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Hey! I’ve been working hard over in the School of Scratch. I just upgraded my camera to a Canon 600D DSLR to provide high quality scratch video tutorials and scratch inspiration videos. I’ve just put it though its paces. Here is the test video I thought you might like to see (watch in HD for best results): [...]
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Here is a sneaky look at an example of the new overhead videos I have been shooting for my new School of Scratch Inspiration Club: The site is growing fast with new videos and beats being added each week and there is an active friendly community of like minded scratch DJs. If you would like to [...]
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Friend of Studio Scratches DJ Brace just hit me up to let me know about his new promo video for his album which I thought you might appreciate the scratching on: Synesthasia is the second album from Brace’s Electric Nosehair Orchestra Project. Part of the concept for Nostomania was the idea that sound can pull [...]
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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 [...]
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Hey Scratch Kids! I rediscovered this track recently and thought you might appreciate it. The perfect example of simple funky cuts. The best kind, I find! Scratches by Harry Love & Mr. Thing: Get your cuts on! Happy Scratching! – Short-E
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D-Styles, Shortkut and Qbert give you a little insight into how they practice scratching. Totally loving D-Styles phrasing! There is a full article over at DJ Tech Tools, a really great site for some super indepth advanced detailed coverage of all things DJ technology related e.g Serato and Traktor mappings and all manner of electronic [...]
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KoldKuts liked the recent Studio Scratches Digital Scratch Records so much he got busy and sent us these video of him cuttin it up: Good work!!! Scratch records used: Digital Skipless Scratch Record #27 Digital Skipless Scratch Record #28 Happy Scratching! – Short-E
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Happy Free Beat Friday! Studio Scratches week 28 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 marching hip hop beat at 95 bpm. Here is the Q [...]
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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 [...]
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Dedicated Studio Scratches student Felix recently linked me to this showcase of how he has learnt a new combo scratch I posted a tutorial on a while back. He took the “Cowafunka” beat from Beats for Scratch Practice Vol. 3 pack, and slowed it right down (using a dvs like serato) then practiced the pattern [...]
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