Turntable Scratching

Turntable Scratching

Dj Hero Game Review! Scratch The Record And Turn The Tables

So you're a big fan of electronic music, and you also like videogames? If so, read this review to learn everything about one of the hottest and latest games of the moment, DJ hero!

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To make a long story short, DJ Hero is pretty much Guitar Hero... except thay you use a turntable imitation as a game controller, as opposed to a imitation guitar. Other than that, game mechanics work very much in the same way.

You know how it goes... as the music plays, so does a track comprised of three separate colors spins toward the bottom of the screen. While the track plays, you're expected to press the button matching the colors on-screen.

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There are three buttons on the turntable game controller: blue, green, and red. Besides pressing the right button, you also got to choose the right DJ'ing gesture, such as stratching, holding or pressing.

If you're a puritan, at this point you're probably spouting out "but real DJ's use TWO separate turntables". Well, that's right. And in this simplified version of DJ'ing, you also get to control two separate turntables, through either the red or blue button. Neat, uh?

Bring along your buddy DJ heroes and multiply the fun factor!

DJ Hero is a fun game if you're playing solo, and you'll have lots of fun on your own with it. However, if you want to get the most of this game, you should invite some friends to play along. This is where the game really shines, when it comes to joining a groupo of friends over a virtual DJ session / experience.

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Scratching $10 Scratching

Stanton Belt-Drive DJ Turntable - Black $149.99 This belt-drive turntable features a straight tonearm for improved tracking and scratching.

Alfred DJ's Guide to Scratching DVD $19.95 P-Love stars in this instructional film imparting his special knowledge of the turntable arts and its culture. Learn the vocabulary, the equipment, and how to do the thing from this Montreal master. Great shots of P-Love at work, spinning, scratching and melding beats and grooves. Includes interviews with other DJs too.

Alfred Dj's Guide To Scratching Dvd $19.95 P-Love stars in this instructional film imparting his special knowledge of the turntable arts and its culture. Learn the vocabulary, the equipment, and how to do the thing from this Montreal master. Great shots of P-Love at work, spinning, scratching and melding beats and grooves. Includes interviews with other DJs too.

Ortofon Q.Bert CC Twin Pack Turntable Styluses $269.99 These Ortofon Q.Bert turntable styli give you the ultimate scratching tool with supreme anti-skipping and output of 11-12mV.

Ortofon Q.Bert Cc Twin Pack Turntable Styluses $275.99 These Ortofon Q.Bert turntable styli give you the ultimate scratching tool with supreme anti-skipping and output of 11-12mV.

Gemini DJ Turntable Slipmats Pair Price MAT2BWNH $22.5 Black Felt Professional Turntable Slipmat. Two per bag. 113/4 Diameter. A must when scratching or slipcueing. Satisfaction Ensured.

Stanton T.52X Turntable $119 The Stanton T.52X is a rugged and reliable belt-drive turntable perfect for everyday use and ideal for novice to mid-level DJs. Stanton makes the T.52X turntable simple to use but has packed it with great pro features. The T.52 turntable has a straight tone arm (for DJs who want to scratch) and also includes a professional quality slipmat for better control. A convenient cloth dust cover protects your Stanton T.52X when it's not in action.Easy-to-operate belt-drive turntable with professional features Sturdy design with comfortable and practical layout Straight tone arm improves tracking for scratching 2 playback speeds (33 or 45 RPM) 2 Start/Stop switches for mix or battle setup RCA stereo outputs Manual pitch control fader (+/- 10% Adjustment) Accessories include RCA cables, slipmat, and cloth dust cover

Stanton T.52X Turntable 886830342738 $59.5 The Stanton T.52X is a rugged and reliable belt-drive turntable perfect for everyday use and ideal for novice to mid-level DJs. Stanton makes the T.52X turntable simple to use but has packed it with great pro features. The T.52 turntable has a straight tone arm (for DJs who want to scratch) and also includes a professional quality slipmat for better control. A convenient cloth dust cover protects your Stanton T.52X when it's not in action.Easy-to-operate belt-drive turntable with professional features Sturdy design with comfortable and practical layout Straight tone arm improves tracking for scratching 2 playback speeds (33 or 45 RPM) 2 Start/Stop switches for mix or battle setup RCA stereo outputs Manual pitch control fader (+/- 10% Adjustment) Accessories include RCA cables, slipmat, and cloth dust cover

Shure M44g Dj Cartridge For Scratching And Mixing $54.99 Re-created to the original M44 specs, this companion DJ cartridge to the Shure M44-7 provides an ideal balance between skip resistance and accuracy of sound reproduction for the DJ. The turntable needle is perfect for both intensive scratching and mixing.Skip resistance: very highOutput: highRecord wear: very lowSound emphasis: detailed bass and lows

Stanton Direct-Drive DJ Turntable with 500B Cartridge - Black $199.99 Make the most out of your record collection with this direct-drive turntable that features a straight tonearm for improved tracking for scratching.

The DJ's Guide to Scratching (DVD) $47.6 Canadian D.J. extraordinare P-Love stars in this instructional film meant to turn its viewer into a whiz at the turntable. P-Love covers all aspects of becoming a good DJ - from the unique vocabulary to the different types of scratching equipment. P-Love is also extremely fun to watch as he spins and scratches exuberantly, seamlessly melding different beats into one continuous song. This film teaches how to become the reigning king or queen of the dance party while having a great time! It also contains interviews with other DJ's and an overall introduction to Montreal DJ culture.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Additional Video PreviewsInteractive Features: Interactive MenusDVD-Rom Features: Internet Connectivity

Used Stanton T.52X Turntable 886830342738 $59.5 The Stanton T.52X is a rugged and reliable belt-drive turntable perfect for everyday use and ideal for novice to mid-level DJs. Stanton makes the T.52X turntable simple to use but has packed it with great pro features. The T.52 turntable has a straight tone arm (for DJs who want to scratch) and also includes a professional quality slipmat for better control. A convenient cloth dust cover protects your Stanton T.52X when it's not in action.Easy-to-operate belt-drive turntable with professional features Sturdy design with comfortable and practical layout Straight tone arm improves tracking for scratching 2 playback speeds (33 or 45 RPM) 2 Start/Stop switches for mix or battle setup RCA stereo outputs Manual pitch control fader (+/- 10% Adjustment) Accessories include RCA cables, slipmat, and cloth dust cover

Turntable Technique (DVD) $30.84 A step-by-step instructional program that teaches budding disc jockeys and turntabalists the fundamentals and basics of playing the decks. Sections on mixing, scratching, stabbing, beat matching, and flaring are all featured.

Ortofon OM Pro Single Turntable Cartridge $51.99 The Ortofon Pro OM Turntable Cartridge gives you a nice balance of fidelity and tracking ability, amd works well with all styles of music. Perfect for scratching and back-cueing, the Ortofon OM Pro cartridge's spherical stylus and solid cantilever make it a great all-purpose turntable needle. Sonically, the Ortofon OM Pro tonearm cartridge gives you a quality, flat, transparent sound across the spectrum and has good handling ability, making it the kind of affordable turntable cartridge that benefits the amateur DJ honing his skills.

Ortofon Om Pro Single Turntable Cartridge $51.99 The Ortofon Pro OM Turntable Cartridge gives you a nice balance of fidelity and tracking ability, amd works well with all styles of music. Perfect for scratching and back-cueing, the Ortofon OM Pro cartridge's spherical stylus and solid cantilever make it a great all-purpose turntable needle. Sonically, the Ortofon OM Pro tonearm cartridge gives you a quality, flat, transparent sound across the spectrum and has good handling ability, making it the kind of affordable turntable cartridge that benefits the amateur DJ honing his skills.

Turntable Bot $10 Turntable Bot

Turntable Matinee $10.49 Turntable Matinee

Turntable Technology $9.49 Turntable Technology

Scratching Cat $10 Scratching Cat

Scratching The Surface $9.49 Scratching The Surface

Ortofon Pro Concorde Turntable Cartridge Twin Pack $203.99 The Ortofon Pro Concorde is a general purpose turntable cartridge for scratch and back cueing, mounted with a spherical diamond. It achieves an output of 5.0 mV.Several Ortofon technologies make it possible to realize high sound quality and low record wear at the high tracking forces that are necessary in disco environments. DJs all over the world claim very high demands to their professional DJ equipment, among which the cartridges plays their decisive part by realizing that scratching, back-cueing, and live artistic performance are a big part of the show. Reliability and robustness is vital, when these replacement cartridges night after night will have to withstand these demands in environments with extreme sound pressure and vibration.Scratching and back-cueing impose heavy mechanical stress on the cantilever and its rubber bearing. Therefore, the Ortofon Pro Concorde cartridges are equipped with cantilevers made from aluminum tube with increased wall thickness. Special attention has also been paid to the attachment of the bearing and the design of the bearing itself. This means that rough treatment will neither damage the turntable cartridge nor degrade its stability.For easier cueing, the nose of all the Ortofon replacement cartridges have an extra large cut-out which makes the stylus freely visible from above, and further, the tip of the cantilever is fluorescent.2 Pro Concorde turntable cartridges

Turntable Technique - 2nd Edition - The Art of the DJ $40.29 Learn to play the turntable like your favorite DJs and create your own style! This essential guidebook and companion 2-record set teach you to play the turntable as a musical instrument. Use this first-ever turntable method to effectively master techniques and tricks. Includes step-by-step instructions on: setting up your equipment, scratching, beat matching, mixing, transforming, crabbing, crossfader technique, cutting and stabs. Book includes: photographs and musical exercises, tips on how the pros set up their gear for scratch mixing, and a history of DJing and hip-hop culture, plus interviews with top DJs such as: DJ Swamp (Beck), MixMaster Mike (Beastie Boys), DJ QBert (Invisibl Skratch Picklz), DJ Kuttin Kandi (5th Platoon/Anomolies), DJ A-Trak (Teenage DMC/ITF World Champion), and DJ Craze (three-time DMC World Champion). The companion records (two 7″ EPs) provide scorching grooves, phat beats, and wicked scratch material for DJs/turntablists of any level.

Chickens Scratching $34.99 Chickens Scratching - Giclee Print

Ortofon OM DJS Single Turntable Cartridge $60.99 The Ortofon OM DJS Single Cartridge has high-lateral dynamic compliance, which helps it stay in the record's groove when the going gets tough. For turntable pros unwilling to sacrifice scratchability for sound quality, even when less weight is applied, the OM DJS cartridge provides exceptional groove handling. This Ortofon tonearm cartridge's design ensures low wear on the stylus as well as accurate sound reproduction. The Ortofon OM DJS Cartridge handles back-cueing, scratching and simple playback all with the same quality results.