Technics SL-1200 and scratching

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Technology

Technics SL-1200 and scratching · In 1972, Matsushita released the SL-1200 under the name Technics, a turntable with direct drive. The motor is strong and holds its speed even when you hold the record back or turn it backwards with your hand. DJs in the Bronx used two turntables to repeat the drum break of a funk record endlessly. By moving the record rhythmically back and forth, scratching arose, which made the turntable an instrument. The SL-1200 became the standard in hip hop and club DJ booths all over the world.

Listening

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  The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel · Grandmaster Flash, 1981
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  Rockit · Herbie Hancock, 1983
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  Peter Piper · Run-DMC, 1986

In School of Rock

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See also

• Beat samplers (SP-1200, MPC)
• Breakbeat sampling (Amen break)
• 45 rpm single
• Long-playing record (LP)
• Early hip hop
• Golden age hip hop
• Electro
• House