Thanks for that, I completely get it. I am about 3 months in my scratching learning journey and just discovered your channel. Awesome content and well explained. Hopefully one day I would be able to credit you for helping me to become a scratch dj. Please keep up good work !!! Respect!!!
You’re more than welcome! Glad you found it as well 🙏🏾 - you’ll definitely get there man! And yes, that would be awesome 💯 Definitely much more to come. Appreciate you!!
Besides DJ Angelo who really breaks down the techniques, I throw Rob Swift in the ring. His vids are longer and more in depth, but he gives you all the history and evolution as a point of reference. He was there in the 80s and 90s, won DMC east coast and has played with all the greats. He has full lessons with his students online, which helps seeing others struggle with the same stuff one self does and how they overcome it. DJ Angelo and Rob I owe both 90% of my turntable skillz...the other 10% well...tens of thousands of reps^^
Yeaaa, those reps are what really get you there at the end of the day! I have to check out more of Rob Swift’s tutorials.. I’ve only seen him DJ but haven’t seen tutorials. And yeah, DJ Angelo was HUGE for me.
Mannn, he definitely in my top 5. I’m actually going to drop a breakdown of a scratch pattern I do of his all time. Rock the bells and Peter piper legendary 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
First time someone told me I didn’t know what I was doing ….. I was so pissed off but it was the best advice ever and that pushed me to start the real stuff. I had to unlearn a lot .
Thxs Bro appreciate the truth behind your lessons only two of you DJ’s has say the truth about the scratch journey, You and Justin spegespin other mk like it is so super easy bt it’s not, it’s all need practice after practice for sometime before u can do it thxs Bro 👍🏼
@@DJLiftOFF You're right.... Angelo got me on point too... And one hundred 💯% percent about the spinning platter. I learnes on belt drives in the 90s got nice. Ranked up Banked up and was on vinyl until 04...went away for 10 yrs.. Came home tried to get back into the mix with controllers cuz one of the things i missed most was music... Cutting spinning juggling... Djing. I ran through the gauntlet of controllers from 2013 to 2017 from every.... Denon Roland Numark Poineer Reloop... All kinds of models... Buy em try em hate em sell em... Then I bought a used Vestax VCI 400...mainly cuz I liked the way it looked but also Im hella loyal and nostalgic. I was a Gemini & Vestax guy before my unscheduled hiatus... So I said why not can't be any worse than what I experienced already. Boom. It just fit. I used Angelo's TLM and Short EE to really learn how to get comfortable to progress with this controller I love... But then I realized I needed spinning platters... So I was about to give up on the VCI 400...plus its a standalone mixer.. And just get the ns7iii but then I discovered the V7s from Numark. I never knew they existed... I was behind a 40 foot concrete wall... And everything came back. Feel like a kid again but better because Im way more creative with a way more expanse musical pallet and library
@@DJLiftOFF But its all about that spin... Its like it unlocked everything... To where now I can do all the things on a controller too and I barely use controllers that aren't spinning platters..
Good job! You're 100% right. I never really understood mixing 40 years ago despite watching DJ's do it live in clubs and parties...until I broke it down in my head... 'catch the beat on the 4th stroke! Interestingly, I successfully executed it with manual CDJ's!
💯💯 I spent a lot of time just doing random hand motions and although it sounded like scratching, I was consciously creating anything. 100% agree with you in that I watched others too, but couldn’t get it down until I understand it completely in my head first.
I appreciate this video bro!! This has basically been my approach for the last couple months. Repetition is the best practice and practice is the best teacher 💯. Because you broke this down so well and it aligns with my thought process - I would love to see how you learned by doing the scratches on video - regardless I just started a couple months ago and I’m obsessed. Funnest shit man !!
No doubt bro! Repetition is the name of the game man! 🙏🏾 appreciate you for watching glad that you understand my thought process. I swear I follow these same methods today and it hasn’t failed me yet. Keep going bro!! Def the funnest shit! And I’ll try to make a video based on my thought process. I think it’d be helpful!
You are great Bro Big Respect Dj. I been watching scratch tutorials more than 1 year i can't get it . A friend just send me now your tutorial i am going to it Out 👊🏿
2 Years late, but hey. For me portable was the way to go. The cost of portable turntables is shrinking fast. I got a PT-01 scratch for just over £100. It's not the grand master of decks, but it can be modified easily and a great entry point into scratching.
How do you slow the youtube videos? I watch scratch videos on repeat, but never knew how to slow it down. BTW good tips on reviewing the sound in your head. I think I do it sometimes, mainly with flare scratches.
I am having the worst time with my hand timing....I always hear Dj's say it's like rubbing your stomach and tapping your head at the same time. I can do that, but my hands always go off course when I try any scratch that requires use of the crossfader and platter at the same time...Any advice?
I feel you 100%. It’s definitely process. My honest opinion would be to really perfect the chirp scratch. Start very slow, and keep speeding up until you have perfect medium speed cuts. Then progress to faster cuts. Then try some variations/patterns slowly all with the chirp scratch, and get faster with that as well.
Wake up every morning, go to that mixer and do the x-fader movement making the sound in your head or mouth lolololol. By the way your mouth scratch sounds better than what comes out my speakers hahaha
😂😂😂 In all seriousness, the mouth sounds and understanding it in my head was still the biggest game changer. I make patterns up in my head occasionally to this day!
PLX 1000 is an "entry level turntable"? I thought its Pioneer's flag turn table, no? Btw Ive been watching a ton of your vids lately, a gold mine for noob scratcher like me :) Keep it up
Definitely more of a flag turntable I’d say! I think that’s what actually made me gravitate toward it. But thanks for watching 🙏🏾. Really glad you’re able to get something out of them!
@@DJLiftOFF oh yea Im getting a lot.. Really love your approach about getting the pattern in your head first, Im starting to understand that melody and tempo are kings, much more than a specific scratch technic, Also thanks to you found about DJ Anjelo's tutorials.. Btw, im doing my first steps in Djing all together, got myself a ddj-400. Stumbled on scratching and fell in love with it... Who would have knew..Started learning djing for Techno and Trance, who would have knew scratching will catch my eye (ears..) so much.. Im just drooling on the PLX's and other turn tables.. for now its my little ddj-400 till ill get better.. Anyways, that was a mouthful, in summary - love it- keep it up!
they are super oems...being produced by one company in china that produces the same turntable for reloop (7000 and 8000) Stanton 150, audio technica 150, mixars lta and sta, oomnitronic and as I said the plx 1000, those are all the same turntable...and the plx of them all have the least added features and the highest price...they come at 300-400$ with the reloop 8000 being the only one worth the 600$ it comes because of the pads...still less as I think you have paid for the plx1000
My favorite is dj lift off. His tutorial is easy to follow. I'm going to start my lesson next week following his tutorial
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Thanks for that, I completely get it. I am about 3 months in my scratching learning journey and just discovered your channel. Awesome content and well explained. Hopefully one day I would be able to credit you for helping me to become a scratch dj. Please keep up good work !!! Respect!!!
You’re more than welcome! Glad you found it as well 🙏🏾 - you’ll definitely get there man! And yes, that would be awesome 💯
Definitely much more to come. Appreciate you!!
Its funny, you ar teaching me everything and I just found this video on how you learned. You're truly a blessing dude.
Ahah love to hear it bro 🙌🏾 appreciate you still watching vids too. You’ve been supporting for a long time 💯
I wanted to say thanks for the inspiration, as I am now starting to begin my journey. Keep up the great work and it is much appreciated.
You’re more than welcome man! Thanks for the support 🙏🏾
Besides DJ Angelo who really breaks down the techniques, I throw Rob Swift in the ring. His vids are longer and more in depth, but he gives you all the history and evolution as a point of reference. He was there in the 80s and 90s, won DMC east coast and has played with all the greats. He has full lessons with his students online, which helps seeing others struggle with the same stuff one self does and how they overcome it.
DJ Angelo and Rob I owe both 90% of my turntable skillz...the other 10% well...tens of thousands of reps^^
Yeaaa, those reps are what really get you there at the end of the day! I have to check out more of Rob Swift’s tutorials.. I’ve only seen him DJ but haven’t seen tutorials.
And yeah, DJ Angelo was HUGE for me.
So true this guy is a god
real talk, jazzy jeff is my favorite bro.. i practice rock the bells and the peter piper almost every day
Mannn, he definitely in my top 5. I’m actually going to drop a breakdown of a scratch pattern I do of his all time. Rock the bells and Peter piper legendary 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
First time someone told me I didn’t know what I was doing ….. I was so pissed off but it was the best advice ever and that pushed me to start the real stuff. I had to unlearn a lot .
Had to definitely unlearn some things myself too ✊🏾. All part of the process!
Love this !! Thank you for the advise ❤️
You’re more than welcome! 🙏🏾
Thxs Bro appreciate the truth behind your lessons only two of you DJ’s has say the truth about the scratch journey, You and Justin spegespin other mk like it is so super easy bt it’s not, it’s all need practice after practice for sometime before u can do it thxs Bro 👍🏼
You’re welcome bro! So much practice but it’s MORE than worth it 🙌🏾
Ohhhhh.... DJ Angelo strikes again...TLM is top notch too. Scratch Bastid
🙏🏾 all dope guys. I learned from DJ Angelo myself. And even though I teach things as well, he’s still my top recommendation.
@@DJLiftOFF You're right.... Angelo got me on point too... And one hundred 💯% percent about the spinning platter. I learnes on belt drives in the 90s got nice. Ranked up Banked up and was on vinyl until 04...went away for 10 yrs.. Came home tried to get back into the mix with controllers cuz one of the things i missed most was music... Cutting spinning juggling... Djing. I ran through the gauntlet of controllers from 2013 to 2017 from every.... Denon Roland Numark Poineer Reloop... All kinds of models... Buy em try em hate em sell em... Then I bought a used Vestax VCI 400...mainly cuz I liked the way it looked but also Im hella loyal and nostalgic. I was a Gemini & Vestax guy before my unscheduled hiatus... So I said why not can't be any worse than what I experienced already. Boom. It just fit. I used Angelo's TLM and Short EE to really learn how to get comfortable to progress with this controller I love... But then I realized I needed spinning platters... So I was about to give up on the VCI 400...plus its a standalone mixer.. And just get the ns7iii but then I discovered the V7s from Numark. I never knew they existed... I was behind a 40 foot concrete wall... And everything came back. Feel like a kid again but better because Im way more creative with a way more expanse musical pallet and library
@@DJLiftOFF But its all about that spin... Its like it unlocked everything... To where now I can do all the things on a controller too and I barely use controllers that aren't spinning platters..
Good job! You're 100% right. I never really understood mixing 40 years ago despite watching DJ's do it live in clubs and parties...until I broke it down in my head... 'catch the beat on the 4th stroke! Interestingly, I successfully executed it with manual CDJ's!
💯💯 I spent a lot of time just doing random hand motions and although it sounded like scratching, I was consciously creating anything. 100% agree with you in that I watched others too, but couldn’t get it down until I understand it completely in my head first.
I appreciate this video bro!! This has basically been my approach for the last couple months. Repetition is the best practice and practice is the best teacher 💯. Because you broke this down so well and it aligns with my thought process - I would love to see how you learned by doing the scratches on video - regardless I just started a couple months ago and I’m obsessed. Funnest shit man !!
No doubt bro! Repetition is the name of the game man!
🙏🏾 appreciate you for watching glad that you understand my thought process. I swear I follow these same methods today and it hasn’t failed me yet. Keep going bro!! Def the funnest shit!
And I’ll try to make a video based on my thought process. I think it’d be helpful!
Thx bro. Looking forward to it
You are great Bro Big Respect Dj. I been watching scratch tutorials more than 1 year i can't get it . A friend just send me now your tutorial i am going to it Out 👊🏿
Much appreciate G! Really hoping it helps! Let me know if you ever have questions or need any additional advice!
@@DJLiftOFF 100% I wil let you know Brother 🙏🏿
Ya dude, this great. Please make that 2nd video you were talking about, if you haven't already. This was really helpful, thanks!
Will definitely do! Thank you bro!
Thank u DJ Lift Off You are super dope!!!
You’re very welcome! Appreciate you! 🙏🏾
Impressive Video 💜
2 Years late, but hey. For me portable was the way to go. The cost of portable turntables is shrinking fast. I got a PT-01 scratch for just over £100. It's not the grand master of decks, but it can be modified easily and a great entry point into scratching.
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YO YOOOOOOO. At it again. Today is the day!!!
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Good stuff
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We need the videos 🔥
💯💯 got plenty for ya!
Again! Appreciate you again Liftoff💯 Great representation for “urban” DJs lmao
Ahaha 🙏🏾🙏🏾 appreciate you G
If it's chose the best scratch dj that's Deejay LIFTOFF
Ayyyee! 🙏🏾 appreciate that man!
I wanna learn please
Skratch bastid and dj Angelo are who I started learning from too
Amazing DJs and teachers 💯
@@DJLiftOFF ahh shit I got a comment from dj liftoff! I just hope to be the great artist and mentor the three of you guys are one day.
@@justinhughes4119 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Keep working bro, you’ll get there!
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i want to try it on beatsource
Please cover the 2 click flare orbit
Definitely will do!
How do you slow the youtube videos? I watch scratch videos on repeat, but never knew how to slow it down. BTW good tips on reviewing the sound in your head. I think I do it sometimes, mainly with flare scratches.
Appreciate you 🙏🏾
And if you hover over any UA-cam video, there’s a little tool icon for settings, and you’ll see “playback speed”
@ 4:30 LMFAO
😂😂 I just rewatched this video and I’m like damn - I’ve come a long way.
Hi dj liftoff!am a dj and I really and seriously wish to know and learn scratching pls😢
Yo! There’s tons of free content on UA-cam! I would start with my early videos, or DJ Angelo’s scratch tutorials on UA-cam .
I am having the worst time with my hand timing....I always hear Dj's say it's like rubbing your stomach and tapping your head at the same time. I can do that, but my hands always go off course when I try any scratch that requires use of the crossfader and platter at the same time...Any advice?
I feel you 100%. It’s definitely process. My honest opinion would be to really perfect the chirp scratch. Start very slow, and keep speeding up until you have perfect medium speed cuts. Then progress to faster cuts.
Then try some variations/patterns slowly all with the chirp scratch, and get faster with that as well.
Wake up every morning, go to that mixer and do the x-fader movement making the sound in your head or mouth lolololol. By the way your mouth scratch sounds better than what comes out my speakers hahaha
😂😂😂
In all seriousness, the mouth sounds and understanding it in my head was still the biggest game changer. I make patterns up in my head occasionally to this day!
PLX 1000 is an "entry level turntable"? I thought its Pioneer's flag turn table, no?
Btw Ive been watching a ton of your vids lately, a gold mine for noob scratcher like me :)
Keep it up
Definitely more of a flag turntable I’d say! I think that’s what actually made me gravitate toward it. But thanks for watching 🙏🏾.
Really glad you’re able to get something out of them!
@@DJLiftOFF oh yea Im getting a lot.. Really love your approach about getting the pattern in your head first, Im starting to understand that melody and tempo are kings, much more than a specific scratch technic, Also thanks to you found about DJ Anjelo's tutorials..
Btw, im doing my first steps in Djing all together, got myself a ddj-400. Stumbled on scratching and fell in love with it... Who would have knew..Started learning djing for Techno and Trance, who would have knew scratching will catch my eye (ears..) so much..
Im just drooling on the PLX's and other turn tables.. for now its my little ddj-400 till ill get better..
Anyways, that was a mouthful, in summary - love it- keep it up!
they are super oems...being produced by one company in china that produces the same turntable for reloop (7000 and 8000) Stanton 150, audio technica 150, mixars lta and sta, oomnitronic and as I said the plx 1000, those are all the same turntable...and the plx of them all have the least added features and the highest price...they come at 300-400$ with the reloop 8000 being the only one worth the 600$ it comes because of the pads...still less as I think you have paid for the plx1000
FREE GAME
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Co-signed
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i am doing dj angelo tutorial now i like how u r talking through things it works with how i learn
Love DJ Angelo. Glad you’re finding any of my videos helpful along the learning path.
lol