Scratch Overview

Joe Cooley is a DJ who made famous a certain pattern of stabs, forwards, and chirps. In a time when many DJs were doing basic patterns and combos, Joe Cooley stood out with this more complex pattern(s).

Center Fader Position: Open-Closed-Open, and Closed-Open-Closed

Scratch Notations: The BOTTOM of the graph (where the blue line begins) is the start of the scratch sample. The TOP of the graph (where the blue line peaks) is the end of the scratch sample. PUSH the record FORWARD from BOTTOM to TOP and PULL the record BACK from TOP to BOTTOM. The distance from LEFT to RIGHT of the graph is the speed of how fast you move the record.