DJ Scratch Sound Effect
Free and royalty-free, no sign-up. Works in CapCut, Instagram Edits and Premiere Pro.
About this sound
The DJ scratch is a sharp vinyl record-scratch, the universal sound for wait, stop, rewind that. It cuts the energy of a clip instantly and reads as a record screeching to a halt.
Use it to freeze on a funny moment, fake a rewind, or set up the classic yep, that is me, you are probably wondering how I got here bit. Place it right on the freeze frame or the moment you want to interrupt. It imports into CapCut, Instagram Edits, Premiere Pro and any MP3 editor. Recognisable cues like this are why so many viral edits feel snappy.
Free, royalty-free, no sign-up and no attribution needed, and it will not get your reel muted. Also searched for as a record scratch, a vinyl scratch, a turntable scratch or a record stop sound effect.
Before you download: dj scratch questions
Is it safe to post a reel that uses this record scratch?
You're safe: what you download here is a royalty-free re-recording of this record scratch produced for sfxreels, not a rip of any source track, which means no platform has a reference recording to flag this record scratch with — monetised accounts included.
What's the best moment to use this record scratch?
In practice, slap it on the freeze-frame or the wait-what moment — the classic interrupt. That frame-level timing is what makes this record scratch feel edited-in rather than pasted on.
What pairs well with this record scratch in an edit?
Try a beat of full silence right after. Stacking this record scratch with a complementary effect gives the moment a one-two rhythm a single sound can't produce.
Does this record scratch work for TikTok and YouTube Shorts too?
Yes: the library is curated for Reels, but this record scratch is an ordinary MP3 whose license travels with the file, so TikTok, Shorts and long-form edits are all covered for this record scratch too.