Skratching.
Chicks dig it and it is an ill skill if it pays the bills.

Fo sho.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:13, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Is that the DJ'ing thing?
How does it work exactly?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:15, Reply)

How does it work?
One moves a record back and or/ forth and cuts up the sound with the X fader, the up fader or the phono/line inputs.

Sounds easy but is bastard hard.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:16, Reply)

Would that type of scratching account for that 80s
'A-A-ah-yeah' type thing that was popular on some shitty pop hits?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:19, Reply)

I wouldn't know Jeffrey.
I do not listen to 'shitty pop hits'.

You tell me. Watch some Q Bert or DJ Craze stuff and tell me if it's similar to what you listen to.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:20, Reply)

I'm an aging Indie Kid
Crappy pop hits from my youth are as a result of listening to the radio 'back in the day'.

This sort of thing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgjNb-6EOYw&feature=related
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:25, Reply)

Bomb the Bass were never crappy
Yes, that is scratching.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:29, Reply)

Well, I was trying to think of something a bit more credible
Than some shitty pop song, as you might know it!

So is it a timing and movement thing? Knowing how far back to pull a record and when to release it, or are there other elements to being about to 'read' what to do?

Also, doesn't it fuck up the needle on the decks?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:33, Reply)

Timing and movement very much so.
And yes, knowing where and when to wind back to- that's why turntablists put stickers on their records. Mark it and count the revolutuons.

And no, if using direct drives (Technics or Vestax) and proper cartridges and needles, there's no real damage to the records or the needle.

And it just sounds cool.

Monty's the guy to ask about scratching really.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:35, Reply)

I've got friends from back in the 'rave days'
Who were never off their Technic 1210's (why I remember the model of the decks in beyond me) in their bedrooms.

What is 'direct drive'? (Sorry).

Also, they all had this thing about collecting 'white label' records, if you know the answer to that as well, I'd welcome it.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:40, Reply)

Direct Drive means that the platters are driven by rotating magnets rather than belts.
That way you can wind a record back and forth as much as you want without losing torque and they maintain a constant speed.

White labels are advance/ promo copies of tunes.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:46, Reply)

Are they worth any cash?
I'm sure a couple of them have 'Charley Says' by the Prodigy on white label.

The records are probably in a loft someone, as they are all having kids and stuff these days and not dancing in a field 'till the early hours.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 16 Nov 2010, 23:55, Reply)

have a look on discogs and ebay.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 0:07, Reply)

I will do.
Thanks.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 0:17, Reply)