The Best Crab Scratch Tutorial on Youtube (Includes Slow Motion footage)

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The Best Crab Scratch Tutorial on KZfaq (Includes Slow Motion footage)
We're back with another "Scratches in Slow Motion" video. This time on the crab scratch. It's a tricky scratch to get down, but seeing the crab scratch up close in super slow motion should really help you get the movement down. I don't honestly practice the crab scratch myself too often, so it was good for me to practice and learn the scratch.
I actually got the request to make the tutorial from Barry Watts, one of my subscribers. So, thanks Barry for the suggestion, and I hope it helps you out!
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@Mac_Fleetwood 24 күн бұрын

That cutting time tip is bad ass. Everybody else already showed me the finger part. Now I got it! Thank you sir

@konmoe121 2 жыл бұрын

Practicing crab really helps getting smoother in general as soon as you try to combine it with other scratches. Thanks for the tutorial!

@robertwaelder 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! I love that you covered both normal and hamster style, and did a slomo version. So helpful!

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! I really like the super slow motion helps a lot doesn't it? Luckily my house mate does crabs hamster style or I wouldn't be able to do that. 😌

@richarditaliano8781 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for all your scratch content. Have learnt so much from it all. Brilliant 👌

@dcampbell3349 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for the open fader tip. Finally getting to learn to scratch. Working on basics. Hopefully I’ll add this one soon

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one! Good luck

@DV91 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. It’s taken me a long time to master it but I feel like I’m getting close and it feels good.

@mstaken4me 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say this is definitively the best breakdown of this technique I've seen. It's still infuriatingly difficult for me as a maybe 'intermediate' level turntablist, but it *really* helped it click in my head. Thanks a ton!

@SiHargreaves Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! It's one of the weirder ones to get

@barrywatts8501 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Si. Really like the tutorial. This is going to help so much. Im at that point just trying them closed as you said. Coming along ok i think. Cheers again my friend👍👍👌

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! The timing is the key, nice and slow and defined. I still practice the movement walking around town coz I'm a fidgeter. People must think I'm a weirdo.

@Audiiokidd 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been debating which new scratch to learn. I think I’m ready to try the crab now. Thanks for this tutorial!

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Why not eh? It's a cool scratch to add some variation. Thanks for watching.

@daveb8795 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! I do them with 3 fingers open fader if I’m using it as a pattern. But I commonly find myself crabbing a pullback as a transition into another pattern.

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff! Me too. I don't tend to do them on their own too much but love doing them like that. Or even on the forward, but it's much harder to catch them that way for some reason.

@ZoRosales 2 жыл бұрын

This tutorial helped it click for me thank you!!!

@GlowBeets 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid dude! Cheers!

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@georgeadams6254 Жыл бұрын

Sick guy.

@Gyrbae Жыл бұрын

2:41 How a dj tells you he's not interested

@SiHargreaves Жыл бұрын

Not sure I follow?

@DocHalliday 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I found this channel 👍🏾👍🏾 I lean towards the open fader crab style, and sometimes I'm clean, sometimes not so clean with it. The tip about aiming your fingertips towards the bottom of the fader cap is gold, I can't wait to get home from work and try it out. I strike my fingers towards the middle, and that might be why my crabs are inconsistent. Cheers! 🍻

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome!! How did you get on?

@DocHalliday 3 жыл бұрын

@@SiHargreaves My crabs have become much cleaner and more pronounced! 👍🏾👍🏾

@DJ-Justo 3 ай бұрын

Wow never thought of starting open fader crab but now that you say it I think I, usually open fader anyhow. For example ahh yea in the yea I’ll be open and start the crab.

@j0ntsang 3 жыл бұрын

Another excellent video! I have come to see Crabs as just the method to achieving quick fader movements in service of speeding up other scratches, which is why I have been spending most of my time focusing on starting / ending with them open. On their own with a drag, is basically as impressive as a transform. It can sound nice here and there but otherwise boring!

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

I agree actually. They're more of a spice scratch than a fundamental. That's why I don't practice them too much. Everything has it's place though I guess. I found it quite a challenge to only do crabs at the end, that's why the freestyle is so short lol.

@axeratedmofo 3 ай бұрын

Shameful to admit but I am one of those that learnt to crab scratch proficiently before i had a good grasp on the basics, and while it was good to know something flashy, i definitely relied on it too much and basically hit a brick wall with learning new scratches and patterns. I'm forcing myself now to start from square one to get everything else down

@oluwaseunadesola8381 3 жыл бұрын

I love dis

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

No worries!

@shink3760 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the detailed breakdown. Now let me go practice my basics...😫

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊

@salvadorvillanueva148 3 жыл бұрын

I was definitely one of those beginners that wanted to learn crabs asap, thankfully I didn't learn them until after I had the basics down. Nowadays I don't really use them, but when I do, I like pairing them with flaires. I do a 3 finger crab and scratch hamster.

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Ya it's a common pitfall, I guess it just looks and sounds super unique so people want to learn it.

@djayking256 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@sergeiorlov5096 3 жыл бұрын

Mister- your tutorials on scratching are literally the best on KZfaq. Trust me, I've seen them all)

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks! That's very kind of you to say. I wish more people were watching them, then I could focus on them more!

@sergeiorlov5096 3 жыл бұрын

@@SiHargreaves I really hope for that, and wish you to get more following!

@presise 2 ай бұрын

Im going to save this video

@vernondaniel5682 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that mixer looks good

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

It's a djm s9 with a custom faceplate on it from nmcp studio

@nicklessticksfpv 3 жыл бұрын

I use 3 fingers, i like to combine this one with the chirp scratch, dj mouss a the time was doing it so well.

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Ah I didn't try that for some reason, gonna give it a go. Thanks for watching.

@jasonmaitta4127 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! I personally do 3 fingers, open style, and hamster. 👍

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Nice nice. The 'classic' way I guess

@DrGeta666 Жыл бұрын

What kind of cut in lag do you use? I'm really finding it hard to work out what I find best, I've been learning in the world of closed fader scratches and I've had my cut in lag to 0 or 1 on a pioneer S7 and was fine but I'm finding it too shallow for crabs and open fader cuts like 2 clicks as the audio is only cut really quickly and almost unable to be heard.

@SiHargreaves Жыл бұрын

I like it short as possible really. I'd say just keep working on your technique if you're not getting s defined sound.

@daveb8795 3 жыл бұрын

What is the table that you have your gear on? Looks nice!

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

It is! It's solid as heck. I got it from my mate, who got it from Etsy somewhere. I dunno which seller, as I got it second hand. It's super solid though.

@rushdontrun 3 жыл бұрын

Mate your videos have got so good. Fucking love it.

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Ha cheers bro! That's the plan I guess. Keep boshing em out and improving.

@lavenderflowersfall280 3 жыл бұрын

Evolution crab evolution!!!!!!!

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Ha, what's the from?

@parishutcherson3663 Жыл бұрын

Can you please show me on how to do the "Matrix" scratch when you slow down while scratching?

@SiHargreaves Жыл бұрын

I've never heard of that actually. Any links to it?

@dasimsim 2 жыл бұрын

Can i do it with finger and how

@kingray7734 3 жыл бұрын

Question... Do you have to hold the fader really tight with your thumb? Like your 3 fingers are forcing the fader to move?

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

No it's more of a light touch. Just a really small pressure but yeah your fingers move your thumb so has to be weak

@kingray7734 3 жыл бұрын

@@SiHargreaves Thank you so much. Your scratch tutorials are the best I've found on KZfaq my man

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! means a lot

@tonymckeown6652 Жыл бұрын

Great now I have crabs 🦀

@SiHargreaves Жыл бұрын

Lol, the scratch I hope...?

@jgirling6890 3 жыл бұрын

After a year of scratching I've tried to learn this on and off and every time it's the same result, can do it closed..1...2...3 1...2....3 then trying it from an open or in a flare I get the 1 or the 2...3 or just a 0 😂 it's so frustrating. It's like my fingers and hand position is so comfortable hitting the other scratches then adding the crab in a little freestyle and no sounds are even made just kills me! I'd like to know how people learnt it... How long it had taken... Did they get the same problem as me.. give us your own personal feedback learning this scratch

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that really is a tricky part. May be get your twiddles clean to get the timing and then add in the extra finger again once you have the timing.

@djminos2759 2 жыл бұрын

3 on the crab for me. If it I want 4 notes I do 2 twiddles.

@vernondaniel5682 3 жыл бұрын

What mixer is that please

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

DJM S9

@thewatcher6295 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a beginner, what’s the best order to learn scratches?

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man. I've written a video about this I'm working on but it roughly goes something like; baby, scribble, Drags, forwards, backwards, Marches, transformers,Chirps, tears, flares, 2 clicker, OG flares etc... I mean there loads and lots of overlap tbh

@thewatcher6295 3 жыл бұрын

@@SiHargreaves Thanks for the quick reply. I like your scratch style . It's funky and you work with the beat and not overpower it. You use a simple generic beat and make it flow great. That is the mark of thoughtful scratching in my opinion. keep up the good work.

@ry6222 2 жыл бұрын

I tried it last night and damn I couldn’t do it man =/ will keep trying though

@SiHargreaves Жыл бұрын

How's that crab going now?

@goldenJibaku 2 жыл бұрын

How can you say best after Q-bert did a tutorial 😆🍀

@buddafingaz9403 3 жыл бұрын

Im with ya on the regular style my friend. Hamster style doesnt feel rite for me, cause my thumb doesnt like being the enforcer, my fingers do mostly when pulling off different scratches. Definitely would love to get this one down, I usually do this with two fingers, cause I can twiddle my fingers pretty fast, so thats my version... Lol... Its a work in progress rite, rite... Lol.. bahahahaha... Great video homeslice, definitely helpful, & appreciated, Respex.... 🔥💯👍🙏🎶🌎

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

lol 'the enforcer' I like that. I used to just get a credit card and crab on that all day while I was on the train and that. It's a good way to hear if you're nailing those clicks or not. No reason you can't get some practice in when you're away from your decks!

@buddafingaz9403 3 жыл бұрын

@@SiHargreaves lol... Yea for sure, thats a really good idea, I think I'll check that out. Ive been working on Boomerangs, & 1-Click Flares, & also 2-Click Flares, & im definitely making progress with the Boomerang, & 1-Click Flares, but the 2-Click Flare I can only pull off slowly rite now, when it comes out clean, & its aggrevating, cause I can't really hear the whole cool effect of the 2-Click Flare due to that very problem... Lol. I've been kinda playing around with the Joe Cooley, as well. Always been captivated by the crab skratch though, something about it, just gets me man. I love the repetitive clicks, & the cool repetitive sound it creates, while doing them forwards & backwards. But, man, when im jamming out to an instrumental, or Loop Beat, etc..., I seem to mess it up for some reason. Lol. How long you been scratching for? Very nice crabbing man, caught my attention, when scrolling thru my KZfaq videos tonite, glad I clicked on your channel brotha, its nice to meet you, im Jeff, til next time homeslice, Wicked Respex.... 💯🔥👍🙏🎶🌎

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Ah cool man. Long time now I started in 2004. Shoukd probably be better than I am by now after that amount of time. Deffo didnt practice as much as I could have over the last 5 years

@vernondaniel5682 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do that with a djm.600

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

You might struggle, I've only ever used those mixers in clubs and their crossfaders aren't the best for scratching I don't think.

@vernondaniel5682 3 жыл бұрын

Ok thank you..

@shaikhabul697 2 жыл бұрын

Hi sir I am dj a.y.b from india im staring scratching plz teach me how can i....

@SiHargreaves Жыл бұрын

Lol, the suspense

@abelmunoz2836 2 жыл бұрын

I use 4

@TheGfreshofficial 6 ай бұрын

Open 3 fingers. Was someway more easy for me to learn then closed

@SiHargreaves 6 ай бұрын

Interesting

@sinjintek 2 жыл бұрын

Long fingernails? Interesting. I clip mine close and file down smooth ..I think my crabs are hella clean 🤷🏻

@KrasavkinRomanE Жыл бұрын

Приветству братан.

@mj_nooker 3 жыл бұрын

U forgot to say, that crab must be done with RELAXED hand and fingers (because u can't do it with tense hand) and it's the main trick. That's why your guide is good (thanx!) but not the best %)

@SiHargreaves 3 жыл бұрын

Haha fair enough "the best" was a bit of a click bait title not gonna lie

@mj_nooker 3 жыл бұрын

@@SiHargreaves :)