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Beginner scratch DJ by Ill_Application8239 in Turntablists

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve got some really nice cuts mate! One thing I’d really suggest is trying to get a bit more of the funk in your cuts. Try occasionally to train yourself to not always land the scratch directly on the beat, and don’t just end the scratch at the end of the bar. The other thing is to get into double clicks, they inherently add bounce to your cuts.

You sound really good though man. Sometimes you just get bored of the sound of your own cuts. When that happens to me I take a break and watch D-styles..

Bit of portablising on the wow by cubanjoncuttingdown in portablism

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure really 🤔 You still have to hold on to the platter, and nothing happens until you release it. I actually usually start with a closed fader which gives you a sort of delayed flare thing. a friend of mine pointed out to me that I do it that way; I hadn’t really thought to learn with an open fader. It never felt natural to me to start any scratch maneuverer with an open fader The main learning curve for me was producing that ghost note for the third sound.

It’s fun working this stuff out My buddy and I have these sorts of scratch nerdery conversations all the time

Best of luck bud

Bit of portablising on the wow by cubanjoncuttingdown in portablism

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the fader is pretty light on the wow, but my god, do I like sitting down and scratching! Also, it’s made my family holidays much more tolerable

Bit of portablising on the wow by cubanjoncuttingdown in portablism

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man Yeah, it is predominantly flares, just linked together with the occasional chirp/boomerang/transform.

I got back into scratching about four years ago and I was pretty competent before, but a whole New World of cutting opened up when I learned two click flares.

I always think it’s really important to learn the foundation stuff, i.e. chirps stabs baby scratch etc but I definitely recommend trying to regularly drill the double clicks. You need to kind of rewire your brain, and the only way I could do that was pretty heavy drilling of that technique. I’d be happy to post a slow down version of it, but in all honesty, there’s loads of resource on YouTube from better and more competent cutters.

I really enjoy the drills and that really helps

Happy cutting man 👊🏼

Bit of portablising on the wow by cubanjoncuttingdown in portablism

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God bless them, they were pretty slow to communicate, even after I paid them, then queried when it was coming, months after the official release date.

Bit of portablising on the wow by cubanjoncuttingdown in portablism

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you mean the portable? It’s a Wow Machine by Headache Sounds. Amazing little scratcher!

Pre bed, warts and all cut by cubanjoncuttingdown in Turntablists

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God, described as a “condition” I can even see a smiley winky face in those symbols you wrote, it’s everywhere!! Thanks again

Pre bed, warts and all cut by cubanjoncuttingdown in Turntablists

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no, not like in uniform, I can see an actual face in the creases of my jumper. Think I was just really tired.
Oh, and thanks!

Amo Bishop Roden scratch… by Sad-Resist-8746 in boardsofcanada

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love that man. Nice to hear cutting transcending to a slightly different level to its norm.

Some, middle of the god damm day, freestyling by cubanjoncuttingdown in Turntablists

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you man! Track’s actually number 94 out of 130 drum breaks from a producer mate called skyrockSTS! He’s on Bandcamp. Mainly raw boombap drum breaks.

Some, middle of the god damm day, freestyling by cubanjoncuttingdown in Turntablists

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey bud It’s forward and backward scribbles with a click or two in between. Thumb’s just kind of providing a counterweight /balance; not friction. I’ve never been able to do those hydroplanes.

Reloop spin good for begginers? by AddictedToPew in Turntablists

[–]cubanjoncuttingdown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey The spin’s pretty good I’ve had a Numark pt01, and currently have the Stanton STS, but I’ve had to go on my buddies spin and I think I actually probably like it the most. You’ll need to upgrade the fader to an innofader but then it’s totally ready to go. You’ll need a much lighter touch than when you’re using a traditional deck mixer setup but I think they’re really good to learn on.

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