What more needs to be said about this one, the self-declared, "clearest, best illustrated, most comprehensive DVD on skratching ever released." Features: 1)Multiple Video Angles: see every skratch from 4 different angles. All clips loop until you decide to go on. All...
expand review lessons by Qbert. 2)Multiple Audio Tracks: mixed audio on track 1, skratches only on 2, beats only on 3. 3)Over 25 skratches demonstrated: all skill levels including babies, drags, chirps, crabs, flares,lazers and more! 4)Practice the skills Q+A battle session with Spy-D, Lamb Chop, Deck Demon, and more. Each battle becomes progressively more difficult and uses the skratches you just learned. 5)Tips and secret section. Step by step shows you how to setup gear, from balancing tonearm to skip prevention techniques. Learn how to count bars or make an emergency slipmat. Plus more extra features -the mgmnt
Volume 2 of the most popular how to skratch DVD. Lessons here include: how to DJ with a band, battling, performances (with Quest, Snayk Eyez, Mike Boogie and more), and a skratch session with 20 DJs! DVD technology allows you to play...
expand review along with djs on screen. Loaded with special features, bonus movies, and easter eggs. All region NTSC. -the mgmnt
From the DJ/Producer series comes this comprehensive video on club djing (this is NOT a turntablist video). Raida starts from the basics like record selection & equipment maintenance, and then goes into technical issues like tonearm setup, counting bars, marking records, various...
expand review mix techniques, live remixes, and more. Also includes a Raida battle set (you always gotta have one of those), Raida vs. Horse, Pro Tools turntable techniques, and the X-ecutioners live. -the mgmnt
Altanta's DJ Shortee provides us with one of the most comprehensive instructional videos to date. This video includes sections on set-up and equipment; a very detailed beat matching lesson, scratching and juggling, and insider tips. The strength of this video lies...
expand review in the details. Before we even get started playing records, Shortee breaks down all the equipment for us: where to plug the chords on the mixer, the difference between phono and line and ground wire. Then she breaks down such things as the three parts that compose the headshell: needle, cartridge and headshell, orthodox setup and unorthodox set up and what's especially good for scratching. Everything is shot professionally and the camera catches the minutia with several different angles so you don't miss any details.
She then breaks down the turntable itself and goes over every button and switch (slipmats, too) and gives a detailed explanation of the tone arm base and all of its components. She always gives her personal recommendations as well as what are the more common set ups and why they differ. For this video she uses the Stanton Sk-2 mixer and of course Technics 1200MK2 turntables: the industry standard. She goes on to talk about the mixer and all of the components, master/cue, master level, cue pan, "all the hot mixers have this feature", the eq, highs, mids, lows and the gain, microphone knobs, faders and of course everyones favorite: the crossfader. After the equipment breakdown there's a few cuts of different professional DJ's discussing their techniques and styles. Shortee then takes us through the beginnings of blending two records together and even gets into some detail of time signature, notes, beat counting and exactly what to listen for when you're beat matching. She shows us how to slow down a record or speed it up, what your audience hears vs. what you're hearing, blending records using upfaders, crossfaders as well as the eq. Throughout the video we are encouraged to trust our instincts and our gut when it comes to everything from beat matching to picking your playlist. Before we get into straight scratching. we learn everything from marking the records, which beats and sounds are good for scratching, hand position and control, turntable height, stance etc. Then she breaks down many different styles of scratching like the stab, echo, transform, the chirp, the flare, the crab and how to combine various scratches. Again the camera catches everything and Shortee's got the skills. This video isn't just for novices but also for sophomore DJ's who'd like to add different techniques to their style. The section on beat juggling shows 2 of Shortees routines as well as the basics: back spinning, tap pausing and "the walk" in creating juggle patterns. The video ends with commentary on how to shop for records, where to go, what to look for (i.e. songs that you know or cover art) and how to organize you're records in your crate. Although the delivery is a bit dry, overall this is the most detailed instructional video we've ever seen and what Shortee lacks in pizazz she makes up for with talent and a great method of teaching you how to hone your skills. -the mgmnt
The second instructional DVD from Shortee. Her first one is an all time Lab best-seller, and stands as one of the only instructional DVDs that really teaches you how to use your equipment and properly dj in all respects (not just scratching)....
expand review This one continues with more advanced lessons on mixing, scratching, and beat juggling, with lots of extra features. Includes showcases and interviews with Q-Bert, Babu, Faust, Disk, Flare, Shingo, Radar and more. -the mgmnt
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