Course 4 – Scratch Techniques

The scratch that started it all! Do not be fooled by the name, the baby scratch is the easiest scratch ...
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The drop or release is the second fundamental technique we need to learn before we start using the crossfader. It ...
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The forward scratch is the first scratch where we combine using the cross fader at the same time as using ...
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The reverse scratch is the second scratch where we combine using the cross fader at the same time as using ...
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The Stab scratch is another fundamental scratch technique that is essential to clean cuts. Practice this until you can do ...
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The Transformer scratch is named so because it sounds like a cartoon transformer transforming. This scratch is attained by playing ...
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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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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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The Crab scratch is a fader hand technique that can be combined with pretty much any record movement you want ...
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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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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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The Dice builds on the tear scratch - adding transform style fader clicks to clean up the sound. Also known ...
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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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The Twiddle is a fader hand technique you can use to create fast 2 click flares. It is basically a ...
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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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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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The original flare is slightly different to all the other flares we have learnt. It uses 2 clicks to make ...
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The Echo Scratch is an upfader technique which mimics a delay or reverb effect. use it in your DJ sets ...
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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 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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Simply a slice with an extra click on the reverse or forward motions. You can also add multiple clicks if ...
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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 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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I got known by a few people for doing this scratch. It kinda became one of my signature scratches. True ...
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This is a faderless skratch. Pull the record back whilst dragging / rubbing your fader hand finger over on the surface ...
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Pushing the record lightly whilst already in motion creates a great contrasting sound to a normal forward or release. Full ...
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A 3 click, 4 sound technique. Micro Class You can think of this in the following ways: 1 click flare ...
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A 6-note scratch combo which can be performed as triplets or as regular timed 8th / 16th / 32nd notes ...
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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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