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Scratch History – Essential Viewing
Before you dive into the lessons and course, I highly recommend watching the 2001 documentary “Scratch” by Doug Pray which …
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How To Use SoS & Practice
Before you start learning here, it is worth understanding how you can start to work your way through the School …
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Practice Cheat Sheet
Welcome to the Ultimate Practice Cheat Sheet for you to work through deliberately. Practice Cheat Sheet I am in the …
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Intermediate
This is the recommended pathway for those of you who already have some experience scratching and can comfortably do everything …
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The Trifecta of Scratching / Learning
In this post I break down scratching into a model of learning I have created to help you understand and progress …
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Deliberate Practice
In this article, I take you through how you can improve your scratching by utilising a technique known simply as deliberate practice. It’s …
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How To Get Really Good At Scratching?
Many people ask me how they can get really good at scratching. Some DJs might promise a secret in the form …
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The Hard Work of Scratching
Whilst I enjoy teaching you scratch techniques, I also love to encourage you with the mindset you need to approach learning. It …
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Speed Booster Training
The Speed Booster download features two audio tracks which start off at an 80 bpm tempo and increase by 1 …
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Slow Down to Speed Up
When training to increase speed, I often & usually advice DJs to slow down. Go back to basics. Perform the …
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Studio Scratches Archives
Besides all of the content inside the School, there are a vast amount of articles over on the Studio Scratches site …
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In and Out Scratch Practice Tool
This visual tool will help you start linking scratches together. Step 1 Select your starting base scratch from this dropdown: …
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Course 1 – Equipment Needed

Scratch DJ Equipment Buyers Guide
A Comprehensive Guide to Buying Your First Scratch DJ Equipment Setup. This is the result of many people asking my ...
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Turntables
A high quality turntable is the first piece of gear you need for scratching. It needs to have a Direct ...
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Cartridge & Stylus
The cartridge and stylus are the part that pick up the signal from the record and translate it into sound ...
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Mixer
The mixer is the second major part of a Scratch DJ setup. Whilst your first hand is on the record, ...
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Slipmats
Slipmats let you move the record backwards and forwards at speed while the turntable platter continues to rotate underneath. Slipmats may ...
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Scratch Vinyl
A scratch DJ needs some samples to scratch with. This is where scratch vinyl / battle tools come in. Scratch ...
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Instrumentals
Instrumental beats are what we scratch to and a good beat can inspire your scratching flow. You can scratch over ...
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DVS
DVS stands for Digital Vinyl System. It allows you to play and scratch with any mp3 sound you like that ...
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Digital Scratch Records / Samples
Digital scratch samples are mp3s or wavs you can scratch with using a DVS such as Serato or Traktor. Here are ...
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Amp / Headphones / Speakers
You need to plug your mixer into something so you can hear your scratch sounds. I show you what I ...
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Course 2 – Equipment Set Up

Setup / Plugging In
This might seem pretty simple but I'll give you a quick overview anyway for those that wanna know! Next Video: ...
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Tone Arm Adjustment For Skip Free Needles
How you set up your tone arm and needles can drastically affect whether your records skip or not. Here's the ...
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Record Hole Adjustment
Another factor that can affect skipping is if your record hole is too loose. Here's what to do to fix ...
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Finding Samples and Marking Records
Here's how to find samples and mark up your records. Using a visual marker on your vinyl when scratching definitely makes it easier ...
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How to EQ Your Records
EQing your records will make your scratches sound better and more pleasing to the ears. Here's how you do it and ...
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Table Height
An often overlooked area is table height. This is super important in order to make scratching mechanically as easy and ...
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Crossfader Settings
In order to create sharp, clean sounds when scratching, our crossfader needs to be setup / adjusted for best results ...
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Controller Settings
How to setup your controller for scratching. This is a generic guide that applies to most controllers. The main settings ...
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Serato DJ Settings
How to setup your Serato DJ software for scratching. The main settings to look for are: Keylock Make sure keylock ...
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Course 3 – Before you Start Scratching

Which Hand Should I Use On The Crossfader?
Before you start scratching, you need to decide which hand to use on the record and which hand to use ...
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Hamster / Reverse vs Regular Crossfader
There are two different methods or styles of using the crossfader for scratching. The first style is “regular” which you ...
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How to Learn From a Hamster / Reverse Crossfader Style Scratch DJ If You Scratch Regular
What's up with that Hamster Style?! One of the most common comments I receive from DJs who watch my scratch tutorials and DJcity ...
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Crossfader Technique
I cover the basics of how to hold the crossfader in the Forward Scratch Tutorial AND our wonderful scratch mentor Sunny made ...
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Scratch Notation
The purpose of notating scratching is firstly to help learn new scratches, but also to help you remember scratches and ...
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Learn How to Count
Before we get hands on and start learning some techniques in the next lesson, I recommend learning how to count ...
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Course 4 – Scratch Techniques

Baby Scratch
The scratch that started it all! Do not be fooled by the name, the baby scratch is the easiest scratch ...
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Drops
The drop or release is the second fundamental technique we need to learn before we start using the crossfader. It ...
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Forward Scratch
The forward scratch is the first scratch where we combine using the cross fader at the same time as using ...
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Reverse Scratch
The reverse scratch is the second scratch where we combine using the cross fader at the same time as using ...
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Stab Scratch
The Stab scratch is another fundamental scratch technique that is essential to clean cuts. Practice this until you can do ...
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Transformer Scratch
The Transformer scratch is named so because it sounds like a cartoon transformer transforming. This scratch is attained by playing ...
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Chirp Scratch
The Chirp scratch is the first open fader scratch we learn. A simple but extremely versatile scratch that is worth taking ...
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Flare Scratch
The Flare scratch is the first full open fader scratch we learn. It's a different concept to the other scratches, so ...
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Crab Scratch
The Crab scratch is a fader hand technique that can be combined with pretty much any record movement you want ...
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Slice
The Slice is a fundamental technique that forms the basis for many combos such as See Saws, Boomerangs and the Autobahn ...
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Tear
The Tear is a faderless technique which will help you to develop your record hand control and expression. It also forms the basis ...
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Dice
The Dice builds on the tear scratch - adding transform style fader clicks to clean up the sound. Also known ...
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2 Click Flare
The 2 Click Flare uses the open fader principle that we used in the 1 click flare, this time using 2 ...
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Twiddle (2 Finger Crab)
The Twiddle is a fader hand technique you can use to create fast 2 click flares. It is basically a ...
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3 Click Flare
The 3 Click Flare uses the open fader principle that we used in the 1 & 2 click flare, this time using ...
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Delayed 3 Click Flare
The Delayed 3 Click Flare uses the 3 Click Flare, but starts off in a delayed position, making it feel like a closed ...
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Original Flare
The original flare is slightly different to all the other flares we have learnt. It uses 2 clicks to make ...
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Echo Scratch (Upfader Technique)
The Echo Scratch is an upfader technique which mimics a delay or reverb effect. use it in your DJ sets ...
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Fades / Fading
An upfader technique which fades out the sound made from your record hand. Video Notes: 00:00 - Intro. 00:50 - Technique Breakdown. 01:43 - Forward ...
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Drags
Drags emulate the record slowing down, using record hand control, and can be performed forward and in reverse. Try using them at ...
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TranSlice (Transformer Slice)
Simply a slice with an extra click on the reverse or forward motions. You can also add multiple clicks if ...
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Regular Fader Techniques Demo
A rough and ready demo of the basic scratch techniques using the fader in regular. I'm not amazing at regular, but ...
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Whips
Whips create a super cool "doo-whip" sound and make your cuts more expressive. It's all about the record hand control ...
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Short-E Special Scratch
I got known by a few people for doing this scratch. It kinda became one of my signature scratches. True ...
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Hydroplane
This is a faderless skratch. Pull the record back whilst dragging / rubbing your fader hand finger over on the surface ...
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Pushes
Pushing the record lightly whilst already in motion creates a great contrasting sound to a normal forward or release. Full ...
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Crescent Flare
A 3 click, 4 sound technique. Micro Class You can think of this in the following ways: 1 click flare ...
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Prizm
A 6-note scratch combo which can be performed as triplets or as regular timed 8th / 16th / 32nd notes ...
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Hydrophonics
This is a faderless skratch. A one handed hydroplane, rubbing the thumb over on the surface of the record so that ...
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Course 5 – Scratch Combos

Military Scratch
The Military scratch is normally the first combo we learn, combining the baby and stab scratches. It is the first scratch ...
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Chirp Flare Scratch
Part 1 - Intro The Chirp Flare scratch is a versatile combo that is really fun to include in your freestyles. This ...
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See Saws
The See Saw scratch is a forward and reverse slice combo with a specific timing. Video Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - ...
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Boomerang
The Boomerang scratch is a forward slice to a stab, followed by a reverse slice to a stab. Video Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Technique ...
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Swing Flare
The Swing Flare or "3 Click Swing" is a forward slice, to a dice forward, followed by a dice backward. It makes 4 notes ...
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2 Click Chirp Flare
The 2 Click Chirp Flare (or chirp to 2 Click Flare) combines a chirp with a 2 click flare to create ...
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Joe Cooley
This is a really fun, upbeat scratch that works well over fast electro beats and with short samples. This scratch draws ...
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Autobahn A6 – 6 Notes
The first step to learning the fast (9 sound) autobahn. Think of it as a boomerang with the second reverse ...
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Fast Autobahn A9 – 9 notes
Add another 3 sounds to the A6 Autobahn and you get the A9 or "Fast" Autobahn. This is essentially a 2 ...
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Slow Autobahn A8 – 8 Notes
The Slow Autobahn makes 8 sounds and uses a slightly different record movement than the A6 and Fast A9 versions ...
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A8 Autobahn Minus 5th Sound
A slow 8 note autobahn style with the 5th note cut off or a pause added. This video contains important ...
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Swing Flare > Dices > Release
Placing the dices on the upbeats gives this combo a syncopated, funky feel. Swing Flare: Slice Forward Dice Reverse Dice Forward ...
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Swingy Boomerang
Take a regular boomerang and switch up the timing and you get a funky new swingy boomerang style combo! Slice ...
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Reverse Crab > Tear / Release
Combine a reverse crab, tear and release with some clever timing to get a funky syncopated rhythm. Reverse Crab (3 or 4 sounds ...
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Crab > Dice > Release > Drag > Translice
Get crabby with this combo! Another example of putting together simple scratches to create a funky sound. We use syncopation and ...
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3 Click Flare Twist: Twiddle + Extra Click
What do you get if you add an extra click to a twiddle? A twiddle tap! This makes the 3 ...
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Travelling Boomerang / Autobahn > Crabs > Transforms
Add a reverse dice, crab and some transforms to the 9 sound Autobahn and you get this funky triplet pattern ...
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Switch Tazer Combo
This is basicaly a tazer which I create by pushing the record back on the opposite side to normal, then finish ...
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BoomFlare
The BoomFlare is a combination of the Boomerang and a 2 Click Flare. It is a 12 note pattern which ...
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Jackhammers
A combo invented by DJ Rafik. Demo Please note: I'm still learning the record hand control that Rafik uses and ...
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2 Click Flare > Dices > Transforms
The first part of this combo is: 2 Click Flare forward Forward dice Reverse dice Forward dice Reverse 2 click transform ...
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Funky Motor Off Combo
A combo created with the motor off just for fun. It's all about record hand control! 2 click flare forward ...
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Baby > Half Chirp > Forward Dice > Translice
This follows on from the previous DJcity Scratch Combo of the Month Episode 1 mini tutorial. Use the exact same ...
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Reverse Baby > Reverse Crab
Also known as a California Roll. Demo Breakdown Reverse baby performed very fast (2 sounds) Reverse crab (3 sounds) I ...
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Scratch Combo of the Month

Scratch Combo #1
This is a “Scratch Combo of the Month” that I created. Baby Half a chirp (start …
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Scratch Combo #2
This is a “Scratch Combo of the Month” that I created for DJcity. First 3 …
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Scratch Combo #3
This is a “Scratch Combo of the Month” that I created for DJcity. You get …
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Scratch Combo #4
A whippy combo which uses a bunch of flares! Crab forward Reverse Whip (2 Sounds), split …
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Scratch Combo #5
A funky swing flare combo for you to play with. Part 1: Swing Flare (slice, forward …
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Scratch Combo #6
Use 3 mostly simple techniques to create something fresh and new! Instructions Part 1a whip …
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Scratch Combo #7
In this combo we combine a fast baby with a 2 click flare, performed twiddle …
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Scratch Combo #8
Ready for another combo? This one uses swing flares and stabs. Instructions Swing flare – 4 …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #9
Combine a Joe Cooley with a 1 click flare and some forwards and drags to …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #10
Combine some transforms and a swing flare. This is quite fast so start slow and …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #11
A boomerang, one click flare, reverse crab and drag combo. Instructions 1 boomerang – 6 …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #12
Combine a forward scratch, reverse transforms, dices, swing flare and a stab to create this …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #13
Combine a crab, 1 click flare and some transforms to create this funky syncopated combo …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #14
Combine Forwards, Transforms, Reverse and sandwich a Boomerang in the middle to create this bouncy combo …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #15
Combine a swing flare, 1 click flare and some forwards to create this funky syncopated …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #16
Combine the first 5 sounds of the boomerang with a second sample to create a swinging …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #17
Combine a baby with transforms, slices, dices and a drag. DJcity official release date: December …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #18
A 2 click flare twiddle over a 2 part vocal creates some scratch magic. Inspired …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #19
A Slice, 2 transforms forward, reverse crab and flare combo. Official DJcity release date: February 2017 …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #20
Combine a reverse crab and flares to create this swinging combo. Official DJcity release date: …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #21
Combine a slice and transforms to create a stuttering combo. Official DJcity release date: April 2017 …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #22
Combine a military with a swing flare / boomerang. Official DJcity release date: May 2017. Breakdown Part …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #23
Delayed flare styles! Official DJcity release date: June 2017. Breakdown Part 1 Reverse Slice Forward Dice …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #24
Forward, reverse, crab combo. Official DJcity release date: July 2017. The last ever episode in this …
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DJcity Scratch Combo #23
Delayed flare styles! Official DJcity release date: June 2017. Breakdown Part 1 Reverse Slice Forward Dice …
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Course 6 – Scratch & Music Theory

Counting Beats & Bars
Learn how to count beats and bars to help you with your QnA sessions, rhythm and timing. Video Notes: 00:00 ...
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Beats, Note Lengths & Timing
Here are the basic note length breakdowns and how to count them. Experiment to see if you can do scratches ...
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Triplets
Learn how to count triplets and make your scratches funky by using this rhythm. Overview See the chirp flare tutorial for ...
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How to Develop Your Scratch Flow
Once you can perform a few scratch techniques, you will want to start using and combining them to express yourself in ...
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Syncopation
Syncopation is a musical rhythm in which stress is given to the weak beats instead of the strong beats. These are be known ...
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Syncopation In Action
Learn how to start syncopating your scratches to create funky rhythms and fresh new patterns. Video Timestamps 00:00 – Intro. 00:34 ...
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Swing
Adding swing timing to you scratches will really make things groovy! Video Timestamps 00:00 – Intro. 00:32 – Breakdown. 00:42 – 8th ...
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Vocal Cuts
How do you scratch with vocal samples and create vocal phases? It's all about breaking the samples up into their ...
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Vocal Cuts – Say What / 1-2-3-4
In this lesson we break down some more advanced samples using the techniques we learned in the first vocal cuts tutorial ...
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Stutter Vocal Cuts
In this lesson we will learn how to create a stuttering effect with vocal samples. Use the forward scratch to ...
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Say It Before You Play It
How you can say your scratches out loud to expand your rhythms and patterns ...
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Turnarounds / Cross Rhythm Timing
Turnarounds are something that Qbert covered in his QSU. I never quite managed to get this until our super duper ...
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Low to High / Pitch Variation / Scales
You may have heard me talking about varying the record speed / pitch (degree of highness or lowness of a ...
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Using Ultrapitch Turntables and Records for Scratching
In this article I explain the concept and technique of scratching with ultrapitch turntables and records, specifically: What ultrapitch is ...
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Course 7 – QnA Training Videos

QnA 1
Instrumental: Who's Got The Bacon Artist: Howie B. Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 ...
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QnA 2
Instrumental: Played Out. Artist: Rae & Christian. Play this track on YouTube | Spotify | Tidal An upbeat funky track to cut ...
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QnA 3
Instrumental: Trippin' at the Disco. Artist: People Under The Stairs. Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then ...
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QnA 4
Instrumental: Bay Bronx Bridge Artist: Masters Of Illusion. Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 ...
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QnA 5
Instrumental: Good Dwellas. Artist: Cella Dwellas. Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars for you to ...
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QnA 6
Instrumental: Skratchers Groove 100 bpm. Artist: Nobodi Da Vinylist. Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars ...
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QnA 7
Instrumental: Movin' On. Artist: Damu The Fudgemunk. Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars for you ...
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QnA 8
Instrumental: Tablist Beat #2 Artist: Nobodi Da Vinylist. Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars for ...
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QnA 9
Instrumental: Beat 1 (Top Left) - The Collectable Vol. 4 Artist: Odilon Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then ...
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QnA 10
Instrumental: Break it Down (Unreleased White Label Promo) Artist: Jazzy Jeff Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 ...
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QnA 11
Instrumental: We Are The Future (from The Elements Looper #49 / 91 BPM) Artist: Non Phixion Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 ...
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QnA 12
Instrumental: We Got The Funk (from The Elements Looper #51 / 91 BPM) Artist: The Beatnuts Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then ...
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QnA 13
Instrumental: Keep The Beat (loop from The Elements Looper #51 / 91 BPM) Artist: Eric B & Rakim Practice scratching with me! I scratch ...
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QnA 14
Instrumental: Whassup Now Muthaf- -ka? Instrumental Artist: Artifacts Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars for ...
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QnA 15
Instrumental: Into A Sky Artist: Klaus Layer Scratch Record: Deluxe Shampoo Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars ...
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QnA 16
Instrumental: Lower Da Boom Artist: Artifacts Scratch Record: Nobodi da Vinylist no. 3 Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, ...
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Guest QnA – DJ Fumo
Instrumental: Chops & Thangs Artist: Beat Conductor (Madlib). Practice scratching with DJ Fumo! Fumo scratches for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars for ...
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QnA 17
Instrumental: Chops & Thangs Artist: Beat Conductor (Madlib). Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars for you ...
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QnA 18
Instrumental: Danbo Looper #10 Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars for you to reply back ...
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QnA 19
Instrumental: Fists of the White Lotus by Paul Nice 5 Fingers of Death Battle Breaks Vol.1-4 by (DJ Tools) Practice scratching ...
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Short 1 bar version: Instrumental: Doin It - LL Cool J Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 ...
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Instrumental: It's Love - Jill Scott. Practice scratching with me! I scratch for 4 bars, then leave 4 bars for you to ...
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Scratch Freestyles Inspiration
Course 8 – Technical Guides

How To Record Better Scratch Videos – Part 1 – Equipment & Setup
In this tutorial, guest tutor Sunny 'SuckerTash' covers how you can step up your video recording quality. Why Produce Higher Quality Scratch Videos? ...
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How To Record Better Scratch Videos – Part 2 – Recording
In this tutorial, we take a look the mechanics of recording your scratch video, including the hardware and software you can ...
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How To Record Better Scratch Videos – Part 3 – Post Production / Editing
In this tutorial, we take a look at how you edit together your footage and HQ audio. Video Summary Ingest ...
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The Art of Practice

How to Get Better at Scratching – Learning Zone vs Performance Zone
If you are not getting better at scratching or feel like you are stagnating even though you are spending a …
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Scratching: Learning Zone Ideas
Following on from my previous article on how to get better at scratching by being in the learning zone vs the …
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Scratch Learning Zone: Deliberate Practice
Discover how deliberate practice can help you learn, make progress and perform better …
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Scratch Learning Zone: The Value of the Performance Zone
Discover the value of the Performance Zone and how it can help you learn, make progress and perform better …
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How to Spend More Time in the Scratch Learning Zone
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Why Do We Spend So Much Time in the Scratch Performance Zone?
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How to Create Spaces for Scratch Learning and Growth
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Is Your Scratch Practice Too High-Stakes?
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How to Engage in Ongoing Scratch Learning
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#askShortE – Your Questions Answered

#AskShortE Episode 1
Welcome to the very first edition of #askShortE, where I answer your questions on scratching and life! Show Notes In ...
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#AskShortE Episode 2
Hey hey! Welcome to the second edition of #askShortE, where I answer your questions on scratching and life! Show Notes ...
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#AskShortE Episode 3
Hey hey! Welcome to the 3rd edition of #askShortE, where I answer your questions on scratching and life! Show Notes Soon, ...
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#AskShortE Episode 4
Hey hey! Welcome to episode 4 of #askShortE, where I answer your questions on scratching and life! Show Notes Soon! ...
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#AskShortE Episode 5 – SoS Edition
Hey hey! Welcome to episode 5 of #askShortE, where I answer SoS Member questions on scratching and life! Show Notes Daddy or ...
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#AskShortE Episode 6
Hey hey! Welcome to episode 6 of #askShortE, where I answer SoS Member questions on scratching and life! In this episode we ...
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#AskShortE Episode 7
Hey hey! Welcome to episode 7 of #askShortE, where I answer your questions on scratching and life! In this episode ...
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#AskShortE Episode 8
Hey hey! Welcome to episode 8 of #askShortE, where I answer your questions on scratching and life! Show notes / things ...
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#AskShortE Episode 9
Hey hey! Welcome to episode 9 of #askShortE, where I answer your questions on scratching and life! Show notes / things ...
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