Scratch Overview

The chirp flare was invented by D-Styles. It is a more nuanced way of doing Spair Flares and takes an extra crossfader movement but the sound achieved is much sharper. As the name states, the scratch is executed by performing a chirp immediately followed by a 1 click flare. The trick to achieving the right sound is to make a short chirp followed by a long 1 click flare. Makes 6 notes in total. Also called a “squeeze scratch”.

Center Fader Position: Open-Closed-Open

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.