The Chirp Scratch | Skratch School 

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He 's The Man !!!!

u got it noe

5 years on...how u getting on?

Lomaxient i jus wanna be able to scratch in and out of a song when i need to imo not looking to be the best turntablist but that jus me

i have the same problem. i use reverse fader. hamster style. maybe thats where im going wrong. its so frustrating. the missing link.

me too! I was transforming for years before I started practicing this stuff - way harder

He says the hands are supposed to come in together and go away together and that just feels wrong to me. I wondered about reverse cross fader but maybe I just need to keep doing these drills?

back it in the day there was always that one dude at the arcade killin everyone on street fighter 2 cos he'd just be mashin all the buttons down as fast as he could. "cheesing it" was the proper term for it, i believe? lol

i was thinking the same, that´s a good observation

+cris charles Ijust bought PLX 1000's a couple of months ago and i don't regret it!

Just unbox and setup mine.I can't wait to head home and practice more.

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scupakus when learning, don't use hamster.

sinetwo i dont use it i just wonder why some do.

scupakus it really depends on how people feel about using the crossfader. For example you can use hamster and reverse channel and you have total control over the other deck with your dominant hand

sinetwo this is actually an only logical way this way you dont have to master both hands to scratch, but whats hes doing is kinda pointless to me.i mean hes great but why neceserily makebit harder?

scupakus it's easier for some, all depends on what you're used to. For example pushing it towards the edge gives you all the sound. For quick scratches, hamster actually works better for me, yet I don't use it because Im practicing the proper way. I'll sometimes use it to get really tight cuts

MetaphorHipHop dude I have exactly the same problem. As soon as I try get fast with it my timing on the fader drifts and I end up just catching the back drag of the record etc ... is so frustrating , I guess there's no quick fix just practice and more practice

I have the straight arm version and its skip proof even straight out of the box without any adjustment.

Have you modded it at all? If not, I highly recommend the Jesse Dean Designs crossfader mod to replace the stock switch. I'm taking delivery on the JDD tonearm replacement and an aluminum platter. Why? It's portable and small, I'm in a small space (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), and once I pimp it out and get better at scratching, I'll move on to a proper table and have the PT01 as a mobile backup. Anyway, I just wanted to turn you onto some pretty easy and beneficial mods (so far, I'm happy).

You are seriously right homie because dj jazzy jeff created the chirp scratch

Start from the beginning of the sound and when you hear it cut it out. Move record back and just after that open cross fader. I can do slow one but when I try going faster it turns into drops or just forward scratches. Good practicing dude.

The fader never goes COMPLETELY to the scratch side - look closely :) the thumb kinda acts as a wall to prevent one from overshooting away the beat ... good question though .... these videos are great!

Until your mom call you

How much pressure can you apply to the record before the platter stops spinning? If you can't press down reasonably firmly without losing rotation speed then the motor probably isn't good enough. For example, on the Reloop super-OEM tables there's a torque adjustment knob - when you have it on low torque the motor can't withstand much pressure before stopping. But on high torque it takes a lot of pressure to stop it.

Thanks for the info.

I'm no scratch daddy, but I disagree with Kendo512 here. Torque doesn't effect scratches like chirps or baby scratches. The reason being is your hand is in full control of the record. Torque only effects drops. i.e. when you finish a scratch and let go of the record to play the sound "straight" at natural speed. If your torque is too low the platter will take time to get back to it's natural rpm. I'm also using a Z2 and TS Pro. I've got 1210s though and I'm still struggling with chirps. Good DJs can perform chirps on any stable platter or jog dial. Torque is not your issue here; friction, weight and your lack of skill are (no offense). Traktor's vinyls are quite heavy. It's easier to scratch with light vinyl. I don't know what the Serato vinyls feel like, but it's a real bug bear that Traktor's vinyls are as heavy as they are. Hopefully Native Instruments will get the message one day and print some lighter control records (fingers crossed). *Things that will help you include:* Extra thin slip mats like "butter rugs" (Skratch Bastid has a tutorial on slip mats). Lots of scratch DJs make thin plastic slip mats out of whatever they can find and place them under their existing slip mats to further reduce friction. Find yourself a real scratch record that has been pressed on a light weight vinyl and you'll instantly notice the difference. With that said, the increased difficulty of learning with heavy vinyl will make you (and hopefully me) better scratchers. If you're not already mentally hard wired, learn Hamster style before it's too late (reversed crossfader). Being left handed also sucks.

Cory King likely not the tables - in general you never want to be whats called "too heavy handed" though - im realizing more and more everyday this is more art than science! Torque more about how fast the song plays again after you power down...

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Beezy Be well technically not but this is battle position witch is better so you do not bump the needles and you get some more hand space.

I see thank you. I never got into scratching because my technics 1210s always jumped and skipped regardless. Now i've just got timecode vinyl with Traktor and thats certainly helped with that problem.

Darude - sandstorm

James Bokser pioneer DJM-S9

that would be the pioneer djm s9 my friend.....got mine 2 weeks ago!