How many of you actually scratch with CD decks?

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Posted by david.michael on Mar-22-2007 18:58:

How many of you actually scratch with CD decks?

And do you have audio/video examples?

I'm just curious. I'm a laptop DJ for now, and I've never seen anyone scratch on CDJs, etc. I was just curious to how many people really do this.

Posted by sleepydragon on Mar-22-2007 19:19:

eddie halliwell scratches on cd james zabiela does aswell and im sure plenty of others do.

Posted by RJT on Mar-22-2007 20:00:

I do.

Not too terribly often, but if I'm playing a funkier/techier upbeat set, I'll definitely scrratch over a few breakdowns.

Posted by david.michael on Mar-22-2007 20:17:

quote:
Originally posted by RJT
I do.

Not too terribly often, but if I'm playing a funkier/techier upbeat set, I'll definitely scrratch over a few breakdowns.

clips or stfu

Posted by RJT on Mar-22-2007 20:23:

quote:
Originally posted by david.michael
clips or stfu

Omega_Blue has a video of me scratching at a party a month or so ago, I'll see if he can up it

Posted by Spirit5 on Mar-22-2007 20:25:

I had CDJ 1000 MK2s and I hardly ever scratched. Sometimes I did for fun, but I just didn't like the sound vs. on TTs. It sounds more natural on TTs...and that's why more turntablists stick to TTs. A few like those mentioned, and I am sure hip hop DJs do, but most trance and progressive house DJs don't.

Posted by david.michael on Mar-22-2007 20:35:

quote:
Originally posted by RJT
Omega_Blue has a video of me scratching at a party a month or so ago, I'll see if he can up it

Werd.

Posted by Omega_Blue on Mar-22-2007 20:59:

quote:
Originally posted by RJT
Omega_Blue has a video of me scratching at a party a month or so ago, I'll see if he can up it

yes i do. i'll up it in a while. minimalist, non-flashy scratching at it's finest.

Posted by nchs09 on Mar-22-2007 21:01:

i do the backspin sometimes when the song is almost mixed out......

but i really dont scratch.

Posted by DjWoody on Mar-22-2007 21:29:

I do! I use the my CDj's exclusively on Vinyl Mode.

Posted by nefardec on Mar-22-2007 22:36:

only after i watch a zabiela video

or if i am drunk

i just got my 1000s a bit more than a month ago so I'm not really comfortable with scratching on them yet. definitely interested in seeing what i can do with it in the future though

Posted by chris harrington on Mar-22-2007 22:50:

quote:
Originally posted by DjWoody
I do! I use the my CDj's exclusively on Vinyl Mode.

same here

Posted by idoru on Mar-22-2007 23:31:

On the rare case I venture into the style of music that calls for it, I'll end up pulling a Zabiela and scratch with my EFX/CDJ-800. I could record a video, if you'd like.

Posted by Omega_Blue on Mar-22-2007 23:57:

right click, "save as"

a little bit of james zabiela-style faux-scratching from yours truly

Posted by alefort on Mar-23-2007 00:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_Blue
right click, "save as"

a little bit of james zabiela-style faux-scratching from yours truly

Nice, I like!

Posted by chris harrington on Mar-23-2007 00:20:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_Blue
right click, "save as"

a little bit of james zabiela-style faux-scratching from yours truly

Nice, i wanna learn how to do stuff like that. WHat do you use to scratch with, just some random vocal or is it like a scratch tool?

Posted by Konix on Mar-23-2007 00:27:

Zabiela/Halliwell style scratching is cool, but that isn't "real" scratching. More like a "scratching effect." Looping the ahhhh sample and using the transformer effect isn't that hard.

This is real scratching with CDJs (well, DVJs, but same thing)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1FtGwECGOc

Posted by Ted Promo on Mar-23-2007 01:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Konix
This is real scratching with CDJs (well, DVJs, but same thing)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1FtGwECGOc

That was pretty neat, however he was pretty bad at changing the pitch in some points.

Posted by nchs09 on Mar-23-2007 01:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_Blue
right click, "save as"

a little bit of james zabiela-style faux-scratching from yours truly
i liked it.. can you record a video of this?

Posted by nefardec on Mar-23-2007 04:19:

god dvjs are so sick

how much do you have to pay to buy videos for popular tracks like that?

lol at that dude's dj jingles

i bet he's a nutsack in person

Posted by shaw on Mar-23-2007 04:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Konix
Zabiela/Halliwell style scratching is cool

please stop comparing those two.

Posted by DJ Tee on Mar-23-2007 06:10:

only when im spinning dancehall reggae; i like to do spinbacks..i havent tried it with EDM

Posted by bamski on Mar-23-2007 06:52:

When i get the chance to fool around with my buddys 800's i like to do spinbacks and scratch in a few beats. But on my own (Pio-3000's) it's like masturbating with a cheese-shredder

Posted by agentdansmith on Mar-23-2007 11:24:

Where can I get some of these scratch samples so that I can try and do a Zabielia?

Posted by david.michael on Mar-23-2007 12:13:

Very cool examples so far, guys

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