Who scratches here?
Who scratches here? Posted on: 22.12.2011 by Len Lukawski A couple of months ago I decided to start learning to scratch, properly. Not just pushing the record around and hoping for the best (which best describes the previous 17 attempts back in the day). I have consumed hundreds of hours of videos on Youtube, been reading books, signed up for Qbert's SkratchU and practice whenever I can which unfortunately is maybe half an hour a day. I am definitely off the blocks skills-wise but still in skratch primary/elementary school.So who here scratches? Are you beginner or Grandmaster? What are you learning right now? What's been the hardest technique for you to learn? How did you or do you learn? What's your setup? What do you scratch to? Would you like to go to dinner? - I edited this list as I had a repeat question on setups. Would love to hear people's stories and views on this! | |
| Reda Holdsworth 04.06.2012 | Have been trying to use the hamster switch on my mixer & my scratching is so screwed up right now. It's just going to take some time to get used to. My normal scratching is off now as well. Very frustrating. |
| Ira Alsadi 04.06.2012 | LOL! Come on Smitten, you've seen the garbage I post. Put it up. |
| Len Lukawski 04.06.2012 | How I wish that was my only problem! Will post something once the bubonic plague has killed me off and I have had a chance to reincarnate. For now I go back to streaming gallons of snot.... |
| Evelyn Navarijo 04.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by Patch
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| Brunilda Kora 04.06.2012 | hipnopath - your vids are great. You explain the patterns perfectly. Makes a lot of sense. |
| Danae Dumler 04.06.2012 | That vid was great; never tried the backwards chirp scratch before. Of course it just sounds weird when I do it. Will be practicing that three-push tear as well. Thanks! |
| Verona Spradlin 03.06.2012 | That would be pretty neat, seeing my mixer in another scratch DJ's hands. I can't wait to Innofade it. |
| Ira Alsadi 03.06.2012 | as do I. I will know more in a few days. I hope to upload a vid of me scratching with it before I send it back. |
| Verona Spradlin 03.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by djlotus
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| Ira Alsadi 03.06.2012 | Just because I'm twice your age doesn't mean you can't teach me. |
| Verona Spradlin 03.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by djlotus
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| Evelyn Navarijo 04.06.2012 |
Originally Posted by teambama
Also, everybody in this thread is so much better than me, got my gear stashed at my mates place, was there yesterday and tried some cutting... Wish I could practice more. |
| Ira Alsadi 03.06.2012 | I may have to fly your mixer back to you so I can get some 1 on 1 lessons. |
| Verona Spradlin 03.06.2012 | DJ Lotus currently has my 05Pro3 in hopes he can get it working as it shorted out two weeks ago. Besides that, I got my MacBook repaired from Apple with a new display ready to roll (hopefully). Here's a quick video I made with Traktor and some Dicers. Also, I made a follow up tutorial video explaining what I've been doing lately in my patterns. |
| Reda Holdsworth 02.06.2012 | sarasin I bought that light from buy.com it was 30 bucks shipped. Best 30 bucks I've spent in a while. I'll post the exact name when I get home for you. djlotus the HDX's are nice to scratch on. Very smooth & you can not make them skip. I've turned the ttable sideways & scratched before. Plus they have a full 12in platter so it feels natural. The only problem I have is the display is very small. So finding songs or files can be difficult when it's filled with 80gb of music. When using it live you have to make playlists. |
| Ira Alsadi 01.06.2012 | Thanks for the videos teambama. Good work on those Numarks. How do you like those BTW. I have been believeing about a spinning platter cdj and the options are very limited. |
| Lilliana Perris 01.06.2012 | LOL....Better than me bro! In your 2nd vid....you got some lights going on there, that fractals and comes together. What is it? Why? Cuz I have the same thing, but its a handheld green laser with a detachable front bit that when you turn it, it fractals the laser in the exact same way as your lights. $(KGrHqR,!iwE68U6)gfDBOz8TCogbw~~60_12.JPG green_laser.jpg |
| Lilliana Perris 01.06.2012 | YOU ARE HERE (in this thread) to be JUDGED! We will tear you apart with our Superior....Absolute Beginner skills. No worries bro...thats why this thread is here. No matter how good or bad, someone will have a tip for you. |
| Reda Holdsworth 31.05.2012 | Here are a few I shot with my phone. Please do not judge. Recorded these a while back when I first got the numark HDX's. Just messing around I never planned on sharing but what the hell.... I'll post better ones later with the 1200's A text comes in & you can hear it. But here ya go. |
| Reda Holdsworth 31.05.2012 | Nice Thread. I'll post a few videos when i get my camera back from my brother. |
| Lina Rawie 27.05.2012 | Cheers man. To be honest, I'm no better now than I was in 2005 when that second track I posted was made, haha. |
| Ira Alsadi 25.05.2012 | Nasty cuts as usual Sigma. |
| Lina Rawie 25.05.2012 | Here's something a little different - A file of me scratching in 1989: - .:. CLICK ME! .:. At the time I had no real gear, so I was using a BSR turntable that I bought for |
| Verona Spradlin 22.05.2012 |
Originally Posted by xtrmedia
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| Paul Revoir 22.05.2012 | Nice vid Hipnopath.....What program do you use on your macbook to do your vids with? |
| Verona Spradlin 18.05.2012 | I'd defnietly be down for another QandA, I may put a hold on videos for a while, the backlight on my MacBook died yesterday and now I'm posting from my desktop. I can still see the screen but with a flashlight. I took it to the Apple store and they quoted me $100 - $300 for the fix so I just ordered a $30 part which I believe is the culprit and hopefully I can get it back up and running. Here's the last video I made with it, which I'm sure some of you have seen. |
| Lilliana Perris 18.05.2012 |
Originally Posted by djproben
PRACTICE! Hand Flop...yep...i know that one. Also decided not to practice techniques when stoned.... Gotta be serious about it! |
| Ginger Vinegar 18.05.2012 | just confirmed my job for the summer so il be savin up for a real scratch mixer (with a sharp cut) so i can actually scratch! instead of raping my poor numark mixer thats alread bit the dust |
| Evelyn Navarijo 18.05.2012 |
Originally Posted by smittten
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| Danae Dumler 17.05.2012 | Busy here too but been getting a little practice in - like 15 minutes a day. Finally getting around to tears, which I somehow have gone for ten years or so without ever really learning to do right. One forward, two back triplets, I still suck at it but I finally feel like my hand isn't flopping all over the place like a dying fish. Not about to do a practice vid coz it will probably be painful for anyone watching but I'd be up for a shorter vid, maybe another Q+A round? |
| Len Lukawski 17.05.2012 | I always look forward to your videos. |
| Breanne Penge 17.05.2012 | Goota get my ass in gear and do up another practice vid :P |
| Len Lukawski 17.05.2012 | I haven't touched my decks in a month :| Other life duties have stolen all my time. Hoping to fix that soon. |
| Ira Alsadi 17.05.2012 | It's been a few weeks since I've cut. Been busy with the turntable mods. I'm giving myself a strict practice schedule. 15 minutes/right hand fader 15 minutes/left hand fader And I'm going to alternate that for (hopefully) at least 90 minutes. |
| Verona Spradlin 17.05.2012 | Hey guys, still practicing your cuts? It's been awhile! |
| Myrtle Billegas 13.05.2012 | true... maybe its that i got hung up in fast transformers, like Nice and Smooth said... slow down Apprecciate all of your feedback fellas, thanks again. I will show y |
| Ira Alsadi 12.05.2012 | I second what hypno said and would also suggest working on your record control speed. Not every scratch has to be at 1/32. |
| Verona Spradlin 12.05.2012 | Yes it is, I just have my second YouTube account under my DJ name, DJ CirKutCision (even though I misspelled it, lol). |
| Myrtle Billegas 12.05.2012 | thanks guys, i will try to stay on it and rec something new soon with 1-2 click flares. i had them almost down in the past, but forgot about them lol great video hipnopath, is that you? |
| Verona Spradlin 09.05.2012 |
Originally Posted by greatmesk
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