>> DJ Craze's - Mix and Scratch Workshop
>> Lesson 4

The Flare
Now we're gonna move on to more difficult scratches. We're gonna start with a scratch called the flare. It's an imaginary scratch because it sounds faster than I really am. When you scratch you start with start with the fader off. So right now you don't hear me moving the record. But here, you hear me moving the record. With this scratch I start with the fader on, I don't start with it off. I do the same as I was doing but I start with the fader on... that's why it's called an illusion scratch.

The Single Flare
Just like the flare but instead of just going on and off, you skip one on and off. Because when I'm doing this, obviously I'm going... 1,2,1,2,1,2,1. With the flare I'm only doing 1 and I'm starting with the fader on.

The Crab
This is one scratch I don't recommend you learn first. If you try to run before you can walk, you're gonna fall. What I'm basically doing is snapping all my fingers on my thumb. So it's like - the pinky, the other finger, the middle finger and the pointer finger, but I'm snapping them all on the fader. So what I do with the cut is move it forward and backwards. When I'm doing the crab all I'm doing is applying a little pressure on my thumb. And like I said, you snap your fingers on the fader.

Those were the four lessons on how to mix, set up your needles, scratch, look for samples and beat match. The only way you're gonna become a good DJ is if you put hours into it. So make sure you stay home, lock yourself up, become a little nerd and you'll be good one day. That's the only way. Practice makes perfect - believe that.