From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Free Beat 13 Instrumental

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 31, 2009

in Free Beats

Studio Scratches week 13 free beat is now available! This week its a shuffling bass driven mellow funky 95 bpm beat. Here is the demo video by Short-e Q & A with gaps left for you to reply / scratch along to: Preview Studio Scratches Free Beat 13: Download Studio Scratches Free Beat 13 Download [...]

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Serato Stokyo Shibuya Breaks

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 30, 2009

in Battle Weapons / Scratch Records,Equipment,Video

Video of the week is a joint showcase and product info video. DJ Presto One takes the new Stokyo Shibuya Breaks Serato record for a demo spin. Sure its nice to read about new products but nicer to watch! So here it is; Skip to around 1:38 for the funky scratch action! Colours available video:

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Looper of the Week – Le Jad Looper 2

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 29, 2009

in Loopers

This weeks free looper is the AWESOME Le Jad Looper 2 that we saw Rafik scratching over last week. This is a really high quality looper. Download Le Jad – Looper 2*

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UMC’s One To Grow On – Instrumental

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 28, 2009

in Instrumentals

You’ll have to dig for this weeks instrumental, I couldn’t find the instrumental video and this vocal version is pretty bad quality, but you get the idea, so if you can track down this record you’ll have much fun scratching over the instrumental! Thats some swingin, jazzy funky ish! Original samples I believe are “Good [...]

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10 Tips for Putting the FUN Back into Scratching

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 27, 2009

in Scratch Life Coaching

When you are working real hard on learning new scratches or videoing yourself for youtube, its possible that the fun might dissapear without you knowing it and things can get a bit serious. I speak from experience and sometimes I realise I am waaaaay too focused on the outcome of my scratching, especially when I [...]

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Free Beat 12 Instrumental

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 24, 2009

in Free Beats,Video

Studio Scratches week 12 free beat is now available. ***NEW*** We have decided to dispense with the members area and passwords so the free beats are truly accessible! Link to them, share them, host them, do what you like but a link back to Studio Scratches would be nice. This week its a seriously funky [...]

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DJ Rafik freestyle on Le JAD Looper 2

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 23, 2009

in Video

OK so this video has been doing the rounds for the last couple weeks now but, I really LOVE this video and so its video of the week! (First spotted on www.skratch.dj) Super relaxed funky fresh technical flow. Very nicely shot video too with the black and white and cool blue highlights.

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Looper of the Week – Studio Scratches Funk Looper

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 22, 2009

in Loopers

This weeks free looper is straight out of the Studio Scratches camp and is a seriously funky looper! –> Download Studio Scratches Funk Looper* Looper courtesy of YourLooper.com *Mac users can use “SWF & FLV Player” to open the exe.

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Nas – Halftime Instrumental

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 21, 2009

in Instrumentals

Another classic hip hop instrumental – Nas – Halftime It’s like that, you know it’s like that! Got favourite instrumentals for scratch practice? Post your links in the comments. Happy Scratching. – Short-e

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DJ Angelo Flare Scratch Tutorial Video

by Short-e - Studio Scratches on July 20, 2009

in Tutorials,Video

DJ Angelo continues to create very well explained free scratch video tutorials for all you regular scratchers. His latest video covers the 1 click flare and I must say he has made this tricky scratch very easy to understand which should make it easier to put into practice. Check out DJ Angelos other 8 scratch [...]

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