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S-RED
05-05-2013, 09:02 PM
May I ask if there is any tip or sample combo list that can let me try practising scratching combo?

I find although I can handle each of the technique I still cannot link those scratch up to be a sentence.

Thx mate~!

Happy scratching and DJing.

djransom
05-06-2013, 08:14 AM
I would recommend checking out some videos on YouTube which display some combos. It has helped me out with some of my scratching.

Baller95
05-06-2013, 08:30 AM
Definitely check out YouTube videos, I think they're your best bet!

Nies One
05-06-2013, 11:51 AM
Here you go

http://www.manicmayhem.co.uk/skratch/

djeternal
05-07-2013, 02:05 AM
Here is a great tutorial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Yu5WvnB6o He uses 1200's but you can apply the methods to digital turntables.

S-RED
05-08-2013, 01:24 AM
one more question:
Forward, Drag, crap, flares, transformer, stab, chirps

Is there any further scratch I need to learn or I just need to listen and simulate the others pattern sentence to make it familiar?

Nies One
05-08-2013, 01:14 PM
Is there any further scratch I need to learn or I just need to listen and simulate the others pattern sentence to make it familiar?

Tears, They will add a lot of flavor to your combos... I like the clover tear ( 2 forward, 2 back ) but basic 1 forward two back tears sound dope too.

BinnieDJ
05-10-2013, 01:32 PM
Great thread here. I've got a lot of practice ahead of me

S-RED
05-13-2013, 01:02 AM
hey looks like all the advanced scratching are based on fundamental scratch combos, am I right?

Jason Cerna
05-13-2013, 03:23 PM
yea, make sure you have a strong grasp of the fundamentals - those will always take you places. i always prefer listening to a dude or lady who's got solid fundamental cuts down compared to someone who knows many scratches, but don't sound as clean.

Sigma
05-13-2013, 03:33 PM
hey looks like all the advanced scratching are based on fundamental scratch combos, am I right?
Yep.

Here's a couple of more advanced scratches explained by Chile and as you can see, they're built up of pretty basic techniques - it's combining them and getting the muscle memory down that's hard: -

Boomerang: -


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6wLmKiEwmU

Prism: -


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wXuEtwaOtk

IMO, the best scratchers are the ones that combine the more simple and more complex techniques, cos there's a lot of DJs out there that just focus on the crazy combo scratches with silly names.

For example, check out the scratching D-Styles does in this video from 7:28 to 7:44: -


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcfzplBeIRA

It's largely just stabs, forwards, the occasional chirp, but because of how fast and cleanly he can do them it sounds fucking great.

Nick Bike
05-15-2013, 03:58 AM
good thread

S-RED
05-16-2013, 01:56 PM
May I ask, how to deal with high bpm background? Unlikely to follow the bpm it seems I have missed something to consider.

Nies One
05-16-2013, 04:15 PM
May I ask, how to deal with high bpm background? Unlikely to follow the bpm it seems I have missed something to consider.

I'm not sure I understand your question... Are you asking for tips on how to scratch over fast beats?

S-RED
05-16-2013, 08:13 PM
I'm not sure I understand your question... Are you asking for tips on how to scratch over fast beats?
Yup, it seems different with normal funky beats.

Sigma
05-16-2013, 08:26 PM
You need to push yourself with faster and faster beats, but don't do that until you're a pretty competent scratcher. Once you're reasonably good, you can pitch up tracks to a bit beyond your comfort zone and practice over those.

I struggle with fast beats (although a lot of scratch DJs these days wouldn't even consider them to be fast) so I just cut half-time, which doesn't sound that good in comparison, but it does the job if you're just mixing. You can also mix up half-time and regular time (and double-time if you can do it), depending on what techniques you can do.