For the uninitiated, a battle mixer sounds like something Mary Berry would bring out for a Bake Off showdown. But to seasoned disc jockeys, it means one thing: a ticket to scratch city. Want that ...

Are you a scratch-DJ-in-training? Or maybe you just fancy getting slippy on the decks to the sound of Grandmaster Flash? Whatever your pipeline into turntablism, there’s plenty of equipment out there ...

Developed in the late '70s by hip-hop DJs Grand Wizard Theodore, Kool Herc et al, scratching is undoubtedly the most iconic use of a pair of turntables. The basic premise is to create a rhythmic sound ...