Check out this three part documentary focusing on J Dilla’s life in Los Angeles. DILLA!
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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Here’s a cool vid of Qbert showcasing the Scratchophone.
To find out more about the Scratchophone visit: http://www.scratchophone.com
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Intense desire creates its own talents and opportunities.
We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its talents.
- Bruce Lee, “Striking Thoughts”
An intense desire to become good at scratching along with daily practice will see you increase your talent!
Happy Scratching!
- Short-e
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I have been producing beats for around 7 or 8 years now in various ways. It complements scratching perfectly for me so when I get tired of one I flip to the other to keep things fresh and they both help each other.
I thought I would start sharing my beats with you as visual beat tapes. Here is the first with 3 beats on.
Hope you enjoy
- Short-e x
P.S I just got my very first MPC (2000xl) so looking forward to showing you how I’ve got on with that.
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Today is the 4th anniversary of J Dilla’s passing. One of my fav producers EVER.
Thanks for all the beats Dilla!
Posted this video before but I think its a fitting tribute.
PEACE!
- Short-e
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This week, I teach you how to do the Chirp Flare scratch.
The Chirp Flare scratch is a “combo” scratch combining a chirp then a flare. You can one click flare or 2 click flare then chirp. Please see the other scratch tutorial videos for how to flare and chirp.
Once you have the basics down, experiment with timings and swing. Flare forwards and back. Next time I will show you how to do what I call the “Short-e Special” scratch!
The beat is #8546 taken from the Studio Scratches Beats for Scratch Practice Vol. 1 series. Perfect for practicing your scratching!
What do you think of this tutorial? Want us to do more? Please leave your feedback and comments.
If you post a video response I will critique it and advise you if required.
Happy Scratching! 
- Short-e
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DJ Qbert recently asked Short-e if he could feature the Studio Scratches question and answer / call and response videos in his training dojo section of his Skratch University.
The training dojo has QnA videos from Q himself, along with Tyra from Saigon, Killa Jewel and now Short-e for you to practice along to.
Check it out! There’s a great community of scratch DJs over there too:
Shout out to El Dawg for organising the logistics.
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This week, I teach you how to do the Flare scratch.
The Flare scratch is an open fader scratch. Start with the fader open, release the sample then cut the sound in 2 by closing the fader then opening it again. You can flare on the forwards record movement and the back.
Once you have the basics down, experiment with timings and swing. Flare forwards and back. Practice hard as next week I will show you how to combine this with the chirp scratch to get one of the funkiest scratches around!
The beat is #8528 taken from the Studio Scratches Beats for Scratch Practice Vol. 1 series
What do you think of this tutorial? Want us to do more? Please leave your feedback and comments.
If you post a video response I will critique it and advise you if required.
Happy Scratching!
- Short-e
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Happy scratchy weekend!
Just got a message from DJ Welly…
I have done a 65 min mix of instrumental breaks for scratching over, a few of your free studioscratches beats feature in the mix. Each break runs for 16 bars then it changes to the next, keeps you on your toes!
Feel free to post it on your site if your feeling it!
Stay Fresh…….
DJ WELLY.
Cheers Welly. Here is the download link:
Download Instrumental Breaks 4 Skratch DJs Volume 1
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Dj Claim (France) got inspired by Studio Scratches beat #8 video and he created his own qna video for you to practice your scratching to.
Here is the original demo video by Short-e and free beat for you to download:
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Download Beat (right / control click to save as)
Feel free to post your video responses to both videos.
Happy Scratching!
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