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Chapter 17 Advanced Techniques
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and scratching!
While you’re scratching along with a repeating Pattern, sometimes it may feel as if the rhythm’s
going nowhere. And no amount of intense scratch work can keep the Pattern from getting old. The
best way to spice things up is with some key changes!
Try setting the Key Shifter to 2, and release the KEY SHIFTER button on the downbeat. Keep in
mind you can’t scratch while holding KEY SHIFTER, so try to make your key changes as close to the
“one” as you can — then get scratching again!
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In Tip 29, you learned how to recreate the sound of a turntable grinding to a halt — here’s a varia-
tion on that trick. This slows down the speed of the Pattern without changing the pitch.
While the Pattern is running, simultaneously hold down the BPM/TAP button and turn the Scratch
Pad counter-clockwise to slow down the bpm gradually. After the bpm gets as slow as you want,
wait until the right downbeat, then press PATTERN STOP to stop the Pattern.
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