Pro Scratch- For Digital DJs - Like Ean

[DJ_Pabloco]

So we all know that digital DJs, or controllerists, like Ean Golden can't really scratch like DJ Craze or DJ Shiftee. They move the crossfader and everything to get a perfect scratch sound. To me- it sounds like a lot of work. So I thought of another way to do.

I want to be able to press a button on any controller- in this case I have a mini midi fighter i made from a numpad- and this would be for scratch performances only. When you are holding the button down- the volume is at maximum for that deck your scratching on. However, once you let go- the volum stops. So it sounds almost exactly like the scratching crossfader technique. There is a video I found a few days later after i got the idea of a guy who actually did it,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqTIDYCmXq8

So the big question is:
HOW DO I MAP ITT

[zestoi]

not really a new idea but yep it would work - not being a scratch dj i don't know how limiting just having a button to change the volume would be.

all the guy on the video did was map a button to the volume fader for the deck, simple enough:

add in -> mixer -> volume fader

type of controller: fader/knob
interaction mode: relative
sensitivity and accel set to max
invert set
set to deck A or B

probably other ways of doing it too but this seems to work ok for me. the trick with traktor mappings is just to experiment and see what works. you'd have found what works if you'd have a go i am sure.

personally i love the way james zabeila can scratch using jogs and cross fader and then switches to using his nanopad in combination with the gator in traktor...

[jprime]

Why don't you knock off a bunch of scratch samples and rape them to all hell?

-Take a classic scratch sound like 'Ahhhhhhh'
-record it cut forward
-record it cut backward
-record 1 click
-record 2 click
-record scribble

Load the 5 samples into your deck, maybe make sure the sustain / release is cranked and fly at it with your buttons?

[Lysgaard]

one button for a fader is no problem, it's just like rocking the hamster switch like all us turntablists did back in the day. Remember, all scratch mixers have an ultra sharp fader curve.
The real problem is the responiveness and feel of the jog wheels.

[BradCee]

gater, with knob that controls cut speed as x-fader