By Fat Tony and LuckeyMonkey
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Ah the Abra scratch... I do not like this sound, hence why my better half decided to step in for this video! When done well it can sound very effective, and once you master using it with a microphone it sounds pretty sick. Kinda.

To make the sound

1 - Make a kissy face
2 - Put your finger against your lip (or, indeed, any part of your hand / arm / foot)
3 - Inhale whilst breathing words like "too" or "tooka"
4 - Use uvular oscillation and clickrolls to add rolls to the scratch
5 - Put into a beat

Note that there are a massive variety of ways you can do this sound. The finger and thumb method described is the most common when it comes to putting the sound into a beat because it's possible to do it whilst holding a microphone. But really, you don't even need to limit yourself to using your hands - when I was a wee lad I used to use the side of a ruler to do the same sound. Bottles, guitars, shoes, crutches, cutlery, glasses... anything can be used for this sound. Experiment and have fun!

Peace, love, and easier on the eye

-FT

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