Scratch: The Ultimate DJ

Published 27 May, 2009

To turn the tables on DJ Hero?

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Comments (10) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Faust #1 3 years ago

    Looks like a beatmania ripoff to me.

  • patch #2 3 years ago

    I'm not a DJ, but is that how decks normally look? What do the buttons represent (apart from a way to make a game out of it)?

  • TheBoyChris #3 3 years ago

    Looks like a crossfader on the end opposite the deck, and effects buttons. It's missing a deck but it looks the part - don't think there's going to be any track to track mixing going on though.

    Rhythm action all the way. Boo :(

  • YoJimbo #4 3 years ago

    FAIL!

  • skillian #5 3 years ago

    So two DJ peripherals coming, and both of them feature a single deck only?! Seems like a weird omission...

  • rmg #6 3 years ago

    not really an omission. A lot of DJs just use computers with Virtual turntables now and even some turntabalists just use one deck and a laptop. IMO the Scratch controller looks nicer than the DJ hero one. More robust, no buttons on the platter and a much nicer Xfader.

  • Ryze #7 3 years ago

    This one looks ideal.

    edit:

    To you lot up there ^, I'd be very surprised if the game didnt allow you to splash out and buy a 2nd deck for single player action.

    ...just in case you want to pay them twice.
    Edited by 2 at 27/05/09 @ 19:35

  • TheBlueShmoo #8 3 years ago

    Give me a CDJ1000 any day of the week compared to that piece of crap.

    "A lot of DJs just use computers with Virtual turntables now"

    Yes they do, but you dont get the same level of pitch tweaking with a laptop that you do with a 1200 or CDJ. Using a laptop is cheating in my opinion anyway, wheres the skill when you can get an algorhythm to beat match for you? And you're not exactly going to see any of the DMC pros winning competitions with a laptop and controller are you?

  • Rodney #9 3 years ago

    TheBlueShmoo

    Not strictly true, with stuff like Serato/final Scratch you could use a one turntable, laptop, mixer combo and still mix/scratch the old fashioned way, just with digital/virtual vinyl. If you think about it, you only normaly adjust the speed/pitch of the song not playing out aloud, so you only need one turntable. The only thing you couldnt really do with one turntable is juggling.

    I doubt you'll this in the DMC's because they are so resistent to new technology any way (they still use an outdated, 15 year old mixer with a shit crossfader.) I have seen quite a few turntablists using Serato style software though and pull off some impressive scratch/juggle routines, its not as responisve as viynle yet but it will be soon I think

    I agree using just a laptop and mixing software is cheating, but then I'm a traditionalist and I think CDJ's with beat counters are cheating.
    Edited by 1 at 28/05/09 @ 03:56

  • Widge #10 3 years ago

    I wonder if you could hook this up to Ableton? Use the crossfader and buttons part of it for sample triggering.

    I went from decks to laptop and my mixing has been more satisfying than ever. Flawless mixing is now a given (and not being able to do so on Ableton is a crime) so the real talents of DJing become more important - not beat matching but set progression and tune selection. A bit of intelligence behind it all.

    I'm not saying that anything should be replacing anything else, but each application has its relative merits.