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, we connected with some of the most respected DJs in Hip Hop culture, the Beat Junkies, to give the new decks a spin. The world famous Beat Junkies are a DJ crew from Southern California, responsible for scratching and mixing on some of the most iconic mixtapes of the ‘90s. These projects featured and helped break artists such as Eminem, Mos Def and Pharoahe Monch amongst other luminaries. Straight from their newly built Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, there's no better crew of technically skilled turntablists to teach you how to scratch. Next, Melo-D takes us through the intermediate, “Tear Scratch.” This technique requires a DJ to make three motions with the arm: one move forward, and two motions back. The additional motion while moving the record back creates a different sonic character than the “Baby Scratch.” Though this scratch is a lot more challenging to keep on-beat, using the fundamentals of controlling distance by using your visual marker will help you make sure your cuts stay on beat. of Dark Side of the Moon or you’re trying to track down one of the new modular synths used by Deadmau5, we’re here to help. Here are some tips to help you travel through the complex circuitry of MIDI and synthesizers. Think about how and where you’ll be playing your synth. Are you planning on gigging a lot or are you more interested in turning your at-home work space into a sonic laboratory? Is this going to be your only synth or will you pair it with other pieces? Your intentions will help determine not only the type of synth you buy but also the size. Keyboard synths come in many different sizes and varieties, but they typically come with one of the following key-counts: 25, 49, 61, and 88. The Workshops Series is here to help you get the Greatest Feeling on Earth. No matter what your style or instrument, there is a free workshop, online class or in-store lesson taught by an expert that will help you learn more about it—so you can have more fun while you do it yourself. guitar multi-effects processor. As Fender introduced at NAMM 2018, their new line of guitar effects pedals will be unlike anything they've offered before. The new Fender pedal lineup includes the Santa Ana Overdrive, Pugilist Distortion, Mirror Image Delay, Marine Layer Reverb, The Bends Compressor, and Level Set Buffer. Guitar Center is proud to help introduce these new