Some Scratch Inspiration

December 11, 2011

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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Boomerang Scratch Tutorial

November 25, 2011

I have been getting many requests for this tutorial so here it is. I teach you how to do the Boomerang Scratch. Keep it simple, practice slow and you’ll get it in no time. Which Beat / Scratch Record? I used the following beat and Digital Scratch Record in this video: Beat: Cheeky Chops from [...]

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Free Beat Friday #33 – Free Beat Instrumental

November 18, 2011

Happy Free Beat Friday #33! Studio Scratches week 33 free beat is now available for download. This week its a symphonic bouncy beat beat at 94 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 [...]

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Some Scratch Tutorial History

November 1, 2011

Gold Voltron recently posted this picture on his instagram: It reminded my of my own scratch journey, this part of which I had forgotten. This video was the very first piece of instructional scratch tuition I ever received. It wasn’t even mine – it was my brothers who was already experimenting with scratching. I lapped [...]

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Super Deluxe USB Drive Photos

October 30, 2011

Friend of Studio Scratches Gold Voltron recently hooked himself up with a couple of our Ultimate Beats for Scratch Practice Super Deluxe USB Edition packages. He liked them so much that he took some pics: TR 808 MPC 2000XL Instagram users can seem more images of GV’s amazing beat machines and vinyl digging adventures by searching [...]

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Gold Voltron’s Beat Loop of the Week #6

October 26, 2011

Friend of Studio Scratches Gold Voltron has linked up with us to provide us with an exclusive beat loop once a week on Wednesdays especially for all you Studio Scratchers worldwide! Here is week 6: Download Beat 6 (Right Click > Save as) Gold Voltron Bio “Goldvoltron king of the beats! This elusive character has been [...]

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Free Beat Friday #32 – Free Beat Instrumental

October 14, 2011

Happy Free Beat Friday #32! Studio Scratches week 32 free beat is now available for download. This week its an synth driven hip hop beat at 94 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 [...]

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Free Beat Friday #31 – Free Beat Instrumental

October 7, 2011

Happy Free Beat Friday #31! Studio Scratches week 31 free beat is now available for download. This week its a heavy wobbly bass driven beat at 94 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 [...]

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Images of the TR-808 USB Drives

October 2, 2011

I have been sent these images of the TR-808 Drives from the Ultimate Beats for Scratch Practice Super Deluxe USB Edition. I thought you might like to see the actual product, which at the moment is available for preorder. Click on each image to enlarge and see in super detail: Full details of the product [...]

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New Weekly Beats via Email Option

September 30, 2011

Alright, so you’ve been interacting with the Studio Scratches site for some time now. You practice with the Free Beat Friday QnA videos, and have downloaded the free beats whenever they are released. Is there any more? Yes!!! I make more beats than I physically have time to make scratch videos for. I present to [...]

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