Turntablism DJ Course
Turntablism DJ Course | Barcelona
Introduction & configuration
- →Setting the latency on a controller
- →What you would need to configure a portable turntable
- →Faderless Scratches: Baby, Drag, Scribble
- →Correct hand placement and record control
- →Setting weights/height/anti-skipping on tonearm (turntables) & setting marks
- →Setting jog adjust on CDJs
Scratching with the fader
- →Creating scratch combos
- →Effective practice habits
- →Proper fader technique
- →Basic fader scratches: stab, military, transform
Advanced scratches and techniques
- →Open-fader & advanced scratches: chirps, triplets, flares, crab
- →Scratching words, phrases, & acapellas
- →Scratching with FX
Introduction to beat juggling and incorporating turntablism into the mix
- →Introduction to beat juggling: 2 & 1-bar backspins
- →Combining scratching and beat juggling
- →Using scratching as a transition tool
Advanced beat juggling techniques and putting it all together
- →1/2 & 1/4-bar backspins
- →Scratch drumming
- →Practicing in a group setting/working as a team (carousel scratches and juggling)
Building and performing your routine
- →Advanced beat juggling patterns – chasing, double & triple ups, and ghost juggling
- →Incorporating body tricks
- →Building a jaw-dropping set incorporating turntablism
Preparing for your show
- →Preparing your set
- →Recording your set
- →Marketing and promoting your gig
36 Hours | In-Person: €999 | Online Remote Attendance: €599
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In Barcelona the Turntablism DJ Course runs as a small in-person class at our studio, taught in English by producers active in the city's electronic music scene, with the option to attend live online, using our specialist music collaboration software, Muse. Students join us from across Spain and the rest of Europe.
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Before you enrol.
DJ Dynamix, three-time Red Bull Thre3style champion.
Yes - ask admissions about private instruction and we will pair you with a specialist in this subject.
The length is in the glance strip at the top of this page, and the tuition for this campus - with the registration fee and any early-booking rate - sits just above the call to action.
Yes. Sessions run in person at this campus and live online at the same time, so you join whichever suits you.
To scratch to any genre, beat juggle, and use the latest technology under your hands.
No. It is a split-level course - established DJs sharpening their sets alongside beginners starting from the first scratch.
36 Hours | In-Person: €999 | Online Remote Attendance: €599
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