Scratch Perverts Turntable Turtorial (1 of 7)

[BRAZMAN500]

wat kind of vinyl!

[ruslanio]

3:25 woaahhh he's scratching to a Grassroots Instrumental, a Toronto based group, crazy!

[QiddWickedd]

omg there is so much to learrrnnn :/

[pakostar111]

i recommend to you vestax qfo ,you have mixer with it .all in one.

[bizzyfingers]

ive had one and would not recommend a qfo to anyone, the build quality is shoddy, the headphone amp broke after a month, there is a power cap inside which is underrated which means most will fail i.e have no power at all... i was not happy, when you open one up you realise (im in the electronics industry) how bad it really is.

[chiodos82]

all i want to know is can i buy a set of turntbales and just scratch? i dnt wwant to remix songs or anything like that i just want to have my band play and i can learn how to scratch on my own but apparently they have em where u put in a cd and u scratch to the song i just want to move the friggin record and have a turntable sound i prob sound retarted but idk alot about this stuff

[winterpiss]

Get a Numark ttx usb+Numark dxm pro and perhaps serato scratch soundcard with timecode vinyls and software or native instruments traktor scratch with timecode vinyls and software.. ;)

[proflolsworthy]

If you just want to scratch and not juggle beats you could just buy one turntable and a mixer. If you take the vinyl route then a Technics SL1210 or Vestax PDX would be good choice but a CD deck isn't a dumb choice either. You can manipulate CDJs just the same (they have a little jog wheel control) and you can burn whatever sounds you want to a CD which is a lot cheaper than cutting or pressing custom vinyl. Personally I don't like the middle ground of Serato, just opt for vinyl or digital.

[codedhackertron12]

you can dothat buy buying a mixer and a turntable scratch in peace or you can get a package with cost less because seperate a turntable cost 600-1000 and the mixir is 900 but a package is 276-400

[prosanctusinferi]

if all you are doing is "scratching" (making the wikka wikka sound) buy one turn table and a mixer. you will plug that into the bands PA just like it was another instrument/mic. they play music and you "wikka wikka" right along. obviously there is more to the art of scratching than that, but this should answer your question.

[prosanctusinferi]

this was directed at chiodos82. are you in a nu-metal band? cuz that shit suuuuuuucks. good luck with it tho.

[sparda9060]

its way too technical so if you just try half assed everything will sound like shit. you have to know the exact technique in order to make the sounds you hear in this video and many others. a good example is how tom morello fucks around to make sounds with his guitar.

[amino0o]

Advise to all people who want to get into this type of scratching : There is a new system called Traktor scratch Duo ( google it ) which allows you to play ANY track on your pc on VINYL turntables, so you dont have to order vinyls , and some beats dont exist. with this system you can plug your turntables into a PC and play music from ur pc on ur vinyls!

[juli0v]

where do they get the track that they scratch with?

[proflolsworthy]

@ juli0v: You can get special records called Battle Records/Weapons. There are loads to choose from but they all have the basic sounds like 'aaaaaah' 'fresh' and 'scratch' on them. Most have beats on the B-side and there are some that have unskipable sounds. Go to any good record store and look for Dirt Style or DJ Rectangle Battle Weapons. Also it's a good idea to buy 2 copies so you can practice beat juggling or just cut over the breaks on the B-side.

[younger619]

good advice. since im a beginner i dont know if i wana buy something that expensive. i saw the stanton t62. also i found a mixer, the numark x6. what say? and i wana run it off torq. is there any more advice?

[Slayed719]

any suggestions on wat kind of table and mixer to get for a new comer?

[fiend4dnb]

if you want to scratch,

get technics 1200/1210's turntables or vestax pdx 2000 or 3000...

and get a vestax mixer or a rane ttm 56 mixer...

[younger619]

what about 1200s with numark m1?

[fiend4dnb]

numark m1 is like $100, you get what you pay for, dont get me wrong if you want to scratch, just go get some decks and start having fun, thats what its all about.. but ya m1 wont last forever! maybe 6 months, you'll be replacing the faders alot!

[younger619]

thx alot guys

[fiend4dnb]

yeah no problems, if you do buy technic 1200's second hand, just check that the anti skate is still working good, there are a couple of videos up on here teaching you how to check if theyre still good, at the end of the day though, you have to start somewhere! just dont buy CDJ's, real djs spin vinyl!~!

[SplitGenetics]

not worth it.

[RonBrasco]

you can buy packages for a decent price, just make sure there direct drive and not belt drivin.

[99r0]

This probs sound realy silly but im new to all this but with the disk that im scratching does it have to be anything inparticular? Like is he doing it with a blank disk and the other one is playing the under track?

[rickyparrish17]

you have one track playing the beat and the music and then you scratch the music on the other disk. alot of the time the scratch disk is full of samples n stuff. i think

[soopershane94]

basically on one table you will have a record playing just drum samples or other beats such as an artists instrumentals. on the other table (the one you are scratching) you can scratch with anything however, it is best if the record is just of breaks (repeated samples of the same sound) each one of these having the same sample repeated many times before a new sound is introduced. the record they are using here is "super seal 2 by dj q-bert"

[jonread1234]

anyone know the first song??

[abluefuzz]

i wanna get in to this what gear do i need should i just get 1 turn tabe then the mixer or should i get both a mixer and turntabels

[kandal23]

can u scratch on a record palyer??

[doomfork]

Yes, but you will wreck the record player and/or the record, and it will sound like shit. Either get the proper equipment or GTFO.

[magicspud7411]

lol james zabiela can get lost

[mooneboy]

i fuckin love swcratchin my girl says im Obsessed

[bizzyfingers]

hahaha you aint the only one with a lady who says that.. i have it in my blood =0)

[bifaybump]

i have the same problem hahaha

[thebetterhalf37]

haha same here.

[GriiimReaper]

amazing thnx alotz for the Video

[checkmyfills]

does any one know what the song at 3:30 was?

[drinner]

You just want the song at 3:30? Man, I want them all!!! I wish they would give us the names of the music used in these videos... Drives me CRAZY that they exist, but I can't get em!!

[uniqueterror]

Well, I know that at 6:31, the song is "The Session" by The Arsonists.

[huntert0129]

@drinner Yo the songs they are using are on the album "The best of scratchy seal vol.1 :)

[nozlrecordingsuk]

nice one lads

[01jmcka]

Does any1 know where i can find that metallic aaaaaa sound. I know loadsa people ask so sorry :P cheers

[SimonJosephDavy]

its on most sratch vinyls

[soopershane94]

the vinyl they're using is super seal 2 by dj q-bert

[hobeck17]

What kind of vestax are they using? Is it the 007?

[microphonebandits]

I can masturbate faster than he can slide the crossfader haha, good video tho.

[Wallelia]

thats soo fucking true whenever i feel i havnt inmproved or anything i fucking hate scratchinjg

[hend0815]

i got an elvis plate here ... let me ruin it

[djfaja]

scracthing is a love and hate realeationship, yes we all have broken up with scracthing, and right now i hate it lol

[kurious1124]

what the f*@# was d styles talkin about...lol

[elbouncito]

What beat do they use in the intro?

[l0nni]

it's from dirty south breaks by klever & shotgun

[elbouncito]

thank you

[calyx06]

is that the arsonists beat at the flutter sec?

[calyx06]

yes!!

[Beachcomber95]

thank you