Scratch Overview

The Crab/3 Finger Flare scratch is performed by snapping the ring, middle, and then index fingers (in that order) at the crossfader, creating three very fast clicks, separating the sound into four notes. The trick is getting the forward and backward movements to link into a continuous roll.

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.