- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: G. Schirmer; Package edition (10 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 063401434X
- ISBN-13: 978-0634014345
- Product Dimensions: 31.2 x 30.5 x 0.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,105,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Learn to play the turntable like your favorite DJs and create your own style! This essential guidebook and companion 2-record set teaches you to play the turntable as a musical instrument. Using this first-ever turntable method, techniques and tricks can be mastered quickly and effectively. Step-by-step instructions on: Scratching, Beat Matching, Mixing, The Transformer, The Crab, Crossfader Technique, Cutting, 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. Featuring interviews with top DJs including: 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), DJ Craze (three-time DMC World Champion). The companion records provide scorching grooves, phat beats, and wicked scratch material for DJs/turntablists of any level. Use two copies to beat match the first two tracks on side one (both at 110.4 bpm) and create your own crossfader remixes. Play along with the scratching exercises on side two.
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37 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is perfect for begginner and ammateur Djs alike, it comes with two viynls to practice with. This is just the first in a series apparently and frankly I can't wait, however to make the most of this you will need to have a system stup to so the exercises etc. so in summary- BUY THIS BOOK
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book is very useful for beginner Djs and full of good tips, it comes with 2 identical vinyls to accompany the tutorials. A must for any one starting out. The book has step-by-step tutorials that cover, Scratching, Beat Matching, Mixing, Crossfader Techniques, Stabs and many other dj Techniques.
The only down side to this book are that the accompanying vinyl are of very poor quality, the ones that came with mine were slightly warped and bent, but still just about usable.
Again a must have for any new Dj starting out, best book I've bought so far.
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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
A must for new DJ's!
19 May 2001
Format:Paperback
This book is an awesome reference for the new DJ. It comes with 2 albums that are exactly the same, so as you can learn to beat-match and scratch properly. It has alot of good tips and pointers, and really is a great help. My only criticism is that the info on beatmatching is a bit limited, as this book is for the budding scratcher, and it has heaps of info on scratching. Maybe in the next publication Stephen Webber will remeber to put down that the easiest way to get the beats together is to listen to the bass drum. Other than that, this book is great, and I think Stevie boy has done a good job. DJ Zanshin (Australia)
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Good Guide for Beginners
26 April 2001
Format:Paperback
Turntable Technique is the answer to most beginners who are shy, and don't know who to go to for help, and also, is just a good textbook for any beginning DJ or Turntablist. It has interviews with several Turntablist gurus including Mixmaster Mike. It provides good insight on how to start out, and will allow many spinners (DJs) to progress from there. There really is no equvalent to this that I have seen, and I think this is a really great product. WAY TO GO!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
The Industry Standard
8 Jun 2003
Format:Paperback
I began scratching two years ago using this book, and progressed faster through the basics than any of my friends who started at about the same time. Now I use this book to teach others. It breaks things down into easy to follow and clear descriptions, something that no video I own bothers to do.
The interviews are also dope; QBert, Swamp, Mixmaster Mike, Craze, Atrac, and Kuttin Kandi all have interesting stories to tell.
There is also a short history of the hip-hop DJ, which is stuff everyone should know if you're going to DJ.
The two pieces of vinyl that come with the book have some great samples for scratching and two cuts for beatmatching.
I especially enjoy teaching with this book, it makes it easy for my students to make progress between lessons. It also includes some traditional music notation, which gives me a clear vocabulary to talk to my students with.
If you're starting out this book is excellent.
It works!
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