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31 Days To A Better Scratch Style

February 26, 2013

Hey Folks.

I often get ask how to get better at scratching. Here are 31+2 ideas for you if you feel that you are stuck in a scratch rut and are not sure what to do. I hope it helps!

  1. Turn off the internet.
  2. Get a fresh new beat.
  3. Air scratch!
  4. Scratch with your mouth!!! This one is little bizarre. Listen to a track and imagine all the scratch sounds you could make if your hands would do what you wanted them to. It won’t be long till they catch up!
  5. Listen to something different to switch up your brain. I love movie soundtracks. So inspiring and enlightening.
  6. Get outside.
  7. Move about.
  8. Scratch very slow.
  9. Scratch very fast.
  10. Invent your own scratch.
  11. Scratch blindfolded.
  12. Try a new scratch sound / sample.
  13. Ban the crossfader! Try some faderless scratching.
  14. Copy a pattern from another scratch DJ.
  15. Clean your space – get rid of anything unnecessary. Minimalise.
  16. Dive in deep and immerse yourself in everything you can possibly find to do with scratching.
  17. Ignore everyone – do what YOU feel like.
  18. Limit yourself to one technique e.g baby scratch.
  19. Use just 2 techniques – just find all the different ways in which you can you combine them
  20. Stop using ahhh and fresh! (I’m so guilty of this!)
  21. Try and copy an instrument on a record, eg a trumpet on a jazz record. Listen to jazz!
  22. Move your setup. It’s nice by the window.
  23. Scratch really late – when everyone else is asleep theres a certain creative energy in the air.
  24. Scratch really early – before you do anything else and the pressures of life take over.
  25. Read and learn some music theory.
  26. Have a scratch conversation / QnA with another scratch DJ.
  27. Get someone to show you a new scratch technique.
  28. Record yourself / watch it back / listen to it.
  29. Get a grip master to get stronger.
  30. Upload your videos for public viewing – see what comments you get. Be brave! I get more hate comments than you can possibly imagine but I just delete them. Most critics have never even tried scratching and have no idea what they are talking about!
  31. Ask someone what you should work on next or get a critique from someone you trust to be honest but not brutal for the sake of it.
  32. Scratch with another musician / drummer / band / artist.
  33. Take a day off – go on, get out of here!

Congratulate yourself! You made it. How has it been? What do you do to switch it up when you get stuck in a scratch rut? Let us know in the comments below.

Happy Scratching! 😀

– Short-E

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