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Scratching

The acoustics and performance of DJ scratching

Posted on February 8, 2010 - 2:38pm — kikichill

Author

First Name:

Kjetil Falkenberg

Last Name:

Hansen

Subtitle:

Analysis and Modeling

Publish City:

Stockholm. Sweden

Publish Company:

KTH School of Computer Science and Communication

ISSN/ISBN:

2147483647

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2010

This thesis focuses on the analysis and modeling of scratching, in other words, the DJ (disk jockey) practice of using the turntable as a musical instrument. There has been experimental use of turntables as musical instruments since their invention, but the use is now mainly ascribed to the musical genre hip-hop and the playing style known as scratching.

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