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Well
it seems a lot of DJ's can write down how to do a scratch....What
bull!!! How you gonna tell someone ....as you drag the
sample forward, quickly "click" the fader
off, "click" it back on to the cut in point,
"click" it off again and finish with the fader
turned on. Oh Really!!!! & what sort of time frame
are you using??? When I started DJing all we had were
some audio cassettes & our own ears...& plenty
of time. So I won't waste your time with crazy descriptions
of fader movements, instead there are sound clips covering
the basic scratches. Once you have mastered these all
you have to do is "Add It All Together & Make
It Complete" Another thing which will prove invaluable
in learning some of the more complicated cuts are videos
like turntable wizardry pts 1+2, there are some others
but try to follow people whose scratching YOU think
is on point. If you know someone who can show you the
more complicated cuts let them show you. Believe me
some of them aren't easy to get! Whether you like the
new stuff, crabbing, orbits, rubs (hydroplanes, I think
I first heard these on Hijacks Style Wars...Could this
be true???) The Euro etc. Or the old cuts transforming,
the chirp, drills, stabs, cash money click etc, Remember
one thing, Similar to breaking...You can't just have
power & no style & vice versa. Don't limit yourself
by just having ONE impressive cut...Learn as many as
you can & COMBINE them...COMBOS are important, changing
between cuts smooth transitions. And keep it clean.
Let's have fun people!!!!!
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Also
you may be wondering where all the more complex stuff
is....Well if I put them up now all you would do is
jump to lesson 3 or 4 wouldn't you?
But for this thing you have to crawl before you can
walk. Yeah I know we all want the impressive shizzz
but you gotta wait for it...It will come, but you need
discipline, So take your time & learn as much as
you can.
Lessons 3 & (possibly) 4 will follow soon!!!
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**Please
note, I'm assuming you already know the basics of mixing,
and are moving on to scratching.**
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Download
the latest version of the flash player (you will need
7 or higher)
If
you need the video files in real media or in quick time
mail me and
i'll mail em, (running out of web space!!!)
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work your way through these!! |
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One
thing I will add here, the scratches are now getting
harder, but everything I'm doing is recorded live, &
it's not sped up or anything like that, All of the scratch's
you hear can be done, & if you can't do them yet,
don't give up. It took me 18 months before I got the
chirp, & even then it was shown to me!! Take you're
time & practice hard, break a scratch down, slow
it down, do what you gotta do to get it..... Happy learning!
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Lesson
2...The Middle Level |
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| Transforming |
On
this one here is a slow back & forth movement on the
record whilst "tapping" the fader on & off
(quickly or slowly) to make this type of "autobot"
sound. |
 
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| The
Cash Money Click |
Son
from Hardnoise told me the name for this one. This is
a very nice simple pattern which like the baby scratch
makes up the backbone for a lot of cuts. The hand on the
record does the baby scratch but you use the fader in
the opposite direction to the record.(i.e. start with
the fader in the centre,and simultaneously push record
forwards, & close the fader, then pull record back
& open fader) But remember, this isn't one where you
"tap" the fader like transforming, the motion
has to be smooth. |
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| The
Chirp (open fader, half speed) |
This
one I find hard to explain so I'll do it at half speed
first, See if that helps you...that's how I learnt it.(This
was after being shown the basics of it by AJ from Hardnoise)
it's very similar to "The Cash Money Click"
but now you need to applying varying speeds to the record
you're pushing. This is what gives you the type of sound
you need here.(remember this is half speed) |
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| The
Chirp (half speed) |
Now
here it is, again at half speed, but with the fader in
use. You'll find that if you've mastered the "smooth"
fader movement of the "The Cash Money Click"
this will sound better, since they're pretty much the
same pattern, but now the hand on the record is giving
some of the different sounds. |
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Chirp (normal) |
Once
you've got the logic of how it works at half speed, the
practice starts.... Some of you may not find it easy!!
But if you start off slow like this, you should have it
a no time. Remember, all the chirp is, is a fast 'n' funky
version of the cash money click. |
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The
Chirp (double speed)
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Once
you have got that you can advance to the double speed
chirp. |
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| The
Tear Scratch |
For
this cut it helps if you count 1,2,3, 1,2,3, It's a forward,
back pause, back, scratch. This one works nicely with
transforming. Or on it's own as on "open fader"
pattern. |
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| Tips |
This
is a term for a scratch where you just use the very beginning
of the sound (the tip) You can use this one when you're
stabbing, or do a combo with the Cash Money Click for
that true old skool Jazzy Jeff type scratch. |
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| Drills
(Skribbles) |
We
call them drills Americans call them skribbles. The difference
between the two is drills are a longer more rolling version
to skribbles (Check Son Of Noises Scratch It At Your Own
Risk & Hijack's Shogun Assassin) These sound nice
fast!!!
Where as skribbles are short bursts of the drill which
you can repeat to get the desired sound. |
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| Combo
1 |
I
love these old type patterns, this is a combo of, cash
money click, tips, the tear scratch, Transforming &
skribbles. Phew! |
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Combo
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The
"Hijack" combo, this is one I've always marvelled
over, it's a mixture of tips, skribbles & drills. |
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