Sorry to disappoint, but unfortunately there will be no video this week, at least not yet. This weekend I continued fooling around with scratching but instead of a hip-hop instrumental, I practiced this skill on a pop song. I have never heard anyone scratch over a pop song, at least a non-remixed one, but it sounded surprisingly good. I am realizing that I will (hopefully today) need to at least record the audio so that you will be able to judge for yourself, and not simply take my word for it. Additionally to scratching, I integrated the use of cue points in a song which are essentially a selected point in a song that you can switch to instantaneously. But to successfully use cue points, you must also have timing down. Lastly, I practiced playing with the tempo. In the particular song I used, I used an increased tempo because I found it a little slow. The video will be up tonight displaying the skills stated above.
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This sounds really good! It looks like you have really gotten better at DJing since the beginning of this project. Based on your video, I agree with you, scratching over a pop song creates a really cool sound. I think you did a pretty good job of using the cue points to give the song a new feel, as well as speeding up the tempo. On the topic of the tempo, have you ever heard a DJ change the tempo throughout the song, like speeding it up for a verse and then slowing it down for the chorus? I don't know if that would sound weird, but it might be another way to utilize the tempo changer while mixing.
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