speficially refering to the CDJ-800s and 1000s....how often do you see DJs do it? would you rather scratch on vinyl or on CDJs? I'm also curious...do most DnB DJs still use wax or they also mix /w CDJs?

i plan on doing a lot of scratching on my cdj1000's (they're on their way). I dj for a hip hop crowd 2x a week and a house/trance crowd once a week, so i do a fair amt of scratching. I am really looking forward to the hot cues and hot loops cuz im gonna get crazy with that shit!! I'm gonna be all over the place!

i'll let you know what i think about the cdj in terms of scratching in the near future tho...

I think if you look at any turntablists video you wil lsee them scratching on vinyl. I know you won't find many (if any) tracne DJs scratching. I thin kthe main reason that DJs scratch with vinyl is that vinyl allows them to have more of a visual of what is going on. All a cdj wil lgive you is a fairly small line indicator - that and the cdj platter doesn't actually spin.

quote:

Originally posted by Polt I think if you look at any turntablists video you wil lsee them scratching on vinyl. I know you won't find many (if any) tracne DJs scratching. I thin kthe main reason that DJs scratch with vinyl is that vinyl allows them to have more of a visual of what is going on. All a cdj wil lgive you is a fairly small line indicator - that and the cdj platter doesn't actually spin.

as far as i know eddie halliwell is the only high-profile trance DJ to successfully scratch. i've heard others try it and it sounds well shite.

just a side note

lol when i scratch it sounds stupid... but wtvr im having fun in my room..

quote:

Originally posted by carreux as far as i know eddie halliwell is the only high-profile trance DJ to successfully scratch. i've heard others try it and it sounds well shite. just a side note

To continue on this tangent for a post or two: I bet more trance DJs could scratch if they put the time into learning it. However, I think that the number of trance tracks that you could scratch on is very small.

I've seen Freddy Fresh using a CDJ to scratch - no different from when he was using vinyl during the set!!

scratching on vocals is cool...

quote:

Originally posted by carreux as far as i know eddie halliwell is the only high-profile trance DJ to successfully scratch. i've heard others try it and it sounds well shite. just a side note

james zabiela too whenever i see him spin with sasha.

scratching on cdjs is overrated in my opinion.. vinyl till the death!



razzi

___________________
| Download LIVE WNUR 89.3fm Set | bio

I'd rather scratch on vinyl on the whole, mainly because I'm more used to it (it tends to feel more natuary) but also because it does sound better - I can always tell when i hear someone scratching on CDJs because it just somehow sounds more "digital".

Although there are a lot of benefits to using CDs, like needles not jumping (can be a problem if you're playing out on a pair of knackered decks) and the extra technology (simply being able to skip to the next track/stab, hot cues as have already been mentioned, loops can be useful too etc). I actually burned off all of my scratch samples onto CD yesterday so I can practice doing it on CDJs and I'm warming to it... but it still doesn't sound quite as good!

Very few DnB DJs seem to be making the switch to CD, despite there being a fair amount of DnB available for download from trackitdown.net etc. It's just part of the culture I suppose. Same goes for turntablists, although there are some who use CDs.

___________________
Stu Cox |

Last edited by Stu Cox on Oct-10-2006 at 06:43

If u dont mind me asking, what scratch samples are good to use? I have CDJ1000Mk2s they are the dogs! I only recently made the transition from vinyl and I would never go back! although I never really bothered with scratching on vinyl (mostly because I was spinning only Trance) Im far more diverse now I also play electro/house aswell so scratching comes into play more and I want to learn. I have done a few basic scratches sucessfully, but nothing amazing, so im after some good samples to practice with. Any pointers?

Cheers,

Dan

Check out the DJ tools section on Juno: http://www.juno.co.uk/dj-tools/, I find the best way to get scratch samples on CD is to buy a scratch record and rip it.

I recommend the Scratchaholics "This is for the DJ" series: http://www.juno.co.uk/artists/Scratchaholics/

I also use a few samples ripped out of various tracks, but I'll be keeping them to myself

___________________
Stu Cox |