ok...i have been looking into scratching since like last year....and im getting my job this month..i start real soon...and i want to do digital scratching...but i really dont know what commponets are involved...i saw this like digital scratch-pad....with like a touch pad and like pitch control you hook to your computer thru usb....but are you suposed to do it with cd's and stuff....please tell me what items are involved for digital scratching...much thanks to the people that help out..peace...-Paul

I know the item that you speak of, and trust me.....Alright, we aren't supposed to speak about or knock the competition in this forum but really, that item really sucks, badly. There is a reason it is being blown out everywhere. Anyway, if you want to get into digital scratching, you would be good to start with getting a pro scratch 2 and a qd-5 mixer to start with, then you could hook up a discman to provide the beats to scratch over. Beyond that I'm sure the other folks in this forum have something more useful to contribute.
Drew

ok every were i looked at Pro Scratch 2's there was always like two in the picture ....so does that i need two...or is the cd player providing for the other beats right now....cuz im confused lol....thanks for your help professor its much appretiated...peace

Welcome!

Usually, the setup is 2 decks and a mixer in the middle. The mixer combines the sounds of the two decks.
However, if you are on a tight budget, you could get just one ProScratch 2 (PS2), a mixer, and a portable compact disc player just to play music/beats on. You could also get a less expensive mixer (not nocking the Q-D5, it's friggin' awesome) to save some money too. So, at the least, you would need one ProScratch 2 and a mixer, and your portable CD player.
But, for maximum creativity and fun, you would need two ProScratch 2's and a mixer.

This is what most rigs look like:


You would could just connect the output of the mixer to your home stereo, or just listen though headphones.

If it's possible, you may want to find a local dealer to check this stuff out in person. It makes a lot more sense when you see 'live'.

Check out the Turntable/Beatmixing section. There have been several posts on CD scratching.

Good luck!

yea Pro Scratch's are real nice. You will be happy with them.

does the other portable cd player have to be a cd player...can i use my 20gb mp3 player instead...and i will not be able to afford both ps2's right away so im going to use one and a cd/mp3(if possable) but thanks for the help

oh oh oh...and what are your peoples favorite DJ sites with info and other stuff....preferably with digital mixing/scratching...and do you know of any free mail order catalogs i can sign up for that has dj stuff in it...thanks!

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Originally posted by FreShJuGGaLo17:
[qb] does the other portable cd player have to be a cd player...can i use my 20gb mp3 player instead...and i will not be able to afford both ps2's right away so im going to use one and a cd/mp3(if possable) but thanks for the help [/qb]

You can hook whatever else you want up to the mixer, via any line level source or phono source. An mp3 player would work fine.

First and foremost, do you actually understand the concept of scratching, that is, do you know what the dj is doing? Do you know exactly what you want to do? You have to understand many things before you jump out and buy something.

I personally would learn to mix first, then learn to mix and scratch. Thats just me

no i really dont know what he is doing...i have idea's but if you would like to clear it up....that would be great...and of course im going to reasearch about it....and thanks for the mixing first tip...ill be sure to do it that way...well because it sounds more resonible...and im going to have to get used to my equipment...so please keep posting thanks!

Like said the first thing you need to do is select a system. I would say go to the closest distrubutor of ADJ products and test some out. The system is key! You need to get a system that has the feel YOU want, thus you can work w/ it, and learn it, backwards and forwards. Peace.