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Digish_Dog
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I was wanting to get a new hobby and i was hoping to start Scratching. I was wondering if there was a type of mixing that only involved scrathing and if so what is it called and where can i find info on it?
Hard2Hear
New member
ooh, i'd get something for that. Try Blue Star ointment, it worked for my grandmother.
bvaleria
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Gold Bond Medicated?
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Digish_Dog
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lol. I ment Turntableism. There is a mixing with just Turntableism right?
lol. I ment Turntableism. There is a mixing with just Turntableism right?
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Wallycleaver
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First off what gear do you have? It sounds like none, soooooo...... there is an element of mixing that happens while spinning. Most people have a 2 turntable set up. the have a mixer to select volumes of each turntable, cues IE what you hear through the headphones either the left right or both turntables, and a croos fader. That allows you play one record and cue up the other with out the audience hearing it. As for gear, there are the scratch packs and stuff which are ok to start on but you'll outgrow them in a hurry. Save a little more money, purchase some good stuff, and it will make it much easier to learn with good equipment.
SPINSTERWUN
Active member
Yo, what's up D_D.
If you are going to do this then you need to do things the correct way.
First of all, like WC said DO NOT purchase one of those DJ starter kits.
It will be a waste of your time and money. Your needles will be skipping, the fader on the mixer will not be loose enough, and the turntables will be "belt" driven.
The industry standard turntable is the 1200 MKII and the overseas 1210 MKII (both made by Technics).
So, save your cash and purchase this setup:
(2) Technics 1200's
(1) Vestax 05 Pro, 06 Pro, or 07 Pro (or you can substitute one of the Vestax mixer for a Technics DMC 1200 mixer)
(2) Ortofon SCR-Scratch cartridges (these are the cartridges that connect to your Technics headshells)
The turntables combined will cost you list $1,400.00, but you can get them for a combined price of about $945.00 (in fact you would be better off purchasing them used (2 for $300 to $500) and then buying some new covers for them (2 for $50)
The mixer is going to hit you for at least $400.00 to $800.00, but you will have replaceable faders, channels, and lines.
The cartridges will set you back $90.00 to $150.00 each.
I hope that helps you out a bit....
with a little bit of practice you'll be Sctach Pickle X-men Beat Junkie.
Peace....
SPIN
If you are going to do this then you need to do things the correct way.
First of all, like WC said DO NOT purchase one of those DJ starter kits.
It will be a waste of your time and money. Your needles will be skipping, the fader on the mixer will not be loose enough, and the turntables will be "belt" driven.
The industry standard turntable is the 1200 MKII and the overseas 1210 MKII (both made by Technics).
So, save your cash and purchase this setup:
(2) Technics 1200's
(1) Vestax 05 Pro, 06 Pro, or 07 Pro (or you can substitute one of the Vestax mixer for a Technics DMC 1200 mixer)
(2) Ortofon SCR-Scratch cartridges (these are the cartridges that connect to your Technics headshells)
The turntables combined will cost you list $1,400.00, but you can get them for a combined price of about $945.00 (in fact you would be better off purchasing them used (2 for $300 to $500) and then buying some new covers for them (2 for $50)
The mixer is going to hit you for at least $400.00 to $800.00, but you will have replaceable faders, channels, and lines.
The cartridges will set you back $90.00 to $150.00 each.
I hope that helps you out a bit....
with a little bit of practice you'll be Sctach Pickle X-men Beat Junkie.
Peace....
SPIN