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Revs
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 Posted - 2011/10/12 : 14:32:53
Some of you may already have heard the sample of me scratching, and I think the prob is I need more wrist speed, but how do I get it? Or is it maybe the mixer? Maybe the DJM-700 is not made for scratching, but more for normal mixing?
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2011/10/12 : 14:35:14
What you need is practice. People don't usually become instantly good at something! Regarding mixers i can't comment.
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Posted - 2011/10/12 : 14:46:08
Having fast hands does help though, technique is no good if you're not quick enough to do what you want.
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Triquatra
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Posted - 2011/10/12 : 14:51:49
hehehe, best topic title ever.
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on a serious note - try using your other hand on the cross fader - even though i scratch with my left hand on the crossfader, and my right on the platter - I can really see a speed difference when crab scratching if i switch my crossfader hand to the right instead of the left - the issue then is, my left hand is terrible on the platter
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2011/10/12 : 14:52:37
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Originally posted by djDMS:
Having fast hands does help though, technique is no good if you're not quick enough to do what you want.
Yeah but that's my point, he will gain speed with practice!
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latininxtc
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Posted - 2011/10/12 : 15:15:03
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Originally posted by DjTriquatra:
hehehe, best topic title ever.
lol i know i was about to suggest he ask Smoogie but he def won't have any advice on scratching vinyl!
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Revs
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Posted - 2011/10/12 : 16:31:34
quote:
Originally posted by DjTriquatra:
hehehe, best topic title ever.
*edit*
on a serious note - try using your other hand on the cross fader - even though i scratch with my left hand on the crossfader, and my right on the platter - I can really see a speed difference when crab scratching if i switch my crossfader hand to the right instead of the left - the issue then is, my left hand is terrible on the platter
This is exactly my problem :P My right hand is much faster and already "practiced" hehe but my left one is terrible on the platter aswell. I guess I need two right hands :P
I know that it needs practice but it's not like I just started scratching!
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Warnman
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Posted - 2011/10/12 : 19:33:57
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Originally posted by DjTriquatra:
hehehe, best topic title ever.
Might be good for practising...
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Brian K
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Posted - 2011/10/13 : 01:13:25
scratching is mainly in your x-fader fingers not the wrist or the platter hand. treat your thumb as a spring and shoot the fader back as soon as it hits it
might suggest try getting some battle records with slower tempos to try practicing faster scratches.
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Revs
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Posted - 2011/10/13 : 07:18:00
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Originally posted by Brian K:
scratching is mainly in your x-fader fingers not the wrist or the platter hand. treat your thumb as a spring and shoot the fader back as soon as it hits it
might suggest try getting some battle records with slower tempos to try practicing faster scratches.
Yeah I actually ment the fader hand ;) Well more "Finger speed" then. But still don't have enough...
Sounds like a good idea, maybe I should check out slower stuff :)
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Posted - 2011/10/13 : 15:59:41
Speaking of scratching: When I see good people scratch, they "tickle" the crossfader so it moves ever so slightly while they're scratching, what exactly do they hope to accomplish doing this? I understand the concept of moving the fader far enough to not have any sound from the scratching deck, but that minute movement while scratching seems utterly pointless, so someone please explain ;p
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Posted - 2011/10/13 : 16:28:01
all it takes is a small movement - we're using scratch mixers, or mixers with adjustable fader curves - meaning a small movement from left to right literally takes the music from 0% volume to 100% in a small movement, then you can adjust it so the fader curve is greater (to the point where the fader acts like a regular cross fader)
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Revs
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Posted - 2011/10/13 : 16:29:04
You can change the fader curve to very short, maybe that's what you mean? At least you can on rather most mixers :)
Edit: Ah you were faster than me! :P
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Edited by - Revs on 2011/10/13 16:46:19 |
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