How I'd Learn to Scratch if I Could Start Over

How I'd Learn to Scratch if I Could Start Over | 11 Tips

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00:00 Intro
00:28 Tip #1: Expectations
01:41 Tip #2: Start with ONE piece of equipment
02:24 Tip #3: Music Theory
02:59: Tip #4: NO crossfader
03:57 Tip #5: Introduce the crossfader
04:38 Tip #6: Various BPMs
05:46 Tip #7: Study professional scratch DJs
07:24 Tip #8: Create scratch patterns
09:02 Tip #9: Scratch without thinking too much
10:22 Tip #10: Never stop learning
11:11 Tip #11: Build up your speed (Double-Time)

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@barrywatts8501 Ай бұрын

30mins every day for year or two and you will really see your progress. Keep bashing that cross fader lol

@loopdatshit Ай бұрын

Yessir. Practice makes perfect. I‘ve learned to Play the guitar and Piano by myself. All the people around me always talking about talent. I‘m dying inside with aaaall the hours of dedication i put in😄

@barrywatts8501 Ай бұрын

@loopdatshit yeah right. People don't realise how many hours people put in in pratice to get to the level they are with any musical instrument. I tried guitar but I just did not love it as much as skratching and I did not progress. Need to be dedicated and have a burning passion. You get out what you put in. Anyway you don't need me telling you. You skratch too?

@loopdatshit Ай бұрын

@@barrywatts8501 yessir, i agree 100%. and yes, i make hiphop oldschool beats and wanted to be able to scratch cuts by myself. no live dj or stuff, just acapella cuts on beats

@ignitore Ай бұрын

So true, 15 min too but it MUST be everyday, if it’s possible obviously. Scratch once a week for five hours is not the same.

@xiaofanwang2611 Ай бұрын

Learning how to scratch completely change the way I see myself as a dj , my gears, and what the art form is really about. When I’m manipulating the record, I feel I’m touching the beat, the drum, the piano, the vocal…you name it. I feel like I’m truly recreating the music I love and im so grateful that I’m no longer a human iPod but an instrumentalist😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Ahaha aye I feel that 100% 🙌🏾🙏🏾

@NOCDIB Ай бұрын

The last tip is what really took me the longest to realize. I'm at the point, now, to where I can't say that I know a scratch unless I can do it to a 300 bpm metronome.

@chrisshinakadjredikulus7898 Ай бұрын

I'm a halfway decent scratch DJ that can frestyle scratch in time and to various beats/melodies, but it took a long time. Thank you for making me feel i just wasn't really slow. I listen to music at work and I air scratch (like air guitar) to the music just for fun. I can hear what my scratching sounds like in my head over the music. It helps ALOT with my timing and freestyle patterns when I'm actually back on the turntables! Seriously, i recommend peeps learning to scratch try that. It really helps build muscle memory and you dont need any hardware to practice.

@erinallen8687 Ай бұрын

Needed this 🙌🏽

@stuartpilkington6929 Ай бұрын

Thank you Lift Off! Such an inspiration.

@Poetsoulfighter Ай бұрын

Bro is crazy down to earth with it.

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Truly appreciated G 🙏🏾

@jpescobari1778 Ай бұрын

I really needed to hear this: lower your expectations

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

💯💯 it made me progress so much more naturally when I wasn’t worried about how fast “I thought” I should be progressing

@jpescobari1778 Ай бұрын

@@DJLiftOFF facts. I also have a background in music (my favorite instrument is the drums), but man... scratching on a controller is something else! Thanks for replying! Please keep bringing the content.

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

@@jpescobari1778 ahh that’s dope to hear. And yeah man, the learning curve is real fasho. But no doubt 🙏🏾

@DJGameboy91 Ай бұрын

All great and valuable tips man 👾👾👾👾 keep rocking gang !

@jigsawsworkshopofpuzzles8934 Ай бұрын

This video was spot on. I was just thinking i need to take it back to step one, and you shared the blueprint. Thank you. Practice Practice Practice

@djkaj_2893 Ай бұрын

Og droppin 💎's imma watch this tonight

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Let’s get it 🙏🏾🙏🏾

@martinmilana.k.adjmarteens844 Ай бұрын

So helpful, Thank you so much from Martin 🇸🇪

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾 welcome! Much love

@hoanquach537 25 күн бұрын

Thank you bro!

@BenjieMoreno Ай бұрын

i appreciate you brother! thank you for this confirmations =) you and dj carlo brought me a new stage of appreciating and making awesome music for my soul. kudos! 👏🎉🙏🏾

@user-tg1op2cy7u Ай бұрын

I appreciate your videos very informative and definitely helping me on my scratch journey thank you 🙏🏽

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

You’re welcome 🙏🏾

@Rugerman205 Ай бұрын

Words of Wisdom from the Master 💪🏽

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Much appreciated 🙏🏾

@barrywatts8501 Ай бұрын

I wish I had this channel when I wS learning. But still learning after 5 years

@aronmoralez9415 Ай бұрын

Yo I appreciate your videos man. I'm a month deep into my scratching journey and I'm never gonna give up

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Appreciate the support ✊🏾 love to hear it, keep grinding!

@ZSonicSound Ай бұрын

Great tips in there! Having no expectations and practicing without the crossfader are huge and powerful tips. I read an interview with DStyles where he said if you can’t skratch without the fader then you can’t skratch. Changed my life.

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Appreciate you 🙏🏾 - that’s dope, I didn’t know he said that. But that’s absolutely right though

@bboymac84 Ай бұрын

Real gems 💎

@djdarambpro3429 Ай бұрын

We forever appreciate 😊

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Forever appreciative 🙏🏾

@AlexanderBurns-kt2sf 19 күн бұрын

Been checking out your videos for some months now man, i just got a controller with motorized jog wheels so im hoping that helps to better learn and stick with learning how to scratch as a brand new DJ. Thanks for the tips! 💪🏾💯

@DJLiftOFF 17 күн бұрын

Dope 💪🏾💪🏾 let’s get it!!

@djgemini4723 Ай бұрын

Really appreciate you bro

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

No doubt man 🙏🏾

@robtronik Ай бұрын

great video. Thanks for the guidance. Scratching is a dream of mine to be able to master the basics at least.

@AntonioCampbell Ай бұрын

Awesome tips

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

🙏🏾🙏🏾

@barrywatts8501 Ай бұрын

Lol I went straight into flares and now I'm struggling with stabs and basic stuff. Military skratch etc. Og flare is one of the best flare skratch to learn. Learning that to click pinching technic is super helpfull as it's a gateway to autobahns boomerangs etc

@graysonjung6982 Ай бұрын

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ The beginning was so funny I have been a student of liftoff scratch course for a year and 50% complete but very interesting to learn thanks from korea

@758DjCue Ай бұрын

Thank you

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

✊🏾✊🏾

@jameslawrence2291 8 күн бұрын

Yo I’m just starting to learn and these vids are 💯🔥 for me rn.

@DJLiftOFF 8 күн бұрын

🙌🏾🙌🏾 glad I can help

@sega2479 Ай бұрын

Im still a newbie Long way to go But your video kept me going

@biggcebo Ай бұрын

If you want to learn to scratch or even just proficiently use your jog wheels get a set of turntables and a small mixer. Coming from the turntable age switching to controller was simple. The points he mentioned to practice if done on turntables will transfer to the controller with ease.

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

✊🏾✊🏾 agreed

@MrSamurai36 Ай бұрын

Scratching & Cutting will become muscle memory after doing it for awhile,fingers will cramp up working the fader push past it,build up strength in hands/fingers with a stress ball I’ve seen DJs take a old fader around with them daily and practice on your job a break ,dr appt,etc

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

💯💯

@KennethSaul Ай бұрын

As a house music DJ I've always wanted to add scratch/turtablism into my mix. I think I'm about ready to really dedicate some time to honing that skill.

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

You won’t regret it. I love house man 🔥

@PageTheRageTV Ай бұрын

I'm starting over.. I'm watching your videos.. and some your are referring to.. this is how we do it! :P

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

🙌🏾🙌🏾 keep me updated!

@myster7ousdj Ай бұрын

Lower my expectations hit me right out the box

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

💯💯 being realistic with my progress and not putting too much pressure on myself is when I improved the most without any frustration

@DjGCue71 Ай бұрын

if you don't mind me asking, who were the dj's or videos that you watched when you were learning to scratch?

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Don’t mind at all! Puffy, jazzy Jeff, skratch bastid, miles Medina, craze, boogie blind. I was able to digest some of their stuff! I still watch them all the time but I can create my own stuff a lot better now.

@djrcade3088 Ай бұрын

So long did it take until you was like you're pretty comfortable with the basics.. because I'm 3 years in and I still struggle quite a bit with them

@nervtv8502 Ай бұрын

newbie here 😊🫶

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Gotta start somewhere 🙌🏾

@kamellrassas7071 Ай бұрын

What is scratching in double time?

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Essentially, everything is done 2x faster. So say you’re at a BPM of 75 and you’re doing 2 baby scratches per beat. So that’s 8 total baby scratches in 1 bar. In double time, you would do 16 baby scratches, so you’d do 2 baby scratches for every 1/2 beat.

@kamellrassas7071 Ай бұрын

@@DJLiftOFF your awesome brother! Thank you for your service!

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

@@kamellrassas7071 you’re more than welcome 🙏🏾

@vasiliszaxaropoulos8726 Ай бұрын

😮😮😮

@IphoneTsay Ай бұрын

I practice scratch everyday for 2 hours

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

@user-gp5te6po4n Ай бұрын

yeah ...can' wait for your tutoriel on boomerang scratch.

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

💪🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@DangitRomeo Ай бұрын

DJ DJ SCRATCH SCRATCH. SOMEONE MEME IT NOW!! 😂 and PBM tho 🎉

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

😂😂

@HOTMAN_DJ Ай бұрын

🫡🫡🫡

@SDwithjoy Ай бұрын

You always been help for me. Appreciate you 🫂❤️

@NOCDIB Ай бұрын

The last tip is what really took me the longest to realize. I'm at the point, now, to where I can't say that I know a scratch unless I can do it to a 300 bpm metronome.

@DJLiftOFF Ай бұрын

Yessir! That’s the thing I’m literally working on most now.