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Jan 04, 02
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Question bout Scratching
For quality/good scratching technics:
Does it matter/make a difference between what kind of samples your using or by your skills? I keep practicing and practicing, but im trying to figure out if its my skills that need more work or if its my poor choice of what samples im using to scrach? I have trax such as "animal crackers" and other sample trax that have meny sounds to play around with, but im still having trouble getting the scratching sounds that I want? Ill keep practicing, but any tips help. 
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Jan 05, 02
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If your just learning to scratch, you may have better luck using those heavily overused "AWWWW" and "SHWICH" (or something like that) scratches. You'll know the ones I'm talking about when you hear them, they're on like every battle record ever made. Either those, or orchestra hits or something... basically anything that has a pretty sharp attack and alot of high frequency content. Alot of vocals can sound kind of bad when scratched, cos alot of spoken word records are cut pretty quietly and are usually quite worn down and muffley.
but hey, whatever sounds good. I just recommend using some of those stock scratch samples for learning, once you have a good grasp on scratching, absolutely anything goes. happy wickety wicky wicky.
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Jan 05, 02
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Skratching 101
ok dude here are 2 simple techniques that are crucial to know if you want to skratch.
The Stab- push the record forward with the fader on. before you pull the record back, turn the fader off. Now pull back on the record till you get back to the beggining of the sample, then repeat. this is a drawing if you can understand > means record direction. FADER ON >>>>>>>>>FADER OFF<<<<<<<<< FADER ON>>>>>>>>>FADER OFF<<<<<<<<< This can be done to any single pattern in any formation. should sound like chik-chick-chick-chick-chick Chirp- Push the record forward with the fader on. turn the fader off as the the sample is extended. while pulling the record back switch the fader on FADER ON>>>>>>>FADER OFF/FADER ON<<<<<< FADER ON>>>>>>>FADER OFF/FADER ON<<<<<< This sounds really cool and as simple as it is you hear this done by everyone. sounds like chiggy-chiggy-chiggy-chiggy If you can understand this and you want more ill hook you up with a more advanced cyber lesson next week haha PEACE!! P.S. Use the sound AHHHHHH this is the easiest for learning with. Even the best skratchers use this sound when they are practicing and comming up with new shit because it is the easiest to recognize the different sounds created from it. Another tip- record yourself and then listen to it again and again and again.. you will hear shit in it that you dont normally hear try to correct it or work on it. TRUST ME!!!!!!! This will increase your learning by 4X gararteed!!!
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Jan 05, 02
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Jan 06, 02
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Go get some battle wax vinyl, (I highly recomend the dj rectangle ultimate ultimate scratch series for beginers).
Get used to short samples and do babying on them. They're called baby scratches cause they're the first you'll get to know. Find a sample about 1 second in length - get used to playing them all the way through and then pulling back the sample so it's reversed and try to keep your timing even. Then when you get used to that Push forward through the begining of the sample so it's only about half a second in length, and pull back so it again is now only a half second in length. Make sure your timing remains even on both the forward play and reverse play of the sample. Take a bow, you've just learned to baby scratch. Second thing you should get into is tone scratching - but for this you absolutely NEED some battle wax, so get out there, by the shiznat, and then start working yer cross fader on the prolong 'fressshhhhhshhhsssssshhhhshhhhhshhhhh' samples and whatnot and you'll be in the game in no time. Soon you'll have your orbits and crabing in check and then you can go to the dmc's next year in van and actually compete cause for some reason all the good hip hip djs in van seem to ignore it. Make sure you have hella fun and go and buy the shiggar frigger (sp) videoz too. markpaul :384:
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Jan 07, 02
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When I first started spinning I bought an MD component deck and an MD portable.. I spun and recorded, put the MD in the portable, went to work and listened to it, listened to it on the way back home, then erased it and spun and recorded again. For the first month it really hurts to hear your screw ups.. But this is totally right because you learn really fast because you dont want to sound like shit! Key - DONT... ABSOLUTLEY DONT... stop the recording and start over again every time you fuck up. Practice spinning for as long as you can. Dont worry about the screw ups because if you're playing live and you make a little error, you have to just play through it and make the best of it anyway. (*ugly memories of a particular DJ at a DJDP taking 2 hours to record a 30 minute set we cut short... uck.*) peacout
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Apr 14, 05
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Yo this will help.
This link will mad help you. I have learned a whole bunch of combos.
http://www.asisphonics.net/theever.html You just gotta bring it hard to the decks like everyday. I've battled for a while, Last year Equipment got the best of me at DMC's, but it's all G. I'll try to bring it this year. Anyway, peace out and work on your kuts. MSA.
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Apr 14, 05
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