How to Scratch or Be a Turntablist (part one)

Introduction ; Scratching is one of the primary weapons in the art of turntablism.
While DJs just drop the needle, turntablists make art. Getting the
proper equipment with which to make DJ music can give you a
chance to explore the wide world of beat-making. Learning the
techniques and aesthetics of the genre will help you perform your
best!

Part One of Three: Getting the Right Gear
Get a basic DJ set-up . For most DJs, this means you need
to get a pair of direct-drive turntables, a mixer, and
collection of vinyl records to practice sampling and scratching.

However, digital controller and CDJs (CD turntables) have
become increasingly popular, and many offer features that
enable them to be used to scratch, create beat loops on the fly,
play tracks in reverse or at very fast or slow rates, and other
functions that make them great fits for turntables.

If you don't own a turntable, buying your first can be an
intimidating proposition, not to mention that to really be a
turntablist, you'll need two. You can technically "scratch"
with a single turntable, but it won't be making music.

As long as you've got a direct-drive model, it should be fine
for scratching. Don't break the bank.
Find a mixer that has a curve adjustment on the cross
fader. Curve-adjustment allows you to control the sound
switching back and forth between your turntables more easily.

A good scratch mixer includes a crossfader that does not have to
be exactly in the middle before the sound is crossed over into
the new channel. You don't absolutely have to have one of these
mixers, but they make mixing a lot easier later on when you
start doing advanced techniques.

Use a slipmat between the platter and the record. Anti-
static slipmats are essential to the scratching DJ. You want
to be able to put a finger or your hand on the record and stop
the record from moving without stopping the whole platter from
moving.

If you have a cheaper set of turntables you may need to
cut additional pieces of plastic, wax or parchment paper.
Plastic carrier bags from the supermarket work really well.

You can buy a product called "magic carpet" that will help
reduce friction. If you want to use your own slipmats or
have a problem with stoppage or you can pick up a
product called "butter rugs" and just use those as your
permanent slipmat.They are the slickest slipmats available.

You may still need to reduce the friction further but it
depends on your taste and equipment.
Build up your collection of records to sample. A turntablist
needs an eclectic variety of vinyl records from which to
build music.

A turntablist is a mixmaster, using the beats from
some records and sampled portions of other records to build
sounds. It's a complicated collage-style way of making music
that can only be accomplished with lots of practice, and lots of
records.

Most scratch records have a series of samples, alternating
break-beats and sound effects. Don't just buy any record
you find online, it's best to listen to the records to make
sure they have something on it that is usable in your
practice/performance.

For DJs, non-skippable records have been designed to
repeat the samples in a way that if your needle skips (as it
will) you will remain on the sounds you are trying to use. If
you don't have regular records, then try to wear in the
record a little by finding the samples that you like and then
pushing the record back and forth to get the needle and the
groove.

You can use a capella records or records that you already
have and try to find a sample to use, but most DJs
normally end up picking up a few scratch records to use in
practice and battles.

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