Week 46: Crab/3 Finger Flare

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.

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Week 44: Tug Flare
Week 44: Tug Flare

The Tug Flare adds two extra notes to a two-click flare by adding an extra push and pull at the beginning and end of the sound, respectively. The trick to getting the correct sound is actually starting with the first pull back and lead into a two-click flare.

Week 46: Crab/3 Finger Flare
Week 46: Crab/3 Finger Flare

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.

Week 48: California Rolls
Week 48: California Rolls

California rolls are crab flares performed over short-release babies or drills. They create a faster effect, but with fewer notes. Try mixing them in with regular crab flares to add some variation to the scratch!

Week 49: Stutter Flare
Week 49: Stutter Flare

The stutter flare is a combination of a 2 click flare and a crab flare. It creates an off-beat 7 notes so can be hard to time but can add a cool off-beat rhythm to your bag of cuts.

Week 34: OG Flare
Week 34: OG Flare

Originated by D-Styles, the OG Flare scratch is our first “two click” fader scratch. This fader movement of doing two fast clicks in repetition will be the basis for many scratches to follow. Starting with the fader open, push the record forward and make one click at the end of the sound, just like you would for a chirp. On the back stroke, perform the same movement as a 1 click flare, chopping the sound in half with one click. Makes 3 notes.

Week 35: 2 Click Flare/Orbit
Week 35: 2 Click Flare/Orbit

Another scratch invented by D-styles, the 2 Click Flare/Orbit makes 2 clicks forward and 2 clicks backwards, separating the forward and backward strokes into 3 sounds each, making 6 notes in total.

Josh Kerman

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