Merry Christmas!

I recently made this free beat for the community Christmas Looper #4 (release to be announced v. soon) and recorded a little scratch inspiration video for you.

Hope you enjoy it!

If you are reading via email click here to watch the video

Preview & Download Studio Scratches Christmas Looper #4 Beat

Download Studio Scratches Christmas Looper #4 Beat

Thank you for all the support in 2011. To everyone that has bought beat packs, USB drives, left comments, emailed me and contributed, I appreciate every single one of you!

I’m looking forward to launching my School of Scratch Inspiration Club, early next year. Hope to see you there!

Have a scratchy Christmas and 2012.

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Friend of Studio Scratches Gold Voltron has linked up with us to provide us with an exclusive beat once a week on Wednesdays especially for all you Studio Scratchers worldwide!

Here is the first installment:

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Gold Voltron Bio

“Goldvoltron king of the beats! This elusive character has been on the scene since 1984, but no one has been able to find out who he is. His beats are a variety of chops, breaks, digs and OG samples. Whether its digital or dirty vinyl, you can be assured that GV will find that next break!”

Thanks GV!

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Happy Free Beat Friday!

Studio Scratches week 27 free beat is now available for download PLUS you can also get your hands on the actual digital scratch record Short-E used so you can practice along with the same sounds!

This week its a chilled shuffling hip hop beat at 102 bpm.

Here is the Q & A demo / training video by Short-e with gaps left for you to reply / scratch along to:

Preview & Download Studio Scratches Free Beat 27

Download Studio Scratches Free Beat 27

Get the Digital Skipless Scratch Record

Preview and get the digital scratch record for serato that Short-E uses here:

Get the Digital Skipless Scratch record

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

P.S. Please leave your comments below! I love reading them all and reply to every single one!

If you use any of the Studio Scratches beats on any of your videos link us to them by leaving a comment below to where we can watch and we’ll even feature you on the site if you are smashing it with scratching!

The last Free Beat Friday post did not contain a video.

I am pleased to say that the video is now ready:

UPDATE: Here is the Q & A demo / training video by Short-e with gaps left for you to reply / scratch along to:

Download the beat for free here

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Happy Free Beat Friday from the future! Studio Scratches week 26 free beat is now available slightly early!

This week its a bass fueled electro loop.

Sorry no video for this one yet. Figured you’d want the beat though!

UPDATE: QnA Video for practice added. Here is the Q & A demo / training video by Short-e with gaps left for you to reply / scratch along to:

Preview Studio Scratches Free Beat 26:

Download Studio Scratches Free Beat 26

Everything in this post is Uncopyright! Download it, Link to it, share it, host it, do what you like but a link back to Studio Scratches would be greatly appreciated.

If you appreciate these free beats and training videos you can support Studio Scratches by purchasing any of the Beats For Scratch Practice series.

Alternatively you can donate or sponsor Studio Scratches using the button below:

If you use any of the Studio Scratches beats on any of your videos link us to them by leaving a comment below to where we can watch and we’ll even feature you on the site and put the word out on twitter and facebook.

Click here to get more Free Beats. Download free beats here.

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Head Blowers by goldvoltron

Apply this quote to scratching and “styles”:

Don’t get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

- Bruce Lee

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Short-E shows you how she made the “Missin” Beat on Native Instruments Maschine.

Click here to download this beat for free: http://studioscratches.bandcamp.com/track/missin

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

Happy Free Beat Friday! Studio Scratches week 25 free beat is now available!

This week its an 88 bpm funky hip hop loop.

Here is the Q & A demo / training video by Short-e with gaps left for you to reply / scratch along to:

Post your video responses!

Preview Studio Scratches Free Beat 25:

Download Studio Scratches Free Beat 25

Everything in this post is Uncopyright! Download it, Link to it, share it, host it, do what you like but a link back to Studio Scratches would be greatly appreciated.

If you appreciate these free beats and training videos you can support Studio Scratches by purchasing any of the Beats For Scratch Practice series.

Alternatively you can donate or sponsor Studio Scratches using the button below:

If you use any of the Studio Scratches beats on any of your videos link us to them by leaving a comment below to where we can watch and we’ll even feature you on the site and put the word out on twitter and facebook.

Click here to get more Free Beats. Download free beats here.

Happy Scratching!

- Short-E

What’s up!

So besides all the scratching, some of you may know that I make beats. Beats for scratch practice, sure, but also hip hop beats for a wider use. I know a lot of DJs that produce beats in addition to scratching. It provides a good balance when you need a break from the scratch!

With that in mind I recently sold my trusty MPC 2000xl and got a Maschine and have been getting into it

I thought I would share some progress and a video so you can see what the deal is. Hope you enjoy it!

You can download this beat for free here:

Taken from the Fruff beats EP available here:

Maybe every monday will be a beat making video, depending on the response to this one. Let me know your thoughts by leaving your comments below!

Until next time…

Happy Scratching! (and beat making)

-Short-E