do it. I just simply watch the videos and if I like them ill bookmark them for future reference so one day ill give those cuts a shot and someday HELP the scratch community. I only put my video up just because everyone else was. I never critiqued your cuts because (number 1) this post is about 2 years old almost and you already know where you stand and (number 2) for someone that has a job and goes to school everyday and does not have time to practice everyday unlike some people here, my opinions to you wouldnt make a difference anyway. So thank you Simon Cowell for calling me out like that and ill adhere to my own advice. Geez!!!

Look dude, my bad if you completely took that the wrong way, I was simply giving my opinion. I wasnt trying to call you out. You put a link to your scratch video's, what did you want me to do, lie? I offered CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, it's your decision if you want to take that on board or not. Read the other posts in this thread, we always give feedback when people post up their sessions. It helps people to improve.

I work 10 hours a day, we all have responsibilities. Relax, have some fun, and dont take it heart, I didn't mean anything bad by it!

:)

J0be 10:23 PM - 13 April, 2009

Quote:

my dub step sesh

its been a minute...havent really practiced in awhlie.

www.zshare.net

Pactice or no practice, you're always on point B. Dont know how you do it.

Turn Table Tennis 12:05 AM - 14 April, 2009

jesus you guys killed it... i can't even scratch to a duck breaks beat let alone dubstep.

Zion-Prayz 12:38 AM - 14 April, 2009

BuddyLee did say his videos were really old. How the crawl before you walk thing came out, not sure...misunderstanding maybe?

That being said I know J0be and bandoma (along with a few others) are some of the tightest scratchers as far as posting up stuff and are very helpful to us pedestrian folk when it comes to improving our scratching. So it's all about helping each other out and having fun (and sometimes hurting ourselves trying to keep up/catch up).

seven2wo 7:31 AM - 14 April, 2009

Quote:

my dub step sesh

its been a minute...havent really practiced in awhlie.

www.zshare.net

You not practicing gives us some time to catch up bandoma!

j0be...got any more beats? What artists should I be looking out for?

J0be 9:15 AM - 14 April, 2009

Seven2wo, you can start with Caspa, Benga, Skream, Rusko.

Those guys have really made dubstep what it is today. I'm at work now, when I get home tonight I'll hook you up.

@ Zion-Prays...thanks man, well said. :)

minus 2:04 PM - 14 April, 2009

Quote:

I want minus to post a youtube!

I gots no camera dood..=(

And bando, those cuts were tough man!

minus 11:58 PM - 19 April, 2009

it looks to be a something like a two hand three click flare...He does a typical 2click flair but then uses the up fader for the 3rd click.. thats my guess..

feniks 3:17 AM - 20 April, 2009

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it looks to be a something like a two hand three click flare...He does a typical 2click flair but then uses the up fader for the 3rd click.. thats my guess..

yep..that's what i see too. you can get this effect on your Rane mixer by setting the upfaders to the steepest cut slope and move the xfader and the corresponding upfader together and away from eachother in unison. the effect is a very clean and short single click flare as the sound is only on for a split second (because at the end travel of each fader the sound is cut out - that is to say when you are sliding the upfader up the sound turns on only to be cut out as you slide the xfader over to the opposite side. and as you slide the xfader back the sound turns on again but only to be cut off as you slide the upfader down). in a sense you are cutting the sound on and off alternately with the xfader and upfader. i think this scratch is technically called the "euro scratch" if you do it with one hand. with 2 hands i'm not sure what it is called. looks like the guy in this video is doing a 2 click flare and then adding a third click at the end with the method i just detailed above.

here's a few vids on the euro scratch

Watch www.youtube.com

Watch www.youtube.com

btw...the euro scratch is supposed to be one of the toughest scratches to master. personally i think the autobahn is tougher but that's just me...

minus 12:51 PM - 20 April, 2009

goodness.... thats a hellova in depth description +1

Paging Dr. Feniks in the scratchology department, pageing Dr. Feniks.

J0be 4:45 PM - 20 April, 2009

Quote:

goodness.... thats a hellova in depth description +1

Paging Dr. Feniks in the scratchology department, pageing Dr. Feniks.

lol

J0be 4:45 PM - 20 April, 2009

Quote:

it looks to be a something like a two hand three click flare...He does a typical 2click flair but then uses the up fader for the 3rd click.. thats my guess..

yep..that's what i see too. you can get this effect on your Rane mixer by setting the upfaders to the steepest cut slope and move the xfader and the corresponding upfader together and away from eachother in unison. the effect is a very clean and short single click flare as the sound is only on for a split second (because at the end travel of each fader the sound is cut out - that is to say when you are sliding the upfader up the sound turns on only to be cut out as you slide the xfader over to the opposite side. and as you slide the xfader back the sound turns on again but only to be cut off as you slide the upfader down). in a sense you are cutting the sound on and off alternately with the xfader and upfader. i think this scratch is technically called the "euro scratch" if you do it with one hand. with 2 hands i'm not sure what it is called. looks like the guy in this video is doing a 2 click flare and then adding a third click at the end with the method i just detailed above.

here's a few vids on the euro scratch

Watch www.youtube.com

Watch www.youtube.com

btw...the euro scratch is supposed to be one of the toughest scratches to master. personally i think the autobahn is tougher but that's just me...

Spitting hot knowledge!!

SiRocket 5:18 PM - 20 April, 2009

the glamis scratch!

DTweed 5:44 PM - 20 April, 2009

Any DJs from the NYC area interested in having a scratch session. I'm a beginnger scratcher and would like to progress quicker. I figure if a few of us get together we can get it down while having some fun.

I'm also open to an expert showing me the way too

PM me if interested

djdalite 7:22 PM - 23 April, 2009

should be hard to find people in NY -

try finding people in FL - nobody cuts around here

SiRocket 8:57 PM - 23 April, 2009

fuck scratching sessions... who wants to have an auto-syncing session?

minus 12:43 AM - 24 April, 2009

Quote:

fuck scratching sessions... who wants to have an auto-syncing session?

im down.. lets just midi sync our laptops

...................../nh

SiRocket 1:05 AM - 24 April, 2009

LOL, love it minus!

for everyone on here.

I have a few new youtube joints (the are just practice routines for mixing/club etc. but i am touching that spinning record.)

Watch www.youtube.com

Watch www.youtube.com

-R

omar714 3:52 AM - 24 April, 2009

Quote:

I just uploaded a youtube.

Watch www.youtube.com

lemme know what you think.

yo steve were did you get that fresh or aaahhhh sound from???

bandoma 10:19 PM - 24 April, 2009

have u guys seen this site? they got a ton of beats you could skratch too!

www.manicmayhem.co.uk

Dirty Digits 3:32 AM - 25 April, 2009

yoooo!!!

It's been a while since i've posted on here, So I've only skimmed over the thread, but hopefully i can shed some light on this autobahn debacle.

Fast Autobahns are basically the same as delayed 2 clicks, but done more in a continuous "walking" fashion. Think forward boomerangs repeated three times, with the third set is used to get back to the starting point. Think sets of rolling threes. Rafik wasn't lying when he said this scratch is actually easy, It's just a 2 click combo.

There is the Slow autobahn scratch which is a totally different sound, mirrored fours. The only person I've seen acknowledge them here is CBK, maybe there are others, like I said I've only skimmed, but either way, respect.

Don't know if i'm shooting way over everyone's head with this advice.

And, IMHO, Euros can get the 3rd leg. The scratch seems to be made of pure novelty, with no room left for variation. More of a showboat move than a versatile technique.

But what do I know.

J0be 3:34 AM - 25 April, 2009

You sound experienced...lets hear it!!

Dirty Digits 3:39 AM - 25 April, 2009

cool. will post a file soon. Maybe even a Youtube link if i can find this tripod!!

stay tuned.

bandoma 4:28 AM - 25 April, 2009

damn dirty...i wanna hear it. i think im close to getting it down. just need to practice them a lil bit more.

Dirty Digits 2:14 PM - 25 April, 2009

You've already heard them! Just listen to the Rafik video once again & peep out the sound. think of it as sets rolling 3's (1,2,3..1,2,3..1,2,3..) separated by the two click movement of the boomerang... it will really help out.

If you don't know the boomerang, this scratch will be alot more difficult to approach. The fast autobahn is just a variation of it, so I suggest you get boomerangs down first.

Breakdown: Start with fader open at top of sample
forward, back & close fader, transform click forward (3 sounds)
Start next set at ending point of 3rd sound
open fader & forward, back & close fader, transform click forward (3 sounds)
Start next set at ending point of 6th sound
open fader & forward, back & close fader, transform click backwards
(same: 3 sounds only with the 3rd used to get back to the 1st set's start point)
Repeat

Here's the scratch accapella, then over 3 different tempos to get the idea across.
www.zshare.net

I'll post some scratch notation, & possibly a vid after the weekend is up, I'm laid up in SA until Monday.

Rolling 3's.

J0be 6:19 PM - 25 April, 2009

www.scratchlive.net

:D

vio0633 3:37 AM - 27 April, 2009

Anyone got any tips on how to do a 1 click flare?

seven2wo 4:46 AM - 27 April, 2009

fader open...let the sound play, click the fader then pull the sample back

feniks 4:57 AM - 27 April, 2009

Quote:

Anyone got any tips on how to do a 1 click flare?

try and cut the sound into 2 parts by clicking the fader quickly closed and then open exactly in the middle of the sound.

ahhh...you know what...just youtube it. a video is worth a million words.

minus 1:01 PM - 27 April, 2009

Quote:

Anyone got any tips on how to do a 1 click flare?

Watch www.youtube.com

For some reason this vid is what made the most sense for me.

j cue 8:04 PM - 27 April, 2009

Quote:

Anyone got any tips on how to do a 1 click flare?

try and cut the sound into 2 parts by clicking the fader quickly closed and then open exactly in the middle of the sound.

ahhh...you know what...just youtube it. a video is worth a million words.

i would put it like this ..
fader open at the start and finish of your sound, cut it in half once forwards and backwards with one quick click and repaeat
same thing as feniks just said, only thats how it was explained to me, and i got it from that

vio0633 8:34 PM - 27 April, 2009

I will post a sample of whats going on. You all mind checking it out and giving some feedback? There is a lot of talent and skill in here for sure...much respect to everyone! I got chirps, stabs, and baby scratches down preety good. Its just flares are killing me! It doesnt sound as smooth as what I hear on the youtube videos. I will keep practicing for sure...been at this for years!

seven2wo 8:37 PM - 27 April, 2009

Quote:

He made it look easy although I doubt it will be as easy to learn.

Im sure he has a tendency to do that.

vio0633 9:14 PM - 27 April, 2009

Here is a link of me trying to do one click flares. It sounds alright in a couple of sections...but cant figure out what im doing wrong. Do you do this scratch mostly on long samples? The forward motion is what sounds off...its like I go forward, click fader, drag, pull back, click fader and drag back to beginning of sample. Hard to explain...maybe someone can guide me in the right direction. Here is my clip

www.zshare.net

DJ DennisJ 11:05 PM - 27 April, 2009

Quote:

Here is a link of me trying to do one click flares. It sounds alright in a couple of sections...but cant figure out what im doing wrong. Do you do this scratch mostly on long samples? The forward motion is what sounds off...its like I go forward, click fader, drag, pull back, click fader and drag back to beginning of sample. Hard to explain...maybe someone can guide me in the right direction. Here is my clip

www.zshare.net

Sounds like you're getting it, you're just getting out of timing when you pull back, and from what it sounds like you're clicking too late, to the point of creating half of a chirp (cutting the sound at the end). Personally my one-clicks are not directly in the middle of the sound, i click a bit early on the forward and a bit early on the back. This helps when the timing is off too since I click early and if I'm a bit delayed I still hit middle.

vio0633 12:11 AM - 28 April, 2009

Most people say to click in the middle...should I be clicking the fader as soon as the record goes fwrd and back you think? Im trying to just cut the sample in half...but does it matter if its done in the beggining of the forward push and backwords pull?

j cue 12:21 AM - 28 April, 2009

Quote:

Most people say to click in the middle...should I be clicking the fader as soon as the record goes fwrd and back you think? Im trying to just cut the sample in half...but does it matter if its done in the beggining of the forward push and backwords pull?

i reckon the more you practice it, the closer and tighter you will get it to the middle. there is a certain amount of wrist flicking involved too (no jerk off). took me months to get that one!

SiRocket 3:44 PM - 28 April, 2009

bandoma is my personal instructor now... hands down, and dub is also showing me up!!! lol... socal chirp flare crew?? :)

djdalite 7:56 PM - 28 April, 2009

wish i was on the westside to pick up some skillz, i havent met anybody in orlando who really tears it up

DJ BuddyLee Conspiracy 7:54 AM - 29 April, 2009

Quote:

wish i was on the westside to pick up some skillz, i havent met anybody in orlando who really tears it up

In Orlando, i know that SPS lives out there and tears it up. Not sure if he's still out there. If you are not familiar with him, he took the 2008 DMC USA supremacy championship. Finding scratch DJs in FL is slim to none unless you are in Miami or Jacksonville area. Im from Tampa about an hour from you. If I was out of the military or stationed in Tampa, i'd go out there and cut with you. Im moving to Hawaii and gonna be searching for cut buddies. Why not just find a buddy that has the same interest as you and get him/her into scratching.

djdalite 3:12 PM - 29 April, 2009

i got a few friends but there older crowd, jobs/kids/family time. its just not like it was in highschool or something where people want to share the same intrests and gain skills on the weekend.

to bad your not closer im down to have jam session

what part of hawaii? - im headin to maui in may

Dirty Digits 3:56 PM - 29 April, 2009

SPS moved to Germany i think.

It's hard making a career being the US Supremacy champ these days. The culture is way more appreciated overseas.

There are some dope dope DJs in Orlando and some even doper musicians. Peace to Sol.illaquists of Sound, X:144, DJ Rod-1, DJ Y-not, Nonsense Records & my mizzle DJ Nak1.

Orlando actually has kinda got it goin on.

Dirty Digits 3:58 PM - 29 April, 2009

Quote:

Im moving to Hawaii and gonna be searching for cut buddies.

LOL.. that just doesn't sound right!

minus 4:07 PM - 29 April, 2009

^^ lol I was thinking the same hahahaha

lol I guess its not queer unless you make eye contact

bandoma 6:21 PM - 29 April, 2009

(no homo)

Screwd 9:35 AM - 30 April, 2009

yo guys, i'm not dead, and i didnt forget about that operation "show your skillz" file we'll do together, but i've got a lot other stuff to do - of course i need to practice my rusty skillz....

i think i need help ;)

www.zshare.net

minus 2:08 PM - 30 April, 2009

goddamnit Screwd.... Now I have to go hide under a rock and practice for the next 5 years.

djdalite 4:10 PM - 30 April, 2009

man some of you cut so good, i hate you all

j/k - i need some scratch fiends in o-town

nice freestyle screwd

vio0633 5:28 PM - 30 April, 2009

Nice cuts Screwd for sure!!

J0be 9:53 PM - 30 April, 2009

Quote:

yo guys, i'm not dead, and i didnt forget about that operation "show your skillz" file we'll do together, but i've got a lot other stuff to do - of course i need to practice my rusty skillz....

i think i need help ;)

www.zshare.net

This dude always kills it.

bandoma 10:48 PM - 30 April, 2009

nice job screwd, loving the combos

j cue 11:21 PM - 30 April, 2009

Quote:

yo guys, i'm not dead, and i didnt forget about that operation "show your skillz" file we'll do together, but i've got a lot other stuff to do - of course i need to practice my rusty skillz....

i think i need help ;)

www.zshare.net

so.... if this is you rusty ... fuck it, im quitiing djing!

Dirty Digits 1:49 AM - 1 May, 2009

DOAP!

Screwd 9:26 AM - 1 May, 2009

:) thx guyz, much appreciated...

now i'm gonna prepare this www.scratchlive.net file for us ;)

stay tuned

SiRocket 9:40 PM - 1 May, 2009

oh snap!!!!!

seven2wo 12:19 AM - 2 May, 2009

its been a while screwd! that was fresh!

j cue 10:58 AM - 3 May, 2009

can we ban screwd? he's makin us look bad....lol . just kidding!

Screwd 11:51 AM - 3 May, 2009

:) i'm definitly not that good as i should be after 10 years...

Hey Guyz please check the latest post in this thread www.scratchlive.net

Who's IN ???

Screwd 1:45 PM - 3 May, 2009

Sunny Sunday Practice Session

www.zshare.net

minus 2:12 PM - 3 May, 2009

thats dope screwd.. hahah feeling the 80s beat lol

J0be 2:23 PM - 3 May, 2009

Quote:

Sunny Sunday Practice Session

www.zshare.net

SICK!

bandoma 4:29 PM - 3 May, 2009

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Sunny Sunday Practice Session

www.zshare.net

SICK!

+1

damn i need to practice

Screwd 9:02 PM - 3 May, 2009

thx :)

vio0633 3:08 AM - 4 May, 2009

Damn screwd...that shit was raw man! I need to get back in to the lab now..LOL!

sopranosupasta 3:28 PM - 4 May, 2009

wow, Screwd, thats some crazy ish.... makes me realize just how much more work i need to do...

Mr Jimdobalina 8:24 PM - 4 May, 2009

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yo guys, i'm not dead, and i didnt forget about that operation "show your skillz" file we'll do together, but i've got a lot other stuff to do - of course i need to practice my rusty skillz....

i think i need help ;)

www.zshare.net

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Sunny Sunday Practice Session

www.zshare.net

Holeeeeey shit, that's you rusty?????? I'm throwing in the towel, haha

Nah, time for jimbob to put some more work in!!!! I think i'm gonna be the busted wheel on this "Operation: Show Skillz For Fun" shit!!

Here's one i did about a month ago, there's a quick juggle at the start, then it's all cuts. It's nowhere near my best work, don't laugh, i was kinda mashed up on Stella Artois and Buckfast (popular wine in scotland) at the time, haha

Watch www.youtube.com

Feedback's appreciated, even if it's negative (which it probably will be) lol

djchase 2:44 PM - 7 May, 2009

wow i love the juggling your scratch works needs some improvement (better than mine) but keep up the good work

minus 3:41 PM - 8 May, 2009

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yo guys, i'm not dead, and i didnt forget about that operation "show your skillz" file we'll do together, but i've got a lot other stuff to do - of course i need to practice my rusty skillz....

i think i need help ;)

www.zshare.net

Quote:

Sunny Sunday Practice Session

www.zshare.net

Holeeeeey shit, that's you rusty?????? I'm throwing in the towel, haha

Nah, time for jimbob to put some more work in!!!! I think i'm gonna be the busted wheel on this "Operation: Show Skillz For Fun" shit!!

Here's one i did about a month ago, there's a quick juggle at the start, then it's all cuts. It's nowhere near my best work, don't laugh, i was kinda mashed up on Stella Artois and Buckfast (popular wine in scotland) at the time, haha

Watch www.youtube.com

Feedback's appreciated, even if it's negative (which it probably will be) lol

if you haven't noticed by now, heads in this thread dont talk shit, there is a huge difference of skill levels, so everyone here is just lookin to get pointers and learn.

bandoma 5:22 PM - 8 May, 2009

That's the best thing I've liked about this thread since day 1. Real djs who are here to help each other out by showcasing their talents and giving pointers and feedback.

J0be 10:35 PM - 8 May, 2009

+1

Screwd 10:41 PM - 8 May, 2009

mo'fo WORD UP !

vio0633 10:49 PM - 8 May, 2009

Agree! Alot of talent is here and I def respect it all. Im still practicing my flare scratches LOL!!!

DJ Alkemy 10:50 PM - 8 May, 2009

Not sure if this is in the right section as its a 6 part mix (random Hip-Hop) I made but there is a bit of scratching on one of the vids (probably my worst cuts I have ever done though..I had a mad Jack D session the weekend before I made the vid haha)

tell me what you guys think...I made it as kind of a dig at the commercial Hip-POP on the radio at the moment and made my own little intro..all feedback welcome.

Watch www.youtube.com PART 1
Watch www.youtube.com PART 2
Watch www.youtube.com PART 3
Watch www.youtube.com PART 4
Watch www.youtube.com PART 5
Watch www.youtube.com PART 6

Screwd 11:01 PM - 8 May, 2009

hahah feel that shit...can't say that this is the wrong section for ya, cause i feel the sound, but there is a special thread for posting mixes ;)

but hey, doesn't matter, just checked the part 1 and i feel the vibe of it..

rock on

J0be 10:38 AM - 9 May, 2009

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Not sure if this is in the right section as its a 6 part mix (random Hip-Hop) I made but there is a bit of scratching on one of the vids (probably my worst cuts I have ever done though..I had a mad Jack D session the weekend before I made the vid haha)

tell me what you guys think...I made it as kind of a dig at the commercial Hip-POP on the radio at the moment and made my own little intro..all feedback welcome.

Watch www.youtube.com PART 1
Watch www.youtube.com PART 2
Watch www.youtube.com PART 3
Watch www.youtube.com PART 4
Watch www.youtube.com PART 5
Watch www.youtube.com PART 6

lol

Yep, defo the wrong section dude, if I want to hear your cuts, I dont wana have to search through a six part mix. Just start scratching and press record!

J0be 10:39 AM - 9 May, 2009

Otherwise this thread would be called 'mixing sessions, with some bad cuts, coz I was drunk on Jack D' Thread.

:/

DJ Alkemy 1:41 PM - 9 May, 2009

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Otherwise this thread would be called 'mixing sessions, with some bad cuts, coz I was drunk on Jack D' Thread.

:/

hahaha...fair enough,I have now posted them in the right section..haha

Screwd 1:46 PM - 9 May, 2009

if you want, check my 2 hours spontaneous mix session - with some nice tracks, and of course a lot of tschiggi tschiggi scratches and cuts of ma self :)

here is the correct link of the MixSessionThread (but hey, there a a lot of electro, house and other mixes, u have to read a lot and sort u this out, what u think u like ;)

www.scratchlive.net

DJ ELITE from Detroit 3:48 AM - 11 May, 2009

I dont have an ausio clip of me scratching, but here is a vido of me cutting. My first time ever showing my skills on the internet. Constructive criticizm welcome.

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ ELITE from Detroit 3:49 AM - 11 May, 2009

I dont have an audio clip of me scratching, but here is a vido of me cutting. My first time ever showing my skills on the internet. Constructive criticizm welcome.

Watch www.youtube.com

seven2wo 7:28 PM - 11 May, 2009

Thats hot ish right there man! Cuts are definitely clean and fast...If i had to critique though, I would try putting a pause or two in there. Give the audience some time to catch their breath if that makes sense. Still dope though!

minus 11:38 PM - 11 May, 2009

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Thats hot ish right there man! Cuts are definitely clean and fast...If i had to critique though, I would try putting a pause or two in there. Give the audience some time to catch their breath if that makes sense. Still dope though!

I agree, mos def fresh but add a little pause between combos, and maybe change up the combos a bit. big ups!

bandoma 4:06 AM - 12 May, 2009

here's a quick sesh...nothing special. i was practicing the boomerang scratch a couple weeks ago, then got lazy. i try to do it for a quick second in this sesh.

www.zshare.net

minus 12:55 PM - 12 May, 2009

damn son, sounds dope!

DJ ELITE from Detroit 1:52 PM - 12 May, 2009

Yo, sounds good. What beat is that?

bandoma 2:32 PM - 12 May, 2009

some beat off an old dirt style record...forgot which one it was

dirtbag filthy 3:19 PM - 12 May, 2009

i think its shampoo breaks

seven2wo 5:23 PM - 12 May, 2009

Its getting harder for me to learn new scratches cuz ive been doing the same thing for years. I should get on that. Good shit though B!

bandoma 6:31 PM - 12 May, 2009

same here man...thats why i wanna practice with all these new cats.

J0be 6:37 PM - 12 May, 2009

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here's a quick sesh...nothing special. i was practicing the boomerang scratch a couple weeks ago, then got lazy. i try to do it for a quick second in this sesh.

www.zshare.net

Sounding crispy clean B! Such a nice flow, setting the standard.

SiRocket 6:59 PM - 12 May, 2009

i second the crispy clean... b nice work!

djchase 4:54 PM - 19 May, 2009

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here's a quick sesh...nothing special. i was practicing the boomerang scratch a couple weeks ago, then got lazy. i try to do it for a quick second in this sesh.

www.zshare.net

sounds nice vid or it didnt happen lol

Screwd 8:04 PM - 20 May, 2009

nice one guyz...damn :D

here a new short video:

Watch www.youtube.com

SiRocket 8:06 PM - 20 May, 2009

nice cuts screwd!

DJ GOOK 1:24 PM - 22 May, 2009

Need help wit euro scratch.how the hell does your hands control both faders?do not have a dj crew to show me this.I just want to learn this scratch. the you tube that shows it,is not clear so I cant see it.I know the scratch is hard but I rather learn the hard stuff first then I can go into the easy ones. oh yea im in B-More if anybody feel like teaching me this scratch and other ones.

seven2wo 8:40 PM - 22 May, 2009

I would try to learn the basics first gook. A lot of scratches tend to build on each other and the euro scratch takes a lot of coordination (and the right mixer) in order to do well.

J0be 9:17 PM - 22 May, 2009

Learning the hard ones first is defo the wrong way to go. I see so many DJs who can crab real well, but cant even chirp, and their scratch game sounds so repetative and weak.

Put the time in dude, learn the basics, it will really pay off in the end.

DJ GOOK 12:31 AM - 23 May, 2009

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I would try to learn the basics first gook. A lot of scratches tend to build on each other and the euro scratch takes a lot of coordination (and the right mixer) in order to do well.

what scratch should i start with Im just trying to be in the league with you all.

J0be 8:04 AM - 23 May, 2009

Read this thread dude, I know it's long but there's a lot of information. Qberts DIY DVD can pretty much be found on Youtube. Start with Babies, then chirps, tears, transforming, dicing, crabs, one click flare, 2 click flare.....and then the hard stuff!!

DJ GOOK 11:09 PM - 23 May, 2009

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Read this thread dude, I know it's long but there's a lot of information. Qberts DIY DVD can pretty much be found on Youtube. Start with Babies, then chirps, tears, transforming, dicing, crabs, one click flare, 2 click flare.....and then the hard stuff!!

thank you for the advice.i will startin that order

vio0633 3:50 AM - 28 May, 2009

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Read this thread dude, I know it's long but there's a lot of information. Qberts DIY DVD can pretty much be found on Youtube. Start with Babies, then chirps, tears, transforming, dicing, crabs, one click flare, 2 click flare.....and then the hard stuff!!

Damn...learn the crab scratch before any flare scratches?

DJ GOOK 4:24 AM - 28 May, 2009

got ya

El_MaUri 5:07 AM - 28 May, 2009

What's up fellas! Here's some practice cuts... let me know what you guys think.

www.zshare.net

J0be 10:19 AM - 28 May, 2009

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Read this thread dude, I know it's long but there's a lot of information. Qberts DIY DVD can pretty much be found on Youtube. Start with Babies, then chirps, tears, transforming, dicing, crabs, one click flare, 2 click flare.....and then the hard stuff!!

Damn...learn the crab scratch before any flare scratches?

Well, they're both the same level of difficulty really, IMO. So even if you learnt flares first, it's all good. The point is, start with the basics.

Cyberia 11:26 AM - 28 May, 2009

Here are some kutz I did with the SL-3 after I got it,

Watch www.youtube.com

J0be 12:01 PM - 28 May, 2009

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So even if you learnt flares first, it's all good...

By that I mean, even if you learnt flares before crabs it's all good.

minus 4:06 PM - 28 May, 2009

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What's up fellas! Here's some practice cuts... let me know what you guys think.

www.zshare.net

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Here are some kutz I did with the SL-3 after I got it,

www.youtube.com

Both of those sound fresh guys.

vio0633 3:44 AM - 29 May, 2009

I cant get 1 click flares down wortha damn...but yesterday I was feelin and getting 2 click and 3 click flares down ok. Mostly just twiddle using my fingers on the fader to get the clicks in. Its hard...but im still working on it. Seeing you guys cut records real good makes me want to work in the lab some more.

j cue 12:44 PM - 29 May, 2009

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Need help wit euro scratch.how the hell does your hands control both faders?do not have a dj crew to show me this.I just want to learn this scratch. the you tube that shows it,is not clear so I cant see it.I know the scratch is hard but I rather learn the hard stuff first then I can go into the easy ones. oh yea im in B-More if anybody feel like teaching me this scratch and other ones.

reverse your channel faders first.. so your right fader controls left deck etc.. and set the volume to cut in full when you move it up a little bit. similar to the crossfader.
so if you scratch on the left table hold the right fader at the bottom between your index and second finger,and crossfader between your thumb and tip of second finger, and slowly close one as the other is opening,and vice versa and gradually speed it up.
thats the best way i can explain it

j cue 12:46 PM - 29 May, 2009

thats what i was told was a euro scratch! but i think there may be variations of it

j cue 12:53 PM - 29 May, 2009

sorry, i forgot to mention, also reverse the crossfader

DJ GOOK 10:32 PM - 29 May, 2009

Thanx j cue

SiRocket 9:49 PM - 1 June, 2009

Watch www.youtube.com

just started trying the autobahn today (hence only a short clip at the beginning) hopefully i can get it to be semi interesting to where ill post more :)

tried to throw in most of the "popular" scratches, flares, two-clicks (still learning to get a good rythym), chirps (used a shitload), etc... i'm trying to get some hand movement going now as i've been practicing fader coordination this year.

-R

SiRocket 9:49 PM - 1 June, 2009

and yes bandoma, there are some chirp flares in there, still can't get them as tight as i would like them.

DJ GOOK 12:34 AM - 2 June, 2009

i was on I-Tunes and couldnt find no battle records due to da part that I dont no any. can youll name me some battle records so i can BUY them from I-TUNES. Thank youll ahead of time

Cyberia 1:31 AM - 2 June, 2009

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i was on I-Tunes and couldnt find no battle records due to da part that I dont no any. can youll name me some battle records so i can BUY them from I-TUNES. Thank youll ahead of time

I think Super Duck Breaks is available on iTunes. It's put out by Stones Throw.

DJ GOOK 8:50 PM - 2 June, 2009

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i was on I-Tunes and couldnt find no battle records due to da part that I dont no any. can youll name me some battle records so i can BUY them from I-TUNES. Thank youll ahead of time

I think Super Duck Breaks is available on iTunes. It's put out by Stones Throw.

thank you

DjManny09 2:42 AM - 7 June, 2009

Whats up Family

Here's some practice cuts... let me know what you guys think???

Watch www.youtube.com

Cyberia 3:28 AM - 7 June, 2009

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Whats up Family

Here's some practice cuts... let me know what you guys think???

Watch www.youtube.com

Kutting it up man! Good stuff. How long you been skratching for? Keep up the practice

Watch www.youtube.com

DjManny09 4:31 AM - 7 June, 2009

I been DJ for 12 Years, but started to learn scratch 2 years ago. I dont have to much time to practice scratch, i have a normal work in the day and play 3 or 4 nights for week... But anytime i have free time, like this weekend, i practice...

Thankz Bro

minus 1:35 PM - 11 June, 2009

Ill shit cyberia..

Cyberia 4:46 PM - 11 June, 2009

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Ill shit cyberia..

Thank you bro... Appreciate it.

Dj-M.Bezzle 10:22 PM - 11 June, 2009

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Ill shit cyberia..

+1

Screwd 8:10 AM - 15 June, 2009

+1

dope shit...

greetz 2 russia

Cyberia 2:32 PM - 15 June, 2009

Thanks guys! Here's another vid for you....

Watch www.youtube.com

Mr Jimdobalina 5:16 PM - 15 June, 2009

like your style bro!!!

especially the fading-flares with the up n down faders, i can't do that for shit!!!

J0be 10:03 PM - 15 June, 2009

Yeh man, real nice cuts Cyberia! Some sick flows, love the record control on the drags. Keep em coming :)

djdalite 2:04 AM - 16 June, 2009

damn cyberia i hate you.....teach me please

Cyberia 4:49 AM - 16 June, 2009

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damn cyberia i hate you.....teach me please

I wish I had a teacher myself. Living aroun the block from qberts house would be cool. Just love what you do and the skills will follow.

minus 3:36 PM - 17 June, 2009

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Thanks guys! Here's another vid for you....

Watch www.youtube.com

illness.. good choice on the oizo beat.

SiRocket 1:38 AM - 8 July, 2009

Watch www.youtube.com - new footy

djchase 11:39 PM - 8 July, 2009

now i just started last month and still working on it would love some helpful feed back

www.zshare.net

Screwd 11:26 AM - 7 September, 2009

damn, sry guyz - our project is still in the pipeline....

pls 4-give me :)

here a short lunchtimescratch from today, now i must hurry up, get my ass @ work hehe

www.screwd.artcore.ch

djchase 6:06 PM - 7 September, 2009

^^^^what type of scratchs do you use in this one?

O.B.1 7:02 PM - 7 September, 2009

this is a pre-'57 scratch vid (i'm using my old behringer vmx1000 and a very simple beat i made on my yamaha rs7000)

vids.myspace.com

I'll post one with my '57 soon...

Screwd 7:04 PM - 10 September, 2009

....first few seconds of this video i thought, okay, this is a rookie...but then.......yeahhhhhhh..........nice flow, nice technique...u got skillz homie..

here u got my 3 minutes 33 sekonds and 333 undersell of my practice day

screwd.artcore.ch death.mp3

Screwd 7:05 PM - 10 September, 2009

screwd.artcore.ch death.mp3

Screwd 7:07 PM - 10 September, 2009

screwd.artcore.ch

sorry, my bad

:)

fucking weed hehe

djchase 4:20 AM - 11 September, 2009

lol if thats what makes you scratch better let me get a 1/4 lb LOOOOL sweet technic

Screwd 8:14 AM - 11 September, 2009

:) hmm it could be...cause sometimes it can help to focus :D

but, drugs are bad, mmmmkayy? don't do drugs mkkkayyy because drugs are bad mkaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy :D

Screwd 12:19 PM - 12 September, 2009

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ DennisJ 7:31 PM - 14 September, 2009

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Watch www.youtube.com

Nice! That's pretty entertaining to be able to watch your soundwave while you cut it up!

Screwd 9:01 AM - 15 September, 2009

:) yeah looks funny....

its no showcase...i just tried the camstasia recorder...and it works :D

lot of drop outs :D

DJ Shameless 12:13 PM - 28 October, 2009

here's a bit of mine over an acoustic version of Stairway To Heaven
www.zshare.net

just audio though

Screwd 5:48 PM - 28 October, 2009

dayum !!!

homie...

sick

???!!!

thatz a battle routine???

in ya ass :D

10 / 10

DJ Shameless 6:14 PM - 28 October, 2009

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dayum !!!

homie...

sick

???!!!

thatz a battle routine???

in ya ass :D

10 / 10

i wish i could put that in a battle routine.... but stuff like that goes straight over judges/crowds heads here cos they don't understand. so yeah, i do it for myself mainly.

J0be 6:59 PM - 28 October, 2009

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here's a bit of mine over an acoustic version of Stairway To Heaven
www.zshare.net

just audio though

Holy shit!!

Epic

DJ Alkemy 8:19 PM - 28 October, 2009

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dayum !!!

homie...

sick

???!!!

thatz a battle routine???

in ya ass :D

10 / 10

i wish i could put that in a battle routine.... but stuff like that goes straight over judges/crowds heads here cos they don't understand. so yeah, i do it for myself mainly.

I dont think that would go over judges or the crowds head...not at a battle....A-Trak did a similar thing at the ITF's and the crowd went bananas......good stuff by the way...Im a Led Zeppelin fanatic so scores extra points with me lol.

DJ Alkemy 8:21 PM - 28 October, 2009

Just looked on your profile and seen your from S.Africa...I guess DJ battles are not as advanced as in the States & Europe, I guess thats what you meant by going over their heads...keep it up though.

Mr Jimdobalina 8:29 PM - 28 October, 2009

Haha, that was quality!!!

DJ Shameless 8:53 PM - 28 October, 2009

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Just looked on your profile and seen your from S.Africa...I guess DJ battles are not as advanced as in the States & Europe, I guess thats what you meant by going over their heads...keep it up though.

nowhere near the States or Europe... judges are still stuck on chirp flares haha. also, battles are so disorganized that u only get like two weeks max to practice, so getting original ideas out is a bit of a mission... so i have been guilty of biting bits of routines at battles. no excuse i know.

thanks for the words though... much appreciated guys.

Dirty Digits 10:32 PM - 28 October, 2009

Long time people.

Just finished shooting some footage for Scratch DJ Academy, not sure if this one is going to make the final. BUT I'd figure it's worth posting up! NOT EXATCLY a "Scratching Session" but hope you all get into it anyway.

Watch www.youtube.com

peas

J0be 10:39 PM - 28 October, 2009

SICK

DJ_Mike_Coquilla 11:16 AM - 8 November, 2009

Watch www.youtube.com

Sticky K 4:08 PM - 8 November, 2009

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here's a bit of mine over an acoustic version of Stairway To Heaven
www.zshare.net

just audio though

(Off topic)

Howzit Shameless,
Good scratching man... I don't see normally see any other guys from S.A on this forum. My scratching is still pretty weak but I'm learning...

I'm from Durban, where you from?

seven2wo 6:22 PM - 11 November, 2009

that was dope shameless!

Dj.Mojo 10:59 PM - 16 November, 2009

Here is my little contribution. I just got into scratching, it is just a little something, something. I am still a total noob/beginner.
Best right now I can do is two click orbits.
How are crab scratches actually done?
Is it like three click orbits? Do I start with an open fader, then
1. wait till the first sound comes.
2. close fader with my thumb
3. while my thumb acts like a spring, aply a "stab" with ring finger, middle finger
4. Pointer finger opens the fader again.
Is this correct? This would produce 4 sounds. I just can´t figure it out.
Thanks a lot for your advice!

www.moritzbrack.de

Dj-M.Bezzle 8:12 PM - 17 November, 2009

......im never gonna figure out this scratching thing

DJ Shameless 8:31 PM - 26 November, 2009

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that was dope shameless!

thanks, homie

Quote:

Here is my little contribution. I just got into scratching, it is just a little something, something. I am still a total noob/beginner.
Best right now I can do is two click orbits.
How are crab scratches actually done?
Is it like three click orbits? Do I start with an open fader, then
1. wait till the first sound comes.
2. close fader with my thumb
3. while my thumb acts like a spring, aply a "stab" with ring finger, middle finger
4. Pointer finger opens the fader again.
Is this correct? This would produce 4 sounds. I just can´t figure it out.
Thanks a lot for your advice!

www.moritzbrack.de

ok, your description is for a 3 click flare (crab style). the crab scratch is actually a really quick transform. start with fader closed, slide fingers over the fader while using ur thumb as a spring and end with closed fader. theoretically u should use your pinky/baby finger as well, then u'd create four sounds.
and u got nice flow on ur cuts. when u start adding more scratches to ur arsenal, try not to get caught up with the technicalities, and lose ur flow... aight peace!

Dj.Mojo 9:48 PM - 26 November, 2009

Thanks for your advice!
Basically a clean crab and a three click orbit sound the same?! Good to know.
I will stick to the Orbits since my pinky finger is useless.
I will post a sample again when I think it is worth it.

DJ Shameless 9:56 PM - 26 November, 2009

they sound similar, in that both have 4 sounds/notes, but the flare has a more rounded sound and the normal crab a sharper one.

dreamkast 9:48 AM - 4 December, 2009

www.myspace.com

scroll down theres a lil youtube video, only a lil scratch at a gig i had tonite, none of the other footage came out very well.

J0be 2:48 PM - 22 December, 2009

Christmas bump! I'll be getting back on this bad boy very soon.

O.B.1 6:42 PM - 22 December, 2009

Here are some quick samples of cuts I recorded for a local hip-hop artist...

soundcloud.com

vio0633 2:48 AM - 23 December, 2009

Nice OB1!

j cue 6:42 AM - 22 January, 2010

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Watch www.youtube.com

dope!!

DJ Pryme 6:48 AM - 22 January, 2010

I forgot this thread was still running! DAMN. Here's one from a while back:

Watch www.youtube.com

j cue 6:58 AM - 22 January, 2010

some recentish ish!!

Watch www.youtube.com

TPHR 7:34 AM - 22 January, 2010

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 8:17 AM - 22 January, 2010

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some recentish ish!!

Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

Feeling that...reminds me of Roc Raidas stuff.

DJ Alkemy 8:18 AM - 22 January, 2010

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Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

Like that one too...what is the beat you are using to cut over...relaxing as hell.

Nicky Blunt 8:20 AM - 22 January, 2010

Only got some old vids up on youtube, & I cant remember if I posted them or not!

Anywayz here they are

www.youtube.com

ps lol @ woo Vs the Punching nun!!!!

j cue 9:08 AM - 22 January, 2010

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some recentish ish!!

Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

Feeling that...reminds me of Roc Raidas stuff.

only alot sloppier!!
r.i.p. Roc Raida

DJ Alkemy 9:26 AM - 22 January, 2010

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some recentish ish!!

Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

Feeling that...reminds me of Roc Raidas stuff.

only alot sloppier!!
r.i.p. Roc Raida

Dont be over critical of yourself, was real good...I know what you mean though, Roc Raida was the master of body tricks..R.I.P

DJ Shameless 9:34 AM - 22 January, 2010

had this one of me tagged in facebook... i don't have the original to post in youtube, but here's the fb link anyways.
www.facebook.com

j cue 12:53 PM - 26 January, 2010

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had this one of me tagged in facebook... i don't have the original to post in youtube, but here's the fb link anyways.
www.facebook.com

whoa!! sick shit bro!!
dirty rotten nasty stinky dope madness!!

Dj-M.Bezzle 8:18 PM - 29 January, 2010

is scratching more about the fingers or the wrist?

Nicky Blunt 9:06 PM - 29 January, 2010

^^ depends on what scratch your attempting and then which hand your refering to, fader hand or record hand.

Dj-M.Bezzle 9:10 PM - 29 January, 2010

im assuming record hand is more wrist correct?

Nicky Blunt 11:10 PM - 29 January, 2010

again it really depends on what scratch your going for some its wrist some its fingers & some its both!

DJ1800 2:14 PM - 1 February, 2010

Thanks for all the feedback peoples. I have been working using the tips that you all have given me and I'm improving (Slowly, but surely).

Screwd 3:15 PM - 1 February, 2010

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is scratching more about the fingers or the wrist?

is football more about feet or legs ?? :D

Dj-M.Bezzle 3:17 PM - 1 February, 2010

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is scratching more about the fingers or the wrist?

is football more about feet or legs ?? :D

id say legs

Screwd 3:20 PM - 1 February, 2010

and of course balls :D

Dj-M.Bezzle 3:50 PM - 1 February, 2010

ba doom boom pow

Dj-M.Bezzle 3:51 PM - 1 February, 2010

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is scratching more about the fingers or the wrist?

is football more about feet or legs ?? :D

are we talking about american football or worldwide footbal, aka soccer?

Dj-M.Bezzle 3:52 PM - 1 February, 2010

acutually i guess neither is of much importance

www.encyclopedia.com

feniks 2:19 PM - 2 February, 2010

That reminds me of the crawler zombies in COD.

Billy18bm 6:26 AM - 29 March, 2010

anyone got any tips on 2click flares. i've got them at single time and i can do short bursts at double time, but i have non consistency any helpful ideas?

O.B.1 6:11 PM - 29 March, 2010

A two-click flare will give you three notes, so try to think about them as sets of triplet notes.
1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3
/1 /2 /3 /4

this gives you 12 notes per measure, (or 24 at half speed)

I hope you find this example useful.

O.B.1 6:17 PM - 29 March, 2010

1-2-3, 2-2-3, 3-2-3, 4-2-3,

Nicky Blunt 9:55 PM - 30 March, 2010

Quote:

1-2-3, 2-2-3, 3-2-3, 4-2-3,

Thats the way I look at it!

seven2wo 11:45 PM - 30 March, 2010

Quote:

anyone got any tips on 2click flares. i've got them at single time and i can do short bursts at double time, but i have non consistency any helpful ideas?

if you can do them at single time and double time at spurts, then you already know what you gotta do...just keep practicing. try it without music first then try a slow beat then gradually speed up the tempo.

Billy18bm 5:25 AM - 31 March, 2010

i've been practicing it just dosen't seem to get faster. is it more of an "arm" movement or is it all in the wrist?

O.B.1 5:23 PM - 31 March, 2010

fingers...

the_black_one 5:47 PM - 31 March, 2010

Quote:

shrimp fingers...

TMI my friend!

JRAlexander 5:53 PM - 31 March, 2010

This was during WMC in miami... Scratch Summit...
Watch www.vimeo.com

Billy18bm 3:49 AM - 1 April, 2010

it seems like your thumb would force the fader closed for a flare? or do you mean how your fingers act as a spring for your thumb.

O.B.1 4:44 AM - 1 April, 2010

Quote:

it seems like your thumb would force the fader closed for a flare? or do you mean how your fingers act as a spring for your thumb.

oops, did I mention I'm hamster style...?

O.B.1 4:52 AM - 1 April, 2010

Quote:

This was during WMC in miami... Scratch Summit...
Watch www.vimeo.com Watch www.vimeo.com

fun vid,
thanks for posting

Dj-M.Bezzle 8:35 PM - 1 April, 2010

Quote:

it seems like your thumb would force the fader closed for a flare? or do you mean how your fingers act as a spring for your thumb.

wait wait wait i thought the thumb was the spring??

DJ Shameless 1:07 PM - 2 April, 2010

about once a month me and my homies get together for a bit of a jammy jam... this was recorded on one of the guy's phones, so excuse the quality and the fact that its only on facebook for now.
www.facebook.com

Screwd 7:22 PM - 3 April, 2010

i'm really buizzy..sorry for not enjoying this thread often...

here the newest trainingfile

www.screwd.artcore.ch

J0be 8:22 PM - 3 April, 2010

there's only 11 seconds of audio, and no scratching :(

DJ Shameless 10:11 PM - 3 April, 2010

a small beat juggle routine.... there isn't a thread for juggles, so i thought i'd put it here.
Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 10:39 PM - 3 April, 2010

over 4 minutes... :D
right click, save as.. ;)

Screwd 10:41 PM - 3 April, 2010

dope routine shameless....high level

J0be 11:46 PM - 3 April, 2010

Thats what I did! 11 secs of audio!?

Screwd 9:47 AM - 4 April, 2010

fucking server :)

i'm shure there is over 4 minutes of audio...

Screwd 9:54 AM - 4 April, 2010

www.mediafire.com

this work fine

J0be 11:36 AM - 4 April, 2010

got it! Dope as always dude! It's been a while. I need a new mixer, need to get some of those echo effects you were using at the start. Sounds sick.

:-)

DJ DennisJ 8:19 AM - 10 April, 2010

Can someone listen to this sample of me doing 2-click flares and give me some advice on how to improve? Unfortunately I don't know anyone local to learn scratching from (I'm in SD though, so if anyone local wants to get together let me know) so I am just trying to figure it out and pretty much having no luck. Maybe someone with more experience can figure out what I need to do to finally 'get it'?

Thanks.

www.mixcloud.com

djphilly 8:03 PM - 10 April, 2010

Hey guys, I just posted a new scratch video

Watch www.youtube.com

please give me feedback.

@dennisj san diego has very strong history in scratching, my friends and i host sessions every now and then. PM me and I'll keep you in the loop

El_MaUri 10:16 PM - 10 April, 2010

Yo Dennis and Philly, lets session!!!

SuckaDJ 10:57 PM - 10 April, 2010

Quote:

This was during WMC in miami... Scratch Summit...
Watch www.vimeo.com Watch www.vimeo.com

fun vid,
thanks for posting

oh snap! that guy @ 9:19 hahah

Turn Table Tennis 11:37 PM - 10 April, 2010

wmc seems like an overly-hyped seriously under talented and unorganized event.

Turn Table Tennis 11:44 PM - 10 April, 2010

i mean there's definitely talent there... but the tubby bastard that got into wmc as a performer really isn't a good look for them.

DJ GOOK 2:43 PM - 11 April, 2010

I live in Baltimore and my dj buddies are all about rockin the party(thats what I can do),and I'm trying to learn how to scratch.If anybody in baltimore trying to teach me ,give me a holla.its real fustrating asking people do it sound right and they say I dont know.

feniks 5:13 PM - 11 April, 2010

Quote:

Hey guys, I just posted a new scratch video

Watch www.youtube.com

please give me feedback.

@dennisj san diego has very strong history in scratching, my friends and i host sessions every now and then. PM me and I'll keep you in the loop

having cut with Philly a bit at NAMM this year (well...he was def cutting, I was attempting to cut) I have to say that his scratching is top notch. Def top 10 on the board...maybe even top 5 (no homo). Props Phil!

djchriscruz 5:32 PM - 11 April, 2010

Is it me or is scratching with Serato SLIGHTLY different than scratching with vinyl?

I've been practicing on my break records and when I try scratching with Serato my cuts sound like shit. I've set the latency all the way to the left. I'm also thinking that the tracking on the clear CV's that I have may suck.

feniks 5:34 PM - 11 April, 2010

Check your scopes.

O.B.1 6:57 PM - 11 April, 2010

Quote:

Hey guys, I just posted a new scratch video

Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

please give me feedback.

@dennisj san diego has very strong history in scratching, my friends and i host sessions every now and then. PM me and I'll keep you in the loop

having cut with Philly a bit at NAMM this year (well...he was def cutting, I was attempting to cut) I have to say that his scratching is top notch. Def top 10 on the board...maybe even top 5 (no homo). Props Phil!

clean cuts! (nice combos too)
-would like to hear the beat a little louder though...

djphilly 12:33 AM - 12 April, 2010

@feniks @OB1

thanks for checkin the video! i'll try to record the audio separately one of these days haha

SeanJ 8:41 PM - 12 April, 2010

Quote:

Is it me or is scratching with Serato SLIGHTLY different than scratching with vinyl?

I'd of thought it's simply analogue (real vinyl under your needle) verses digital files being driven by your needle. When you manipulate the control vinyl i'd of thought your as good as your sample rate (320,160, whatever) so that 'scrunchy' sound of some mp3's is something you'll never get with real vinyl grooves. The latter being pretty warm compared to your average mp3.

Still, i wouldn't want to acquire my music library over again on vinyl to achieve a more 'real' anaolgue scratch sound!

Anyone agree?

jprime 10:22 PM - 12 April, 2010

Speaking of scratching with serato...

I was over at a friends house and started scratching on his serato setup and was like "Damn, something doesn't feel right here"
I went into his settings and dropped the latency down and booya, back to that vinyl feel.
Just thought I would toss that out there for any newer users that are finding it not quite like the timing is all there for some reason ;)

vio0633 4:45 AM - 17 April, 2010

Still working on trying to get flares down :( Props to everyone on here!

Screwd 3:38 PM - 17 April, 2010

flares are so easy dude..it'z like grey's anatomy :)

vio0633 4:35 PM - 17 April, 2010

HAHA!! The feeling of doing scratches with an open fader is all weird for me!

Nicky Blunt 5:48 PM - 17 April, 2010

Quote:

HAHA!! The feeling of doing scratches with an open fader is all weird for me!

takes a while, even babu took a month to learn it! So Don't feel bad!

Hard work pays off!

djchriscruz 6:19 AM - 18 April, 2010

I'm still trying to get down fast 1 click flares. I can easily pull off 2 clicks but its akward to slow my fader hand down for 1 clicks.

DJ FlowJay 9:35 AM - 18 April, 2010

Quote:

HAHA!! The feeling of doing scratches with an open fader is all weird for me!

takes a while, even babu took a month to learn it! So Don't feel bad!

Hard work pays off!

word to both of you

O.B.1 10:01 AM - 18 April, 2010

and Babu!

Quote:

HAHA!! The feeling of doing scratches with an open fader is all weird for me!

by any chance are you hamster syle?

-because I am... it's kind of like skating goofy footed.
(but i really want to be ambidexterous)

Nicky Blunt 10:21 AM - 18 April, 2010

i skratch hamster style & to be ambidextrous takes a lot of work, try doing things out side of skratchin to help.

Write left handed, do hand eye co-ordination tests left handed, i did all these things & its helping immensly.

O.B.1 10:25 AM - 18 April, 2010

try playing the drums... BOTH WAYS :)

Nicky Blunt 10:43 AM - 18 April, 2010

only way I ever play drums is on a button pad TBH!

vio0633 6:02 PM - 18 April, 2010

Quote:

and Babu!

Quote:

HAHA!! The feeling of doing scratches with an open fader is all weird for me!

by any chance are you hamster syle?

-because I am... it's kind of like skating goofy footed.
(but i really want to be ambidexterous)

Nah... tried doing it hamster style and it didnt feel right to me.

Maskrider 8:40 PM - 18 April, 2010

If you think 1 click flare is complicated look at those 3 click flares and mirror scratches.

Steve Dronez 2:06 AM - 25 April, 2010

Video of me messing around on the cuts, and some live beatmaking. Let me know what you guys think.

Watch www.youtube.com

J0be 2:56 PM - 25 April, 2010

Very nice. Seen this before, think Ben Honna put a link on his Tablist.net facebook profile.

Dj che 3:09 PM - 25 April, 2010

thats tight, keep up the good work

Steve Dronez 3:20 PM - 25 April, 2010

Yeah, Ben put this on tablist.net. Thanks.

SiRocket 6:09 PM - 28 April, 2010

RIP Guru - Dj Ricky Jay short MUSIC video scratch session. Watch www.youtube.com

i'll post another video with some more technical cuts this week 8-)

Djaward 6:58 PM - 28 April, 2010

Quote:

Video of me messing around on the cuts, and some live beatmaking. Let me know what you guys think.

Watch www.youtube.com javascript:void(0);

Props to you brotha. Shit was sick. Would have loved it more if the hold echo effect wasnt on. Other than that I liked it.

SiRocket 7:00 PM - 28 April, 2010

no hold echo on at all. appreciate the props!

SiRocket 7:01 PM - 28 April, 2010

lmfao. im an idiot. carry on! haha!

Steve Dronez 7:46 PM - 28 April, 2010

Quote:

Video of me messing around on the cuts, and some live beatmaking. Let me know what you guys think.

Watch www.youtube.com javascript:void(0);

Props to you brotha. Shit was sick. Would have loved it more if the hold echo effect wasnt on. Other than that I liked it.

Thanks bro. Im workin on a new video same style with live looping,beatmaking and turntablism that will be much better. I got better effects on my turntable channel and more control over them using macro settings mapped to my MPD32, so the echo effect won't get so played out. The new video is going to be an actual video filmed with professional cameras in a abandoned warehouse in Detroit. Will be sick. Thanks for the props.

dirtyonekanobi 7:57 PM - 28 April, 2010

@Steve - I'm in the D, lemme know when/where yall filming and I'll come down and check it out! Good stuff though...I agree on w/the other comments about the echo effect being the only issue. Do you perform anywhere here?

Steve Dronez 8:16 PM - 28 April, 2010

Yeah, I have gigs here and there around Detroit/Royal Oak/ Eastside area. I held residency's at two clubs in the Casino's downtown but one closed and I decided to leave the other one. I'm pretty low key around here otherwise. What area you in? Im always looking to network with other local dj's.

dirtyonekanobi 3:17 AM - 29 April, 2010

West Side. I catch gigs as they come too, I work a 9-5 so gotta keep a balance. Might have a residency coming up in Royal Oak in June for Thursday nights. Lemme know when you spin next, I'll do the same.

Screwd 9:11 PM - 7 May, 2010

Hey guys...

Got a new job, e new car, a new htc, but the old skillz...i think :D

n-joy..

feedback allways welcome

feniks 11:07 PM - 7 May, 2010

Was there supposed to be a link or something?

Djaward 11:19 PM - 7 May, 2010

Quote:

Hey guys...

Got a new job, e new car, a new htc, but the old skillz...i think :D

n-joy..

feedback allways welcome

Weres the link?

Screwd 11:39 PM - 7 May, 2010

sry.......

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 11:54 PM - 7 May, 2010

Quote:

sry.......

Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

New job, new car, new htc (which sucks for recording video, shoulda got the Vivaz like me lol) and old skillz?....thats some bad ass scratching on that video!. Some wicked flow on there. Liking the beat too, Gza?...anyway, real good job.

J0be 12:16 AM - 8 May, 2010

Quote:

sry.......

Watch www.youtube.com

dope as always! :)

DJ GOOK 2:38 AM - 8 May, 2010

around 125 what kind of scratch is that.im a noob at scratching

Quote:

sry.......

Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 8:57 AM - 8 May, 2010

Quote:

sry.......

Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

New job, new car, new htc (which sucks for recording video, shoulda got the Vivaz like me lol) and old skillz?....thats some bad ass scratching on that video!. Some wicked flow on there. Liking the beat too, Gza?...anyway, real good job.

thx :) i tried some new comboz (new for me hehe) but i am not happy with the flow...got more training, but no time ;)

thx jobe

@ gook, at 1:25 ??? some these are some chirps...

O.B.1 10:14 AM - 8 May, 2010

lighting fast chirps, at that...
-good work homie!

DJ GOOK 12:01 PM - 8 May, 2010

dam. i Have To practice double time. thanx

Screwd 3:26 PM - 8 May, 2010

itz a neva ending practicing :D

here another vid:

Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 11:58 AM - 17 May, 2010

NEW PRACTICE SHIT

www.zshare.net

Screwd 12:18 PM - 17 May, 2010

same shit - another host (label hosting hehe)

www.screwd.artcore.ch

Screwd 6:35 PM - 1 June, 2010

screwd.artcore.ch

This i recorded in 2006 but neva released...just made it for fun....

i found it in my old files...

Screwd 6:23 PM - 18 August, 2010

Hey guyz....u're still alive? :)

soundcloud.com

this is from a out coming album track...what do u think about?

djdalite 6:26 PM - 18 August, 2010

Oops, looks like we can't find that page!

Screwd 6:35 PM - 18 August, 2010

oops - sry....now it should work....

soundcloud.com

djdalite 6:54 PM - 18 August, 2010

nice - what did you record that with?

Screwd 6:59 PM - 18 August, 2010

adobe audition

J0be 8:17 PM - 18 August, 2010

Quote:

oops - sry....now it should work....

soundcloud.com

Nice!! Sounding sick Screwd! Love it.

Let me know when the album comes out.

O.B.1 10:04 PM - 18 August, 2010

I posted this in another thread, but maybe it'll get more feedback here...

11 of my original beats crammed into 6 minutes, with some cuts thrown in:
soundcloud.com

Dj.Mojo 12:54 AM - 19 August, 2010

Quote:

oops - sry....now it should work....

soundcloud.com

Mad CLEAN!

J0be 8:53 AM - 19 August, 2010

Dope!

Screwd 6:29 PM - 19 August, 2010

thx guyz...much appreciated...

good work ob1...love that sample from the big lebowski ost

SiRocket 7:51 PM - 23 August, 2010

Watch www.youtube.com

getting down with the new Bun B / Dj Premier joint! :)

Nicky Blunt 11:49 AM - 25 August, 2010

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

getting down with the new Bun B / Dj Premier joint! :)

nice job, dope track too!

feniks 4:40 PM - 25 August, 2010

cut session with da crew this past monday night...

sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net

djphilly 12:14 AM - 26 August, 2010

about to do a new scratch video, whos got a beat for me???

Maskrider 3:10 AM - 26 August, 2010

I'm looking for that record Five fingers of death vol 1 does anybody know where can i get it.

SiRocket 7:34 AM - 26 August, 2010

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

getting down with the new Bun B / Dj Premier joint! :)

nice job, dope track too!

thanks man!

djphilly 7:22 PM - 14 September, 2010

Just posted a new practice video from my ny trip w/ dj shiftee

Watch www.youtube.com

SiRocket 8:06 PM - 14 September, 2010

dope vid phil!

Nicky Blunt 8:29 PM - 14 September, 2010

good shit philly!

SuckaDJ 8:34 PM - 14 September, 2010

good shit, watching your other videos also! damn youtube is fuckin up today.. lagging like a mofo

Screwd 10:13 PM - 14 September, 2010

dope..

looking forward for more

cheerz

djphilly 1:18 AM - 15 September, 2010

thanks all for the feedback!

El_MaUri 7:39 AM - 15 September, 2010

yo man! when's the next big session in SD????

Sticky K 12:23 PM - 4 October, 2010

@djphilly - very nice!!

Ok so here's my first first recorded scratching session from this past weekend.

I'm still a beginner.... Trying to get chirps down :)

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Ritmo 2:35 PM - 4 October, 2010

Quote:

@djphilly - very nice!!

Ok so here's my first first recorded scratching session from this past weekend.

I'm still a beginner.... Trying to get chirps down :)

Watch www.youtube.com

about as good as I scratch my dude I thought it sounded nice and pretty clean

vio0633 6:11 PM - 4 October, 2010

Quote:

@djphilly - very nice!!

Ok so here's my first first recorded scratching session from this past weekend.

I'm still a beginner.... Trying to get chirps down :)

Watch www.youtube.com

Love the TT stand you got bro! Did you make it yourself?

Nice cuts BTW! Im still working on mine :)

Sticky K 7:48 PM - 4 October, 2010

Thanks, I designed it on paper and got someone else to build & cover it . Most of the desk is covered in black vinyl and the blue top is in suede. Here's more pics:

older pics: picasaweb.google.com
Newer Pics: picasaweb.google.com

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 3:28 PM - 10 October, 2010

Quote:

had this one of me tagged in facebook... i don't have the original to post in youtube, but here's the fb link anyways.
www.facebook.com

That was absolutely DISGUSTING.

Props.

DJ Shameless 2:54 PM - 12 October, 2010

Quote:

had this one of me tagged in facebook... i don't have the original to post in youtube, but here's the fb link anyways.
www.facebook.com

That was absolutely DISGUSTING.

Props.

thanks JohnnyM... wanna battle? hahaha... j/k

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 4:50 PM - 12 October, 2010

Quote:

had this one of me tagged in facebook... i don't have the original to post in youtube, but here's the fb link anyways.
www.facebook.com

That was absolutely DISGUSTING.

Props.

thanks JohnnyM... wanna battle? hahaha... j/k

Look, I know my boundries....

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 4:56 PM - 12 October, 2010

That shit you did at 1:51 is what I need to master on the fader. I've been doing it for years with the Realistic up and downs, but now I'm trying to get those movements on the crossfader.

You are the closest person who's style I'd want to mimic.

1 Question though, I see you're using the Super Seal jawn, are you able to do the EXACT same thing, and get the same response if using a CV?

Sticky K 7:49 PM - 12 October, 2010

Shameless was still warming up in that video!!! Believe me, I was holding the camera! LOL!

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 8:46 PM - 12 October, 2010

Quote:

Shameless was still warming up in that video!!! Believe me, I was holding the camera! LOL!

Geez.

What I like about his style is that it's straight up, 1,2,3,4, bar type scratches, but with flair. Chops, cuts, all landing where you can almost "predict" them to, but it's sharp.

Steve Dub's cuts are more abstract, but keep you guessing because you won't know what's coming.

DJ Shameless 6:46 PM - 15 October, 2010

yo JohnnyM... that scratch at 1.51 is a basic combo scratch called marches, but done at double time. Its a stab to baby combo.
so u like the 'party' type of cuts huh? nothing to it but practice...
and to answer ur question about the cv's vs real vinyl... its not exact, but if u scratch long enough on cv's u can get used to the delay and ur faderhand will adjust eventually.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 8:13 PM - 15 October, 2010

Good looking man..

I never knew they gave that scratch a damn name...

"Marches"..

Ok, gimmie a good year....

and it's on!!

djphilly 9:17 PM - 16 October, 2010

here you goooooooooooooo Watch www.youtube.com

Nicky Blunt 5:19 PM - 19 October, 2010

Quote:

Good looking man..

I never knew they gave that scratch a damn name...

"Marches"..

Ok, gimmie a good year....

Dude u need to invest in the q-bert videos if u wanna learn the skratches, he makes it so simple, even old people can use it!

hahahaha

He now has 3 vids I suggest U buy

DIY Skratching parts 1 & 2
& 101 Secret Skratches Encyclopedia Skratchtanica (this is less of an instruction dvd tho)

and it's on!!

DJ Shameless 6:12 PM - 19 October, 2010

^^^ that's how I learned. I have all 3 DVDs and the one from the X-ecutioners called Built To Scratch. And about 10 DMC DVDs.

Nicky Blunt 6:33 PM - 19 October, 2010

Quote:

^^^ that's how I learned. I have all 3 DVDs and the one from the X-ecutioners called Built To Scratch. And about 10 DMC DVDs.

Me too, was the DMC instruction vid any good? Shoulda got a copy last night when they were only £5 instead i opted for 2007 2008 2009 finals deffo wish id picked up the instruction vid now!

Nicky Blunt 7:00 PM - 19 October, 2010

also shameless as someone who is into the whole skratch culture, Id like ur opinion.

serato.com

DJ Shameless 7:19 PM - 19 October, 2010

I didn't even know there was DMC instruction videos. I was refering to the actual battle footage recorded.

Nicky Blunt 7:46 PM - 19 October, 2010

they made one, but yeah i have tons of the battles, study them hard!!!!

LOL

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 8:28 PM - 19 October, 2010

Quote:

^^^ that's how I learned. I have all 3 DVDs and the one from the X-ecutioners called Built To Scratch. And about 10 DMC DVDs.

Me too, was the DMC instruction vid any good? Shoulda got a copy last night when they were only £5 instead i opted for 2007 2008 2009 finals deffo wish id picked up the instruction vid now!

But I don't WANT to sound like Q-Bert....if that makes any sense. There's a certain sound of DJ's that learn from that DVD, and even though it's CURRENT, it's still "Cookie Cutter" to me...

I have to stand alone...

O.B.1 8:33 PM - 19 October, 2010

+1 on developing your own style,
-but being mostly self taught I find myself getting stuck in a rut sometime, prompting me to want to learn some new techniques. It's all in how you apply them.

Nicky Blunt 4:57 AM - 20 October, 2010

Quote:

^^^ that's how I learned. I have all 3 DVDs and the one from the X-ecutioners called Built To Scratch. And about 10 DMC DVDs.

Me too, was the DMC instruction vid any good? Shoulda got a copy last night when they were only £5 instead i opted for 2007 2008 2009 finals deffo wish id picked up the instruction vid now!

But I don't WANT to sound like Q-Bert....if that makes any sense. There's a certain sound of DJ's that learn from that DVD, and even though it's CURRENT, it's still "Cookie Cutter" to me...

you need to know how to do the basics b4 being able to put ur own spin on it. Quit resisting and start studying, ur even said earlier this guy is what ur aiming for urself, & he said he also used the same dvds!

So Ur point is?

I have to stand alone...

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 5:20 PM - 20 October, 2010

Quote:

So Ur point is?

My point is that he sound exactly how I picture myself sounding if I got back on my game.

For example, we've ALL heard of flares, crabs, twiddles, and orbits...right?

The ONE CUT that I asked him about, I never even knew had a name (marches), and when was the last time that ANYBODY has ever mentioned MARCHES around here?

It would always be about flares, crabs, twiddles, and orbits, and other "well known, or documented" scratches.

To me, that cut is CRAZY FUNKY, but that's just me.

Now my point is that there is a difference between HEARING or SEEING someone do a cut, vs. you getting an instructional DVD to teach you "Step by Step".

Before the days of Youtube, you'd just HEAR a scratch, and then figure out your OWN way of making that sound vs. copying how every body else does it..EXACTLY.

Technically, if you follow the latter way, you could possibly be called out for doing the scratch "Wrong".

If you can recreate the sound, then you're doing it correctly...

Dj-M.Bezzle 7:02 PM - 20 October, 2010

Quote:

The ONE CUT that I asked him about, I never even knew had a name (marches), and when was the last time that ANYBODY has ever mentioned MARCHES around here?

i think dj fooders had an instructional video on how to do those

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:03 PM - 20 October, 2010

The point is that it's not readily practiced or discussed.

DJ DennisJ 10:04 PM - 20 October, 2010

Quote:

The point is that it's not readily practiced or discussed.

If these 'marches' are what I think they are, they are the follow-up scratch to learn after baby scratches and commonly referred to as military scratches. Really easy and elementary, and they've been around since the dawn of scratching. Just a bunch of babies but on some of them you close the fader on the back pull.
So yeah, totally discussed, just not called 'marches'. Google 'military scratch'.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:51 AM - 21 October, 2010

Nobody has mentioned "Military Scratch" either on here...

And if it's elementary, how come we don't see it done more often?

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:57 AM - 21 October, 2010

DUDE! I googled that mess...

THAT IS NOT what I'm talking about..

Those are baby scratches, with the fader opened on some pull backs...

NOT...

DJ DennisJ 3:39 AM - 21 October, 2010

I wasn't 100% sure and surely wasn't looking to offend. But if you google marches scratches, that's what you get. Plus, he actually said "yo JohnnyM... that scratch at 1.51 is a basic combo scratch called marches, but done at double time. Its a stab to baby combo."

Stab = baby with fader CLOSED on pull back (you quoted OPEN)

Listening to 1.51 what I hear is baby-stab-stab baby-stab-stab at double-time.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 10:56 AM - 21 October, 2010

Ok, the double time is what makes it hotness.

Usually the way I do it is, stab-stab-stab-stab-*open fader* baby*baby*baby*baby-close fader-stab-stab-stab-stab, and keep switching up the times of keeping the fader open.

But if you look at his video, he is also varying the speed of the stab/baby's to give a (for less of a better term) "Rising or Heightened" effect.

The double time is what sets it off.

DJ DennisJ 4:21 PM - 21 October, 2010

Yep, absolutely. After your comment yesterday I went into the lab and did some practicing... turns out they aren't that hard to pull off. I was able to do some pretty good ones within minutes of trying, though not with as much precision as Shameless. And yeah, I see what you mean, he actually increases the pitch of the scratch by speeding up the movements and it sounds dope as hell. I haven't even tried that yet. :)

Now that the arguing is over, you have to laugh at the fact that in the world of complex flares, crabs, and clover tears, a simple yet adept demonstration of the military scratch at double time is the one thing that caught our ears and impressed us! LOL. Just goes to show that it's not being able to do the scratch, but how and when you do it. Props to Shameless. I've now got a new technique to practice!

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 4:37 PM - 21 October, 2010

YOP! Yeah, gimmie a year to tighten up!

DJ Shameless 5:32 PM - 21 October, 2010

the nice thing about the 'older' scratches is that they are much more wide open for interpretation. that vid only scratched (no pun) the surface of that specific combo. i'm sure there are a ton of dj's on this board that has a different sounding marches/military scratch.
and the reason i started cleaning up that scratch of mine, is because i wanted to try a mirror combo of marches (forward stab,baby to backward stab,baby), and that sound at 1.51 is what i want the first half to sound like.
and from that scratch, i've also done a 2-click swing flare, that sound like the original 3-click swing flare, but it makes it easier for me to double time only 2 clicks.
anyways, enough with the jargon... hope u guys post up your versions/takes on that.
peace!

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 6:22 PM - 21 October, 2010

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i'm sure there are a ton of dj's on this board that has a different sounding marches/military scratch.

Not to dis, but I highly doubt that.

I'll explain why.

Stabs, even though they are theoretically simple, require a consistant record hand motion, and a simple crossfader/upfader movement.

Most of the NEW SCRATCHES, IMO, really don't focus on record movements that are more apt to cause the needle to skip, (when using regular vinyl), rather a slow back and forth motion.

They focus more on fader manipulation, IMO.

The stab is more likely to make your needle want to skip.

You're the 1st person I've seen do the double-time march on here in a decisive fashion. And had the nerve to vary the speed. That shows total command.

If I'm wrong, my bad, but I haven't seen it here.

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hope u guys post up your versions/takes on that.
peace!

Man, I ain't postin JACK after that....

naw, if I get a chance, I'll post what I can do....later.

Peace.

DJ Alkemy 6:24 PM - 21 October, 2010

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YOP! Yeah, gimmie a year to tighten up!

You should be tight enough already...aint you 55? lol

Dj-M.Bezzle 6:27 PM - 21 October, 2010

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YOP! Yeah, gimmie a year to tighten up!

You should be tight enough already...aint you 155? lol

no misquote necessary

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 6:27 PM - 21 October, 2010

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YOP! Yeah, gimmie a year to tighten up!

You should be tight enough already...aint you 55? lol

I'm mad another DUDE is questioning how tight I am....

Fall back!

Dj-M.Bezzle 6:31 PM - 21 October, 2010

lol johnnys so old when Grand Wizard Theodore invented scratching he was movin the record back and forth listenin to his mom yellin at him about stayin out of johnnys lawn, johnny used to call him lil teddy

DJ Shameless 6:36 PM - 21 October, 2010

btw... here's my 2010 DMC routine... i came nowhere... LOL
Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 6:47 PM - 21 October, 2010

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btw... here's my 2010 DMC routine... i came nowhere... LOL
Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

I thought you said the standard in S.Africa wasnt that good. While your set was not world standard if you didnt come ANYWHERE then I will have to check the winning routine.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 6:49 PM - 21 October, 2010

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btw... here's my 2010 DMC routine... i came nowhere... LOL
Watch www.youtube.com javascript:void(0);

you bastard...

And I was JUST about to post that little snippet of some "Marches" I found I did on a mixcd...

Aww hell no now.

DJ Shameless 6:51 PM - 21 October, 2010

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btw... here's my 2010 DMC routine... i came nowhere... LOL
Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

I thought you said the standard in S.Africa wasnt that good. While your set was not world standard if you didnt come ANYWHERE then I will have to check the winning routine.

be my guest... and let me know ur thoughts

DJ Shameless 6:52 PM - 21 October, 2010

heres the link to the channel

www.youtube.com

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 6:54 PM - 21 October, 2010

Oh no WONDER you can do those damn marches so well...

You're a frigging DMC Competitor...

Yeah, gimmie a year or so...

DJ Alkemy 6:56 PM - 21 October, 2010

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btw... here's my 2010 DMC routine... i came nowhere... LOL
Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

I thought you said the standard in S.Africa wasnt that good. While your set was not world standard if you didnt come ANYWHERE then I will have to check the winning routine.

be my guest... and let me know ur thoughts

Man you got jibbed. I been watching the DMC's for yeeeears now and the 1st place entry was sloppy as hell. His scratches were basic, juggles boring and he didnt do anything that caught my eye. I seriously think yours was better.

DJ Shameless 7:03 PM - 21 October, 2010

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btw... here's my 2010 DMC routine... i came nowhere... LOL
Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

I thought you said the standard in S.Africa wasnt that good. While your set was not world standard if you didnt come ANYWHERE then I will have to check the winning routine.

be my guest... and let me know ur thoughts

i can't blame him for winning... he just did his thing and won.
judging was terrible... i got hated on for some reason, but its all good.

Man you got jibbed. I been watching the DMC's for yeeeears now and the 1st place entry was sloppy as hell. His scratches were basic, juggles boring and he didnt do anything that caught my eye. I seriously think yours was better.

DJ Shameless 7:05 PM - 21 October, 2010

fail... lemme try again

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btw... here's my 2010 DMC routine... i came nowhere... LOL
Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

I thought you said the standard in S.Africa wasnt that good. While your set was not world standard if you didnt come ANYWHERE then I will have to check the winning routine.

be my guest... and let me know ur thoughts

Man you got jibbed. I been watching the DMC's for yeeeears now and the 1st place entry was sloppy as hell. His scratches were basic, juggles boring and he didnt do anything that caught my eye. I seriously think yours was better.

i can't blame him for winning... he just did his thing and won.
judging was terrible... i got hated on for some reason, but its all good.

DJ Shameless 7:06 PM - 21 October, 2010

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Oh no WONDER you can do those damn marches so well...

You're a frigging DMC Competitor...

Yeah, gimmie a year or so...

DMC "AFRICA"... nowhere near the same as DMC "REST OF THE WORLD"

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:07 PM - 21 October, 2010

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had this one of me tagged in facebook... i don't have the original to post in youtube, but here's the fb link anyways.
www.facebook.com

That was absolutely DISGUSTING.

Props.

Hmmm

thanks JohnnyM... wanna battle? hahaha... j/k

Look, I know my boundries....

Imagine if I would have taken the challenge...

I would have been WAXED.

You're a HUSTLA!

DJ Alkemy 7:08 PM - 21 October, 2010

Yeah, judging seems to be way off there. You gotta have people who know their shiz judging something like the DMC's. Props on the set though. I see you done that scratch routine at the end where you follow the tempo of the guitar with cuts, love that.

DJ Shameless 7:15 PM - 21 October, 2010

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had this one of me tagged in facebook... i don't have the original to post in youtube, but here's the fb link anyways.
www.facebook.com

That was absolutely DISGUSTING.

Props.

Hmmm

thanks JohnnyM... wanna battle? hahaha... j/k

Look, I know my boundries....

Imagine if I would have taken the challenge...

I would have been WAXED.

You're a HUSTLA!

i wouldn't have followed through brother... i was really just kidding... i do this for fun, not to prove a point.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:31 PM - 21 October, 2010

SMH.

Well, I looked at both vids.

He may have got you for BODY TRICKS, but even those were sloppy, but he DID attempt them.

You cut circles around him, but that Bird's Eye View (DJ Kentaro?) spin off may have killed it for you.

Something like that HAS to be executed perfectly, or it sounds like a bunch of junk.

There is no way that other dude should be the Champion tho...

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:33 PM - 21 October, 2010

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had this one of me tagged in facebook... i don't have the original to post in youtube, but here's the fb link anyways.
www.facebook.com

That was absolutely DISGUSTING.

Props.

Hmmm

thanks JohnnyM... wanna battle? hahaha... j/k

Look, I know my boundries....

Imagine if I would have taken the challenge...

I would have been WAXED.

You're a HUSTLA!

i wouldn't have followed through brother... i was really just kidding... i do this for fun, not to prove a point.

**whew*** cuz sixxx would have been in here flying his rainbow flag and I actually would have lost.

Like I said, I KNOW my boundries....

And to tell you the truth, you FACEBOOK VID is WAY BETTER than the DMC submission...

What happened? Or was that done AFTER the DMC?

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:36 PM - 21 October, 2010

BTW, here are my marches....

I did this a LONG TIME ago on a Old School MixCD I made..

www.djjohnnym.com

The actual marches start at about 1:51 too...lol.

That's eerie.

DJ Alkemy 7:42 PM - 21 October, 2010

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BTW, here are my marches....

I did this a LONG TIME ago on a Old School MixCD I made..

www.djjohnnym.com

The actual marches start at about 1:51 too...lol.

That's eerie.

Thats some old school scratching. And dont think Im being sarcastic, I mean it in the sense that I love the old school sounding scratches. Where they are in time and sound funky. While I also love all the new shiz, sometimes it can sound so technical it takes away the soul of scratching..props.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:47 PM - 21 October, 2010

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Thats some old school scratching. And dont think Im being sarcastic, I mean it in the sense that I love the old school sounding scratches. Where they are in time and sound funky. While I also love all the new shiz, sometimes it can sound so technical it takes away the soul of scratching..props.

No sarcasm taken. I did this on the Realistic and can't reproduce it on the Rane to save my life.

I mean, I REALLY have to start practicing some more...

And I did it twice so people would know it wasn't a fluke...lol.

DJ Alkemy 7:53 PM - 21 October, 2010

Yeah, when i use some of the newer mixers i never seem to be able to do the older scratches as good. The mixer I have now sucks balls, its more of a mixers unit and not great for scratching.

Here is a track I did with a lot of scratches in it...a cut n paste session. The scratching is a bit basic in places because I was going for more of a funky flow and didnt want to get too intricate and alienate people who aint clued up.

Hope ya like it:

Watch www.youtube.com

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 8:11 PM - 21 October, 2010

H! Nice Concept!

Def needed the "Old School" scratches!

I need to do a 4-Track thingy...

DJ Alkemy 8:14 PM - 21 October, 2010

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H! Nice Concept!

Def needed the "Old School" scratches!

I need to do a 4-Track thingy...

They are pretty simple to do, just a bit frustrating because when you scratch each part they seem to be a millisecond behind beat when recorded and need to be put over the beat. Involves a lot of mouse dragging which I hate!

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 8:16 PM - 21 October, 2010

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H! Nice Concept!

Def needed the "Old School" scratches!

I need to do a 4-Track thingy...

They are pretty simple to do, just a bit frustrating because when you scratch each part they seem to be a millisecond behind beat when recorded and need to be put over the beat. Involves a lot of mouse dragging which I hate!

LOL! Mouse dragging? Man, I was talking about using 2 cassette decks!

But your way may be more efficient, and sound better!

DJ Shameless 8:18 PM - 21 October, 2010

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BTW, here are my marches....

I did this a LONG TIME ago on a Old School MixCD I made..

www.djjohnnym.com

The actual marches start at about 1:51 too...lol.

That's eerie.

Dude... that was dope. ok, i gotta ask... which Realistic mixer did/do you have. my one has no crossfader, and if you have the same one, then you're my new scratch hero... got a very 'Cash Money' feel to your transforms also... very funky.

and at Alkemy... that vid u posted a while ago isn't it? nicely done.

DJ Alkemy 8:20 PM - 21 October, 2010

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H! Nice Concept!

Def needed the "Old School" scratches!

I need to do a 4-Track thingy...

They are pretty simple to do, just a bit frustrating because when you scratch each part they seem to be a millisecond behind beat when recorded and need to be put over the beat. Involves a lot of mouse dragging which I hate!

LOL! Mouse dragging? Man, I was talking about using 2 cassette decks!

But your way may be more efficient, and sound better!

2 casette decks!...now we are taking it back lol

DJ Alkemy 8:21 PM - 21 October, 2010

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and at Alkemy... that vid u posted a while ago isn't it? nicely done.

Yeah, wanted to show Johnny my old school style scratching lol

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 10:38 PM - 21 October, 2010

Quote:

BTW, here are my marches....

I did this a LONG TIME ago on a Old School MixCD I made..

www.djjohnnym.com

The actual marches start at about 1:51 too...lol.

That's eerie.

Dude... that was dope. ok, i gotta ask... which Realistic mixer did/do you have. my one has no crossfader, and if you have the same one, then you're my new scratch hero... got a very 'Cash Money' feel to your transforms also... very funky.

and at Alkemy... that vid u posted a while ago isn't it? nicely done.

LOL! No, I'm not your HERO, but REAL recognize REAL...

I had the Realistic with the Crossfader...

And I went thru a bunch...

www.djjohnnym.com

But thanks for the props!

Like I said, now that I've seen that the cuts you did can ACTUALLY be done, on a Rane, I'm going for it.

See you in a year...

or 2.

Dj-M.Bezzle 10:42 PM - 21 October, 2010

lol wait a minute I HAVE THAT MIXER!!

Dj-M.Bezzle 10:43 PM - 21 October, 2010

is THAT the mixer you keep talkin bout cause i have one of those

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:07 PM - 21 October, 2010

Yes, that mixer was WAY before it's time.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:34 PM - 21 October, 2010

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2 casette decks!...now we are taking it back lol

Man, I used to "Produce" many tracks with my rapper (who eventually LEFT ME to become an artist under Jazzy Jeff's label), by using two "matched" cassette decks.

I'm talking sometimes 4 passes too...

Crazy...

DJ DennisJ 11:49 PM - 21 October, 2010

Nice. I'd recognize those analog VU meters anywhere. I had a Realistic as my first too ('87), but mine didn't have a crossfader. I did learn to scratch with the line/phono switches though. 'pop pop pop pop' :)

Second mixer: Numark DM 1775. Saved for a whole summer to get it. Yes, the sampling mixer without the ability to save your samples. I would spend time before gigs setting up samples, just so I'd have them ready for my gig. Then hit power, and it would all disappear into the ethers.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:58 PM - 21 October, 2010

LOL! My DJ partner had that DM 1775!

I had the Realistic w/the crossfader in '85, and kept getting it for no more than 40 bucks on ebay for YEARS.

I would remove the ball to get rid of the "click" in the crossfader, and lubed those joints, and would rock it until a side would go out...

And that happened to EVERY one...

FunkyRob 2:54 AM - 23 October, 2010

I used to use them for part replacements on my Pyramid mixer way back when. I'd take out the faders and re-solder them in my mixer. They were crazy interchangable.

FunkyRob 3:03 AM - 23 October, 2010

Hey, I think this is the exact same model

cgi.ebay.com

I've seen others with blue writing, but mine wasn't.

djdaze1 6:08 PM - 23 October, 2010

That realistic mixer is the same one I started out on back in '89.

And Shameless...that Zep routine is effin bananas.

Screwd 7:38 PM - 23 October, 2010

soundcloud.com

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 9:13 PM - 23 October, 2010

How you gonna just drop that bomb in here, and leave the thread smokin @ screwd?

Nice.

Screwd 11:32 AM - 24 October, 2010

i lose the overview about this disscussion u guyz talk about..so i thought i just let the music speak in here :)

J0be 5:59 PM - 24 October, 2010

sick as usual!

Screwd 1:11 PM - 25 October, 2010

Dj Crypt (Germany) an myself (Switerland) cuttin freestyle over a beat produced my lady (PAULA STYLEZ) the other beat is produced by ROCKWELL

Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 1:14 PM - 25 October, 2010

thx for listen & comments...

ONE

jbnyc 8:36 PM - 25 October, 2010

scratching is on point,props!!! the beats...meh...

djGReddy 2:06 AM - 27 October, 2010

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Dj Crypt (Germany) an myself (Switerland) cuttin freestyle over a beat produced my lady (PAULA STYLEZ) the other beat is produced by ROCKWELL

Watch www.youtube.com

damn man you ripped it up!!

djchase 6:03 AM - 27 October, 2010

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Dj Crypt (Germany) an myself (Switerland) cuttin freestyle over a beat produced my lady (PAULA STYLEZ) the other beat is produced by ROCKWELL

Watch www.youtube.com

dope cuts...

did anyone notice he had his 1200 with stone throws as a coaster lucky guys

canicypher 6:40 AM - 27 October, 2010

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had this one of me tagged in facebook... i don't have the original to post in youtube, but here's the fb link anyways.
www.facebook.com

That was absolutely DISGUSTING.

Props.

Word. Dope! cool use of the delay/echo while scratching...haven't really seen/heard that before..

DJ Shameless 3:14 PM - 28 October, 2010

^^^ I just use it for transitions between scratch samples, just to keep it flowing. I came up with that technique all by myself, and DID NOT jack it from other dj's on YouTube.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 3:59 PM - 28 October, 2010

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^^^ I just use it for transitions between scratch samples, just to keep it flowing. I came up with that technique all by myself, and DID NOT jack it from other dj's on YouTube.

That is exactly the way I would have used it too...

Really errie, and I'M NOT an effects person AT ALL, but I have to ask, how do you have that set up?

DJ Shameless 4:20 PM - 28 October, 2010

On the 57, it's the 1x echo preset routed to the FlexFX button. I also use it for slam mixing, so it's not such a harsh transition. The only effect I use btw.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 4:46 PM - 28 October, 2010

Ah, I don't have a 57, but a 56S, so I need an external effects box?

DJ Shameless 4:54 PM - 28 October, 2010

I'm not 100% sure, but I think there's an echo effect in 2.0 and up. You will have to trigger it with a mouse click or a controller. The effects in 2.0 are all pre fader, which means it will switch off when your fader is closed/off.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 4:59 PM - 28 October, 2010

Gotcha, I'm still on 1.9.2.

Sticky K 5:34 AM - 29 October, 2010

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I'm not 100% sure, but I think there's an echo effect in 2.0 and up. You will have to trigger it with a mouse click or a controller. The effects in 2.0 are all pre fader, which means it will switch off when your fader is closed/off.

There is a nice echo out in 2.1 and up. It's part of the ultra knob effects and sounds better than the one on the 57 (in my opinion).

djphilly 4:05 PM - 29 October, 2010

alright... let the smack talking begin

Watch www.youtube.com

haha

DJ Ritmo 4:18 PM - 29 October, 2010

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alright... let the smack talking begin

Watch www.youtube.com

haha

pretty good but it sounds better on tables.....It reminds me of the xponent for Torq but with way more ability to scratch.

jbnyc 2:16 AM - 1 November, 2010

they're all on a payroll right there! if they werent getting paid they wouldnt be talking marvelous shit about it,i mean if they sound ill on that little thing imagine on 1200's,but its ok, i understand,money talks!!what pisses me off is the fact that they have a professional camera and they all recording each other with the cellphone acting like is a home video,fuck out of here with that bullshit!! come on son!! lol

El_MaUri 3:05 AM - 1 November, 2010

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they're all on a payroll right there! if they werent getting paid they wouldnt be talking marvelous shit about it,i mean if they sound ill on that little thing imagine on 1200's,but its ok, i understand,money talks!!what pisses me off is the fact that they have a professional camera and they all recording each other with the cellphone acting like is a home video,fuck out of here with that bullshit!! come on son!! lol

do

lol I doubt that

djphilly 3:33 AM - 1 November, 2010

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they're all on a payroll right there! if they werent getting paid they wouldnt be talking marvelous shit about it,i mean if they sound ill on that little thing imagine on 1200's,but its ok, i understand,money talks!!what pisses me off is the fact that they have a professional camera and they all recording each other with the cellphone acting like is a home video,fuck out of here with that bullshit!! come on son!! lol

sorry you're wrong, traktor/ni did not ask me to do this video. my buddy had a prototype he wanted me to try so i gathered my friends together to have a scratch session. i had another friend who loves to film and edit, and just did it for fun.

but if anyone wants to pay me for a video, i'll gladly send you my paypal address. i'm a full time student and work in a pharmacology lab, music/djing keeps me sane

El_MaUri 4:14 AM - 1 November, 2010

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they're all on a payroll right there! if they werent getting paid they wouldnt be talking marvelous shit about it,i mean if they sound ill on that little thing imagine on 1200's,but its ok, i understand,money talks!!what pisses me off is the fact that they have a professional camera and they all recording each other with the cellphone acting like is a home video,fuck out of here with that bullshit!! come on son!! lol

sorry you're wrong, traktor/ni did not ask me to do this video. my buddy had a prototype he wanted me to try so i gathered my friends together to have a scratch session. i had another friend who loves to film and edit, and just did it for fun.

but if anyone wants to pay me for a video, i'll gladly send you my paypal address. i'm a full time student and work in a pharmacology lab, music/djing keeps me sane

naw man... prove it!

jbnyc 7:23 AM - 1 November, 2010

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they're all on a payroll right there! if they werent getting paid they wouldnt be talking marvelous shit about it,i mean if they sound ill on that little thing imagine on 1200's,but its ok, i understand,money talks!!what pisses me off is the fact that they have a professional camera and they all recording each other with the cellphone acting like is a home video,fuck out of here with that bullshit!! come on son!! lol

sorry you're wrong, traktor/ni did not ask me to do this video. my buddy had a prototype he wanted me to try so i gathered my friends together to have a scratch session. i had another friend who loves to film and edit, and just did it for fun.

but if anyone wants to pay me for a video, i'll gladly send you my paypal address. i'm a full time student and work in a pharmacology lab, music/djing keeps me sane

mmm i dont believe you! lol BUT you get my respect, idk which of the guys you are but they all sounded dope,great video tho,just that cell filming looked fake,peace bro!

thebeatworx 10:30 AM - 1 November, 2010

Who cares if they are on the payroll or if they aren't? Does that decrease the value of cuts they were performed on it? I've read a few threads now about haters claiming that DJ xxx is on the NI payroll...

...does that take away from what they are actually doing on the decks (Controller or not?)

I don't think so. Props to anyone trying to push dj technology and its possibilities...

djphilly 2:09 PM - 1 November, 2010

if i was paid, wouldnt they care if i was wearing my serato watch haha

Dj-M.Bezzle 4:32 PM - 1 November, 2010

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they're all on a payroll right there! if they werent getting paid they wouldnt be talking marvelous shit about it,i mean if they sound ill on that little thing imagine on 1200's,but its ok, i understand,money talks!!what pisses me off is the fact that they have a professional camera and they all recording each other with the cellphone acting like is a home video,fuck out of here with that bullshit!! come on son!! lol

sorry you're wrong, traktor/ni did not ask me to do this video. my buddy had a prototype he wanted me to try so i gathered my friends together to have a scratch session. i had another friend who loves to film and edit, and just did it for fun.

but if anyone wants to pay me for a video, i'll gladly send you my paypal address. i'm a full time student and work in a pharmacology lab, music/djing keeps me sane

to alot of people not on payroll usually have access to prototypes to let their friends play with?? Just wonderin

djchriscruz 4:42 PM - 1 November, 2010

pretty sick cuts on the S4. How does the feel compare to the VCI300? I had a VCI 300 but I couldn't scratch for shit on it. I consider myself an advanced scratcher but on the VCI I sounded sloppy because I couldn't get used to the fader and platters

djphilly 6:53 PM - 1 November, 2010

to bring things back on topic, heres a repost of our last scratch session:

Watch www.youtube.com

ill PM everyone else or email me phillipnle@gmail.com

Dirty Digits 9:55 PM - 1 November, 2010

Yaooo!!! Haven't been on these fourms in ages. It's dope to see this thread it still around.

Here's a practice clip I did a ways back Watch www.youtube.com

Word up

jbnyc 11:07 PM - 1 November, 2010

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Who cares if they are on the payroll or if they aren't? Does that decrease the value of cuts they were performed on it? I've read a few threads now about haters claiming that DJ xxx is on the NI payroll...

...does that take away from what they are actually doing on the decks (Controller or not?)

I don't think so. Props to anyone trying to push dj technology and its possibilities...

no one is talking shit about the cuts you idiot!!

Sticky K 5:17 AM - 2 November, 2010

wa wa waaaa.....

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:19 PM - 2 November, 2010

player.stickam.com

Screwd 11:38 AM - 3 November, 2010

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Yaooo!!! Haven't been on these fourms in ages. It's dope to see this thread it still around.

Here's a practice clip I did a ways back Watch www.youtube.com

Word up

there are some pretty damn nice combos !!! well done

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Yaooo!!! Haven't been on these fourms in ages. It's dope to see this thread it still around.

Here's a practice clip I did a ways back Watch www.youtube.com

Word up

welcome back dude...dope practice session - rock on

SiRocket 12:38 PM - 24 November, 2010

just made my first green screen / multicam video tonight during a late night session, thought id share :) - Watch www.youtube.com

J0be 1:26 PM - 24 November, 2010

nice, looks fresh!

SiRocket 7:26 PM - 24 November, 2010

thanks J! its been a minute since i put something up.

Dj Rehab 9:52 PM - 24 November, 2010

What exactly goes into that green screen setup?

SiRocket 10:02 PM - 24 November, 2010

im using software that does the key'ing live so i could broadcast with the green screen and another source behind, but basically a decent quality DV camera, or HDV camera if you want clean results and good keying, some good soft box style lights, and either a material green screen or painted wall with the right Color.

sopranosupasta 1:53 AM - 9 December, 2010

i'm still trying!! Watch www.youtube.com

a DJ 8:07 AM - 12 December, 2010

Here's one from me:
Watch www.youtube.com
I feel like it could be a lot cleaner and better now that I watch it again

Logisticalstyles 9:58 PM - 21 December, 2010

Here's mine.

youtu.be

El_MaUri 8:04 AM - 24 December, 2010

Yo! I finally got around to recording a practice session. Let me know what you guys think!

Watch www.youtube.com

iRockCrowds 8:23 PM - 24 December, 2010

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Yo! I finally got around to recording a practice session. Let me know what you guys think!

Watch www.youtube.com

cool shit, what kinda scratch are u doing at around 20 and 30 seconds?

El_MaUri 10:44 PM - 24 December, 2010

Thanks... those were some chirp/flares but sometimes i like to throw in extra flares in there... so it's a combo of flares and chirp/flares

El_MaUri 10:51 PM - 24 December, 2010

Here's another one... this was shot in 03/2009. I found this last night as I was going through my external hardrive... check it out yo!

Watch www.youtube.com

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:23 AM - 25 December, 2010

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Here's another one... this was shot in 03/2009. I found this last night as I was going through my external hardrive... check it out yo!

Watch www.youtube.com javascript:void(0);

I dunno, this one is absolutely INSANE, and better than the 1st one you posted.

I need to start practicing...FORREAL.

What's funny is that a lot of y'all use Serato to play the beat, but use the Seal Break REAL VINYL for cutting...

So it's not just me...

El_MaUri 1:37 AM - 25 December, 2010

Haha yeah... i always use vinyl to scratch when i practice...

But yeah i'm better at scratching over faster beats... my flow isn't so great on slower beats... I gotta keep practicing.

djbagz 1:49 AM - 25 December, 2010

ei mauri dude that was sick !!! i wish i could scratch like that..ive only been scratching for 4 or so month but dayum dude that was dope witt the infinty beat..

J0be 1:18 PM - 25 December, 2010

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Here's another one... this was shot in 03/2009. I found this last night as I was going through my external hardrive... check it out yo!

Watch www.youtube.com

Nice cuts mate! See you're using Superseal, best scratch vinyl ever.

El_MaUri 12:08 AM - 27 December, 2010

Thanks bagz.

And i agree with u jobe, that's my favorite scratch record. But mine is beat already... Time for a new one!

Screwd 12:23 AM - 27 December, 2010

here a little session at my home with my dj friend CRYPT from germany

Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 12:31 AM - 27 December, 2010

haha sry, didn't recognize i've posted for a while...

my fail

djchase 1:11 AM - 28 December, 2010

lol nucola?

Dj Rehab 2:14 PM - 23 February, 2011

my contribution
Watch www.youtube.com

Dirty Digits 4:43 PM - 23 February, 2011

Dope!

Dj Rehab 5:46 PM - 23 February, 2011

thanks Dirty, i've been working hard

zaguama 7:04 PM - 23 February, 2011

insane bro, how many years took you to get to that level?

Dj Rehab 8:51 PM - 23 February, 2011

Been doing scratching since 2001, but got more serious about it in 2007 when I met another dj to practice with....

jbnyc 9:14 PM - 23 February, 2011

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Been doing scratching since 2001, but got more serious about it in 2007 when I met another dj to practice with....

DOPE!! you should enter the crane contest!!

DJ GOOK 10:59 PM - 23 February, 2011

that ish is crazy!

djdalite 5:53 PM - 25 February, 2011

nice cuts Rehab, i see you scratch hampster

MikeNicco 6:09 PM - 25 February, 2011

I was making a beat in Reason 4 and decided to catch some scratches over it.

Watch www.youtube.com

Dj Rehab 8:06 PM - 25 February, 2011

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nice cuts Rehab, i see you scratch hampster

Yeah, I lived in the country when i started- I bought the mixer and used it exactly how it came out the box.... No dj's or internet at the time so i didn't know any better!

DJ SicBeatz 9:23 PM - 25 February, 2011

Scratch Prac

Watch www.youtube.com

J0be 1:34 AM - 26 February, 2011

Rehab is a BEAST

Dj Rehab 1:48 AM - 26 February, 2011

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Rehab is a BEAST

ha you are crazy , i've been watching all these vidz, JObe you my friend are the beast...but thanks man!

J0be 2:26 AM - 26 February, 2011

lol, thanks man. Although that was a long time ago, I'm out of practice!

Sticky K 5:12 AM - 14 March, 2011

Scratch practice on S4...

Watch www.youtube.com

O.B.1 2:16 PM - 15 March, 2011

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Scratch practice on S4...

Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

nice triplet twiddles, looks like a pretty good x-fader on that thing...

Sticky K 7:55 AM - 16 March, 2011

It takes some getting used to. Definitely not RANE faders but it's fun.

SiRocket 7:08 PM - 6 May, 2011

little j5 video scratch session :) - Watch www.youtube.com

O.B.1 7:15 PM - 6 May, 2011

^^^good work mang!

WestCoastAvenger 10:23 PM - 9 May, 2011

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 10:56 PM - 9 May, 2011

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Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

Your cuts are on point but that beat is monotonous as hell. No funk lol

DJ Alkemy 10:57 PM - 9 May, 2011

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little j5 video scratch session :) - Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

That beat sounds similar to the one Nine used for Lyin King. Good cuts BTW.

crazybonejones 12:17 AM - 10 May, 2011

wstcoastavenger! who is that? those scratches are wicked with freakin multi patterned combos!!!! OMG!!!

crazybonejones 12:22 AM - 10 May, 2011

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Watch www.youtube.com

i am inlove with those scratches! i cant even mimic the way he rides the slow ass beat... i gotta know who that is.... this guy is a genius! who is that!?

crazybonejones 12:24 AM - 10 May, 2011

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man what is that? half chirp, flare, tare, half crab..wow! wtf!

O.B.1 12:40 AM - 10 May, 2011

wstcoastavenger, nice cuts I'd like to see them with perhaps a double time (funkier)beat too...
p.s. is that a fender headstock or washburn?

philldafunk 2:47 AM - 10 May, 2011

Watch www.youtube.com

A juggle to J-kwon's "hood hop"

djchope 9:45 AM - 10 May, 2011

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love the cuts the fader looks so smooth!

djchope 9:45 AM - 10 May, 2011

high bpms are my thing :)
Watch www.youtube.com

djmarvel 2:39 PM - 10 May, 2011

me and dj shotgun of crate bullies(klever, excess)

Watch www.youtube.com

s3kn0tr0n1c 3:53 PM - 10 May, 2011

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nice and funky...sweet cuts boy.

defo loving the record record control.

Q 4 U - at 0.55 seconds when your pulling the record back- are you using your thumb for the pauses?or is that just regular tearing.....nice all the same.

WestCoastAvenger 3:55 PM - 10 May, 2011

That's my buddy dj artistry, from SD, he's actually trying to teach me how to cut to slow beats.. he can do those combos double time but they end up sounding like scribbles, he made that video for me to showcase slow beats with precision cuts..

WestCoastAvenger 4:03 PM - 10 May, 2011

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p.s. is that a fender headstock or washburn?

its a fender..

crazybonejones 4:45 PM - 10 May, 2011

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Watch www.youtube.com

I have the same beat and I honoestly think its a boring beat.... but your buddy "Dj Artistry" makes it sound good once he starts scratchin on it..... freakin amazing man!!!! i still cant get over it!

WestCoastAvenger 4:59 PM - 10 May, 2011

hes' too sick and to think he only started scratching to slow beats a few months ago.. he was one of those dj's that only scratched to fast beats qbert style but got it down now.. don't get me wrong my buddy's been scratching since we were kids, just never liked to cut to slow beats till now.. He's a a damn good producer engineer too..

crazybonejones 7:37 PM - 10 May, 2011

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hes' too sick and to think he only started scratching to slow beats a few months ago.. he was one of those dj's that only scratched to fast beats qbert style but got it down now.. don't get me wrong my buddy's been scratching since we were kids, just never liked to cut to slow beats till now.. He's a a damn good producer engineer too..

oh what! he produces and engineers too? does he have a cd or a website that i can check out to hear his music? man... i want to see this guy battle..

crazybonejones 7:38 PM - 10 May, 2011

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hes' too sick and to think he only started scratching to slow beats a few months ago.. he was one of those dj's that only scratched to fast beats qbert style but got it down now.. don't get me wrong my buddy's been scratching since we were kids, just never liked to cut to slow beats till now.. He's a a damn good producer engineer too..

oh what! he produces and engineers too? does he have a cd or a website that i can check out to hear his music? man... i want to see this guy battle..

does he teach?

WestCoastAvenger 7:54 PM - 10 May, 2011

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oh what! he produces and engineers too? does he have a cd or a website that i can check out to hear his music? man... i want to see this guy battle..

does he teach?

yo crazy bone i'll shoot you all that info through private message dont want to get this thread locked..

SiRocket 8:17 AM - 11 May, 2011

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little j5 video scratch session :) - Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

That beat sounds similar to the one Nine used for Lyin King. Good cuts BTW.

Appreciated :) - have a long way to go to get the slower and more tech cuts down. but its gotta start with the funk.

crazybonejones 8:29 AM - 11 May, 2011

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oh what! he produces and engineers too? does he have a cd or a website that i can check out to hear his music? man... i want to see this guy battle..

does he teach?

yo crazy bone i'll shoot you all that info through private message dont want to get this thread locked..

hey man.. i search Dj Artistry on youtube and i found some of his other vids! this guy is nuts! Watch www.youtube.com

Dirty Digits 5:41 PM - 11 May, 2011

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me and dj shotgun of crate bullies(klever, excess)

Watch www.youtube.com

Shotty! That's my boy right there. Give him a pound from me next time you session w/ him. #DAP

LightsOut06 1:54 AM - 5 June, 2011

This is my first time recording a video of me scratching and shit. Definitely not as good as you guys. Trying to get better tho. Any tips?

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 2:01 AM - 5 June, 2011

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This is my first time recording a video of me scratching and shit. Definitely not as good as you guys. Trying to get better tho. Any tips?

Watch www.youtube.com

I was expecting it to be horrible but it was dope. You got your timing down which is so important in my book. You just need to do what any DJ has to and that is learn more combos and get some different rhythms down in your scratching cause some scratches sounded the same for too long. Like I said though, your timing is on point so keep at it, good s***.

LightsOut06 3:15 AM - 5 June, 2011

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This is my first time recording a video of me scratching and shit. Definitely not as good as you guys. Trying to get better tho. Any tips?

Watch www.youtube.com

I was expecting it to be horrible but it was dope. You got your timing down which is so important in my book. You just need to do what any DJ has to and that is learn more combos and get some different rhythms down in your scratching cause some scratches sounded the same for too long. Like I said though, your timing is on point so keep at it, good s***.

thanks man, I felt the same way when I watched it. I definitely need to work on getting different rhythms and adding new patterns.

O.B.1 5:29 AM - 5 June, 2011

keep it up young hamster!
- try and mix it up patterns for sure! - and don't limit yourself to a whole measure (bar) - it can be okay to carry out a combo past 4/8/16 counts (depending on how you count)
- also practice your fast chirps, because it IS possible to get rusty, or else adjust to the subtle latency of Scratch Live... (sorry Serato) but it's a tiny bit different from REAL wax...

O.B.1 5:31 AM - 5 June, 2011

oh and I meant to say your record control is very good with your left hand!
- it helps your brain to try it with both hands from either deck and either hand on the fader...
(some of the best drummers i've heard are ambidexterous and i believe that correllates directly to skratching!)

SiRocket 9:13 AM - 5 June, 2011

nice work man! obvious to get more combos and such, im guilty of this too and sometimes catch myself in the regular bar routine... either way, just keep the funk alive, rhythm is everything :)

feniks 1:31 PM - 6 June, 2011

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This is my first time recording a video of me scratching and shit. Definitely not as good as you guys. Trying to get better tho. Any tips?

Watch www.youtube.com

I like how people add stuff to the background in their videos. Good call with the gooooooooose!

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 2:02 PM - 6 June, 2011

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This is my first time recording a video of me scratching and shit. Definitely not as good as you guys. Trying to get better tho. Any tips?

Watch www.youtube.com

LOL! GTFOOH. You're ON TIME, which accounts for a LOT.

This dude doin' crabs and whatnot sayin "not as good as you guys"...

lol.

DJ DuoMaxwell 2:57 PM - 6 June, 2011

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This is my first time recording a video of me scratching and shit. Definitely not as good as you guys. Trying to get better tho. Any tips?

Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

I like how people add stuff to the background in their videos. Good call with the gooooooooose!

I hate watching these videos, i need to step my game up ASAP

Dj-M.Bezzle 4:19 PM - 6 June, 2011

finally got my home setup up and running so scratchings next on my list of things i need to learn

LightsOut06 7:51 PM - 6 June, 2011

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This is my first time recording a video of me scratching and shit. Definitely not as good as you guys. Trying to get better tho. Any tips?

Watch www.youtube.com

LOL! GTFOOH. You're ON TIME, which accounts for a LOT.

This dude doin' crabs and whatnot sayin "not as good as you guys"...

lol.

have you watched any of these guys' videos?! These dudes are crazy. Anybody can crab, it takes alot of skill to pull of shit like this: Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

I hope I can be that smooth and effortless with my scratch game one day.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:17 PM - 7 June, 2011

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This is my first time recording a video of me scratching and shit. Definitely not as good as you guys. Trying to get better tho. Any tips?

Watch www.youtube.com

LOL! GTFOOH. You're ON TIME, which accounts for a LOT.

This dude doin' crabs and whatnot sayin "not as good as you guys"...

lol.

have you watched any of these guys' videos?! These dudes are crazy. Anybody can crab, it takes alot of skill to pull of shit like this: Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

I hope I can be that smooth and effortless with my scratch game one day.

Man, trust, those vids are cats that are NOT the norm on here...

They're actually GOOD :-D!

The majority of DJ's on here, (no offense) are not that scratch worthy vs. EDM'ish, or moreso MC "Entertainers" as I refer to them.

Only a few are actual "Technicians of the scratch".

DJ Shameless 9:29 PM - 18 June, 2011

been slacking on the practice, but i thought i'd record something anyways.
i forgot my youtube password, so its only on facebook for now.
www.facebook.com

Dj Rhatam 8:11 PM - 19 June, 2011

If this was a competition Id give it to Dj Chop E, sounded great dude, think alot of turntablist's get caught up in the technical aspect and it ends up sounding like ass.

Deception 12:54 AM - 26 June, 2011

Horse Scratch Practice Watch www.youtube.com

Robert W 2:01 AM - 26 June, 2011

Im trying to switch from cuttin right scratchin left handed to cuttin left and scratching right handed. I wanna be able to scratch as good as i do with my left hand because being a hiphop dj, you need to be able to scratch good on BOTH sides but it feels really akward and I'm only improving slightly.
Any pointers on this lol? I usually get frustrated and stop practicing

crazybonejones 9:23 PM - 2 July, 2011

has anyone here heard of Dj Artistry?

jbnyc 8:30 PM - 4 July, 2011

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has anyone here heard of Dj Artistry?

this one?

Watch www.youtube.com

crazybonejones 10:40 PM - 4 July, 2011

yeah!!!! this dood is super siiiick! u see and listen to his site yet? omg!

crazybonejones 10:47 PM - 4 July, 2011

I heard he gives lessons too if you hit em up on his website.. this dj is heat!

djchriscruz 12:47 PM - 6 July, 2011

It's crazy how the old Vestax 05 still has a strong following with scratch heads.

LightsOut06 3:23 PM - 20 July, 2011

Me just messing around, this is a little sloppier than the last joint. Still tryna perfect my chirp flare. Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 3:30 PM - 20 July, 2011

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Me just messing around, this is a little sloppier than the last joint. Still tryna perfect my chirp flare. Watch www.youtube.com

That beat sounds like a slowed down version of Metal Thangz by Street Smartz: Watch www.youtube.com

LightsOut06 5:13 PM - 20 July, 2011

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Me just messing around, this is a little sloppier than the last joint. Still tryna perfect my chirp flare. Watch www.youtube.com

That beat sounds like a slowed down version of Metal Thangz by Street Smartz: Watch www.youtube.com

Damn it does. I wish I woulda found that first!

DJ Alkemy 6:02 PM - 23 July, 2011

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Me just messing around, this is a little sloppier than the last joint. Still tryna perfect my chirp flare. Watch www.youtube.com

That beat sounds like a slowed down version of Metal Thangz by Street Smartz: Watch www.youtube.com

Damn it does. I wish I woulda found that first!

Metal Thangz is a CLASSIC. Check P.Monches verse on there.

s3kn0tr0n1c 2:38 PM - 24 July, 2011

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Horse Scratch Practice Watch www.youtube.com

nice...liking the record control.

fookin luv horseys too... ;)

Naf 9:06 PM - 24 July, 2011

First attempt at recording a scratch session. I'm really bad at scratching slow beats so this one was kind of tough for me. Any feedback would be nice!

Watch vimeo.com

Robert W 5:12 AM - 30 July, 2011

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First attempt at recording a scratch session. I'm really bad at scratching slow beats so this one was kind of tough for me. Any feedback would be nice!

Watch vimeo.com Watch vimeo.com

True, slower beats under 70 bpm are a little tricky to scratch to. I'm usually at my best scratching between 75 - 95 bpm. once i get over 100, i get sloppy scratching

LightsOut06 1:27 AM - 1 August, 2011

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First attempt at recording a scratch session. I'm really bad at scratching slow beats so this one was kind of tough for me. Any feedback would be nice!

Watch vimeo.com

funky shit!

DJEyecon 1:43 AM - 1 August, 2011

Watch www.youtube.com

Short scratch session! Please leave some feedback! Thanks!

O.B.1 4:43 AM - 1 August, 2011

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Watch www.youtube.com Watch www.youtube.com

Short scratch session! Please leave some feedback! Thanks!

- good record control, and good rhythmical timing!
- I like the scratches w/ the 2nd sample alot... keep it up
- you sound like your ready to try some more advanced technical cuts...
(too many DJ's attempt complicated scratching without getting the basics first)

fcprod1 4:53 AM - 2 August, 2011

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Watch www.youtube.com

Short scratch session! Please leave some feedback! Thanks!

nice!

Robert W 6:00 AM - 2 August, 2011

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First attempt at recording a scratch session. I'm really bad at scratching slow beats so this one was kind of tough for me. Any feedback would be nice!

Watch vimeo.com Watch vimeo.com

Are you right or left handed? scratching on my right turntable is quite a chore since my left hand doesnt have good coordination on the fader and i have poor record control with my right hand, which doesnt make sense since i am right handed. I have way more record control scratching left handed. but that was really good though. can you scratch that good on your other side?

aleksey 12:34 PM - 2 September, 2011

A short session recorded yesterday. I appreciate feedback cause I feel I'm kinda stuck in terms of progress.

Watch www.youtube.com

kristoff1986 12:44 PM - 2 September, 2011

for anyone starting out scratching (myself included) i strongly recommend looking at DJ Angelo's tutorials on youtube.

without a doubt the best videos ive seen explaining how to perform crabs, stabs, flares, beat juggling etc

and the guy doesnt have an ego, just keeps it real and gets on with

Watch www.youtube.com

fcprod1 6:15 PM - 2 September, 2011

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A short session recorded yesterday. I appreciate feedback cause I feel I'm kinda stuck in terms of progress.

Watch www.youtube.com javascript:void(0);

Very nice! Clean cuts!

DJ Alkemy 6:29 PM - 2 September, 2011

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A short session recorded yesterday. I appreciate feedback cause I feel I'm kinda stuck in terms of progress.

Watch www.youtube.com

Really clean cuts but that gets my vote as the most tepid beat known to man lol

aleksey 7:19 PM - 2 September, 2011

thx for the comments... and I agree, the beat does not have too much drive ;-) i'll record another one soon.

SiRocket 11:11 PM - 2 September, 2011

nice work alek... very clean

DJ LIL M 12:41 AM - 3 September, 2011

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for anyone starting out scratching (myself included) i strongly recommend looking at DJ Angelo's tutorials on youtube.

without a doubt the best videos ive seen explaining how to perform crabs, stabs, flares, beat juggling etc

and the guy doesnt have an ego, just keeps it real and gets on with

Watch www.youtube.com

+1 his videos taught me how to scratch.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 2:40 AM - 3 September, 2011

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thx for the comments... and I agree, the beat does not have too much drive ;-) i'll record another one soon.

On the contrary...That beat is NICE, and your cuts are funky...

Don't let nobody fool you..

Thundercat 3:36 AM - 3 September, 2011

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thx for the comments... and I agree, the beat does not have too much drive ;-) i'll record another one soon.

On the contrary...That beat is NICE, and your cuts are funky...

Don't let nobody fool you..

I agree with the above. It worked on a lot of levels for me. I went from: hmmm, very interesting...to ok that's like kinda really nice...to yeah niiiiiiice...to wtf? it's over? Let me play that again.

SiRocket 7:13 PM - 3 September, 2011

Here is a scratch session from www.thelabmixshow.com during the closing/ending of the August 24th Broadcast. DJ Philly, Rayted R, DJ Pacman, Myself (rickyJay), and DJ Bling.

I'm in the black shirt with the red "primitive" writing on it with the big smile... lol

Watch www.youtube.com

Robert W 8:25 PM - 3 September, 2011

Damn,i need to get me a Rane mixer. I've never gotten to try one out before either. are the fader really light or do they have some weight on them?

Screwd 3:46 PM - 29 September, 2011

Nice jobs guys...

soundcloud.com

DJ Shameless 9:31 PM - 1 October, 2011

just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com

Jiggy Flipp L.O.T 1:12 AM - 2 October, 2011

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just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

siiiccck

O.B.1 4:17 AM - 2 October, 2011

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just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

nice live looping...
I'm inspired from watching that!

DJ Shameless 8:03 AM - 2 October, 2011

thanks for checking it out

it's just the hold echo effect on the 57. it only holds a max of 4 beats, so it kinda gets noisy if u layer lots of stuff. would be cool if it could hold 8 and 16 too.

Naf 3:28 AM - 3 October, 2011

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First attempt at recording a scratch session. I'm really bad at scratching slow beats so this one was kind of tough for me. Any feedback would be nice!

Watch vimeo.com vimeo.com Watch vimeo.com vimeo.com

Are you right or left handed? scratching on my right turntable is quite a chore since my left hand doesnt have good coordination on the fader and i have poor record control with my right hand, which doesnt make sense since i am right handed. I have way more record control scratching left handed. but that was really good though. can you scratch that good on your other side?

I see what you mean. I'm right handed, and cut with my right hand on the record. My right hand is faster than my left on the fader, but not as accurate. I'm working on scratching both sides but it's hard to focus on that when I still have so much to improve on scratching normally. Anyways, I found my sweet spot to be around 110, but I haven't recorded anything up there yet...Here's a video around 85 bpm.

Watch www.youtube.com

Thanks for the feedback

SiRocket 6:59 AM - 4 October, 2011

Cutting up some Incubus on the techs tonight :) ---> Watch www.youtube.com

DJ DECK 5:57 PM - 5 October, 2011

Those cuts are dope Ricky!!! Dope work.

DJDBAG 6:28 PM - 5 October, 2011

so i am starting to finally get my hands to make the sounds and rhythms i want on my decks.

Its funny how you kind of discover them by accident and then you reproduce it

What do you all do to practice your cuts? Ive just been kind of doing call and response to you tube videos.

As well as nailing all of grand mixer D. ST's cuts in rokit lol (fun as hell)

kind stuck tho anyone have any advice,,as i dont have any DJ's around these parts to cut with

SiRocket 7:46 PM - 5 October, 2011

thanks deck!

I think we all hit that "stuck" part, but if you relax and take everything in without being tense, you will get some new sounds if you practice regularly and understand some of the combo concepts.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:47 PM - 5 October, 2011

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As well as nailing all of grand mixer D. ST's cuts in rokit lol (fun as hell)th

WATCH IT! You might be putting your AGE on blast here....

PS...

Go after his cuts on "Crazy Cuts" too.... : )

Just sayin...

jbnyc 3:38 AM - 6 October, 2011

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just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

that was sick!!!

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 12:17 PM - 6 October, 2011

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just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

that was sick!!!

SMH @ an OM Cartridge on one TT and a Concorde on the other....

HAVE Y'ALL NO SHAME????

DJ Shameless 5:52 PM - 6 October, 2011

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just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

that was sick!!!

SMH @ an OM Cartridge on one TT and a Concorde on the other....

HAVE Y'ALL NO SHAME????

haha. no not really

thanks for watching so closely.

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just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

that was sick!!!

cheers

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 6:27 PM - 6 October, 2011

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haha. no not really

thanks for watching so closely.

I don't miss much...

DJ Remy USA 7:48 PM - 6 October, 2011

Quote:

just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

that was sick!!!

SMH @ an OM Cartridge on one TT and a Concorde on the other....

HAVE Y'ALL NO SHAME????

haha. no not really

thanks for watching so closely.

Quote:

just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

that was sick!!!

cheers

were you using the live feed for serato? How did you get the live looping and syncing done I like that routine

DJ Remy USA 7:49 PM - 6 October, 2011

Quote:

thanks for checking it out

it's just the hold echo effect on the 57. it only holds a max of 4 beats, so it kinda gets noisy if u layer lots of stuff. would be cool if it could hold 8 and 16 too.

I need a class how you did this. Very dope

O.B.1 12:38 AM - 7 October, 2011

@ Remy
on the 57:
- set the hold echo mix to 50%
- Set the feed back to 100%
- set the left joystick to 4 beats/ depending on the BPM

and loop away to your hearts content!

DJ Remy USA 1:24 AM - 7 October, 2011

Will give this try the concept is the same as using a sampler

Screwd 3:55 PM - 7 October, 2011

Some good guys in here...big up

soundcloud.com

fcprod1 2:04 AM - 8 October, 2011

Quote:

Some good guys in here...big up

soundcloud.com

Damn you Screwd that up! ahahah nice cuts man!

DJ Remy USA 12:04 AM - 9 October, 2011

Quote:

Some good guys in here...big up

soundcloud.com

Damn you Screwd that up! ahahah nice cuts man!

how do you even do that shit i cant even break the cuts down

Screwd 1:30 PM - 10 October, 2011

thanx guys..its just practicing...very sloppy and not clean...need more training :)

DJ Shameless 6:27 PM - 10 October, 2011

Quote:

@ Remy
on the 57:
- set the hold echo mix to 50%
- Set the feed back to 100%
- set the left joystick to 4 beats/ depending on the BPM

and loop away to your hearts content!

yeah, thats what i did... it's just the hold echo effect set like above.
also, i kept the b6 (cue) on the entire time, and kept switching between the left and right deck (b1 and b2) when i wanted to loop a sample.
takes some practise to NOT switch the loop off mid routine though, but its not difficult to get the hang of.

aleksey 7:30 PM - 10 October, 2011

great cuts, screwd & shameless! ++

let's keep this thread alive:
Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Shameless 7:38 PM - 10 October, 2011

Quote:

thanx guys..its just practicing...very sloppy and not clean...need more training :)

sounds on point to me... and funky

DJ Remy USA 10:43 PM - 10 October, 2011

Ricky Jay what r using to do your vidz. I like how you can change the back drop

SiRocket 12:53 AM - 11 October, 2011

using a green screen setup with soft box lighting in my studio :) Thanks for the feedback.

DJ metaphor 1:21 AM - 11 October, 2011

Quote:

just a mess around
Watch www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

nice live looping...
I'm inspired from watching that!

How did you do the live looping?

O.B.1 3:35 AM - 11 October, 2011

@ metaphor

Quote:

@ Remy
on the 57:
- set the hold echo mix to 50%
- Set the feed back to 100%
- set the left joystick to 4 beats/ depending on the BPM

and loop away to your hearts content!

DJ metaphor 11:20 AM - 11 October, 2011

Quote:

@ metaphor

Quote:

@ Remy
on the 57:
- set the hold echo mix to 50%
- Set the feed back to 100%
- set the left joystick to 4 beats/ depending on the BPM

and loop away to your hearts content!

awesome! thanks! #inspired

Naf 5:38 AM - 14 October, 2011

Just found this beat, so simple and dope! I have a lot of scratches down, so now I'm working on cleanliness and flowwwwww...

Watch www.youtube.com

aleksey 10:18 AM - 14 October, 2011

@Naf: very clean and absolutely on point! like++

my latest piece:
Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 12:05 AM - 17 October, 2011

Naf..nice flow..good techniques too..

aleksey i like your funky style..good job

Screwd 12:14 AM - 17 October, 2011

my newest thing:

Startin scratchin from 1:25 Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 7:56 PM - 20 October, 2011

from today i just work with APPLE products

love my macbookpro & iphone4 (i'll buy the 4S for fun) :D

cheerz

Screwd 8:03 PM - 20 October, 2011

just kiddin..

but i really like the workflow with this products...

sorry for this post, but apple will pay me in future...i hope

rock on guys

post some scratch sessions

Screwd 3:33 PM - 22 October, 2011

Watch www.youtube.com

stevie o 9:20 PM - 23 October, 2011

screwd your cuts are amazing. Why don't you record the sound digitally? I would love to hear it clean

Sticky K 9:06 AM - 28 October, 2011

Top stuff guys to all above!

I having a small practice session with my 1.5yr old son hehehe

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DJ_SCOOBY 9:55 AM - 28 October, 2011

i think its a little rusty lol

Watch www.youtube.com

feniks 2:08 PM - 1 November, 2011

just messing around with the new Hifana CVs...(don't hate...i'm a little rusty)

Watch www.youtube.com

DJDBAG 5:24 PM - 1 November, 2011

just copped those CV's!

Deception 3:01 AM - 2 November, 2011

cutting on the Red Bull MXT www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 3:09 AM - 2 November, 2011

Deception...that wa dope as f***. Props!

Screwd 1:25 PM - 2 November, 2011

KILLER !

Deception 7:21 PM - 2 November, 2011

werd thanks!

dj do it 9:28 PM - 3 November, 2011

Not the best but WTF Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Remy USA 11:16 PM - 3 November, 2011

Quote:

Not the best but WTF Watch www.youtube.com

I remember sounding like this 3 years ago...you be ok just watch some DJ angelo tutorials and slow down learn the cuts you be good to go

jbnyc 2:48 AM - 22 November, 2011

Quote:

cutting on the Red Bull MXT www.youtube.com

gifsoup.com

fcprod1 4:04 AM - 22 November, 2011

Quote:

cutting on the Red Bull MXT www.youtube.com

NOICE!

DJ Quartz 8:36 AM - 9 December, 2011

I stopped into the 306 Hip-Hip Sk8 Shop and the owner (DJ Hynx) wanted me to jump on the tables because they were getting shots for a quick skate video.

I wasn't ready but I went for it, t.co

I'm the dark fellow... ha ha

djdalite 6:16 PM - 9 December, 2011

man i wish some you guys were local, i need some scratch Q&A

DJDBAG 7:11 PM - 9 December, 2011

fo realll

SiRocket 5:12 AM - 14 December, 2011

Some chirp flare practice and some other cuts :) --> Watch www.youtube.com

Working on getting more technical and clean.

DJDBAG 5:32 AM - 14 December, 2011

love that combo, btw thank you for those samples. how did you practice those combos to start out at first? i am working on combinations now

SiRocket 5:39 AM - 14 December, 2011

whats good d! been on the chirp flares for a minute, but now im getting stable with them where i can continue chirps in the middle or just flares and then go back to the combo. i would say about 2 months to get it down where im at now after knowing all the scratches.

glad you are digging the samples sir!

DJ Alkemy 5:43 AM - 14 December, 2011

Was I right about the sample used in the beginning of Pardon Me?...Is it the one where the guy says (in a robotic kind of voice) "aaah, dont touch that diiiiiiiial"

DJ Remy USA 12:20 PM - 14 December, 2011

Ricky Jay man I been stuck on chirp flare for about a year. I can do them but I cant articulate the funkiness at double time and normal time just sounds kinda boring depending on the beat

SiRocket 12:25 PM - 14 December, 2011

i feel, i'm finally getting more funky with it. damn practice time lol!

DJDBAG 2:46 PM - 14 December, 2011

ricky jay you think you could make a video where you slow it down some? and then what not, im having trouble grasping the combo , so is it chirp forward back, flare, chirp,

SiRocket 8:23 PM - 14 December, 2011

i leave the fader open to start.... do a forward flare, back flare, chirp (forward/back), forward flare, back flare, chirp (forward/back).... and keep the pattern going...

You can also double up on the chrip or flare if you want and go back into the combo once you are comfortable.

SiRocket 8:09 AM - 26 January, 2012

Cutting on the New Rane 62 at Namm - Watch www.youtube.com

the_black_one 8:23 AM - 26 January, 2012

OK... dont get carried away. you posted this on the other discussion

SiRocket 8:29 AM - 26 January, 2012

since the gear/tech heads don't understand having some fun with the mixer instead of knob twisting and slamming buttons, i decided to post it up in a "scratching" thread... appreciate you taking the time to acknowledge my self promotion :) #patsyouontheback

DJ GOOK 6:30 PM - 27 January, 2012

is it really worth it? Looks like the 57 with a hundred of buttons.@rick jay

SiRocket 7:25 PM - 27 January, 2012

@gook - post fader efx, aux now routed from the Serato interface, flex fx on that also and a filter knob on the aux so its basically a 3rd channel, split cue, some nice looping shortcuts, and my favorite faders, plus the better sound quality then the 57 / sl1 type of interface. I'm sold.

I don't really have a use for the cue buttons since i use drop to cue marker and the keyboard/dicers. But for those reasons above, thats why i pre-ordered one.

DJ GOOK 9:22 PM - 27 January, 2012

whats the price on it and the diffrent between the 62 and the Ztrip is the color right

Dj Rehab 8:15 AM - 28 January, 2012

Quote:

Cutting on the New Rane 62 at Namm - Watch www.youtube.com

Nice......don't mind the haters in here.............how were the cue buttons on the 62?? Responsive?

SiRocket 10:29 AM - 28 January, 2012

@rehab - cue buttons felt nice, they are hard and not soft like mpc pads or dicers, but they were nice and responsive.

SiRocket 12:16 PM - 8 March, 2012

Cut up some records with kilmore (incubus) at his home studio tonight, he had a fish eye lens case on his iPhone that he wanted to try out.

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Eazy B 5:04 PM - 8 March, 2012

Here's some recorded footage of my scratching on a 140bpm beat from about 5 years ago.

Cut to 25s to hear the scratching.

Watch www.youtube.com

DJUnknown 9:04 PM - 8 March, 2012

Quote:

Not the best but WTF Watch www.youtube.com

Thanks, once you get better you want to erase all existence of that video, the reason I say thanks because I think I haven't progressed at all and I still suck at scratching, but seeing you cut reminded me of what I used to sound like when I started out, and I have certainly come a long way. Keep practicing and focussing on the cuts and how you want them to sound, you can and will get better with right amount of effort if that is your goal.

djsatony 5:29 AM - 9 March, 2012

Still working on the cuts..
Watch www.youtube.com

djdalite 8:48 PM - 9 March, 2012

Quote:

Cut up some records with kilmore (incubus) at his home studio tonight, he had a fish eye lens case on his iPhone that he wanted to try out.

Watch www.youtube.com

lucky sob, thats dope that your chillin with them. the cuts are funky fresh as well

Nicky Blunt 8:56 PM - 9 March, 2012

didnt think that the fish eye was that amazing. Cuts were nice tho! God job!

SiRocket 11:36 PM - 9 March, 2012

the fish eye is a cheap toy case kil had and the video was emailed to me so the quality wasn't anything pro ;)

thanks @dalite !

Screwd 6:54 PM - 23 March, 2012

i don't use my mpd24 a lot....

Watch www.youtube.com

RaySwift 3:53 AM - 18 April, 2012

me warming up.

Watch www.youtube.com

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 4:06 AM - 18 April, 2012

This dude said "Warming Up"....smh.

djsatony 5:24 AM - 18 April, 2012

I know I suck, trying to get better though..

Watch www.youtube.com

RaySwift 8:42 AM - 18 April, 2012

@ DJJOHNNYM...haha actually I was. I usually start slow then after the warm up, I start cuttin to some 130bpm electro beats.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 11:13 AM - 18 April, 2012

Whatever man, I'd hate to hear what it sounds like AFTER being warmed up....

Nice work...

RaySwift 5:11 PM - 18 April, 2012

aite ill make a vid when im not lazy.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 5:28 PM - 18 April, 2012

Quote:

aite ill make a vid when im not lazy.

Didn't I just SAY that "I'd HATE to hear what it sounds liek AFTER being warmed up..."?

RaySwift 5:40 PM - 18 April, 2012

im high

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 5:41 PM - 18 April, 2012

You know it's illegal to web surf while under the influence...right?

I suggest you log off man..

RaySwift 6:12 PM - 18 April, 2012

I should be doing life if thats the case.

RaySwift 6:21 AM - 20 April, 2012

Me & DJ Shortkut skratching at a family party a couple years back. Im pretty drunk so be easy. The MC was pretty drunk just to let ya know. haha

Watch www.youtube.com

Nicky Blunt 9:53 AM - 20 April, 2012

Good shit, it's always nice to see legends just cuttin away from the whole media circus. Short Kutt Is nasty too!!!!

While im in here with a buncha skratch nerds any one joined the q-bert skratch university?

Is it worth the $60 entrance fee?

SiRocket 8:46 PM - 25 April, 2012

Just put this together for an upcoming teaser video. 1 minute long. Nothing too technical, just funky :)

soundcloud.com

Naf 5:22 AM - 26 April, 2012

Quote:

Good shit, it's always nice to see legends just cuttin away from the whole media circus. Short Kutt Is nasty too!!!!

While im in here with a buncha skratch nerds any one joined the q-bert skratch university?

Is it worth the $60 entrance fee?

Not really..I was hoping to learn a bunch of new scratch techniques and ideas for juggling it wasn't all that great for either. There were a few perks (a ton of scratch instrumentals that you can download, and a pretty in depth vid of shortkut explaining his mantronix routine) but not worth the money in my opinion. I didn't really use it as a social tool or anything like that though

Nicky Blunt 12:01 PM - 26 April, 2012

I think the instrumentals alone for 60 bucks sounds kinda cool. Plus the social aspect. Interesting. Anyone else sign up?

DJ Shameless 2:08 PM - 20 May, 2012

Watch www.youtube.com

any feedback welcome

SiRocket 10:09 PM - 19 June, 2012

DJcityTV: The Cutting Room - featuring DJ Ricky Jay and More!

Watch www.youtube.com

DJcityTV invited four local DJs to our DJcity studios in Los Angeles for an old fashioned scratch session. Not knowing what the final result would be, we present to you, "The Cutting Room."

DJs:
@RickyJay
@djrobriggs
@dj_butch
@djzeb

Instrumental of Joe Moses " I Do It For The Ratchets" available here: tinyurl.com

DJ GOOK 10:32 PM - 19 June, 2012

dam

El_MaUri 2:58 AM - 20 June, 2012

dope!

SiRocket 3:02 AM - 20 June, 2012

Thanks fam!

SiRocket 6:43 AM - 12 July, 2012

Xist (ptrix's bro) and myself rocking a drunk mess around scratch sesh at the Socal Serato Jammy Jam that i hosted a few weeks back :) -> Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 8:59 PM - 26 July, 2012

New Freestyle Scratch Shit over a Beat we made quickly....

youtu.be

Timmy G 10:07 PM - 26 July, 2012

nice chirps screwd,
how long u been spinning for?

bandoma 11:49 PM - 26 July, 2012

Feels like I haven't posted in this thread in years. Stopped practicing since I started producing. Anyhow, made a quick skratch session on my new cdj2000. I apologize for the fader clicks. Once you get comfortable with the cdj jog wheel / platter they're pretty fun to skratch on.

Watch vimeo.com

Screwd 12:06 AM - 27 July, 2012

thx...bought 2 x mk2 & 1 vestax 06 in 1998..

djdalite 2:38 AM - 27 July, 2012

Quote:

Feels like I haven't posted in this thread in years. Stopped practicing since I started producing. Anyhow, made a quick skratch session on my new cdj2000. I apologize for the fader clicks. Once you get comfortable with the cdj jog wheel / platter they're pretty fun to skratch on.

Watch vimeo.com

info fade your mixer homie you wont regret

DJ Remy USA 3:17 PM - 27 July, 2012

Quote:

Feels like I haven't posted in this thread in years. Stopped practicing since I started producing. Anyhow, made a quick skratch session on my new cdj2000. I apologize for the fader clicks. Once you get comfortable with the cdj jog wheel / platter they're pretty fun to skratch on.

Watch vimeo.com

Nice I like how you change up rythms in the middle of your phrases. what beat was that btw that sounds like some fun cutting.

Screwd 11:19 AM - 7 August, 2012

Here is another one take file:

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 11:27 AM - 7 August, 2012

Quote:

Here is another one take file:

Watch www.youtube.com

Niiiice!

SiRocket 5:15 AM - 22 August, 2012

Quick one take over some fresh large professor sounds! - Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 5:42 AM - 22 August, 2012

Quote:

Quick one take over some fresh large professor sounds! - Watch www.youtube.com

Loving that beat..what track is that, you looping it?...awesome cuts too.

SiRocket 6:56 AM - 22 August, 2012

thanks brother! same with you man, keep up!

Large Professor & Neek The Exotic - Still On The Hustle

Screwd 4:36 PM - 23 August, 2012

really well done....sharp & precise...

good job

i made a new beat, u can download'n cut over if u guys like....

soundcloud.com

DJ DECK 6:43 PM - 23 August, 2012

rickyj, that's sharp & clean. Dope scratching fo sho!!

SiRocket 8:58 PM - 23 August, 2012

thanks deck!

Screwd 8:47 PM - 8 September, 2012

yo guyz, just made a new beat and some scratching routines....

youtu.be

if you like my beat u can download some beats here soundcloud.com

thanx for feedbacks

Mighty Dragon Sounds 12:38 AM - 9 September, 2012

Quote:

yo guyz, just made a new beat and some scratching routines....

youtu.be

if you like my beat u can download some beats here soundcloud.com

thanx for feedbacks

Love your collection!

Screwd 5:18 PM - 12 October, 2012

Thanx man :)

soundcloud.com

DJDBAG 9:39 PM - 12 October, 2012

Watch www.youtube.com

SpareChange 3:20 PM - 8 November, 2012

Watch www.youtube.com

Scratch Session from 2007 with a bunch of midwest djs including myself, Wild Kyle, Ginsu, Manwell, Brown Royal & Big Once

RaySwift 2:30 AM - 9 November, 2012

Skratching to Outkasts "E.T." track

Watch www.youtube.com

dj shadow from detroit 2:46 AM - 9 November, 2012

Practice session

Watch www.youtube.com

dj shadow from detroit 2:49 AM - 9 November, 2012

Freestlye Scrtaching

Watch www.youtube.com

SpareChange 2:57 AM - 9 November, 2012

Quote:

Practice session

Watch www.youtube.com

Still gotta love the terrorist beat after all these years..it's like the universally accepted scratch practice staple

Screwd 12:09 PM - 9 November, 2012

OUTDOOR SESSION

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ LIL M 4:16 AM - 10 November, 2012

Quote:

OUTDOOR SESSION

Watch www.youtube.com

nice

DJRemixEnt 5:54 AM - 10 November, 2012

Quote:

OUTDOOR SESSION

Watch www.youtube.com

haha...nice... reminded me of a skate video... i was kinda expectin to see someone roll up behind u on a skateboard and kickflip off the ramp or somethin...lol

DJDBAG 6:10 PM - 10 November, 2012

Quote:

OUTDOOR SESSION

Watch www.youtube.com

are those two clicks flares from 20-22 seconds? if not what are they

Screwd 11:43 AM - 11 November, 2012

Its something like this, its a combination of a chirp and 2-click orbit (forward&backward)

DJDBAG 2:51 PM - 11 November, 2012

so a chirp then a 2 click orbit?

Screwd 2:52 PM - 11 November, 2012

:)

Thanks for the feedback guys

This is combination with chirps and 2-click orbit (twiddlestyle)

DJDBAG 3:37 PM - 11 November, 2012

twiddle?

the_black_one 4:40 PM - 11 November, 2012

It kill me with all the terminology you guys use.

DJDBAG 4:46 PM - 11 November, 2012

well that way i can try to recreate the cuts i see....otherwise your just mashing the fader not knowing what you are doing like the 95% of videos on youtube of djs transforming the entire time jackin that fader like it owes em money

Dj Roth 4:50 PM - 11 November, 2012

heres mine :
Watch www.youtube.com

SpareChange 5:53 PM - 11 November, 2012

outdoor is fun...who'd of thought that'd be possible 20 years ago...

here's one from a few months ago where u can see the train go by in the background

Watch www.youtube.com

Lord Fader 7:11 PM - 21 November, 2012

scratch file i made

soundcloud.com

s3kn0tr0n1c 11:53 AM - 29 December, 2012

www.youtube.com

Gonna have to try recording audio separately then overlaying on video.

PorkyG 4:20 PM - 29 December, 2012

Watch www.youtube.com

Counts?

j cue 8:21 PM - 31 December, 2012

wow! this thread is still going! well here is something from me and my boy dj zoo from korea. alot of weed smoked before during and after this, hence the sloppiness..

Watch www.youtube.com

Dj Wunder 12:58 AM - 1 January, 2013

Quote:

wow! this thread is still going! well here is something from me and my boy dj zoo from korea. alot of weed smoked before during and after this, hence the sloppiness..

Watch www.youtube.com

I need to smoke more weed

DJRemixEnt 1:41 AM - 1 January, 2013

Quote:

wow! this thread is still going! well here is something from me and my boy dj zoo from korea. alot of weed smoked before during and after this, hence the sloppiness..

Watch www.youtube.com

I need to smoke more weed

Watch www.youtube.com

stevie o 3:11 AM - 13 January, 2013

Quote:

wow! this thread is still going! well here is something from me and my boy dj zoo from korea. alot of weed smoked before during and after this, hence the sloppiness..

Watch www.youtube.com

Holy heaven

DJ Alkemy 6:01 AM - 13 January, 2013

A little pre club night scratch. Timing is off on parts from a heavy alcohol fueled previous night. That's my excuse anyway lol

Watch www.youtube.com

vio0633 6:15 AM - 13 January, 2013

Quote:

A little pre club night scratch. Timing is off on parts from a heavy alcohol fueled previous night. That's my excuse anyway lol

Watch www.youtube.com

Nice man!

vio0633 5:31 AM - 25 January, 2013

So I gotta ask since alot of you are wayyyy better then me scratching...but when you do 2 click flares do you click them with your wrist or do you just twiddle them? Does it sound different to you? I cant hear the difference with the 2. I got them down pretty good but im just trying to tighten them up and my 3 click flare orbit (crab) scratch down some.

vio0633 5:33 AM - 25 January, 2013

Sorry for double post....not sure why it did that

DJ Quartz 2:47 PM - 25 January, 2013

Quote:

So I've been practicing my scratching lately, havent been at it long, but quite happy with progress.

So I thought I'd share! But then I thought I'd go one better and ask all the turntablists out there to join me and show off their skills!!

So heres the very simple rules...

You may only use ONE sample to scratch.

You may only scratch over ONE beat/break.

It cant be longer than 5 minutes!

I figure this way you wont get people going off on one for hours on end, and you get a short taster of what they can do!

Here is my effort!

www.zshare.net

Hope you enjoy..

J0be.

Are beat juggles allowed to be posted?

DJ Remy USA 10:16 PM - 25 January, 2013

Quote:

So I gotta ask since alot of you are wayyyy better then me scratching...but when you do 2 click flares do you click them with your wrist or do you just twiddle them? Does it sound different to you? I cant hear the difference with the 2. I got them down pretty good but im just trying to tighten them up and my 3 click flare orbit (crab) scratch down some.

I use the tips of my fingers not much wrist action.

DJ Remy USA 10:17 PM - 25 January, 2013

The twiddle sounds different double time the 2 click sounds a little more rigid

j cue 8:47 AM - 3 February, 2013

Watch www.youtube.com

Will08272 3:01 PM - 3 February, 2013

Got myself a pair of m5gs after having to sell my mk2s. And wanted to dabble a bit in the world of scratching, to add some spice to my mixes. My only problem is ive watched many videos from dmc, to tuts and i have some trouble differing all the performers i see. Maybe its my adhd or just the fact i dont know how to scratch but, what would be the first step to take to learn basics. Should i just look away since im not able to tell the differences between some of the scratches or start learning the fine technique.

Lord Fader 9:04 PM - 3 February, 2013

hey will..check alexander sonnenfelds tutorial videos on youtube. bad english but very good videos with step to step explanation on tons of different scratches. you should start with a proper baby scratch and then advance your technique...

Watch www.youtube.com

have fun and patience

DJ Remy USA 2:40 PM - 4 February, 2013

DJ Angelos turntable tutorials are the best to learn scratching. QSU is good as well but you have to pay but your taught my the grand master himself DJ Qbert

s3kn0tr0n1c 11:57 PM - 7 February, 2013

sekonz - Skratchy Seal Surfin Sunday

Watch www.youtube.com

Dj Wunder 4:58 AM - 9 February, 2013

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

What's the name of the pattern at 1:50?

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 5:16 AM - 9 February, 2013

JCue is murderous.

DJ Shameless 7:36 PM - 9 February, 2013

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

What's the name of the pattern at 1:50?

chirp flare

Watch www.youtube.com

Will08272 1:31 PM - 6 March, 2013

Decided to stop procascinating and learn some scratching, started watching the angelo tutourial vids and taking things one at a time, spent a couple hours just baby scratching and dropping and some patterns i picked up during my practice, aside from non stop practice, what are some other tips you guys recommend and any dos and donts. Also is the cross fader scary, the concept of the movements of the record i can see and some how get but i messed around with the cross fader and after a minute left it alone.

Will08272 1:35 PM - 6 March, 2013

Also forgot to ask, can someone explain to me a possible reason why the clear vinyls are slippier then all the others, i have several colors and they all dont feel as slipper as the clears, i did spin backs with all on both sides and they seem to stop but the clears keep going.

DJ DennisJ 4:41 PM - 6 March, 2013

Quote:

Also forgot to ask, can someone explain to me a possible reason why the clear vinyls are slippier then all the others, i have several colors and they all dont feel as slipper as the clears, i did spin backs with all on both sides and they seem to stop but the clears keep going.

My guess, and this is only a guess (but quite educated) is that your clears are slightly warped. Try flipping them over and see if the slippiness changes.

Will08272 4:52 PM - 6 March, 2013

Right now im using a pair of performance series blues and one of the records both sides arent very slippy, not sure what the correct term or commanly used term is for not as much slippy records. And the other record one is more slippy then the other, i had a pair of version two reds and a couple of other colors and had the same issues. Im thinking of picking up another pair of clears and maybe the glow in the darks. Do i need the records to slip that much for further scratch practice or its all mental.

DJ DennisJ 4:54 PM - 6 March, 2013

You actually don't want your records slippy at all, they should 'stick' to the slipmat. It's the slipmat which should be slippy.

Will08272 5:01 PM - 6 March, 2013

Thats for the tip, im not sure why i was under the impression of that but good to know now. Im going to be looking for some records that have scratch vocal samples, i noticed myself looking up to the screen to make sure i was exactly where the sample began, i dont want to make a habit of it.

DJ DennisJ 5:07 PM - 6 March, 2013

I guess I should clarify now that I re-read my statement.

The important thing is when you let go of your vinyl, the vinyl needs to take off going forward again at the exact speed you have the pitch slider at. Whatever it takes to make that happen is up to you. Some slipmats stick to the vinyl the whole time, some just stick when you let go of the vinyl. I prefer the latter, and use butter rugs even though they don't have the most grip top-end. If you want ones that cling harder, sickmats and others may be more your style. I have found felt to grip the best, however it grips TOO well for my tastes. Everyone has their own preference.

DJDBAG 8:49 PM - 6 March, 2013

I use a technics slipmat on top of a butter rug

works for me

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 10:00 PM - 6 March, 2013

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My guess, and this is only a guess (but quite educated) is that your clears are slightly warped. Try flipping them over and see if the slippiness changes.

Cats just be makin' *ish up...smh...

CLEARS are no more warped than any other color...

I had a HARD time getting used to the CV's, so I did a side by side comparison of a Vinyl pressing of "Rock The Bells " on the left TT, and the CLEAR CV on the right...

I noticed that normally "grip" the record in a "Non-Grooved" area to maintain control and do backspins...

Obviously, there aren't any "Non-Grooved" areas on CV, so you have to make slight pressure adjustments in that respect...

Secondly, the Original BLACK CV was just HEAVIER than the regular Bells vinyl...so that was a slowdown all by itself...

Lo and behold, I tried out some CLEARS, and it turns out they're actually LIGHTER than regular Black CV's and stood the test of comparison....

So, I know the OG CLEARS are much easier to work with from my experience....

I've heard OG RED are pretty thin also....but you have to test...

Here's my test vid...

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Remy USA 10:38 PM - 6 March, 2013

Killing that realistic mixer Jonny

DJ DennisJ 12:55 AM - 7 March, 2013

Quote:

My guess, and this is only a guess (but quite educated) is that your clears are slightly warped. Try flipping them over and see if the slippiness changes.

Cats just be makin' *ish up...smh...

CLEARS are no more warped than any other color...

I didn't say clears in general were warped, I said HIS clears might be warped.

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 3:21 AM - 7 March, 2013

Quote:

My guess, and this is only a guess (but quite educated) is that your clears are slightly warped. Try flipping them over and see if the slippiness changes.

Cats just be makin' *ish up...smh...

CLEARS are no more warped than any other color...

I didn't say clears in general were warped, I said HIS clears might be warped.

And AGAIN, they (from what I've seen), are thinner by nature....mine spin great and aren't warped....

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 3:39 AM - 7 March, 2013

Quote:

Killing that realistic mixer Jonny

Thnks!

DJ DennisJ 9:25 AM - 7 March, 2013

Yep, I've noticed the translucent ones are all thinner, at least my reds, blues, purples, and clears.

DJ Quartz 1:41 PM - 7 March, 2013

Homage to DJ Jazzy Jeff, I missed the show in Saskatoon last year.... So here is my quick tribute to one of my favourite scratches he does

youtu.be

SELECT 2:33 PM - 7 March, 2013

True the older serato CV records were a bit thinner. I like the feel of them for juggling, just feel smoother, quicker, flat. I have three pairs of the new CV records, black, purple and glow in the dark. Blacks are warped on one side so I don't really use them. The glows and purple each spin better on one side. They aren't warped necessarily, but they are perfectly flat either. Not a huge difference, but enough to have me prefer one side of the record to the other. Im actually starting to use these plastic sheets underneath that came with my tablecloth slipmats. I never used that before with the older CV records, but I find its almost necessary with the new versions.

SELECT 2:39 PM - 7 March, 2013

I meant to say the new CV records aren't perfectly flat either.

DJ Quartz 4:14 AM - 10 March, 2013

Just a basic introduction,

Watch www.youtube.com

SpareChange 6:41 PM - 28 March, 2013

Watch www.youtube.com

stevie o 6:54 PM - 28 March, 2013

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Homage to DJ Jazzy Jeff, I missed the show in Saskatoon last year.... So here is my quick tribute to one of my favourite scratches he does

youtu.be

Would've been awesome if it was recorded digitally

the_black_one 8:29 PM - 28 March, 2013

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Watch www.youtube.com

legit

DJ Alkemy 10:17 PM - 28 March, 2013

Intro I did for my crews EP release: soundcloud.com

stevie o 11:09 PM - 28 March, 2013

^ God dam

Cyberia 3:52 AM - 29 March, 2013

Here's a video I did real quick before work. Keep kutting!

youtu.be

djdalite 3:48 PM - 29 March, 2013

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Here's a video I did real quick before work. Keep kutting!

youtu.be

dood your dope, wish your were local to get on the cut together

love the real vinyl action and the vestax - sometimes i miss the clicks

Cyberia 4:08 PM - 29 March, 2013

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Here's a video I did real quick before work. Keep kutting!

youtu.be

dood your dope, wish your were local to get on the cut together

love the real vinyl action and the vestax - sometimes i miss the clicks

Thanks DJ Dalite! Yeah, that fader is crazy "clicky".

DJ Alkemy 4:43 PM - 29 March, 2013

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sometimes i miss the clicks

Me too. I have just ordered a Vestax 08 Pro. I prefer the Vestax over the Rane personally.

Dj-M.Bezzle 5:31 PM - 29 March, 2013

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sometimes i miss the clicks

Me too. I have just ordered a Vestax 08 Pro. I prefer the Vestax over the Rane personally.

That mixers on my wishlist...did anyone ever fig out if you can map the fader to ME

DJ Quartz 7:41 PM - 29 March, 2013

Maybe we should approach rane and ask them to make a classic style of magnetic fader for more bounce and weight.

J0be 2:52 PM - 2 April, 2013

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Intro I did for my crews EP release: soundcloud.com

SICK

s3kn0tr0n1c 10:31 AM - 8 April, 2013

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Vestax 08 Pro

stilll got my white 08....dope mixer...love the fader controls and the 2 x send / returns.

DJ Shameless 4:03 PM - 18 May, 2013

youtu.be

DJRemixEnt 4:26 PM - 18 May, 2013

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youtu.be

super clean...nice

the_black_one 4:29 PM - 18 May, 2013

^^^^ on point!!!

stevie o 12:40 AM - 19 May, 2013

Love the stabs

stevie o 12:41 AM - 19 May, 2013

No Norman Bates

DJ Shameless 1:36 PM - 19 May, 2013

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youtu.be

super clean...nice

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^^^^ on point!!!

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Love the stabs

thx for checking it out

DJ Alkemy 1:46 PM - 19 May, 2013

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youtu.be

Real nice. The beat, when the sample kicks in is just like Mad Props by Da Youngstas, great track.

DJ ST 2:06 PM - 19 May, 2013

Super-simple juggle I had up in my sleeve for a Finnish DJ Championship-competition.
Sorry about the audio quality, but I guess you'll get the idea?
youtu.be

DJ Shameless 4:57 PM - 19 May, 2013

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youtu.be

Real nice. The beat, when the sample kicks in is just like Mad Props by Da Youngstas, great track.

originally produced by K-Def, but this is a remake by DJ Short-E from your neck of the woods i believe.

DJ Alkemy 5:14 PM - 19 May, 2013

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youtu.be

Real nice. The beat, when the sample kicks in is just like Mad Props by Da Youngstas, great track.

originally produced by K-Def, but this is a remake by DJ Short-E from your neck of the woods i believe.

Yeah, K-Def is underated on the beats no doubt.

DJ Construc 10:13 AM - 24 May, 2013

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DJ Construc 10:36 AM - 24 May, 2013

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djdalite 8:07 PM - 24 May, 2013

dizzam, that some dope cuts construct

i have a hell of a time trying to get my orbitz down

DJ Construc 8:16 AM - 25 May, 2013

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dizzam, that some dope cuts construct

i have a hell of a time trying to get my orbitz down

Thank you, those 1 click orbits took me forever to learn! Still trying to master the 2 click

DJ Shameless 9:36 AM - 25 May, 2013

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dizzam, that some dope cuts construct

i have a hell of a time trying to get my orbitz down

Thank you, those 1 click orbits took me forever to learn! Still trying to master the 2 click

nice... funky and clean

DJ Shameless 7:35 PM - 2 July, 2013

mo' practice

Watch www.youtube.com

Frankie Glasses 8:17 PM - 2 July, 2013

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mo' practice

Watch www.youtube.com

dope

Col Mustard 8:20 PM - 2 July, 2013

some of my cuts!

Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Remy USA 5:52 PM - 7 July, 2013

just something quick with the instagram cam.

instagram.com

Screwd 2:46 PM - 14 July, 2013

Open-Air Ladiesfield (Frauenfeld) 2013

Dj Cussion & me freestyle scratching (Rockwell Beat)

youtu.be

DJ Remy USA 4:32 PM - 14 July, 2013

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Open-Air Ladiesfield (Frauenfeld) 2013

Dj Cussion & me freestyle scratching (Rockwell Beat)

youtu.be

nice!!

djdalite 12:15 AM - 15 July, 2013

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Open-Air Ladiesfield (Frauenfeld) 2013

Dj Cussion & me freestyle scratching (Rockwell Beat)

youtu.be

nice!!

love the Db meter - lol - crank that shit

Lord Fader 11:28 AM - 28 July, 2013

short clip of me & my qfo

Watch www.youtube.com

jprime 4:25 PM - 2 August, 2013

Quick scratch practice

Watch www.youtube.com

djdalite 1:03 AM - 3 August, 2013

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Quick scratch practice

Watch www.youtube.com

what beat is that?

DJ Alkemy 1:41 AM - 3 August, 2013

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Quick scratch practice

Watch www.youtube.com

Not the most technical but I'll take funky scratching instead of a bunch of over technical noise everytime. Hope that don't come across like a diss cause I was digging the video. Big up.

jprime 4:01 PM - 6 August, 2013

Nah it's good man :) Gotta start somewhere

@djdalite: track is Opiuo - Wiggle Sticks (Fort Knox Five remix)

www.beatport.com

Kingi 5:02 PM - 23 August, 2013

Been practising the two clicks for the last 2-4 weeks so heres a jam sesh i did doing just 2 click variations(with a few random scratches). Still a couple variations to learn. Some i just kinda made up but a probably already "discovered" anyway.

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Alkemy 5:46 PM - 23 August, 2013

Quote:

Been practising the two clicks for the last 2-4 weeks so heres a jam sesh i did doing just 2 click variations(with a few random scratches). Still a couple variations to learn. Some i just kinda made up but a probably already "discovered" anyway.

Watch www.youtube.com

Noob skills my butt lol...Good job. Clean sounding.

Kingi 2:54 AM - 24 August, 2013

Quote:

Been practising the two clicks for the last 2-4 weeks so heres a jam sesh i did doing just 2 click variations(with a few random scratches). Still a couple variations to learn. Some i just kinda made up but a probably already "discovered" anyway.

Watch www.youtube.com

Noob skills my butt lol...Good job. Clean sounding.

Too generous mate.haha. Cheers

DJ Alkemy 2:00 PM - 24 August, 2013

Just set my deck up for a quick scratch...need to shake my rustiness off lol: Watch www.youtube.com

Screwd 3:07 PM - 12 October, 2013

New 1Taker from 2day...

Watch www.youtube.com

auttomattik 6:42 PM - 12 October, 2013

Dope cuts for sure. As a constant freestyle scratcher I love hearing dudes roll with skips like nothing happened, so sick transition on the skip.

.....But yo, the camera work at the end and the weird promo shit is wack. I mean, props for making a beat....I guess?

Dj Mo-Mo 10:03 PM - 13 October, 2013

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Dj Rehab 11:43 AM - 14 October, 2013

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Dj Mo-Mo 12:27 PM - 14 October, 2013

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DJ Remy USA 6:03 PM - 14 October, 2013

Bored in the studio nothing great by any stretch

Watch www.youtube.com

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:53 PM - 14 October, 2013

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Bored in the studio nothing great by any stretch

Watch www.youtube.com

Decent...But I'm mad you have mismatched Headshells...

That doesn't bother y'all?

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:54 PM - 14 October, 2013

I mean, I know some cats are OCD over wires and whatnot, but I LOVE wires all over the place, but MISMATCHED HEADSHELLS?

I'd be ready to fight....

auttomattik 8:25 PM - 14 October, 2013

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Bored in the studio nothing great by any stretch

Watch www.youtube.com

Decent...But I'm mad you have mismatched Headshells...

That doesn't bother y'all?

YO! I totally agree, that shit kills me. Plus, I gotta a little beef that ya make us listen to 2 mins of Demi Lovato before you do a couple decent cuts.

DJ Remy USA 5:45 AM - 15 October, 2013

Yea one of the head shells had broke its been fixed for a while now the vid is a few months old.

Demi Lovato is kinda hot and that track was actually popular over the summer.

Screwd 1:33 PM - 15 October, 2013

thx 4 feedback...yeah, i edit the video...just the CUTZ now :)

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 2:52 PM - 15 October, 2013

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Yea one of the head shells had broke its been fixed for a while now the vid is a few months old.

How do you break a headshell?

DJ Remy USA 3:04 PM - 15 October, 2013

Like this

instagram.com

DJ Quartz 1:58 AM - 11 November, 2013

Grabbed myself a DazzleHD today so I could make cleaner videos using my camcorder and direct output from my 57SL.

It came with Pinnacle Studio 14 which is actually nice to work with.

Here is the practice run....

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Dynamight 2:25 AM - 11 November, 2013

Nice cuts guys...here's my contribution to the thread

instagram.com

j cue 9:05 AM - 28 November, 2013

Watch www.youtube.com

DJSP1KE 10:18 AM - 28 November, 2013

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Watch www.youtube.com

That's quality , would love to be able to do that ,

Joee 12:52 PM - 28 November, 2013

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I mean, I know some cats are OCD over wires and whatnot, but I LOVE wires all over the place, but MISMATCHED HEADSHELLS?

I'd be ready to fight....

man you just want to complain about anything….lol

you forgot to mention he has different turntables too, doesn't that make your mad?

now this type of setup here make me MADD ---> www.flickr.com

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 2:20 PM - 28 November, 2013

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now this type of setup here make me MADD ---> www.flickr.com

Why? He's got a cable tie, or 2 there....

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 2:21 PM - 28 November, 2013

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Watch www.youtube.com

Wow, what's up JCue? Long time!

j cue 3:32 PM - 28 November, 2013

Quote:

Watch www.youtube.com

Wow, what's up JCue? Long time!

good man..havent been on here in a while

DJ Remy USA 5:45 PM - 28 November, 2013

A quick 15 second from my instagram...might wanna turn down your speakers the audio is bit loud.

instagram.com

DJ Dynamight 5:27 PM - 29 November, 2013

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now this type of setup here make me MADD ---> www.flickr.com

Why? He's got a cable tie, or 2 there....

word! even a wire loom. that looks fine to me...lol

Joee 5:44 PM - 29 November, 2013

Quote:

now this type of setup here make me MADD ---> www.flickr.com

Why? He's got a cable tie, or 2 there....

word! even a wire loom. that looks fine to me...lol

here it look fine---> www.flickr.com

SpareChange 8:58 PM - 9 January, 2014

Audio quality not the best but a little freestyle I recorded the other day

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ GOOK 1:36 AM - 10 January, 2014

^^^ what type of needle is that. It looks weired or am I looking at it wrong. Nice job by the why

SpareChange 2:37 AM - 10 January, 2014

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^^^ what type of needle is that. It looks weired or am I looking at it wrong. Nice job by the why

word thanks, yeah it's the 44-7 proly looks weird bcuz of the chrome dmc headshells

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Will08272 3:41 PM - 16 January, 2014

Ive been watching the dj angelo scratching tutorial videos and just dabbling into scratch here and there. I havent started messing with any of the faders yet just practicing with record movements for now. Question is when should i start incorporating the crossfader and ch faders into my practice. Been watching a couple of videos and i feel im not using any kind of proper technique in the few times ive messed with the crossfader. Should i practice the faders in tandem with record movements or record movements the the faders.

SELECT 4:01 PM - 16 January, 2014

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Ive been watching the dj angelo scratching tutorial videos and just dabbling into scratch here and there. I havent started messing with any of the faders yet just practicing with record movements for now. Question is when should i start incorporating the crossfader and ch faders into my practice. Been watching a couple of videos and i feel im not using any kind of proper technique in the few times ive messed with the crossfader. Should i practice the faders in tandem with record movements or record movements the the faders.

Just remember those scratch techniques are all patterns that you have to practice over and over to get the right sound. So if your practicing a chirp you will need to use both crossfader and record movement to form the sound. Its very physical as well. You'll have to get your arms and hands warmed up for a while when your starting off. With time you'll hear it and it will all come together.

DJ Remy USA 4:50 PM - 16 January, 2014

Will the best time to start with the fader is now. Its gonna sound like ass for at least six months dont get discouraged. In fact your scratching might sound crappy for a few years like mine did and one day it will just make sense. Angelos tutorials are the best out there without him I would even know how to cut like I do now he breaks it down.

feniks 11:53 AM - 19 March, 2014

some morning, post-workout scratching. it's a bit sloppy...but enjoy.

Watch www.youtube.com

auttomattik 12:46 PM - 19 March, 2014

Yo, had me fooled for a minute with the slow start but dope shit for sure. I didn't think that was sloppy either. Nice work bro.

Col Mustard 5:18 PM - 19 March, 2014

some more cuts

Watch www.youtube.com

Will08272 7:39 PM - 1 April, 2014

What would you guys suggest practicing as a beginner. Im pretty much just doing super basic baby scratches and drops and minimal use of the crossfader. During the time i spent practicing now i try to do certain patterns i hear in my head and some i figure out but i feel im just randomly doing stuff and not going anywhere. I would like to build a solid base to work off of instead of my current randomness. Thanks familia.

sumoJr 7:48 PM - 1 April, 2014

stabs
chirps
transformers..
work on these and work on different patterns, tempo ect...
I wished I did and now and stuck in patterns I cant break

after you get these down the world is yours

Will08272 7:53 PM - 1 April, 2014

Thanks man, would you suggest a particular scratch to work on first.

6 7:57 PM - 1 April, 2014

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Thanks man, would you suggest a particular scratch to work on first.

baby scratch

nm

sumoJr 8:02 PM - 1 April, 2014

hmm
just learn the basics of each and mix them all up
but practice with each cut/technique in mind rather then just going like whatever feels right at the time (which is how I learned)

but if you had to learn one first I would say progressively
stabs > chirps> transformers

record yourself every other day
then listen to it every other day, that way you are removed from what you just did
do be to harsh on yourself, (this forum will do that for you)

and 6 your post showed up while typing
he got the baby scratch down and shit, time to move forward,
then back,
then tear
then clover

Will08272 8:26 PM - 1 April, 2014

Thanks sumoJr really appreciate it, one last question before i venture off on my own. What are bad habits to avoid to try and catch and look out for before they develop and hinder my progress.

Logisticalstyles 8:53 PM - 1 April, 2014

Don't let your fader hand get lazy and rest on the mixer. Sometimes I have to use that technique in order to pull off some scratches but thats really a bad habit.

sumoJr 10:19 PM - 1 April, 2014

not

to cut over same tempo beats
to develop same patterns
to fall in love with certain scratches

understanding silence/pauses isnt a bad thing
experiment, dont practice with the intention of "sounding good" or thinking someone other then you is there, cut off beat, try some cross/vol fader combos
also develop a mean scratch face

ozfrombk 11:41 PM - 1 April, 2014

Solid advice sumoJr!

I too am a beginner at this scratch stuff. Just looking to get better.

DJ SparkxXx 3:16 AM - 2 April, 2014

"Air scratching"! Trains your muscle memory for when you start beating the shit out of that fader, works for me when I'm at work and don't have a fader to practice on, until I get to practicing. Good for developing your own patterns/combos as well.

Nicholy 1:26 PM - 2 April, 2014

^try sitting on your hand till it falls asleep, then air scratching. I call it the sleeper....

ozfrombk 2:50 PM - 2 April, 2014

Quote:

Thanks man, would you suggest a particular scratch to work on first.

baby scratch

nm

I can see why 6 says Baby Scratch.

I am by no means a scratch expert but when I first started to learn I kind of overlooked how important the baby scratch is and how when added at the right time, it can actually add real funk to your set.

I've always been fascinated by the flare variations of scratching but I've been going back to basics lately to really get it down packed.

Remember folks, slow progress is still progress!

j cue 8:01 PM - 15 April, 2014

greetings fellow scratch junkies. its a been a minute..some sick vids being posted up in here!!

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 3:16 AM - 16 April, 2014

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greetings fellow scratch junkies. its a been a minute..some sick vids being posted up in here!!

What's good J Cue? Long time....

ozfrombk 5:32 AM - 29 April, 2014

youtu.be

Submitting for feedback. I've been practicing my scratches for about a year now. Thanks guys. I still need lots of work.

DJ Irv 2:30 PM - 29 April, 2014

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youtu.be

Submitting for feedback. I've been practicing my scratches for about a year now. Thanks guys. I still need lots of work.

Not bad. There is good technic in the video I would say when you practice try to get some funk into it some days. It helps breaks up the monotony of learning detailed cuts like flares.

ozfrombk 2:48 PM - 29 April, 2014

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youtu.be

Submitting for feedback. I've been practicing my scratches for about a year now. Thanks guys. I still need lots of work.

Not bad. There is good technic in the video I would say when you practice try to get some funk into it some days. It helps breaks up the monotony of learning detailed cuts like flares.

Thanks for the feedback! I need to work on the funk. I don't want to sound robotic and soul less. I've noticed it's a process. First you have to get the scratch down first and then work on personalizing it with your own style. Hard work but I'm willing to put in the time.

j cue 5:34 AM - 3 May, 2014

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greetings fellow scratch junkies. its a been a minute..some sick vids being posted up in here!!

What's good J Cue? Long time....

just keeping busy bro! trying to up my game!
listening to this jazzy jeff seratocast at the moment... sick!... inspiring... i need to practice!!...

j cue 5:38 AM - 3 May, 2014

Any South Park fans in here? lol

youtu.be

Chris Deluxe 2:10 PM - 6 May, 2014

A short routine i recorded today
youtu.be

ozfrombk 2:39 PM - 6 May, 2014

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A short routine i recorded today
youtu.be

Dope! I was feeling that Marvin Gaye blend!

ozfrombk 2:41 PM - 6 May, 2014

I gotta practice! But I'm enslaved at my work desk until 5:30 pm :-(

DJ Dynamight 4:10 PM - 6 May, 2014

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A short routine i recorded today
youtu.be

dope setup & nice routine!

Jumbo Boogie 7:01 PM - 17 May, 2014

laid back bounce
www.soundcloud.com

SiRocket 4:38 AM - 25 July, 2014

Some cuts on the Green Screen that were clipped from a live mix that i did for Santa Barbara z94.5fm this week!

-> instagram.com

SiRocket 1:55 AM - 13 August, 2014

another scratch sesh on the Green Screen :)

-> Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Dynamight 2:04 AM - 13 August, 2014

15 seconds of fun...

instagram.com

djransom 9:18 PM - 13 August, 2014

Quote:

"Air scratching"! Trains your muscle memory for when you start beating the shit out of that fader, works for me when I'm at work and don't have a fader to practice on, until I get to practicing. Good for developing your own patterns/combos as well.

I'll start doing this.

ozfrombk 3:09 PM - 14 August, 2014

Anybody in NYC willing to link up and throw down a scratch session? I feel that one gets better when there is some sort of friendly competition involved. I'll even bring my own records and needles lol. Currently working on becoming ambidextrous.

dj shadow from detroit 1:27 AM - 18 August, 2014

Watch vimeo.com

Screwd 7:00 PM - 21 October, 2014

just some practice scratches over a wonderfull rockwellbeat youtu.be

ral 2:03 AM - 22 October, 2014

here's something - youtu.be

DJ Shameless 8:09 AM - 2 November, 2014

i did a scratch track for an upcoming project call CrossFades.

soundcloud.com

DJ Alkemy 10:51 AM - 2 November, 2014

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i did a scratch track for an upcoming project call CrossFades.

soundcloud.com

Real nice

j cue 5:34 AM - 7 November, 2014

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just some practice scratches over a wonderfull rockwellbeat youtu.be

dope!!!

j cue 5:38 AM - 7 November, 2014

not sure if i posted this before here or not, but what the hell.. have a peep!
youtu.be

j cue 5:40 AM - 7 November, 2014

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Watch vimeo.com

nice! mad clean!

j cue 7:23 AM - 7 November, 2014

here's a quickie
youtu.be

DJ Dynamight 2:51 PM - 7 November, 2014

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here's a quickie
youtu.be

funky!!

j cue 11:54 AM - 11 November, 2014

another quickie!
youtu.be

Scully DJ Services 1:47 AM - 12 November, 2014

@j cue Loved those vids! Where'd you get the "Aww Yeah" sound from or what song has it? Thanks

j cue 3:22 AM - 12 November, 2014

thanks mate. any battle record or corresponding mp3 file should have it. loads out there!

Scully DJ Services 3:55 AM - 12 November, 2014

Thanks! Ended up finally finding it in some YouTube video

djdisciple 5:11 PM - 12 November, 2014

Watch vimeo.com

Here's some sloppy practice! trying out the overhead view.

auttomattik 5:54 PM - 12 November, 2014

Quote:

Watch vimeo.com

Here's some sloppy practice! trying out the overhead view.

Nice work guy. Dope track too, Orbits man, God Damn.

djdisciple 6:26 PM - 12 November, 2014

instagram.com

I'll put this in here for good measure.
Battlestar Beat Juggle Challenge. Next - Too Close.

j cue 12:05 PM - 13 November, 2014

Quote:

Watch vimeo.com

Here's some sloppy practice! trying out the overhead view.

nice! if u call that sloppy i would love to see not sloppy!!

j cue 12:09 PM - 13 November, 2014

Love Iz intro tone play juggle
youtu.be

DJ Alkemy 7:16 PM - 13 November, 2014

Quote:

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Here's some sloppy practice! trying out the overhead view.

nice! if u call that sloppy i would love to see not sloppy!!

So.....many....misquotes......

NM

j cue 8:43 PM - 13 November, 2014

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Here's some sloppy practice! trying out the overhead view.

nice! if u call that sloppy i would love to see not sloppy!!

So.....many....misquotes......

NM

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Scully DJ Services 11:50 PM - 13 November, 2014

@j cue he's trying to make a crude reference as to how many bad misquotes are possible within that given quoted section

j cue 7:59 AM - 14 November, 2014

haha ok!

GKIL 11:44 AM - 14 November, 2014

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Here's some sloppy practice! trying out the overhead view.

mighty badass!

ozfrombk 9:49 PM - 16 January, 2015

I gotta practice a whole lot more to catch up to you guys but here is my submission for the day Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Irv 12:47 AM - 17 January, 2015

I made a video but, it's just okay.
Watch www.youtube.com

haveboard 9:35 PM - 16 February, 2015

Here's a little excerpt from some beat juggle practice I recorded last week:
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Screwd 5:21 PM - 19 February, 2015

practice ma cutz
youtu.be

auttomattik 5:26 PM - 19 February, 2015

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practice ma cutz
youtu.be

Some of the best on this thread for sure. Keep it going Screwd. DOPE.

Screwd 7:33 PM - 19 February, 2015

thx really appreciated!!!

ozfrombk 8:19 PM - 19 February, 2015

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practice ma cutz
youtu.be

Some of the best on this thread for sure. Keep it going Screwd. DOPE.

+1

ozfrombk 8:33 PM - 21 February, 2015

Beginner here. I been working on flow and transitioning from one scratch to the other. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

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akademik101 9:56 AM - 22 February, 2015

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practice ma cutz
youtu.be

Awesome bro: really nice cuts, fast crab for days.

DJ Irv 10:08 PM - 23 February, 2015

Here I go again.
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aleksey 12:25 PM - 1 March, 2015

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practice ma cutz
youtu.be

dope as usual, screwd!

aleksey 1:43 PM - 1 March, 2015

sunday morning scratch quickie

youtu.be

aleksey 3:38 PM - 1 March, 2015

another one. the title explains it all

youtu.be

dj do it 3:13 AM - 2 March, 2015

A little something instagram.com

SpareChange 7:21 PM - 6 August, 2015

my DMC jawn from last year with a little Jean Claude Bloodsport action

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DJ Remy USA 12:14 AM - 7 August, 2015

Damn bruh that was too hot

SpareChange 5:00 PM - 7 August, 2015

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Damn bruh that was too hot

Appreciate it fam!

Screwd 7:54 PM - 8 November, 2015

Freestyle Scratch over a selfmade BoomBapBeat

Cheerz

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DJ Dynamight 10:22 PM - 8 November, 2015

Dope cuts Screwd!

Screwd 8:14 AM - 9 November, 2015

Thx a lot

ozfrombk 2:28 PM - 9 November, 2015

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Dope cuts Screwd!

+1

R-Tistic 5:38 PM - 9 November, 2015

Short set to the Straight Outta Compton "It's time" track from Hashim: Watch www.youtube.com

DJ LIL M 10:20 PM - 10 November, 2015

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Freestyle Scratch over a selfmade BoomBapBeat

Cheerz

Watch www.youtube.com

dope beat nice scratches

DJ LIL M 10:20 PM - 10 November, 2015

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Short set to the Straight Outta Compton "It's time" track from Hashim: Watch www.youtube.com

nice

j cue 8:18 PM - 21 December, 2015

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Short set to the Straight Outta Compton "It's time" track from Hashim: Watch www.youtube.com

Sick!

j cue 8:20 PM - 21 December, 2015

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Freestyle Scratch over a selfmade BoomBapBeat

Cheerz

Watch www.youtube.com

Nice!!

JpNahle 5:31 AM - 22 December, 2015

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j cue 8:29 PM - 3 January, 2016

scratch quickie

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DJ LIL M 11:54 PM - 3 January, 2016

nice

Screwd 12:53 PM - 10 January, 2016

Rock The Beat 2016
youtu.be

H2o 5:05 PM - 17 February, 2016

Was just messing around last night...

youtu.be

Scratching over some dub music. Was having a discussion about New Zealand and music a buddy and we ended up talking about dub. I don't normally listen to it but I think I'm decent when it comes to scratching so i think it works.

Recorded this short clip (with a synced audio feed so the quality of the sound is what was coming out of the mixer rather than from the cameta)

H2o 5:09 PM - 17 February, 2016

youtu.be

Another bit on the same track

H2o 11:53 PM - 18 February, 2016

Jazzy Hip Hop scratching

New one…took a backseat on this, with a way more laid back and jazzy vibe and scratches, letting the records do their talking.

Track is “Earl Grey” by Question off the “Study Guide” album
Scratches include samples from Hee Haw Breaks and Solid Steel Snippets

Hope you enjoy and feedback welcome

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H2o 11:56 PM - 19 February, 2016

Lol...sorry, one more....had too much fun doing this one...

Took the Seoul Metro announcement at "S(e)oul Station" and cut it up over a funky beat

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j cue 6:50 AM - 8 March, 2016

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youtu.be

very nice!! very nice indeed!

Screwd 5:43 PM - 14 March, 2016

indeed nice 1 2 3 styles...

check this freestyle: www.facebook.com

djransom 7:54 PM - 15 March, 2016

What's the best way to obtain better wrist motion when cutting?

DJ Remy USA 2:50 PM - 17 March, 2016

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What's the best way to obtain better wrist motion when cutting?

Lol

But honestly I would say not resting your hand on the mixer while cutting will speed you up a lot. It will be awkward if you already dont cut that way.

djransom 3:03 PM - 17 March, 2016

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What's the best way to obtain better wrist motion when cutting?

Lol

But honestly I would say not resting your hand on the mixer while cutting will speed you up a lot. It will be awkward if you already dont cut that way.

I know it felt odd typing it, but yeah lol.

Good advice. I do have a habit of sitting my hand on the mixer.

DJ Remy USA 4:41 PM - 17 March, 2016

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What's the best way to obtain better wrist motion when cutting?

Lol

But honestly I would say not resting your hand on the mixer while cutting will speed you up a lot. It will be awkward if you already dont cut that way.

I know it felt odd typing it, but yeah lol.

Good advice. I do have a habit of sitting my hand on the mixer.

yup just force yourself into a new habit it will take a while cutting will sound like shit for about a month maybe 2 months depending on how seasoned you are at cutting now but around the 3 rd month you will be ready to show your new cuts off trust me. Just practice the same cuts you are already good at without resting on the mixer.

H2o 4:46 PM - 17 March, 2016

Hm weird. I've always rested my hand on the mixer too. is there that big a difference?

djransom 5:16 PM - 17 March, 2016

Quote:

What's the best way to obtain better wrist motion when cutting?

Lol

But honestly I would say not resting your hand on the mixer while cutting will speed you up a lot. It will be awkward if you already dont cut that way.

I know it felt odd typing it, but yeah lol.

Good advice. I do have a habit of sitting my hand on the mixer.

yup just force yourself into a new habit it will take a while cutting will sound like shit for about a month maybe 2 months depending on how seasoned you are at cutting now but around the 3 rd month you will be ready to show your new cuts off trust me. Just practice the same cuts you are already good at without resting on the mixer.

Good lookin out.

DJ Remy USA 12:51 AM - 23 March, 2016

Quote:

Hm weird. I've always rested my hand on the mixer too. is there that big a difference?

yea resting on the mixer creates resistance because of the resting position. You wrist needs to be able to move more fluid to become faster and cleaner. I use to cut with my hand resting too. I barely practice like I use to cutting but still practice.

H2o 1:01 AM - 23 March, 2016

I just noticed if I use left hand on mixer I don't rest my hand, but the other way I do...I tend to scratch better for the most part with right hand on the mixer, though...I dunno...crabs do come out better left hand on mixer

DJ Remy USA 1:46 AM - 23 March, 2016

As long as it works for you then its all good.

Screwd 8:47 AM - 30 April, 2016

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Freestyle Scratch
Beat: Gramatik - Satoshi Nakamoto (feat. Adrian Lau & ProbCause)

djdisciple 7:23 PM - 30 April, 2016

Quote:

Hm weird. I've always rested my hand on the mixer too. is there that big a difference?

yea resting on the mixer creates resistance because of the resting position. You wrist needs to be able to move more fluid to become faster and cleaner. I use to cut with my hand resting too. I barely practice like I use to cutting but still practice.

I've noticed a few cutters (or maybe only this fella) who indeed rest their cross fader hand on the mixer faceplate. Haven't noticed many that do it though.

Chmielix - Super Dope Scratcher from Poland
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djdisciple 7:29 PM - 30 April, 2016

Watch www.youtube.com

Might as well post up my latest scratch video as well...

SpareChange 1:03 AM - 1 May, 2016

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Chmielix - Super Dope Scratcher from Poland
Watch www.youtube.com
Watch www.youtube.com

Might as well post up my latest scratch video as well...

Nice vids.

DJ Dynamight 2:12 PM - 9 May, 2016

Just got my S9 and was messing around...

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MysteryV 10:04 PM - 10 May, 2016

Hi folks - first post here so if there's a better place for the question let me know.

Can anyone name the scratch P-Nuts does at 1:23 here?

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At first I thought it was a slow autobahn, but have come to think it's a 6 sound fast variant. Just looking for confirmation from other ears.

Thanks!

DJ Remy USA 2:52 AM - 11 May, 2016

Quote:

Just got my S9 and was messing around...

Watch www.youtube.com

respek

DJ Quartz 12:02 PM - 12 May, 2016

I was testing the Sure Shot vinyl,

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DJ Irv 3:12 PM - 12 May, 2016

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SpareChange 7:58 PM - 12 May, 2016

Quote:

Hi folks - first post here so if there's a better place for the question let me know.

Can anyone name the scratch P-Nuts does at 1:23 here?

Watch www.youtube.com

At first I thought it was a slow autobahn, but have come to think it's a 6 sound fast variant. Just looking for confirmation from other ears.

Thanks!

I'm not shure but the slower skratch doesn't look like an autobahn to me but just sounds like some flares on top of a drag skratch. Although those really fast patterns he does shortly after that, the record movement seems very much like the autobahn however it sounds like there are more clicks (those were nasty and so clean!) I'm going to check out some of his other vids.

DJ Irv 9:49 PM - 12 May, 2016

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sounds like there are more clicks

It's an autobahn with twiddle flare.

MysteryV 10:44 PM - 13 May, 2016

Where are you hearing / seeing the twiddle? It definitely sounds different than my (admittedly rudimentary) autobahns, but I've been chalking that up to my just learning the scratch after 10 years away from the decks.

DJ Remy USA 2:01 AM - 14 May, 2016

Quote:

sounds like there are more clicks

It's an autobahn with twiddle flare.

agreed autobahn but instead of normal flare its twiddle flare. Scratch geek shit lol

DJ Remy USA 2:02 AM - 14 May, 2016

Quote:

Where are you hearing / seeing the twiddle? It definitely sounds different than my (admittedly rudimentary) autobahns, but I've been chalking that up to my just learning the scratch after 10 years away from the decks.

the tears in the autobahn make it sound a bit more chopped up, its very hard to do what he just did

MysteryV 12:33 AM - 15 May, 2016

Alright, my twiddles suck, and hopefully I'm not beating a dead horse here, but can anyone take a stab at helping me understand a little better? Are you saying that:

a) It's a standard autobahn but that he's twiddling the two clicks
or
b) He's adding additional clicks somewhere twiddling rather than regular clicking

Fwiw, I've been a scratch nerd for years and love this stuff, so my thanks to anyone willing to nerd out with me here. :D

DJ Shameless 6:08 PM - 15 May, 2016

Quote:

Alright, my twiddles suck, and hopefully I'm not beating a dead horse here, but can anyone take a stab at helping me understand a little better? Are you saying that:

a) It's a standard autobahn but that he's twiddling the two clicks
or
b) He's adding additional clicks somewhere twiddling rather than regular clicking

Fwiw, I've been a scratch nerd for years and love this stuff, so my thanks to anyone willing to nerd out with me here. :D

sounds like a 3 click flare over the autobahn record movement

BlaxSociety 6:33 PM - 15 May, 2016

Quote:

my DMC jawn from last year with a little Jean Claude Bloodsport action

Watch www.youtube.com

PA?

SpareChange 1:06 AM - 16 May, 2016

Quote:

my DMC jawn from last year with a little Jean Claude Bloodsport action

Watch www.youtube.com

PA?

OH

SpareChange 6:07 PM - 23 May, 2016

Watch www.youtube.com

DJ Quartz 7:33 AM - 7 June, 2016

Just starting to tune up a little, been playing out a lot and need to clean up on the technical stuff.

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DJ Quartz 9:25 PM - 5 August, 2016

Quick little juggle this morning... www.facebook.com

j cue 10:40 AM - 17 September, 2016

quick 1 min kut

youtu.be

ozfrombk 10:57 PM - 17 September, 2016

Quote:

quick 1 min kut

youtu.be

Dope!

s3kn0tr0n1c 7:22 AM - 18 September, 2016

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quick 1 min kut

youtu.be

Nice and clean cutz...what camera did u use?

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 7:45 AM - 18 September, 2016

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quick 1 min kut

youtu.be

J Cue STILL wrecking the place...

Salute.

j cue 6:39 AM - 20 September, 2016

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quick 1 min kut

youtu.be

Nice and clean cutz...what camera did u use?

one of my phones. samsung galaxy note 4

s3kn0tr0n1c 3:45 PM - 20 September, 2016

thx

j cue 4:57 PM - 22 September, 2016

Quote:

quick 1 min kut

youtu.be

J Cue STILL wrecking the place...

Salute.

cheers johnny. hope all is well with you bro

Screwd 5:54 PM - 24 September, 2016

nice cutz in here mates

here we go with some new 3styleCutz www.facebook.com

DJJOHNNYM_vSL3 9:26 PM - 24 September, 2016

Quote:

quick 1 min kut

youtu.be

J Cue STILL wrecking the place...

Salute.

cheers johnny. hope all is well with you bro

Yessir! Just trying to maintain.

Screwd 12:54 PM - 20 November, 2016

Come Again 2 Cuttin Watch www.youtube.com

j cue 10:00 PM - 24 November, 2016

another quickie
youtu.be

j cue 10:06 PM - 24 November, 2016

btw. if anyone likes to cut online with likeminded people (like we did in the stickam days) Ritchie Ruftone runs a nice online scratch room.
tinychat.com/digitalvertigo

j cue 10:07 PM - 24 November, 2016

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Come Again 2 Cuttin Watch www.youtube.com

sick!

j cue 10:55 AM - 10 January, 2017

youtu.be

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