the one thing i like about djing is some of the effects you can use to manipulate a song. From what i use currently, it seems like to much of a headache to try to achieve the same kind of effects that you get from hands on djing.

Does anyone know of any effects vst's that give you the same sort of effects feeling as if you were djing the song?

you mean scratching and actual record manipulation type effects? all i know of is FL has a very powerful plugin for that...otherwise duno any others

i mean what's on a mixer.... phaser, whitenoise, bitcrush, sweep?

uhh... those are all super easy to recreate

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Originally posted by Zombie0729 i mean what's on a mixer.... phaser, whitenoise, bitcrush, sweep? uhh... those are all super easy to recreate

yeah ... i really don't see what you'd struggle to recreate? :\

Agreed. Just use some transparent effects plugins on the master bus (before the limiter), turn the dry/wet level down to 0 when not in use, then bring it up and go nuts if you want to process the whole song the way a dj would.

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I would like to know if you guys ever thought of recreating scratching (zabiela style) on computer only (with a midi controller indeed).

You can do it in Reason for example, just setup a loop you want to scratch, set it so that the modulation wheel cuts the channels volume and then go crazy, also, experiment with pitch bend range etc...

you can get quite nice effects with it, which are not half as good as what a turntablist would come up with, but in a mix this thing quite...works...

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Um, you're talking about "audio chopping" right? With volume cuts/ modulation you'll get stutter/ shutter type effects, but it won't make the audio speed up/ slow down/ go backwards/ do the things that scratching does to it.

AnalogX's Scratch program is pretty fun. You could so some scratching with that and import it into your track.

I think he's talking about CDJ tricks such as cutting loops to infinity.

I've often wondered the same myself.

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not really, stutters are something different...

in the trick I described you use the pitch bending on the loop as you would move the record on the turntable...

and the modulation wheel you automate instead of using the crossfader on a mixer...

Complete tutorial:
for reason

1. make a Dr. Rex
2. set up pitch bend range to at least 12
3. look for the modulation and set it up so that it cuts the volume completely when the modulation wheel is up
4. loop this loop and play it
5. start moving the pitch bend and modulation wheel on your midi controller, you'll get similar effect to scratching...

well not really it...but it works for some little FX.


the pitch bending makes similar effect to the record being sped up or slowed down.

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I've never come across the expression "cutting loops to infinity" - I have no reference point to imagine what that sounds like.

Booster, you'll get some interesting effects for sure. It's in the same ballpark (however the "ballpark" is defined), though as you said, it is a bit different to dragging a piece of audio backwards and forwards under a needle. The Scratch program I mentioned is freeware and seems like a much easier way to get scratching into a track (though you will have to get it right, playing it live - but hey, keep recording until you get a take you're happy with!)