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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