turntablism

The art of playing the turntable as a musical instrument. Not to be confused with DJing, which is more about providing dance music and/or mixing beats. Turntablism is more about manipulating sounds and creating rhythms or even melodies by scratching and techniques using a mixer.

Not all DJs are turntablists, but all turntablists (with a few rare exceptions) are DJs.

by turtle-bird love slave June 21, 2004

turntable

Machine with a rotating center used by DJ's to play, scratch, and mix music. There are now CD turntables, so Vinyl is not the only one.

Check out the Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD turntable, it is the step to future DJing.

by Bobby De Niro November 2, 2004

turntablist

a word coined by Dj Babu(Beat Junkies). turntablist - a person who has been dj'ing for many and multiplte years, having achieved and mastered the beginning levels of djing like mixing (matching b.p.m. and counts on any two musical records)and programming (mixing two different songs that have similar style and "match" each other so you can not notice the transition between the two). a TRUE turntablist can dissect any quantization rhythym on two records and innovate and manipulate the sound LIVE, in realtime to make their own different rhythyms, using a mixer: which switches the sound between the 2 turntables thus giving the option of switching sound from record to record, using a crossfader. when this art is done in a recognizable quantized rhythym this is known as BEAT JUGGLING. another part of turntablism is the skratch. this is when you use one record to play a song, and you use the mixer to switch on and off the sound of your fingers manipulating the other record's sound. there are hundreds of intricate patterns and combinations of record movement along with simoltaneously fader movement which gives the sound of a speedy, intricate, clean instrument (kind of like a drummer's quantization). REAL turntablists' scratches and beat juggles follow the general rules of western music quantization. a REAL tablist does not just scratch, for that is only ONE aspect to the art ... keep this art alive ... dont seel yourself short!! many years of learning and practice and persistance and discipline in this art is the only way you can be honestly called a turntablist.

dj qbert, mixmaster mike, dj craze, the X-ecutioners, dj a-trak, dj pound are all real turntablists. a real turntablist knows how to beat juggle and scratch seemlessly.

by danny elbee September 6, 2006

turntablism

a form of music, which uses turntables to manipulate the sounds of a record in a rhythmic manner to create a new musical composition.

Skratching and beatjuggling are 2 techniques used in turntablism.

by TrAnSpArEnT iTcH ZuCcHiNi November 20, 2002

Kt Tunstall

(verb)- To holler "woohoo" while busting

I had to kick that bitch out; he Kt Tunstalled in my vag.

by 3HB December 9, 2008

KT Tunstall

A scottish folk singer/songwriter who released her debut album 'eye to the telescope' in february of 2005. She is a rising new talent in the area of singer/songwriting and her album has already sold over a million copies. Brilliant album. She's also a great live act. Talks to the crowd a hell of alot about random stuff.

Throw Me A Rope is a kick ass song.

"Hey man have you seen of KT Tunstall?"
"Yeah, she's pretty hot."
"You Knows it!"

by Sceptile_Master July 21, 2006

Turntable

A machine used to play vinyl records.

"Technics makes the best turntables."

by JesseBW August 30, 2003