Flare Bear Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 how many hours a day and per week do you practice? with work and school i might practice an hour or two but risk getting 2 hours of sleep before school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deeswift Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Between '98 and 2001 I practiced sometimes all day, only stopping to eat. This was usually Q&A sessions with Awkward, or various other DJ's. Until mid 2002 I also did a lot of intense practice. I mostly worked on fast beats (120 - 160 BPM) and double-time scratching on slow (approx. 70 BPM). Then I had a 2 year break both through circumstances I couldn't control and also because I started to hate scratching, I was tired of the beats and tired of being uninspired by other DJ's. After I moved to my current home a few months ago (where I'm finally able to set up my gear again), I started to regain interest in scratching. So here I am re-learning everything from the ground up, it's unreal how much you can lose within 2 years of barely touching a deck. To answer your question though, I practice when I feel like it. Sometimes it's an hour or two, sometimes 5 hours, sometimes I don't cut for days. More often than not though, and with the introduction of Skype, I tend to play a fair amount of hours, or at least I try to do some practice every day. Even 15 minutes a day will keep you in shape, which is better than losing 2 years of potential skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$a!n+ Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 As much as possible without disrupting other parts of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-Se7en Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 normally about an hour a day, more on weekends. been mixing far more than scratching recently, working on new ideas for sets. there's a lot of hiphop out there i don't like, so i find it difficult to put sets together that represent my taste in music i seem to be doing nothing but 2 click variations at the moment, so scratching is pissing me off right now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 I cut maybe 2 hours a week at most. On the Scratch DVD, D-Styles says he has a love/hate relationship with scratching and not meaning to sound like I'm copying him, but I feel the same. 90% of the time I hate it. When someone like Gabriel or Matt sends me a beat and asks me to cut over it, I'll go all out to do the best I can, but other than that I couldn't really care less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chee Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 I practice on average about 30 - 60 minutes a day. Some days I go for hours, but then I'll go for days without scratching. Anyone have a 'structured' practice? eg spend 20 minutes practicising record control, 10 minutes on 2 clicks, etc? I usually just freestyle cut to different beats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare Bear Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 anyone listen to j5? i like numark and cut chemist's style with simple scratches moreso than crazy flares from the xmen a lot of times...so i am trying to mix and beat juggle more than scratch because even someone who listens to a ton of scratching appreciates the simple stuff for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 x-ecutioners flaring? LOL i've seen a million videos of them and seen em live a couple times. Only once or twice have i seen any of them flare. In any event, i try to practice a couple hours a day. My hand control has gotten a lot better, though i can't seem to get the hang of hydroplanes. I'm currently working on getting the movements of my 2-click orbits consistent enough to do double-time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare Bear Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 (edited) the xmen's live shows are geared more towards show and body tricks and stuff. listen to "built from scratch", they pull off some awesome stuff. Edited February 8, 2005 by Flare Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phology Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 i practice everydaymaybe for 5mins or 5hours..depends how im feelin (in the 'zone' or not) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 i'm terrible, i get chance for maybe 30 mins per weekquite often i can go a few weeks without even touching a deck & it annoys the shit out of mewish i had more time - then i might not be so crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare Bear Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 sideshow - i used to think like that man. i couldn't get my hands to do what i want. but it is amazing what you learn over time and listen to some shit you recorded a few months ago. you will get it dont give up man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeriveOne Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 I try to practice at least 30 minutes a day, and on weekends I practice for hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iexist Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 i practice about an hour pretty much everyday (in spurts). if not longer on the weekends. i walk by my tables everytime i enter or leave my room so its like, why not practice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 if im not at college i practice all dayif i am for about 2 hours, mostly scratching but also on keyboards, or making up jazz riffs etc i have no life other than this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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