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Turntablism is the art of using the turntable as a musical instrument. DJ Shortkut explains turntablism in 15 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. Shortkut starts with the very basics of scratching all the way to complicated techniques like beat juggling.
Director: Tim Cruz
Director of Photography: Grant Bell
Editor: Cory Stevens
Talent: DJ ShortKut
Producer: Adam Davis-McGee
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Melissa Cho
Production Manager(s): Peter Brunette, Andressa Pelachi
Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer
Camera Operator: Oliver Lukacs
Audio: Paul Cornett
Production Assistant: Eric Bittencourt
Props: Modernica Props
Post Production Supervisor(s): Nicholas Ascanio, Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
Music Supervisor: Lindsay Capacio
Archive Credits: Getty Images
Special Thanks: True Sound Recording
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@dj_skratchmo Год назад

The legend Shortkut!!! For those who don't know, this man was part of an influential group of Bay Area DJs in the 90s called the Invizibl Skratch Piklz, which included other legendary scratch DJs such as Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike, D-Styles, Yogafrog, Flare, and Disk. The level of influence these guys had on modern DJing cannot be understated. Couldn't have picked a better DJ to break down the theory of turntablism and scratching! Thank you Wired for this video!

@diskfunkshun Год назад

Also Apollo who doesn't get enough credit. He invented band turntablism, founded the piklz and was responsible for a lot of the connections that made the bay the mecca of dj culture

@dj_skratchmo Год назад

@@diskfunkshun ah man, of course! Apollo deserves just as much praise!

@DocHalliday Год назад

Also the Master of Stabs 🔪🔪🔥🔥

@ShiningEyeBrigade Год назад

Thank you for that nugget of history!

@Unknown-uk3kg Год назад

💯🔥

@solrac66 Год назад

I love how he intersperses a little bit of hip-hop history, crediting the creators of various techniques.

@djarchive8303 Год назад

@@defcreator187 Dj Flare (Flare Scratch) too but ShortKut’s teaching style is so calming👊🏾

@SomeIdiota Год назад

Even at its peaks, it has always been hand-me-down underground, so passing on the history must be part of it. Torches must be passed with care when it comes to niche passions! Doesn't matter if it's turntablism or Noh mask carving, the people who are going to carry it forward are the people continuing the practice.

@nolesy34 Год назад

@@SomeIdiota one day it will be a sporting tradition like the Olympic torch, Except instead of stadium to stadium it will be club to club Sports or events include □gymnastics /breakdancing □fencing/Rap battling □technical skiing/turntablism □

@machinebeard1639 Месяц назад

If you thought this was impressive, wait until you retards learn about music.

@llama422 Год назад

Me: I should go to bed early tonight and get a good night's sleep. Also me, not a DJ, no record player or records watching this at 12:40am: ah yes, the transformer scratch

@Dracula_sb Год назад

AHHAHAHAHAHAHA

@ericperez7872 Год назад

😆

@brandolinocaston 11 месяцев назад

2:30am here, Bro 😎

@skrzatuprzydomowy 10 месяцев назад

yep, 3:13am here. xD

@mctatar 10 месяцев назад

00:02

@JadeEyeland Год назад

This is legitimately better than most turntablism focused channels. Huge ups dude

@guillaumecarteret1642 Год назад

Its an og !✌️

@STANLEY2BRICKS Год назад

real fuckin talk, was gunna say exact same thing

@tonyparra9149 Год назад

This young man is legit! He is informative without displaying the slightest hint of an ego. The manner in which he explains everything that he is doing is indicative of the big person he is as Master Turntablist. This was certainly a pleasure to watch!

@fla_panther1332 Год назад

I agree this was a pretty good intro, but I think an even clearer approach wouldn't have been: 1. The sound of scratching forwards, then backwards, how moving the record faster or slower changes the pitch. 2. If you're careful you can ALMOST get the same sound forwards and backwards if doing short cuts (1:00 position), and longer drags change the sound (2:00 position). 3. You always hear the audio through the headphones, the fader just mutes what the audience hears. The baby scratch started as just queuing up a beat, except instead of only hearing it in your headphones you let the audience hear it too. 4. The next few scratches build on variations/combinations of these (stab, chirp) 5. Using multiple fader taps to add rhythms (tear, transformer) 6. Volume fades 7. Here we match up with hist Step 8 and follow the rest of what he did.

@pabben03 Год назад

I mean you do have Shortkut explaining things, a living legend of the turntable scene.

@TobyKBTY Год назад

Grew up hearing jokes and old memes saying “scratching records ain’t talent” but I’m so glad I grew up and opened my mind. These things definitely take a lot of skill and originality to pull off. This was sick

@nolesy34 Год назад

Memes are putting things down but the truest stand tall and break the mold cast over it

@neighbor9672 Месяц назад

The best way to think of it is it is a percussive instrument, but with the ability to accentuate sounds like a rapper. It’s really magnificent.

@breakitdown4346 Год назад

Never realized DJ Jazzy Jeff was such a pioneer. He really invented a lot of techniques.

@Vote_By_Mail Год назад

I thought he was a fictional character lmao. Who'd pop in to visit Will sometimes.

@siniquezu 9 месяцев назад

@@Vote_By_Mailand get thrown out by Uncle Phil

@kitschking 2 месяца назад

wow 😮

@djachilies Месяц назад

Yall can't be serious.. Smart phones and yet....

@Neonator Месяц назад

PIONEER haha get it?

@cleangoblin2021 Месяц назад

I really miss turntable in modern music. This needs to comeback

@MileHighGrowler Год назад

I'm a "traditional" musician, playing guitar and drums. This was so cool, though. I think a lot of people overlook the artistry involved in scratching at a high level. Awesome look and appreciation gained!

@klegdixal3529 Год назад

if you haven't already do check out Wavetwisters - an animation done to music by Qbert. it even has some Buckethead for them guitar nerds.

@genesises Год назад

while they do for sure overlook it when it comes to DJ:ing people tend to generally overlook most technical skills involved in playing any instrument unless its super fast :p

@PrimateSoul Год назад

Watch “scratch” Rob Swift did scratch notations, sheet music

@namelesswon Год назад

Watch Ned Hoddings.

@theshanamaster Год назад

also know that not all DJS are scratchers, we take on many forms!

@ptadalan Год назад

I remember when I was 15 trying to learn this on my own alone in my bedroom in the 90s on two of the cheapest turn tables I could save up for. People today are blessed to have easy access to videos like this.

@Gollumfili Год назад

Love it how they just let him get on with it and explain / demo his craft. Brilliant.

@karlmay5306 Год назад

Dude who taught me to scratch made me learn beatmatching, flares and crab scratches straight off the bat. I can't dj, but I can do a bunch of difficult tricks. It's like how I used to fail all the easy parts of maths exams but i'd always get the complex reasoning part right. It's neat, but it doesn't help a lot.

@TheGoodChap Год назад

Crab scratches are really satisfying when you do them right

@presise1620 25 дней назад

how long did it take you to learn crab scratch?

@Kazuya3171 Год назад

It should be noted that levels 8-11 the cross fader is in reverse mode. You can also see him switch the fader controls when he begins his freestyle in level 15 after the beat juggle intro. This greatly changes the way you manipulate the fader. Fantastic video. ✌🏽

@MrKuken911 Год назад

^This ! This makes a huuuuuge difference. Noticed it too. I just wonder if it's standard practice to make the crab scratch easier. Never saw that before tbh. So much in a single short video, that's awesome, thanks so much Shortkut! I remember when Qbert won the DMC world championship for the first time. Good ol'times :) Keep it up!

@csselement Год назад

Was just about to ask

@chiggz247 8 месяцев назад

Came looking for this comment! Thought something was off when I felt the xfader was open throughout. Can anyone explain the benefits of having it in reverse/hamster mode?

@Kivlov84 6 месяцев назад

@@chiggz247 You usually pick this mode if you're bimanual or have some inclination towards it. For example, I'm right-handed but when I hold the guitar I do it Jimi Hendrix style with left hand on the box and right hand on the fretboard. I scratch with my left hand with turntable on the right, but since I'm not 100% left-handed I found the hamster scratch much easier. Or perhaps all I said is rubbish and it's because the crabs seem easier to perform hahaha

@rodneymeeks1635 3 месяца назад

I was sitting here wondering if he mentioned that he put it in reverse. I recently saw another guy do that and he sounded really good. I’m going to have to try it

@phonologic Год назад

I’ve been listening and watching Skortkut scratch for 25 years. He was a major influence, along with the Piklz into getting me started with scratch djing. The funny thing is Qbert or Mixmaster Mike were the showmen, and Shortkut would generally be considered the ‘Ringo’…this is one of the first times I’ve heard him explain scratching and it’s miles clearer and easier to understand than the many vids I’ve heard listening to Q, Babu, or D-Styles trying to explain the techniques.

@timestretch69 Год назад

Dont forget triple threat DJs with Vin Rock Apollo Boogie Brown and (RiP) Swift Rock. If you haven't heard the reggae mixtape "Inna Dance Hall Stylee" Shortkut is on it's def worth a listen.

@PrimateSoul Год назад

SF Bay the mecca

@nargeta2 Год назад

While this doesn't look like something I'd like to get into, this video definitely gave me a lot more respect for DJ's

@DJDestructionOfficial Год назад

I’ve been cutting and scratching since the 80’s and this by far is the best tutorial. I’d recommend this video to anyone wanting to learn this art form. Big up Shortcut! 👊🏼

@djcarlo Год назад

This is so awesome! Kudos to Shortkut and the team!

@bethcosby690 Год назад

@iposhi2Videos Год назад

Yoo dj carlo!

@maccagrabme Год назад

Genius at what he does and good video but the levels are a bit wrong. Chirp is more difficult than tear imo. Transform and chirp is more difficult than a fade, a fade is probably a level above a baby scratch. Flare is easier than crab and arguably easier than transformer or chirp depending on which one you learned first.

@mazusub8182 Год назад

CarLiiiitoooo 💪💪👍👍🙌🙌👌👌🔥🔥 PLEASE do some kind of routine like using some of Shortkut’s examples given here BUT, here is the twist… DO IT WITH THE REV 7!!!! That you recently got!!!! It would be so dope to challenge yourself with that and give us all of your followers something exquisite like that!! 🙏🙏🔥🔥

@noddy176 Год назад

I've always been amazed by the DJs making the cross-fader look like it's springloaded. Whenever I touch a cross-fader I get frustrated by it being static. It simply never 'feels' the way my brain tells me it should.😳 I stick with my amazement and enjoy the art, while i leave the turntables to the artists.🤗

@808chevykev Год назад

Lol I know right! When I got my first used mixer(pawn shop buy) 35 years ago,I thought it was broke because I wasn't able to make it flick like the DJs I stood and watched at basement parties back in the 80s. Man was I wrong😂

@moffitdrew Год назад

Same 100p

@SolidIncMedia Год назад

When I was learning to DJ (not scratching, just regular mixing songs), I actually disabled the crossfade completely because it's really sensitive, and I'd accidentally bump it while moving between controls. Seeing Shortkut slap that thing around like nothing is amazing.

@MIO9_sh Год назад

I made my brain think my thumb is part of the fader as a spring, and now whenever I want the fader on, my other fingers will just like pressing on a button instead of thinking when to snap the fader back.

@energeez Год назад

your thumb has to be mostly limp

@patrickbuswell Год назад

I was lucky enough to see him live a few times. The guy is a legend! Thank you wired for this video

@makatron Год назад

Oddly enough the thot bots are copying your comment. I knew I've read this comment as tip comments but they just want you to click on the profile.

@jurilentis5899 Год назад

It made no sense until it got to beat juggling. And then it all made sense, forcing me to re-watch the video. Very interesting, and really hard to appreciate without knowing the complexity of it. Its a different kind of world if you think about how much skill and practice this would require, really would not have thought about it before. I'll certainly me seeing hiphop differently now.

@ArnoldVeeman Год назад

I am a big fan of hiphop and rap music, went to countless of concerts of many amazing crews/bands. One thing I never understood is how one actually did this scratching. I knew it sounds cool but that was it. Over the many years I learned how to play all kinds of instruments and even studied music composition and orchestration which is what I do for a living now. But... scratching was still a mystery until I found you/this video. I am not aspiring to be a scratcher/turntablist but to actually see how it's done is a different story. Enlightening too! Thank you for sharing this information. I know I could have found tips and tricks anywhere else, but today I stumbled across your video and it amazed me, realizing that this was a blind spot for me. Awesome 😃🤘🏾

@tom.allez2134 Год назад

I like how Shortkut was thorough with each lesson. Definitely a true legend. This brings back memories watching shigger fragger show and all the videos they used to put out in the 90’s

@swampflux Год назад

I was head over heels with turntablism recordings in high school 20ish years ago but never learned how it was done. So neat to finally get the master class

@mrroberttrujillo Год назад

"Stay true to what you're doing. Stay true to the craft. Once you find something out the maybe no one knows. Share that with people because thats what makes this art form evolve and grow. -DJ Shortkut (Invisible Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies, Triple Threat)

@StingrayOfficial Год назад

I've been doing this since 1998. Much love to Wired for giving our artform some much needed attention. If there are any folks with questions about all this, please reply and I will answer!

@SmoothBlendzTV Год назад

Did you ever have a problem with being able to do some scratches with one hand and not the other and visa versa? I can scratch with both hands but I can only do certain scratches with my left and certain with my right.

@StingrayOfficial Год назад

@@SmoothBlendzTV You can cross your hands over and cut on the other side so there isn't a huge need to do it, but it's a huge flex if you can. It's, not easy though. My scratch vocabulary on my regular side is pretty high, I took a little time to learn some easier cuts with my other side, knowing the mechanics of the cuts is easy once you got them on one side, but getting your hands to do the motions is another story. There are a few ambidextrous scratchers out there, and it's very impressive to watch.

@snoopthagreat Год назад

very, VERY new and was gonna pratice some baby scratches. wanted to use the "fresh" and "ahhh" any idea where i could get a sample of these sounds to practice with. sry for such weird question

@StingrayOfficial Год назад

@@snoopthagreat Welcome to the crew! I am also having a tough time finding digital copies of my old battle wax. I DID find that D-Styles has his STD breaks up on his bandcamp, which should include those sounds, but it isn't free. I will keep looking and if I find something I will reply.

@blunderbuss9000 Год назад

I once heard DJ Skully say to be in scratch battle condition you have to practise 10 hours a day! Seriously, don't you get RSI/carpal tunnel syndrome? Kid Koala even had a record called that...

@YakAttack915 Год назад

I've been mixing for years but never felt comfortable trying to scratch. These guided steps are really helping me see how to get into it little by little. Guess it'll take some trial and error, but this tutorial was fantastic. Thank you

@JeffDahlin Год назад

Same here!

@djbis Год назад

It takes months to elevate your skill level, but practice always gets it done. Keep working on it without over extending your practice sessions. Short sessions done with higher frequency tend to yield faster results when it comes to our neuroplasticity and ability to build the necessary muscle memory that will have you jumping up levels exponentially fast.

@barrywatts8501 Год назад

Yeah cool. Just don't jump any of these skratch technics like I did. I went straight into flares and now my stabs skratch and simple scratches has suffered. Having to go back to the beginning. It takes a long time to get good ish so just keep at it and you with notice your development over years

@Crecross Год назад

@@djbis Same goes for any skill

@2namesmusic Год назад

@@djbis I completely agree. I use the same muscle memory technique for skateboarding too. Stop practicing a technique once you're fatigued bc you'll end up practicing bad habits.

@cerkitbreaker 3 месяца назад

The legend himself, thank you Shortkut. I was lucky enough to see Q-Bert up close in Sacramento ~2003 in a room with 10-15 people. I’ll never forget what I saw and heard.

@Ben-uk5qt Год назад

This guy played every show at the music festival I worked at. Great guy!!

@migueloangelo Год назад

The way he explains everything is exceptional.

@jeremythomas2865 Год назад

As a musician who has never got into turntablism or djing, this is mind blowing stuff. The precision, musicality, techniques are Olympic level. Compare this to modern edm where someone turns up with a usb stick and presses their space bar so we can all listen to their laptop. Artistry meets technique at its finest. Wow.

@ImTotallyTechy Год назад

Respectfully, good EDM djs do a lot more than what you claim they do, and this comes off as a somewhat ignorant slight. While there are plenty of people who show up with pre made sets, creating a good mix is a lot more than just hitting space. You deal a lot with music phrasing, matching harmonics and keys, and reading the dance floor to know when to build tension and release. Based off your comment I'm sure you don't care but James Hype is a good example of creative EDM mixing. Ego and choices in style aside he is a very exaggerated version of what true EDM/club djing is.

@jeremythomas2865 Год назад

@@ImTotallyTechy oh I know there is some really creative, amazing EDM musicians/producers out there. Sorry if I caused offence. My comment was a bit blunt and made a generalisation. I’ve watched a few documentaries on EDM and DJing and have extensive experience in the music industry for over 30 years and I realise there are ones that perform live and others that do fantastic production but turn up to a gig with a thumb drive. Hopefully it’s more of the former and less of the latter.

@chevyrupleix Год назад

Now this man, is what I call a teacher. Gave a precise and brief explanation of techniques even a complete beginner would understand.

@firstdreamwalker 2 месяца назад

You wanna learn how to scratch? THIS is the ultimate video to start with for knowing about the basics at all...

@nobodyexceptme7794 Год назад

if ya'll haven't seen this man in action on twitch u don't know what u are missing. He be turnt! All kinds of jams going off, keeps the party/vibe going for hrs. You will not be disappointed if u tune in.

@artzanolli Год назад

At 1 through 7 I'm thinking "This all sound the same". Then Level 8 comes in and it all made sense!

@hotfightinghistory9224 8 месяцев назад

God I wish I had RU-vid when I learned. I had to listen to the radio and try to guess what they were doing with their hands :)

@Hashtag_Laser Год назад

I think everybody has their own levels, but this is definitely a good example of what you should go for.👏

@JaeGroove Год назад

This is dope, I knew DJ-ing was hard but it’s actually pretty technical.

@lurkerlew2136 Год назад

At this point, it would be more apt to call this straight up turntablism, as DJing can be done with quite a bit less skill. Simply mixing two records is DJing, where manipulating sounds at this level is purely turntablism.

@TAPPSONLINE Год назад

Those technic turntables are gorgeous! I want to get into spinning on vinyl, not for turntablism and scratching, but learning how to spin club music on vinyl so I can start collecting old 90's and early 2000's techno, house, and drum and bass. Great video!

@looksirdroids9134 Год назад

Um I don't think you need to do any of this to collect old music.

@TAPPSONLINE Год назад

@@looksirdroids9134 I know, but I want to DJ it haha.

@sam2k112 Год назад

@@looksirdroids9134i mean, i would be fye being able to DJ your old collection vinyls

@andypae 3 месяца назад

You won't regret that decision but it might be difficult to explain to your significant other that you will never afford to pay off a mortgage. 😁

@TAPPSONLINE 3 месяца назад

lmaooooo true @@andypae

@thrilhous Год назад

The drum scratch using the volume control instead of the crossfader definitely gives it a unique sound. The crossfader gives it a more halted sound where the crossfader sounds a bit more fluid.

@undieturd Год назад

The volume control is an upward/downward curve. The xfader can perform this function, but many mixers have a rotary xfader curve control button that the DJ can asign between flat (0 - instant max output) and curved (0 - incremental max output)

@einervonvielenmitbart6025 6 месяцев назад

Vielen Dank an die Macher dieses Video und an alle DJ's, welche zu jener Zeit das Turntable zu dem gemacht haben, was es heutzutage ist. Das sind die wahren Pioniere des Turntable Vermächtnis. Grüße aus Berlin....✌️

@bgbthabun627 Год назад

This was a totally awesome episode, I love this person, as much as I love the whole concept of turntablism. I just went and checked wikipedia, and I was disappointed that there was no entry for shortkut. His knowledge and skill was demonstrated amply in this video.

@JoeL-re8pe Год назад

Wiki Beat Junkies. That’s the crew shortkut is in. The whole crew are legends

@ungoyone Год назад

I'll have to check that out. Short is in 2 of the most influential crews in tablism. It'd be wack if people are getting glossed over but it's Wiki...

@olleheyb Год назад

Google Invisibl Skratch Piklz and Triple Threat DJs. He also is on Twitch and regularly streams live mixes. I’ve had the privilege of growing up going to his parties and club gigs and in general catching him around the city (San Francisco). I once saw him at a 24hr Starbucks at like 3am when I was in grad school studying. I was like huh? Guess he just got out a gig or something lol. Very chill dude.

@jamma_peach Год назад

Respect to Shortkut! You legend! I've been a musician since I was 8, and now I've been DJing for 10 years, it's so much fun. Shortkut, Craze, Mat The Alien, and Scratch Bastid were big inspirations to start learning Turntablism

@dirty33beats45 Год назад

Scratching Crazy ! Learning scratches is difficult learning how to scratch on beat on time is rough too ! Beautiful video shout out to the scratch deejays out there that actually know what they’re doing . This is not learned over night ! Takes years of nerding out I can do all these scratches but timing on beat whole different story✌🏽scratch Deejays

@homtherobot Год назад

This video is so dope. He's a great teacher. I always had an interest in scratching but never knew the amount of technique and intention that goes into it. So much more respect for all the masters out there now.

@andrewm1969 Год назад

By far the best tutorial i have seen on scratching. Easy to follow and the explanations are spot on! Thank you so much!!!!

@marcomoscoso7402 Год назад

Now I understand more of scratching but almost scared on the amount of finesse and technique you must have to be a Dj/turntable scratching artist

@annoyedtorchic8270 Год назад

Never knew it's this complex, and by looking at the comments this guy is one of the legends, RESPECT

@user-pf2qm5je3r Год назад

turntablism has a few gods and shortkut is definitely one of them. someone at WIRED knows their stuff!

@milan_ryder Год назад

Never knew i needed this until i watched this

@khalilahd. Год назад

lol same

@nolesy34 Год назад

What i love about the hip hop culture is the level upping, just as a bboy there were easy moves progressing to harder and the transitioning of the move turntablisn has unique "moves" and they can be used to the turntablists whim And competiting... Its like a layer within a layer of hip hop

@sentmode Год назад

This is the best video for learning how to do all the techniques of turntable links. I've looked up mini videos, and they are just fractions of what this video is taught in one easy go.

@djTLMtv Год назад

Salute to the legend Shortkut! Great video Wired👍🏾👍🏾

@jasontheflyingfarrierhays1347 Год назад

Although I don’t know anything about this, it seems more difficult than one would think. This fella makes it look real easy..

@SmoothBlendzTV Год назад

The Legend has spoken. By far the best and one of the easiest tutorials to follow. I'm proud to say that I'm at level 8 and I'm working on level 9 and 10.

@LandoShmetzP. 3 месяца назад

It's been a year. Where ya at?

@SmoothBlendzTV 3 месяца назад

@@LandoShmetzP. Still at level 8. Just can't get those more complicated scratches on beat

@LandoShmetzP. 3 месяца назад

@@SmoothBlendzTV maybe try keeping time a different way. It took me literally counting 1, 2, 3, 4 to get better at the drums. Keep grinding though, you'll get it!

@SmoothBlendzTV 3 месяца назад

Thanks bro I'll give that a try @@LandoShmetzP.

@M3NTALMAGIC Год назад

incredible skillz and a fountain of information. This guy is the real deal, clearly hear the professionalism in his MASTER skillz. Most DJ's mix but not all DJ's are mix masters

@kiith4018 11 дней назад

10:59 the voices everytime i think i have my life in check

@DarkShroom Год назад

wow amazing, i mean i'll never bother but the beat juggling that's where he really plays with the rhythm

@bozhidarkn Год назад

This has to be the best tutorial I have seen recently (on any topic)!

@ShiningEyeBrigade Год назад

Love watching the beauty of the “hand and platter dancing” we get to see in the top down view. Anyone know if that top down view was/is ever projected on a screen during performances? Deep respect to DJ Shortkut, for his skill obviously, but especially his ending statement. So humble and nurturing.

@bobbydonatoni6268 Год назад

At this years NAMM convention Shortkut and all The Beatjunkies held down the Jetpack Bags booth. They had a mini stage and huge screen above them, which would switch between frontal views of tbe performance and the top down view.

@leonordeborbon2121 Год назад

most DJs just fake pushing buttons and doing stuff so showing that on screen libe is a problem

@ShiningEyeBrigade Год назад

@@bobbydonatoni6268 oh cool! Thank you for sharing!

@BrotherBalance Год назад

Yeah not every show out their features top down views of the turntable, but its more common than it ever was before thats for sure. lol Mainly find it at concerts where the Actual Headline is the DJ Performing his own show, but not unheard of to do in Main Stream Artist shows at times these days as well. (^,..,^)

@timlarsson Год назад

The French turntablism group "C2C" has their setup slightly tilted forwards, towards the audience, so you can see a little bit what they're doing :) I always thought that was a nice touch of them.

@RealDJBeatMasta Год назад

Shortkut is one of the most inspiring and really musical DJs (not just technical weirdos out there), much respect and admiration!

@AM1media Год назад

Yeah he actually can rock basically any event.

@ZoneZero253 Год назад

Bravo! I love how its broken down so concisely!

@TBendez Год назад

Thank you DJ Shortkut at WIRED for putting this out! :)

@2ndAccident 9 месяцев назад

I keep coming back to this video every practice day, and scratch each element pausing video, its just too good to just watch it once

@dm8264 8 месяцев назад

This is amazing! Such a great overview!

@georgesaraskeris3447 Год назад

By far he can teach us everything so good on how to explain amd detailed everything 🙏

@pagnedaman3777 Год назад

I am 1 minute in And i am already amazed by the level of complexity here. 😮

@18ekaf Год назад

Definitely not a music making genre that I know well, but I can instantly tell this guy is a legend. Big ups would love to see him back again for a diff vid

@andrewburbage5719 7 месяцев назад

Fascinating video. Thank you, DJ Shortkut. The way you explained all that has inspired me to get back into DJing, specifically the art of turntablism.

@mikeb2575 Год назад

This guy has some *AMAZING* skills, turntablism is as much as an art form as playing keyboards, guitar, singing or mixing down a tune. 💯 respect for this guy. 🙏👍

@TuberzTv Год назад

I’ve always wanted to know more about this and Shortkut is so good at explaining it!

@gabrielgonzalez1993 Год назад

A superb review of essential of turntable and scratch skills and techniques.... Shortkut's presentation was flawless

@richardchandler5496 Год назад

Well done! Super clean and easy to follow, best demo I’ve seen. Thanks man!

@alvinkoeswanto8622 Год назад

Wow! I never knew that DJing can be so complex. Thanks Wired! Also thanks DJ Shortkut for the detailed explanation.

@neoncut Год назад

Cool af, if 10 year old me would have seen this in the right moment my life would be different

@henkhenk7070 7 месяцев назад

Awesome! This is very clear and helpful! Thank you very much!

@RichardMindProjects 9 месяцев назад

This is helpful. Thank you!

@Shady_Fungus Год назад

This was a lot better DJ’ing than what I’m used to hearing on the radio. A lot of it is just playing back certain part of the song same tone, same scratch, like 5 times.

@bennycop Год назад

I love the scratching in Public Enemy - Bring The Noise, Terminator X is my favorite

@bucketbot5399 Год назад

bro getting shortkut to do this is huge.... love to see if he still rocks with disk

@Tarabass Год назад

This is one of the best scratch videos I have ever seen. Thank you very much! And I love your style :)

@MatthewEncina Год назад

Love the lesson and history. Thanks for doing this!

@Maggai Год назад

This is so cool to see explained! This has always been somewhat of a mystery to me. Very interesting that the crossfader basically acts like the guitar pick of a guitarist, or the fingers of a bassist. Now I want to try it!

@RossAvery 2 месяца назад

You're a really great DJ and teacher. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, this is very useful information to have.

@superjody 9 месяцев назад

Such an easy to follow well explained video 👌

@TheGuz Год назад

Best educational video I’ve seen in a long time!

@philpritt9626 Год назад

What a great teacher!

@djspock5150 Год назад

Shortkut & ISP awesome for over 25 years now hahah! Thanks for making this y’all!

@owaindavies7115 Месяц назад

Takes me back to an afternoon in the summer sometime in 97. Smokin it up in my mates yard and him letting me loose on his technics. Safe to say that afternoon ended any dreams I had of being a DJ. And for the old skool UK scratchin fans DJ hype hype DJ hype! Amazing video thank you.

@charliericker274 Год назад

Cool stuff, one of my buddies was into turntableism when I was younger, it looked real easy until I tried to make some of the sounds he was making. It's not as easy as it looks. This video explains very well how difficult it is.

@therealpoka Год назад

Amazing! I would've needed this video 20 years ago

@billlove8749 Год назад

Wow never knew shortcut was such a good teacher. Never heard him communicate in old vids. He’s extremely articulate and great at communicating details. A lot better than other famous dj. I took qberts skratch university and short cut explains a lot more effectively. Love it appreciate it bro. Fellow 415er. Daily city!!

@dougsensei Год назад

This was really good because it showed me that turntabling is basically drumming but with pre existing music

@1.4142 Год назад

There's so much nuance in every art form. Nice editing with the text too.

@JackGamesTooMuch Год назад

A legend laying down knowledge. Killer content.

@klank67 Год назад

Mad respect for this ... I never appreciated the thoughtfulness of this art until now!!

@spencerblake2651 Год назад

Respect! Dope Vid...hands down the best video I've seen on scratching. I can do most of those cuts but wouldn't have been able to break it down like that. Kudos to DJ Shortkut!

@GamalKevin Год назад

17:04 this part was amazing 🤯

@chrislatube Год назад

I wish they had mentioned when they switched the crossfader reverse on. I noticed it right when he was talking about the crab scratch. It would have been good information for beginners.