This is 100% the best intro series to scratching on TH-cam. I love how thorough you are and you explain and show the fundamentals of playing with the sounds before just diving into things.
Hi guys, I've been extremely busy with different projects, gigs and private life and as a result I was not able to make new video's in the last two weeks. I'm back in the lab right now and the new video's are dropping asap! Thanks for the support and patience. TLM
You all prolly dont give a damn but does any of you know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot my login password. I love any tricks you can give me
@Maximus Deshawn thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Dude, you have no idea how helpful this is!!! I've been practising alone for almost a year and can't do a decent scratch because I never had anyone to teach me but because of all your lessons. I AM NOW ABLE TO SCRATCH AND LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS CORRECTLY! DAMN I'M SO HAPPY AND GRATEFUL! May God bless you DJ TLM!
Thanks again DJ TLM, I am now working on transformer cuts. Apparently, I am also not ambidextrous and having difficulty even with the basics. Still, will work on it little by litte. 👌
I'm not a scratch dj but i played around with songs and taught myself that last scratch you did having no idea that it was called the military scratch 😂. Salute
Man, this is my 2nd comment on DjTLM's video, but i been binge watching down the list on this channel. I been rhyming,writing, producing music since i was 14. And from learning how to dub my lyrics on a song using just 2 tape decks and a mixer back in the G, to mastering the 4 tracks. And now i can mixdown a song with pro tools, a laptop, and a mic better than alot of people i know with high end sound boards. And i learned all that myself cause music is my passion. Anyway, the whole DJ aspect is something i always wanted to get in to especially since my rave day's. I always had a ear for music and know bout bars, patterns,hooks, just all around groove of any song. Sorry bout this long comment its my passion down here in the N.O. but your videos is like a class session when i need a quick how too. Keep doing your thing on your channel.
Good tutorial, easy to follow. I read a comment on another video & it said the military scratch goes like this : chop, chop, baby, chop, baby, chop, chop. When you say this out loud it’s easy to understand how it’s meant to sound 😊
Thank you so much for this teachings you made a valid point in step 1 about crawling before you can walk and i think I've been walking and skipped crawling basically I just grab the cross fader and an accapella from a vinyl and try try with little results or change then frustration sets in and i leave it for a while and keep coming back trying to use the cross fader without using the baby scratch. At a point i even blamed my mixer saying it's not the right one it doesn't have enough curve etc when i get a better one I'll go hard but those were all excuses like the saying a bad worker always quarrels with his tools but you're teaching has given me hope and reassurance you're a great teacher with so much wisdom thank you TML you da man kid
Hi guys, Due to health issues I couldn't finish video's I was working on (NS7-2 review) and I can't record new video's either. I lost my voice over the weekend and that makes it a bit difficult to record stuff ;) I should be fine in a couple of days so stay tuned! For the DJ's who would like to be part of the Saturday Super Session: Join the Saturday Super Session and send me your own video!
skipped video 3 because i didnt think it was something i wanted to utilize, watching this video made me realize the importance, thank you for putting my ass in place on slowing my roll!
Thanks for your videos man. I really appreciate you. Not good yet, but I'm definitely making some progress. I'm stopping on part 4 for now. Got to get my fader and baby scratch coordination down. I have it more with the channel fader than the cross fader. Gonna keep practicing though.
Pete Beard Yup, nowadays we can find anything online. I use TH-cam all the time to find out things about everything (mostly software related). I had to learn a lot from listening to tapes and trying to emulate what I heard on the tapes ;)
Great tutorial, I'm actually a beginner controller dj. This will help me bring a different flavor to my sets . I hope you do a tutorial on crab scratching. It's very complicating for me.
Just started practicing with the fader today. Funny my left hand wants to do different things. Going to spend lots of hours just getting my left hand to work separate from my right. Very excited for the outcome though. Practice practice for sure with this one.
Thanks! Just started practicing scratching and you make it look easy because when I try it's not clean at all. Anyways I've been practicing so much my hands and arms start cramping up haha you the man tlm
This is so great. I love your scratch series. Thank-you so much for putting it together. I've been looking for something just like this, and stumbled upon your Channel thanks to a TH-cam recommendation. Now I've subscribed.
Mis felicitaciones es un excelente tutorial y por supuesto un gran maestro, la perfecta combinacion, estoy muy contento y ahora a practicar y practicar una saludo y un fuerte abrazo de aqui desde el estado de mexico
Thanks for your tutoring,brother,I’m looking forward to my birthday day gift from my wife (I already know what it is,lol)a D.J.set with the whole set up
bro, I just started learning how to scratch... today! lol You're videos are very well put together, and informative. I just got done watching the first 3. Gonna practice and check out video #4 this weekend. Thx for putting these up man! Respect
hello sir, I thank you for taking the time out to assist with these lessons. You are a awesome. In session 1 you said there was a link you would put in that we could use to practice. Can you repost that link.
Do you have a fader set up video? My main question is regarding how “tight” to adjust the cross fader. I have a Rane 72 and I’ve added some tension but I’m not sure it’s enough. Is this purely to how I like it? Being new to scratching I don’t really have a preference yet and would appreciate any input or guidance. Love the videos old and new. Thanks
What up TLM, cool videos man, much appreciated, been practicing my stab scratch, and timing, looking for videos, for a righty, my weak hand is the left hand, but, still need to find some righty videos, can't seem to find any myself, they keep pulling up lefties....lol haha. But, any advice would be extremely helpful my man , cool bro, thanks man, Much Love, Mad Respect, and Big Ups homie..... :)
Hey DjTlm, just got into DJing bout a year now and your tutorials are one of the best I've seen. My question is, which hand would you prefer on the record and fader. I'm right handed, so I heard u use your left on the record, but it feels awkward... Any advice???
Funny that you mention this. I talked about this a bit in my latest scratch tutorial video (online tomorroe). Some DJ's can do everything with both hands. It depends on the type of scratch for me though. Some scratches rely more on the fader movements and others are more about the record movement. I do some scratches on the right deck and some on the left because in some cases I prefer to have my right hand on the vinyl and other times I want my right hand on the fader.
djTLMtv Leo Amio Hey Leo, When I started, I was in the same boat. I'm right-handed, and had some trouble developing my left hand. You're always gonna notice one hand stronger than the other, but definitely practice with both, and try to focus on getting that left hand stronger. Years ago, they used to force left-handed people to write with their right hand in elementary schools (ask your grandparents about it). All you gotta do is focus on developing that off-hand, and keep practicing, and you'll get it :)
New to tour channel. Thanks for the vids. I used to dj in my late teens/early 20s & just regifted myself a pair of 1200s. I have a question if you or anyone can answer. Which vinyls are good for scratching?? Thanks!
Well, you could basically use any sound off any song, but there also something called battle records. These are vinyl records with beats and a selection of sounds put on there especially to use for scratching. Look for titles like Super Duck Breaks, Scratchy Seal, etc
Hey TLM! Loving the videos as usual! I have a couple questions about learning these techniques with small controllers which don't have LED feedback on the jog wheels. More specifically the ones for Serato, should I be looking at the virtual jog wheel or the waveform in the software? Also, do you have any tips for using small jog wheels? It sometimes feels as though I would need to use vinyl instead to have more control and make more precise movements while trying to learn these techniques...
Just got the DDJ-1000SRT and wondering what is the best way to get beats, samples, and everything else I need. Obviously, the good stuff probably cost money and that's fine with me. Looking for pro-level stuff.
Hi,great vid but i need some advice please this for me is the reason why i looked for tut videos but i still dont see anyone address this fundemental, i learned how to scratch with faders,i cannot use the crossfader as it is the opposite movement in technique to a fader (unless i goofy the decks which i cant do live performing) , to play the sound on a fader your hands seem to move outwards at the same time as outwards on the deck , but on a crossfader its the opposite, the deck hand moves outwards and away but the crossfader hand moves inwards or towards the deck, to explain what i mean simply just Air scratch now with your bare hands with an imaginary fader both your hand point upwards and both hands are doing the same movement at the same time Now air scratch with a fader now the fader hand is doing the exact opposite to play the sound,its moving inward not outwards, to unlearn this feels impossible at the moment,is there any drills you can recommend,this has been a long problem for me but i dont know how to even search the net for how to fix it Thanks in advance
This is 100% the best intro series to scratching on TH-cam. I love how thorough you are and you explain and show the fundamentals of playing with the sounds before just diving into things.
Hi guys,
I've been extremely busy with different projects, gigs and private life and as a result I was not able to make new video's in the last two weeks. I'm back in the lab right now and the new video's are dropping asap!
Thanks for the support and patience.
TLM
waitin on that ns7ii review !
subscribed, definitely a good tutorial video even for a 100% new dj / turntablist *cheers*
+djTLMtv What is the spinning 120 on your vinyl?
Those are not on his vinyl. Those are called slipmats. They are under the vinyl, so the record can spin easily. :)
yeah I realize that know i didnt know about clear vinyl tho
It's hard being the only DJ out of all my friends I literally have no one to teach me. Thank you man this helps ALOT!!
You all prolly dont give a damn but does any of you know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account?
I somehow forgot my login password. I love any tricks you can give me
@Chad Elliot Instablaster :)
@Maximus Deshawn thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Dude, you have no idea how helpful this is!!! I've been practising alone for almost a year and can't do a decent scratch because I never had anyone to teach me but because of all your lessons. I AM NOW ABLE TO SCRATCH AND LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS CORRECTLY! DAMN I'M SO HAPPY AND GRATEFUL! May God bless you DJ TLM!
Great to hear that bro!
Thanks again DJ TLM, I am now working on transformer cuts. Apparently, I am also not ambidextrous and having difficulty even with the basics. Still, will work on it little by litte. 👌
I'm not a scratch dj but i played around with songs and taught myself that last scratch you did having no idea that it was called the military scratch 😂. Salute
Man, this is my 2nd comment on DjTLM's video, but i been binge watching down the list on this channel. I been rhyming,writing, producing music since i was 14. And from learning how to dub my lyrics on a song using just 2 tape decks and a mixer back in the G, to mastering the 4 tracks. And now i can mixdown a song with pro tools, a laptop, and a mic better than alot of people i know with high end sound boards. And i learned all that myself cause music is my passion. Anyway, the whole DJ aspect is something i always wanted to get in to especially since my rave day's. I always had a ear for music and know bout bars, patterns,hooks, just all around groove of any song. Sorry bout this long comment its my passion down here in the N.O. but your videos is like a class session when i need a quick how too. Keep doing your thing on your channel.
This is by far the best scratch tutorial on youtube.
Good tutorial, easy to follow. I read a comment on another video & it said the military scratch goes like this : chop, chop, baby, chop, baby, chop, chop. When you say this out loud it’s easy to understand how it’s meant to sound 😊
Thank you so much for this teachings you made a valid point in step 1 about crawling before you can walk and i think I've been walking and skipped crawling basically I just grab the cross fader and an accapella from a vinyl and try try with little results or change then frustration sets in and i leave it for a while and keep coming back trying to use the cross fader without using the baby scratch. At a point i even blamed my mixer saying it's not the right one it doesn't have enough curve etc when i get a better one I'll go hard but those were all excuses like the saying a bad worker always quarrels with his tools but you're teaching has given me hope and reassurance you're a great teacher with so much wisdom thank you TML you da man kid
You are going straight to heaven......Best Dj tech channel ever.......
Hi guys,
Due to health issues I couldn't finish video's I was working on (NS7-2 review) and I can't record new video's either. I lost my voice over the weekend and that makes it a bit difficult to record stuff ;)
I should be fine in a couple of days so stay tuned!
For the DJ's who would like to be part of the Saturday Super Session: Join the Saturday Super Session and send me your own video!
skipped video 3 because i didnt think it was something i wanted to utilize, watching this video made me realize the importance, thank you for putting my ass in place on slowing my roll!
Hah, all good bro! We all want to run before we learn how to walk, but taking it slow will lead to better results in the end
Glad I bumped into you. Scratching was the one thing I still had on my bucket list for Dj's!
These tutorials are really really good, you're a great teacher. Keep it up!
Am progressing so much thx to your tutos ! the bests on yt so far !
i just wanna thank you for sharing your knowledge, It's helping me take my Djing to another level…
Thanks for your videos man. I really appreciate you. Not good yet, but I'm definitely making some progress. I'm stopping on part 4 for now. Got to get my fader and baby scratch coordination down. I have it more with the channel fader than the cross fader. Gonna keep practicing though.
Dude I just love ur tutorials helped me a lot
Im 12 and I can mix with 4 pioneers and I can scratch now thnx to you man
This Series Is DOPE I have been a DJ for over 20 years and never though of scratching LOL but this series really makes it easy thanks
thanks brother for the time to give us the best tutorial series....
Thanks for yours tutorials bro! I really love them. They are very usefull! You make a huge labour doing this and improving the Hip Hop culture. LUV!
+Jesus garcia Thanks man!
Wish we had TH-cam 20 years ago. Took me years of practice. Your videos are spot on 😆
Pete Beard Yup, nowadays we can find anything online. I use TH-cam all the time to find out things about everything (mostly software related).
I had to learn a lot from listening to tapes and trying to emulate what I heard on the tapes ;)
I feel like I should send you a check!
Jack Chapman Feel free :)
Jack Chapman real talk
Great tutorial, I'm actually a beginner controller dj. This will help me bring a different flavor to my sets . I hope you do a tutorial on crab scratching. It's very complicating for me.
Just started practicing with the fader today. Funny my left hand wants to do different things. Going to spend lots of hours just getting my left hand to work separate from my right. Very excited for the outcome though. Practice practice for sure with this one.
same here did u overcome it???
You opened up a whole new world for me G Thanks DJ 2Lo
Cool!
Nobody breaks it down like djTLM thanks a million 🙏
Have listened well and I will keep on practicing thanks for your tutorial
Seriously wicked videos. I've just started, but your clear, precise and sick. Thank you.
i still love these!!! im practicing and watching all the way in nz!!!!
Salute👊🏾
man i really like your videos. im just starting out and im serious about becoming a dj so thank you so much for these videos
Thanks! Just started practicing scratching and you make it look easy because when I try it's not clean at all. Anyways I've been practicing so much my hands and arms start cramping up haha you the man tlm
This was great TLM..... I really appreciate these videos man!!! Keep em coming and keep spinnin bro!!!
This is so great. I love your scratch series. Thank-you so much for putting it together. I've been looking for something just like this, and stumbled upon your Channel thanks to a TH-cam recommendation. Now I've subscribed.
Excellent Tutorials Bro.. I think The Best I've Seen On TH-cam...Definitely A Master Of Your Craft...This Beat Has a little Naughty By Nature To It...
Youre so Very Generous for Sharing this Tutorials😊 Thank You😊🙏🏻
Very useful my friend i have learned a lot lately with your tutorils thanx for your help
Great.. will take my time to learn this one.. thanks for great instruction
👍🏾👍🏾
I'm a big fan bro really helpful your tutorials!! salutes from Costa Rica!.
+Sebastian “Dj Sounds” Bent Salute
Hope you wont be tired of sharing your knowledge on djing djtlm :)
Mis felicitaciones es un excelente tutorial y por supuesto un gran maestro, la perfecta combinacion, estoy muy contento y ahora a practicar y practicar una saludo y un fuerte abrazo de aqui desde el estado de mexico
thank you ! I'm just starting out and this will be very helpful and showed me how fun scratching is too!
The best teacher 👌👏🤓🤙
trust me
thanks to you DjTlm! very helpful tutorials:)!
I love you tlm your videos really helped me a lot❤️
Hey this is awesome! Im doing dance music now ..EDM stuff..But this is awesome! much love!!!
great work tlm! keep up so that we can learn and practise the "craft"!!!
Thanks for your tutoring,brother,I’m looking forward to my birthday day gift from my wife (I already know what it is,lol)a D.J.set with the whole set up
Great series 💯💯
Dj Tlm you are a Great teacher: )
Love your work Sir.
Wish your videos were filmed from behind you. Would be cool see things from your view. Love your tuts
Actually, only these old tutorials were filmed from the front. All later tutorials were filmed from the opposite angle
Nice videos, really good insight for beginners.
bro, I just started learning how to scratch... today! lol You're videos are very well put together, and informative. I just got done watching the first 3. Gonna practice and check out video #4 this weekend. Thx for putting these up man! Respect
hello sir, I thank you for taking the time out to assist with these lessons. You are a awesome. In session 1 you said there was a link you would put in that we could use to practice. Can you repost that link.
Your nice on the decks bro. Appreciate this!
my fav dj on here
Thanks a lot for u're tutorials man, they are awesome! Keep them comin'!
cheers dude, your tutorials and explanations are really helpful..
Peace, Love, and dope beats, thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge I'm a beginner DJ.
Thanks bro!!! easy and good way for explain the things!! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME BRO
+lejosounds Glad I could help
You’re the BEST!!! Omg I can’t wait!!!
dis is really helpful and i needed this
Wow, you just helped me so much with this vid! Thanks a lot!
so helpful man thank you !! cant wait to give these a try
Thx alot man for your tutorials. You really helped me getting started!!
Ur the best i learn a lot from ur videos!
You are an excellent instructor!
Thanks so much for these videos.Helping a lot!!😃
+Liam Middleton Great!
Do you have a fader set up video? My main question is regarding how “tight” to adjust the cross fader. I have a Rane 72 and I’ve added some tension but I’m not sure it’s enough. Is this purely to how I like it? Being new to scratching I don’t really have a preference yet and would appreciate any input or guidance. Love the videos old and new. Thanks
thanks for yours tutorials brother
Very helpfull tutorials, thanks bro!
You are a great teacher, thank you!
Thx man..... your videos been so useful tome
so nice! thanks master for your class
What up TLM, cool videos man, much appreciated, been practicing my stab scratch, and timing, looking for videos, for a righty, my weak hand is the left hand, but, still need to find some righty videos, can't seem to find any myself, they keep pulling up lefties....lol haha. But, any advice would be extremely helpful my man , cool bro, thanks man, Much Love, Mad Respect, and Big Ups homie..... :)
Hey DjTlm, just got into DJing bout a year now and your tutorials are one of the best I've seen. My question is, which hand would you prefer on the record and fader. I'm right handed, so I heard u use your left on the record, but it feels awkward... Any advice???
Funny that you mention this. I talked about this a bit in my latest scratch tutorial video (online tomorroe).
Some DJ's can do everything with both hands. It depends on the type of scratch for me though. Some scratches rely more on the fader movements and others are more about the record movement. I do some scratches on the right deck and some on the left because in some cases I prefer to have my right hand on the vinyl and other times I want my right hand on the fader.
djTLMtv Leo Amio Hey Leo,
When I started, I was in the same boat. I'm right-handed, and had some trouble developing my left hand.
You're always gonna notice one hand stronger than the other, but definitely practice with both, and try to focus on getting that left hand stronger.
Years ago, they used to force left-handed people to write with their right hand in elementary schools (ask your grandparents about it). All you gotta do is focus on developing that off-hand, and keep practicing, and you'll get it :)
I got more out of 4 tutorials than I got on my own out of 20 years of owning a pair of vestax decks and mixer
U know how to take time in evrthing you Do ..... Thumbs Up
Nice tutorial!
Should you use your dominant hand to control the platter or the crossfader
Good tutorial. Thanks!
diggin that Excursions record you got back there ;)
i love this set
tres cool je suis vos vidéos et j'apprend , merci pour les cours
Awesome info man, thanx.
WTFFF! I watched this video 5 hours ago and now I feel like a pro! 🤣 (obviously im not but i learned a few scratches by my one)
New to tour channel. Thanks for the vids. I used to dj in my late teens/early 20s & just regifted myself a pair of 1200s. I have a question if you or anyone can answer. Which vinyls are good for scratching?? Thanks!
Well, you could basically use any sound off any song, but there also something called battle records. These are vinyl records with beats and a selection of sounds put on there especially to use for scratching. Look for titles like Super Duck Breaks, Scratchy Seal, etc
@@djTLMtv thank you!
dj tlm love your videos man I like those s120s though how much weight do you use
Hey TLM! Loving the videos as usual! I have a couple questions about learning these techniques with small controllers which don't have LED feedback on the jog wheels. More specifically the ones for Serato, should I be looking at the virtual jog wheel or the waveform in the software? Also, do you have any tips for using small jog wheels? It sometimes feels as though I would need to use vinyl instead to have more control and make more precise movements while trying to learn these techniques...
Just got the DDJ-1000SRT and wondering what is the best way to get beats, samples, and everything else I need. Obviously, the good stuff probably cost money and that's fine with me. Looking for pro-level stuff.
Decent! Now I know where I'm going wrong..... 😂
These are so helpful omggggg
Is using the transformer button instead of a crossfader frowned upon? obviously it's more limiting than using the crossfader but it's damn useful
Hi,great vid but i need some advice please
this for me is the reason why i looked for tut videos but i still dont see anyone address this fundemental,
i learned how to scratch with faders,i cannot use the crossfader as it is the opposite movement in technique to a fader
(unless i goofy the decks which i cant do live performing) ,
to play the sound on a fader your hands seem to move outwards at the same time as outwards on the deck ,
but on a crossfader its the opposite,
the deck hand moves outwards and away but the crossfader hand moves inwards or towards the deck,
to explain what i mean simply just Air scratch now with your bare hands with an imaginary fader
both your hand point upwards and both hands are doing the same movement at the same time
Now air scratch with a fader
now the fader hand is doing the exact opposite to play the sound,its moving inward not outwards,
to unlearn this feels impossible at the moment,is there any drills you can recommend,this has been a long problem for me but i dont know how to even search the net for how to fix it
Thanks in advance
Thx again for the forth time!!!
Thx for the great Tutorials
Man! You are awesome!
Thanks for your help man!
yo, your beat ''session 04 beat''......this is gooood shit!!! good stuff👌👌👌👌👌