Feb 22, 2010 - omg there is so much to learrrnnn :/
bizzyfingers Says:
Dec 4, 2009 - ive had one and would not recommend a qfo to anyone, the build quality is shoddy, the headphone amp broke after a month, there is a power cap inside which is underrated which means most will fail i.e have no power at all... i was not happy, when you open one up you realise (im in the electronics industry) how bad it really is.
sparda9060 Says:
Nov 30, 2009 - its way too technical so if you just try half assed everything will sound like shit. you have to know the exact technique in order to make the sounds you hear in this video and many others. a good example is how tom morello fucks around to make sounds with his guitar.
prosanctusinferi Says:
Nov 6, 2009 - this was directed at chiodos82. are you in a nu-metal band? cuz that shit suuuuuuucks. good luck with it tho.
prosanctusinferi Says:
Nov 6, 2009 - if all you are doing is "scratching" (making the wikka wikka sound) buy one turn table and a mixer. you will plug that into the bands PA just like it was another instrument/mic. they play music and you "wikka wikka" right along. obviously there is more to the art of scratching than that, but this should answer your question.
pakostar111 Says:
Oct 27, 2009 - i recommend to you vestax qfo ,you have mixer with it .all in one.
codedhackertron12 Says:
Oct 15, 2009 - you can dothat buy buying a mixer and a turntable scratch in peace or you can get a package with cost less because seperate a turntable cost 600-1000 and the mixir is 900 but a package is 276-400
proflolsworthy Says:
Sep 22, 2009 - @ juli0v: You can get special records called Battle Records/Weapons. There are loads to choose from but they all have the basic sounds like 'aaaaaah' 'fresh' and 'scratch' on them. Most have beats on the B-side and there are some that have unskipable sounds. Go to any good record store and look for Dirt Style or DJ Rectangle Battle Weapons. Also it's a good idea to buy 2 copies so you can practice beat juggling or just cut over the breaks on the B-side.
proflolsworthy Says:
Sep 22, 2009 - If you just want to scratch and not juggle beats you could just buy one turntable and a mixer. If you take the vinyl route then a Technics SL1210 or Vestax PDX would be good choice but a CD deck isn't a dumb choice either. You can manipulate CDJs just the same (they have a little jog wheel control) and you can burn whatever sounds you want to a CD which is a lot cheaper than cutting or pressing custom vinyl. Personally I don't like the middle ground of Serato, just opt for vinyl or digital.
winterpiss Says:
Sep 11, 2009 - Get a Numark ttx usb+Numark dxm pro and perhaps serato scratch soundcard with timecode vinyls and software or native instruments traktor scratch with timecode vinyls and software.. ;)
chiodos82 Says:
Sep 7, 2009 - all i want to know is can i buy a set of turntbales and just scratch? i dnt wwant to remix songs or anything like that i just want to have my band play and i can learn how to scratch on my own but apparently they have em where u put in a cd and u scratch to the song i just want to move the friggin record and have a turntable sound i prob sound retarted but idk alot about this stuff
amino0o Says:
Sep 1, 2009 - Advise to all people who want to get into this type of scratching : There is a new system called Traktor scratch Duo ( google it ) which allows you to play ANY track on your pc on VINYL turntables, so you dont have to order vinyls , and some beats dont exist. with this system you can plug your turntables into a PC and play music from ur pc on ur vinyls!
juli0v Says:
Aug 30, 2009 - where do they get the track that they scratch with?
SplitGenetics Says:
Aug 11, 2009 - not worth it.
RonBrasco Says:
Aug 4, 2009 - you can buy packages for a decent price, just make sure there direct drive and not belt drivin.
younger619 Says:
Jul 15, 2009 - good advice. since im a beginner i dont know if i wana buy something that expensive. i saw the stanton t62. also i found a mixer, the numark x6. what say? and i wana run it off torq. is there any more advice?
fiend4dnb Says:
Jul 15, 2009 - yeah no problems, if you do buy technic 1200's second hand, just check that the anti skate is still working good, there are a couple of videos up on here teaching you how to check if theyre still good, at the end of the day though, you have to start somewhere! just dont buy CDJ's, real djs spin vinyl!~!
younger619 Says:
Jul 14, 2009 - thx alot guys
fiend4dnb Says:
Jul 14, 2009 - numark m1 is like $100, you get what you pay for, dont get me wrong if you want to scratch, just go get some decks and start having fun, thats what its all about.. but ya m1 wont last forever! maybe 6 months, you'll be replacing the faders alot!
younger619 Says:
Jul 14, 2009 - what about 1200s with numark m1?
fiend4dnb Says:
Jul 5, 2009 - if you want to scratch, get technics 1200/1210's turntables or vestax pdx 2000 or 3000...and get a vestax mixer or a rane ttm 56 mixer...
Slayed719 Says:
Jun 21, 2009 - any suggestions on wat kind of table and mixer to get for a new comer?
soopershane94 Says:
Jun 11, 2009 - the vinyl they're using is super seal 2 by dj q-bert
soopershane94 Says:
Jun 11, 2009 - basically on one table you will have a record playing just drum samples or other beats such as an artists instrumentals. on the other table (the one you are scratching) you can scratch with anything however, it is best if the record is just of breaks (repeated samples of the same sound) each one of these having the same sample repeated many times before a new sound is introduced. the record they are using here is "super seal 2 by dj q-bert"
rickyparrish17 Says:
May 19, 2009 - you have one track playing the beat and the music and then you scratch the music on the other disk. alot of the time the scratch disk is full of samples n stuff. i think
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QiddWickedd Says:
Feb 22, 2010 - omg there is so much to learrrnnn :/
bizzyfingers Says:
Dec 4, 2009 - ive had one and would not recommend a qfo to anyone, the build quality is shoddy, the headphone amp broke after a month, there is a power cap inside which is underrated which means most will fail i.e have no power at all... i was not happy, when you open one up you realise (im in the electronics industry) how bad it really is.
sparda9060 Says:
Nov 30, 2009 - its way too technical so if you just try half assed everything will sound like shit. you have to know the exact technique in order to make the sounds you hear in this video and many others. a good example is how tom morello fucks around to make sounds with his guitar.
prosanctusinferi Says:
Nov 6, 2009 - this was directed at chiodos82. are you in a nu-metal band? cuz that shit suuuuuuucks. good luck with it tho.
prosanctusinferi Says:
Nov 6, 2009 - if all you are doing is "scratching" (making the wikka wikka sound) buy one turn table and a mixer. you will plug that into the bands PA just like it was another instrument/mic. they play music and you "wikka wikka" right along. obviously there is more to the art of scratching than that, but this should answer your question.
pakostar111 Says:
Oct 27, 2009 - i recommend to you vestax qfo ,you have mixer with it .all in one.
codedhackertron12 Says:
Oct 15, 2009 - you can dothat buy buying a mixer and a turntable scratch in peace or you can get a package with cost less because seperate a turntable cost 600-1000 and the mixir is 900 but a package is 276-400
proflolsworthy Says:
Sep 22, 2009 - @ juli0v: You can get special records called Battle Records/Weapons. There are loads to choose from but they all have the basic sounds like 'aaaaaah' 'fresh' and 'scratch' on them. Most have beats on the B-side and there are some that have unskipable sounds. Go to any good record store and look for Dirt Style or DJ Rectangle Battle Weapons. Also it's a good idea to buy 2 copies so you can practice beat juggling or just cut over the breaks on the B-side.
proflolsworthy Says:
Sep 22, 2009 - If you just want to scratch and not juggle beats you could just buy one turntable and a mixer. If you take the vinyl route then a Technics SL1210 or Vestax PDX would be good choice but a CD deck isn't a dumb choice either. You can manipulate CDJs just the same (they have a little jog wheel control) and you can burn whatever sounds you want to a CD which is a lot cheaper than cutting or pressing custom vinyl. Personally I don't like the middle ground of Serato, just opt for vinyl or digital.
winterpiss Says:
Sep 11, 2009 - Get a Numark ttx usb+Numark dxm pro and perhaps serato scratch soundcard with timecode vinyls and software or native instruments traktor scratch with timecode vinyls and software.. ;)
chiodos82 Says:
Sep 7, 2009 - all i want to know is can i buy a set of turntbales and just scratch? i dnt wwant to remix songs or anything like that i just want to have my band play and i can learn how to scratch on my own but apparently they have em where u put in a cd and u scratch to the song i just want to move the friggin record and have a turntable sound i prob sound retarted but idk alot about this stuff
amino0o Says:
Sep 1, 2009 - Advise to all people who want to get into this type of scratching : There is a new system called Traktor scratch Duo ( google it ) which allows you to play ANY track on your pc on VINYL turntables, so you dont have to order vinyls , and some beats dont exist. with this system you can plug your turntables into a PC and play music from ur pc on ur vinyls!
juli0v Says:
Aug 30, 2009 - where do they get the track that they scratch with?
SplitGenetics Says:
Aug 11, 2009 - not worth it.
RonBrasco Says:
Aug 4, 2009 - you can buy packages for a decent price, just make sure there direct drive and not belt drivin.
younger619 Says:
Jul 15, 2009 - good advice. since im a beginner i dont know if i wana buy something that expensive. i saw the stanton t62. also i found a mixer, the numark x6. what say? and i wana run it off torq. is there any more advice?
fiend4dnb Says:
Jul 15, 2009 - yeah no problems, if you do buy technic 1200's second hand, just check that the anti skate is still working good, there are a couple of videos up on here teaching you how to check if theyre still good, at the end of the day though, you have to start somewhere! just dont buy CDJ's, real djs spin vinyl!~!
younger619 Says:
Jul 14, 2009 - thx alot guys
fiend4dnb Says:
Jul 14, 2009 - numark m1 is like $100, you get what you pay for, dont get me wrong if you want to scratch, just go get some decks and start having fun, thats what its all about.. but ya m1 wont last forever! maybe 6 months, you'll be replacing the faders alot!
younger619 Says:
Jul 14, 2009 - what about 1200s with numark m1?
fiend4dnb Says:
Jul 5, 2009 - if you want to scratch, get technics 1200/1210's turntables or vestax pdx 2000 or 3000...and get a vestax mixer or a rane ttm 56 mixer...
Slayed719 Says:
Jun 21, 2009 - any suggestions on wat kind of table and mixer to get for a new comer?
soopershane94 Says:
Jun 11, 2009 - the vinyl they're using is super seal 2 by dj q-bert
soopershane94 Says:
Jun 11, 2009 - basically on one table you will have a record playing just drum samples or other beats such as an artists instrumentals. on the other table (the one you are scratching) you can scratch with anything however, it is best if the record is just of breaks (repeated samples of the same sound) each one of these having the same sample repeated many times before a new sound is introduced. the record they are using here is "super seal 2 by dj q-bert"
rickyparrish17 Says:
May 19, 2009 - you have one track playing the beat and the music and then you scratch the music on the other disk. alot of the time the scratch disk is full of samples n stuff. i think