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The IDA World Online Scratch Battle 2025 Starts Now!
Join our competition and battle for amazing AlphaTheta/Pioneer DJ prizes!
IDA WORLD Register 2025 powered by AlphaTheta
SCRATCH SUBMISSIONS
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23rd of October – 3rd of November Online Submissions
Basic Rules:
THIS IS A CATEGORY FOR SOLO PERFORMERS
EQUIPMENT: 1 turntable, 1 mixer, vinyl only – no DVS!
SET LENGTH: 1x 90 seconds each round (may vary by a couple of
seconds depending on the tempo of the beat). Eliminations: all enter, 5
advance to the Semifinals, 2 advance to the Battle for the Championship
(+ defending Champion)
Video specification:
The video should be recorded in MP4 format, 1920×1080 resolution with a
clean sound
recording – straight from the mixer. The filming frame should present
the Dj, his hands,
and his equipment in a proper light.
Upload Description:
Wetransfer links only!
When you upload the video on Wetransfer you must use this format of
description:
File name: DJ …. COUNTRY ……..Elimination Round
Wetransfer title: DJ …. COUNTRY ……..Elimination Round
Wetransfer links with other descriptions will not be downloaded.
SCRATCH CATEGORY
Application deadlines:
15th of October to 30th of October
THIS IS A CATEGORY FOR SOLO PERFORMERS
EQUIPMENT: 1 turntable, 1 mixer, vinyl only – no DVS!
SET LENGTH: 1x 90 seconds each round (may vary by a couple of seconds depending on the tempo of the beat). Eliminations: all enter, 4 advance. World eliminations: all enter, 4+1 advance (bonus entry: highest video view count) Semi-finals: 1 vs 1, pairing by score (1st vs 4th, 2nd vs 3rd). Finals: 1 vs 1. The number of rounds is up to the jury!
This category is about scratching, and scratching only. In each round, competitors get presented with a beat selected by the jury (no tempo changes allowed!), and have to show off their freestyle cutting skills.
Winners of a national IDA Scratch Championship advance to the IDA World Online Scratch eliminations. Each competitor needs to be able to produce at least 720p (HD), ideally 1080p (fullHD) video at 25 FPS with a clean sound recording – straight from the mixer. No camera microphone sound with fader clicks, please.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO PRODUCE QUALITY VIDEO MATERIAL BEFORE ENTERING!
ONLINE SCRATCH BATTLE
Application deadlines:
15th of October to 30th of October
Basic Rules:
* Each competitor presents a 1:30 min scratch over the preselected by IDA Headquarters loop
• All videos must be recorded in High Quality 16:9 format with a clean sound recording – straight from the mixer.
• All videos must be sent via Wetransfer to IDA WORLD Headquarters for official upload on IDA World Fanpage and Youtube Channel
* When you upload the video you must use this format of description:
File name: DJ …. COUNTRY …. Elimination Round
Wetransfer title: DJ …. COUNTRY …. Elimination Round
IDA WORLD REGISTER 2023 offline form
If you prefer, you can also download and complete the form offline.