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slip mat - piece of felt between record + turntable
try to keep the beat
1970s-disco-era "beat matching" different tempos of 2 songs, you can control turntable speed to match tempos of 2 different songs
70s to 90s-"beat matching" was dominant style of DJing
felt like 1 continuous song, made possible by innovations in technology (control of turntable speed) - pitch control
hiphop emerges from this
"scratch" - moving record back and forth under stylus, invented by DJ Theodore
turntables became instruments themselves
"catching the break" repeats creating a loop
demo of catching the break
Cool Hurt [[Herc]], Bronx, NY - repeated breaks to make them longer
"break"-vocals dropout
Creating an instrumental piece - deconstructing a song DJs choose parts they want
"baby scratch" - 1st scratch, moving record back and forth
"cross fader" - determines which side sound comes from
"chirping" "transforming"
stutter effect - come from using cross fader
"flare scratch" - opening and cutting off sound - more hyperactive (rhythmic + stylistic opening and cutting off)
combination of several techniques demonstration 15:19
hiphop style scratching, looping, disco style mixing (no break in tempo)
DJs learn from one another (oral tradition handed down from older DJs to younger ones)
"house" era - mastering of beat matching, long overlaps, mixing is seamless
strong "house" music scene today - but is an underground style
house - techno - hiphop influence
heavy mat on turntables used to prevent vibrations but it is sticky
to counter that felt mat was invented 70s, don't know who invented it
modern DJ mixer - 2 channels
Juan Atkins - techno DJ - 4 turntable mix