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- Turntablist Transcription Methodology, or TTM, is a notation system for scratching and turntablism written & published by John Carluccio formatted by Ethan Imboden, and designed as well as transcribed by Raymond Pirtle aka DJ Raedawn. It is an intuitive graphical representation of the movement of a record whilst performing with a turntable, and was originally documented in a booklet form for distribution used by turntablists around the world. The system has achieved acclaim from a number of recognizable turntablists, and is becoming increasingly accepted as a valuable method for transcribing turntablist music as it used by public schools in the UK, dj schools and has appeared in numerous university dissertations. Thousands of dj techniques, tutorials and musical scores have been transcribed using this system. Some of the worlds top turntablist dj battle champions use the system such as Dj Qbert, Rob Swift, Dj Nelson, Dj Woody, Dj Wundrkut, Dj K-Swizz and Ritchie Rufftone. Lesser-used systems of turntable notation have been devised by other Turntablists, and whilst they are less commonly available and/or used, they deserve a mention. One example of an alternative system is that developed by composer Raúl Yañez for , which was used to transcribe his Concerto For Turntable and uses traditional musical staves and notes to record the scratches. This system is limited in comparison to TTM, however, as it does not give such clear directions over the many aspects of scratching, such as velocity, direction, and crabbing. The TTM musical notation system has aided in the communication and collaboration among DJs, turntablists, musicians and producers. It has been recognized as the industry standard of musical notation for turntablists worldwide. The TTM system is used by renowned DJ instructors at Electronic Music Collective, Scratch DJ Academy, School of Scratch, The Beat Junkies Institute of Sound, and Q-bert’s Skratch University. In 2012, Dj Raedawn created a free dj school called TTM Academy dedicated to teaching and expanding the use of the Turntablist Transcription Methoodology. In 2013, Raedawn released of the "Period Matrix of Skratches" in 2013, as a follow up to TTM 1.0, which is a musical chart that features over 900 different dj musical techniques. The Following year, Raedawn created the supplementary "Periodic Matrix of Faderless Skratches", a musical chart with over 1400 dj techniques that can be executed without a cross fader. In recent years Period Matrix of Skratches posters have made their way into the studios of amateur and professional dj's around the globe. (en)
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