7 Scratching Mistakes I MADE 😓 Scratch DJ Fails You Should Avoid!!

7 Scratching Mistakes I MADE 😓 Scratch DJ Fails You Should Avoid!!
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Start 0:00
Learning Too Many Techniques at Once 0:42
Not Counting Beats & Bars 2:42
Not Listening to the Beat 3:02
Not Practicing Over Every Tempo 3:40
Practicing for Speed but not Control 4:40
Not Practicing Scratches in Reverse 5:50
Only Practicing with Ahh and Fresh 7:18
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[@lindsaymaria2876]

Really great advice. I just discovered this channel and so far really impressed with how good the content is. I’ve been guilty of rushing through the fundamentals and am having a great time getting funky on them. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@SiHargreaves]

Thank you! I mean I watch nuff KZbin so the content should be good haha

[@overcaca22]

This is the youtube channel I've been looking for for years. Great work man !

[@SiHargreaves]

Wow, thanks! What content exactly would you like to see more of?

[@overcaca22]

@@SiHargreaves I like when djs or artists upload contents that show or explain the process they went through in order to reach an advanced level in their craft. As a novice or intermediate, you often ask yourself how someone better than you surpassed the level you're stuck at. It's pretty unusual to see. You see a lot of videos in which artists showcase their skills, but not so much where they tell about the journey behind it. It's super nice and motivating but you don't learn that much. So I like the concept of the channel, the emphasis is more on the "how" rather than the "what", and you speak about your own experiences. Great stuff

[@alphaza76]

I'm guilty of most of these mistakes. I've been DJ'ing for over 20 years, but only got serious about scratching 8 years ago - I often watch this video (over and over again!) to remind myself to improve on these mistakes. My cuts are a constant (very slow!) work in progress. I think you're a really dope DJ and your content is real quality. Its clear you're really passionate about The Craft - it shows in both your theory and the execution of your cuts. You're the real deal and deserve a much bigger audience than you have on this platform.... Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@daric_]

Great tips for newbies and reminders for oldies! I try to warm up with babies to the beat I am starting with to fit the sound and get synced in with the vibe before trying to get technical.

[@croknok4281]

Great advice!

[@analyticalacid1733]

Great job, bruh! Thank u a lot!

[@DjDeepsea]

Thanks sir 4 the very detailed and exhaustive explaination. I keep following your channel and every video you post is awesome. Chapeau. Greetings from Italy

[@inmune593]

I needed this. Felt stuck for a while but gotta get back at it. Thanx a lot!

[@GaurangRShah]

really interesting work. also looking forward to the mindmap

[@techsavvyhero]

Great video full of valuable knowledge! Thanks! I'm subscribed :)

[@Phoenix-xn3sf]

I have always been vaguely aware of these traps in my 25 years of scratching, but not enough to always actively avoid them. Especially the first 2, with not counting bars as my main weakness (I can get lost pretty easily). Nice to have a summary video that I can return to every now and then, to keep me sharp.

[@Underdog_Basketball]

So glad I found your channel. It's really helpful for me who has been scratching for a minute but feels like I hit a plateau and would like conceptual advice on how to level up. Loving all of the videos, Ive watch so far so thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! Also, can I get a copy of that graph with the scratches you mentioned in this video, please? Thank you!

[@DJZensei]

I Love all you're insights. Very helpful for adding texture and flavor to scratches. I see the same mistake with the 4/4 timing with a lot of rappers too.

[@SiHargreaves]

Yeah man, it seems so basic but it's pretty easy to go off the rails when you're freestyling

[@kylelee8947]

How u peep the map ,them slo mo videos are satisfying,keep on rocking

[@BocaNejra]

I just found your channel as a new scratcher and I really find the content useful and full of great advice for beginners and probably also those advanced turntablists who want to improve their approach. Thanks for giving back to the community as well! peace.

[@SiHargreaves]

Thanks man, peace

[@TheAutoKite]

A great advice video. Some tips even apply beyond DJ scratching. Thanks for sharing.

[@SiHargreaves]

Thanks for watching!

[@SOUNDCRUSHER1]

Very nice video!!

[@gustavoaguirre4501]

Great video!!! I’m interested in the scratch mapping

[@liomariotti2369]

just got my stuff for learning how to scratch, so thanks for this video chief

[@ianmatthews1724]

Great vid! Definitely guilty of not counting bars!

[@chrisshinakadjredikulus7898]

Great video with good insight. I wouldn't mind taking a look at your mind map to see how you mentally organize scratching. I'm sure it's way better than the way I do it!

[@Djcd2736]

Happy New Year as well! Great video and very useful tips. I can not wait to practice tomorrow. This map at the end looks interesting! Access would be highly appreciated. Keep up the good work man!

[@SiHargreaves]

Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@JMDirect]

Dope info

[@dawsonmenna9509]

Thank you for your tips. I 've been studying, training to inprove my scratches and pay attention to your tips to help on my improvemenr.

[@marcpoolke6528]

Really helpful and nice video! Thanks for sharing your learnings! Would love to get access to your Mindmap

[@imjustarsenalfootballwithf2664]

Great content bro! Real useful

[@SiHargreaves]

Cheers buddy, I do try hahah

[@2dex1979]

I guess I'm a bit late for tge mind map of scratches lol, love tge content Si 👍

[@ermusic3572]

Great videos! I love how you explain things!

[@SiHargreaves]

Thanks so much!

[@wieszo2112]

Awesome bro👊True talk 👊

[@WhatafunkCrew]

Great content, amazing channel and tips! Nuff respect! Subscribed and watched all your tips in one day :)) Thank you for sharing!

[@SiHargreaves]

Thank you man

[@Philature]

This is really good to understand a few concepts that I didn’t find on the spot while getting into this hobby. This video is goated

[@SiHargreaves]

Hah cheers man

[@seanscam]

Great tips, always enjoy watching your videos

[@SiHargreaves]

Thanks! All this encouragement getting me inspired again :)

[@joeyrodriguez1177]

Excellent advice to keep in mind as I practice. Would love to check out the mind map.

[@SiHargreaves]

Absolutely! It's in the description somewhere. Might remake it actually

[@barrywatts8501]

Happy new year dude. I fall into alot of what you was talking about. Especially learning to many scratch technics. Trying to limit pratice sessions to two types of scratches. Yeah need to work on my fundamentals. Lol still rubbish at the crab scratch Si lol. Watching alot of rafik's scratch videos lately. Yeah im a muddled learner lol

[@SiHargreaves]

Ha keep going man, it all starts to come together eventually. Here's the mind map thing if you want to have a looksie Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@michaelmatthews1587]

Hey Si! Awesome advice that I really needed to hear. I’m still a beginner in scratching and I’ve found myself starting every scratch forward. Also, I have been practicing with the Ahh phrase and have found it much harder to do acapella scratches as a result. Thanks for the advice here. I think I just need to go back to the most basic stuff and master each one before proceeding

[@SiHargreaves]

This is the way

[@gustavocalani9381]

Thank you so much for all the amazing tips! Since I´ve practise with no tutor, this will help me to get on the right track! Cheers from Brazil

[@SiHargreaves]

Happy to help! I've been writing another video today on scratching resources that I think you'll find useful!

[@SoundControlDJs2000]

Great video and very helpful info. Keep up the great work

[@SiHargreaves]

Thanks for watching!

[@Shmack_]

Are you going to be uploading more videos? Last one was recent but before that a year ago. I just found your channel and got into scratching. Hopefully you keep it going I love the videos and great resource. Also you gotta release the longer dopez interview. I like the podcast interview format and scratch tutorials

[@itsnopez]

Been DJing a loooong time (30 YEARS... jesus, a massive 'you so old' realisation just hit me!) - Figured I better learn the basics of scratching. Subbed. :)

[@SiHargreaves]

wow man, that is a long time! Never too late to learn haha. Good luck with it

[@hiphopsecops]

Great lesson!

[@SiHargreaves]

Thanks man 😁

[@selectaeddie]

Hi, thanks for this information. Really interested in your scratch patterns.

[@samteacher1]

One of the best videos on scratch practice. Will show this to my students. I’ve made an 11 minute rising tempo track that increases 5bpm every 16 bars to avoid point 4, scratching at the same tempo. Will send you it if you want. Thanks for the video.

[@SiHargreaves]

Awesome! Thank you! Ya send it over, [e-mail] Any feedback on the mind map so far would be appreciated too: Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@dem8603]

Relate to all this!! Haha Guilty as charged!.. Interested in that skratch mapping bit, too 👀

[@SiHargreaves]

Heh, dope man. You can find a link in the description. I'm still working on it and trying to turn it into something a bit more comprehensive. But I've got a long way to go it seems!

[@jermainecharles8819]

Thank you for this...I just bought a some gear to get started and will be trying my first baby scratches tomorrow. Good to have these tips in mind before I develop the bad habits.

[@SiHargreaves]

Good luck! It's a long road but a fun one too.

[@djpressure242]

Great tips

[@goddamnsam]

Great vid thanks

[@SiHargreaves]

No problem 👍

[@wreignone]

your technique, Its very strange! Its a new one :P Great video man

[@paulwheeler6888]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@SiHargreaves]

Big up

[@uriahcaraalvillar6445]

Good stuff man. Also wanna say that it’s a good idea to listen to others DJs out there who have unique styles and do their own stuff like Qbert. Otherwise, respect man. 👍

[@SiHargreaves]

Respecognise, lol whut

[@richbrett646]

Great advice, some of which im guilty of after around 20 years of scratching. 😬😄👍

[@DJSteevott]

Thank you! 🙏

[@SiHargreaves]

Welcome!

[@Warzol]

interesting. a channel teaching how to be a proper dj. good stuff.

[@benfab2549]

Hey Si, this is some great content you are producing, I can relate to heaps of the stuff you are talking about here and in some of your other videos as well, such as the 8 scratch tips and your videos on scratch practicing routines. The mind map ideas is extremely nice, could you hook me up with that? Keep the great footage coming :). Cheers!

[@loco2272]

Very importan Video ver helpfull 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@brucep383]

Excellent vid, more like this please!

[@SiHargreaves]

You got it!

[@KariyaMuni]

Hey, hello :). Great videos and you're also a very good and interesting scratcher. Thank you for the advices and tips, really appreciated!

[@djpbr3933]

Great Tips!! Perfect for organizing ideas. Access would be appreciated.

[@SiHargreaves]

Done! Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@djscottyd8539]

Awesome 👍

[@SiHargreaves]

Thanks 🤗

[@solidrocketross]

Useful tips here. That map looks fresh. Access will be appreciated.

[@SiHargreaves]

For sure! Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@presise]

Trying to get back into djaying And I want to learn new scratches. This helps

[@LunaDaSavage]

On point

[@BiG_JkR]

Good advice

[@SiHargreaves]

Glad you think so!

[@Peirdolan]

Great tips! Backwards scratching is something I only start doing after 30 minutes of freestyling. I will focus more on this! Can I get the mindmap pretty please?

[@robmac741]

Great video, with great advice. Do you still have the mind map? That looked really interesting. 🧐

[@SiHargreaves]

It's in the description I think mate! Need to rejig that mother to look better ha

[@darylpereira]

Love the tip to start with the basics vs mastering everything. Question: is it worth favoring one hand on platter and one on fader or would you recommend learning both ways? Also, would love the mind map!

[@SiHargreaves]

Hey. I kind of mentioned this in my other video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpKsc5WbpJiMqcU It essentially comes down to what kind of DJ you want to be. An all-rounder or a specialist. For sure early on it's worth experimenting with both to see which you prefer. Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@justwill2424]

Braaaaaavo 🔓 Fa show.... G

[@djdeejdjay8669]

I should be behind bars for how crap my scratching is.... I'm finding some of your vids very helpful...when you get set in a certain way it's hard to teach your self to get out of bad habits... These vids are really helping. Thanks!

[@CharRonSmith]

I am interested on your mind map. I will defintely take this advice under consideration when I am scratching.

[@SiHargreaves]

Check the description my man

[@thedjnamedves]

Oh that map looks dope. Would like access to it. Very useful tips in there.

[@SiHargreaves]

Glad you like it! Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@PRO24DJS]

Nice one… all true..!

[@SiHargreaves]

Thanks 🙂

[@markworthing3871]

Nice vid access to your scratch map would be dope? Subscribed!!

[@SiHargreaves]

Thanks for the sub! Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@midash6213]

This is great

[@SiHargreaves]

Cheers bro

[@simonbeckett3393]

This is excellent. Thank you. Defo recognised some of my own flaws here! Can I get the mind map please??

[@SiHargreaves]

Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@montybailey2427]

I'd like that mind map. Good information.

[@SiHargreaves]

Check the description mang

[@ollielind7226]

Hey - great videos and very informative 🙏 do you still have a link to the chart by chance? Best regards and many thanks Ollie

[@SiHargreaves]

Check the comments mate, it's not all that though, need to flesh it out really

[@SuperRuss26]

Man I love this channel

[@SiHargreaves]

Ah cheers man. Anything you'd like to see more of?

[@SuperRuss26]

@@SiHargreaves I think you are covering pretty much everything already, your content is helping me loads. This 7 mistakes video has helped me in the last couple days, I can perform different scratches ok but was not giving any thought to rhythm. Always starting on the 1 etc. I like to scratch to fast music, 150 bpm upwards, also I scratch at lower bpms 90/100 etc. For the faster bpms I’ve found it helpful to pitch them right down so I can clearly hear the rhythms , use some basic fundamental scratches that work well with the track I’m scratching over. When I’m happy with the patterns I’ve created I’ll pitch track back up to original speed. By doing this I’m creating patterns I’d never of even thought of if I started off scratching at the original bpm. I also am practicing more deliberately now, giving careful thought to the scratches I’m doing. Leaving pauses as well, which I didn’t do as much before. My scratches would just end up sounding annoying, sort of like someone who wouldn’t stop talking 😂😂😂 introducing silence in between scratches is a game changer for me. Keep the great content coming 👍

[@SiHargreaves]

That's dope dude! I think most people go through a similar evolution that you've just described. I know I did (and still do I guess!)

[@SuperRuss26]

@@SiHargreaves I love scratching to hip hop, if I’m honest it’s scratching to hip hop that improved my scratching overall. But I started off scratching to Hardstyle and Hardcore music in the beginning, but my scratches were sounding robotic. Obviously the bpms were so fast that I found it difficult to come up with any decent scratch patterns. I would do a lot of 2click flares (using the twiddle technique) and chirps. It wasn’t until I started recording and listening back to my scratching that I thought “this sounds annoying and like a jumbled up mess” . So I decided to pitch the track I’m scratching over right down so the rhythms are clear. It’s then when I realised that I was over doing things, I realised that doing some babies, stabs and transformers was all I needed. So when I pitch the track back to its original speed 150/175bpm my scratches have better flow and actually make sense with the rhythms of the track. Sometimes it is only the basic scratches needed to compliment a track.

[@lophiile]

2:07 was soooo fire lol wtf

[@SiHargreaves]

Ha thanks bro. Just babies and forwards though really

[@smallimus1355]

Yo yo great video! Let me get some sweet access to that sheet!

[@SiHargreaves]

Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@artpena3266]

Very helpful men!! I'm glad i only practice basics scratches and those our my favorites.! I never did flares and orbits but i can do boomerangs and chirp flare lol 😅. Anyway thankyou so much. I've been findings some do's and dont's on scratching for a long time. 👌👌

[@SiHargreaves]

You can chirp flare but not flare? That's weird man! haha.

[@artpena3266]

@@SiHargreaves no i mean just one click flare but not 2 clicks or 3.. I just did it when im praticing chirp lol.

[@SiHargreaves]

ahh yeah, that's pretty common I think!

[@artpena3266]

But sir thankyou for uploading some tips men. I've been finding this kind of tutorial. I feel like im not funky when i practicing. But right now im improving a bit. Salute.!!

[@M3_86]

Nice content. Lets see that scratch board! Mine is on q glass white board but computer would he easier hahap

[@SiHargreaves]

It's in the comments man! Need to get working on a poster version ha

[@dcampbell3349]

Just started scratching and you really have answered a lot of questions I’ve had in my mind. I’ve been doing for 25 years, mainly house, starting scratching when the year started. Tired of aahhs and fresh already. Great point with switching samples up. I try changing tempos which has helps my chirps ALOT. Basically sticking to basics until I feel I’ve mastered those, tears, baby, stabs, chops, and transforms. Gonna start using songs to scratch vocals.... I do have a question, when I do chirps, I’ve noticed that sometimes I only get 1 sound. Like I’m losing a portion of the sound. Am I moving my record hand too fast or am I cutting the sound off too fast? When I slow down I hear it fine but I mainly notice it if I try to transition to another scratch fast....hope that makes sense....cheers. Great channel

[@SiHargreaves]

It should deffo be 2 distinct sounds really. It's probably just a timing thing. Just do then super slowly so you get the proper sounds and slowly speed it up. Don't even need a beat in while you do this. Once you have it clean try again with the beat Oh and thanks 😊

[@rossmiller7422]

Interested in the scratch diagram!

[@toapyandfriends]

😆'can i get the mindmap my brotha!!!

[@nobbystyles4807]

learning how (and when) to scratch takes precisely ten years. five years buying and listening to music, four and a half years learning how to mix that music together in a pleasing way and six months learning some basic cuts.

[@SiHargreaves]

Dunno about that mate, took me 2 years to do any cuts that sounded half decent and around 6 or 7 till I'd actually consider them good.

[@nobbystyles4807]

@@SiHargreaves im exaggerating for effect. haha. great work man keep it up. your saying stuff that a lot wont say. ive just been banned from scratch nerds for saying almost exactly the same thing. the state of turntablism is pretty shocking considering its been going 25 years or so. weve literally had 25 years of ah fresh samples and it never seems to develop..... im sick of it, if i click on a dj vid and an ah samples appears i just shut it down. a lot of guys still have the thud rumble hang over and those days are gone. all the tech we have now and scratch djs are just padding round in circles not even trying imo. guys like jon furst and asian hawk that are doing performance stuff is where its at i think.

[@ClarArt100]

Congratulations from Brazil.

[@SiHargreaves]

Dope!

[@NOCDIB]

On an unrelated-yet-related note, do you do video animation tutorials? Your text animations in this video are great.

[@SiHargreaves]

Hey man, I do not. I started experimenting with some video related stuff but it didn't do too well. I guess I've already started to build a tablist audience on this channel. Which animations are you referring to?

[@NOCDIB]

@@SiHargreaves the diagonal scrolling text that alternates with solid and outline fonts. I also like the text animation at the start into the graphic of the 4 bar measure. The "woosh" sound effect was a great touch.

[@AllTrackerz]

Very usefull video for the scratch scene , the exemples and video editing are on point ! 👌 I'd like to access to the Map as well and by any chance do you know the name of the beat at 6'23" ?

[@SiHargreaves]

Hey man. Actually I don't. I can remember the looper I was using that day though... It's somewhere on here! It's a really dope looper www.mylooper.com/fr/ega-ena-89elements-l-147.html

[@AllTrackerz]

@@SiHargreaves Woo thank you very much ! this looper is indeed really dope and i think it's my favorite so far , hours of fun to come ! i'd really like to have access to the Map you are talking about in the vid to organize my practice a bit more . Thanks in advance !

[@jasoncasper1373]

great video! name of the beat at 7:59 please ?

[@jasonheaslip427]

Real nice video and insightful thanks, really useful love to check out the Mindmap and take a fresh look (pun intended) at my cuts and combos thanks again ;)

[@SiHargreaves]

Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@gregwalker4985]

Cool info. Send graph.

[@andydjelnino]

Great video and well explained for beginners. Any chance for a copy of your mind map please?

[@SiHargreaves]

Glad it was helpful! Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@artmkycherenko7353]

hi i'm a dj from ukraine, we have a war now but i don't stop training scratch, thanks for the video!

[@SiHargreaves]

That's dedication bro. Respect

[@HennyESP]

7:59 That reminds me of Harry Shotta's flow.

[@SiHargreaves]

Checked him out, that's pretty dope!

[@TheDJConnect]

Would love that map !

[@SiHargreaves]

Check description yo

[@TheDJConnect]

the links dont work I dont think the notes?@@SiHargreaves

[@SiHargreaves]

Oh ill check it out

[@shreyasshringarpure8345]

Would appreciate access to the mind map very helpful video

[@SiHargreaves]

Glad it was helpful! Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches

[@scottbeard4174]

Thanks si dj ABC uk

[@djalcompton]

Yooo! Can I get access to the mind map si?

[@itsphilfromtubesday8677]

Lolz, i forgot i was watching it on 2 x speed and was both like "Damn, Doob is killing it" (not that you weren't doing nice cuts) and "what a hypocrite, he's busting cuts mad fast". More fool me, young man! More fool me.....

[@SiHargreaves]

Ha Phil, you willy

[@chavindjay]

Mind map of scratches

[@OmarCruzOfficial]

Gimme that sheet! Lol

[@SiHargreaves]

Here is a link to the mind map, there's 2 versions. If you want to stay up-to-date with newer versions, bosh your email in the Gumroad link and I'll email newer ones as I start to improve on it. I plan to stick it in Illustrator once I've got the basic layout down to see if I can make it a bit more AESTHETIC ha. Any feedback at this point is appreciated! app.milanote.com/1KVgfQ1SSsEP24?p=PhsA7XFtDSf app.milanote.com/1KUSBR1oEaFY8W?p=xyv6C7br9Xe gumroad.com/l/mindmapofscratches