How to Set Up a Talkbox - ACM Tutorial with Brian Henry

[@JohnieLopez]

I have been playing the talkbox since 1992, and this is the best explanation of it I have heard yet on the internet. Kudos

[@Certified_GOAT]

Johnie Lopez Jr hello I need help

[@jarekreagan-walls7156]

"No jokes please." *Inhale*

[@mrkv4k]

"Very cool loking black tube" got me.

[@coreywilliams7085]

Why are u gae?

[@jarekreagan-walls7156]

@@coreywilliams7085 I saw your mom, and it just kinda happened. :/

[@notthatwhoreAble]

@@jarekreagan-walls7156 lol

[@average_duckling1345]

@@jarekreagan-walls7156 I’m dead.

[@bankruptsee]

Step 1: Learn to play the keys. Me: damn.

[@tavardo]

😂

[@gottab5381]

Lol

[@Xaaaach]

Alright, now what if we just... *skip* step 1...

[@SpyroTheEternalNight]

this video is _really_ well-done! everything's explained well, it's paced well, this is what people want to see when they watch "how to" videos.

[@aristocratmusic]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for demonstrating the setup and how the talkbox works.

[@brandoncooper7432]

Always wondered how talk boxes worked. Cool video and very informative

[@burnTrobot]

Brian Henry; you’re an icon. Tusen Tak!

[@Iamjaymartez]

"No jokes please" 😂😂 clear set up for jokes.

[@fatfreemilk5542]

JayMartez FromTha48 this comment made me laugh hard asf

[@oopsioded]

was so inviting instead

[@TenziingYo]

I love this guy's way of speaking. Like an old school BBC guy. Ainsley Harris comes to mind hahaha

[@caelenm1]

Ainsley Harriot you mean ... Harris lol

[@kellcifur6985]

Oohohohooo he’s old school bbc alright c;

[@LeoAr37]

Intro song: Lettuce - King of the Burgs

[@typical3477]

This guy was ahead of his time

[@lushlife4]

That was excellent. Thanks for the demo. I've always been intrigued by the talk box and how it's used. Hearing Herbie Hancock, Joe Walsh, and Peter Frampton got me excited about it. I'm wondering if it can be used with bass guitar too. Again, thank you!

[@MrTerryRay1]

This is a clear explanation of how a talkbox works. Thanks!

[@quribabi4581]

You are a God send. Thank you!

[@MackMcDonaldOfficial]

Synfesizer...

[@NinjaCrew100]

Sean McDonald lmao

[@TVPMLP]

SYNTHESIZERS

[@BigZ3kaou]

How us black people pernounce it sometimes.

[@nalong55]

I think he's more referring to Brits not being about to use their "F's"

[@F-Andre]

symphosizer :D like symphonic :D

[@flymomabug]

Thank you so much, Brian ~ excellent tutorial, you’re a treasure of music hospitality. Wow, love your sharing, warmvibe. Keep on!

[@kennethyule2834]

OK, here's a dumb question: Is there an issue with saliva getting into the tube like with brass instruments?

[@brianhenry5884]

Not really a dumb question, you have to try your best to work with a dry mouth its takes some getting used to but the technique comes eventually! Brian H.

[@609drip]

Smoke then dnt drink water mouth dryer then a desert

[@MatrixRaider]

SPIT happens! 🤤 🎤 💦

[@attentoaster3023]

@@MatrixRaider I'm 2 months too late but: There is the door 👉🏠

[@Cloudklaus]

I can't wait to get mine and start using it. I have so many ideas for it

[@anthonygarrido4269]

was the talkbox used before autotune? that is cool really well done tutorial.

[@speakofthistonoone2869]

thanks for taking the time to make this video, it was very informative

[@StephanS]

I created (and released) sooo many songs using TTS-Synthesis, Samples, Autotune/Pitch Correction and vocoders but havent touched a talkbox before. It's about time!

[@HoboInASuit4Tune]

Brian Henry's British is just amazing. Love his accent. :D

[@en3usiastfortesque368]

Excellent tutorial......👍

[@PRODUCEDBYKEV]

1st time somebody simplified talkbox so my sedated/distracted ass could understand exactly how it works. Keepin this in a playlist

[@haitianallnews]

Good job man thanks for the video...

[@megatech1966]

Very well explained.

[@MikaElf]

Good intro to talkbox...and now to order. 😎

[@NG-om2up]

Harder better faster stronger^^, can talkbox also be software not hardware? Thx!

[@philanvil]

Good Demo Brian - good work

[@SPAZZOID100]

Good demo!! But don't dismiss the minimoog. It's still one of the most revered synths of all time. Moog is actually making new ones.

[@MyBlogsTV]

and there’s also the behringer model d module, that thing sounds pretty darn close

[@lau_dhondt]

Awesome video! Very helpful. Thanks

[@Pazaluz]

Always wondered how these things worked. thanks !

[@KenGayJr]

great demonstration man

[@maninthecloudsmusic]

Hi there ! I have just bought myself an Mxr M222 talkbox! The pedal is great really. Im using fl studio 10 for my production. I have a Presonus Usb 96 as my audio interface, and I am trying to figure out how to make my talkbox work! So im at the step where my sound in fl studio is setup to my audio interface sound device, so thats suppose to be ok. My two speakers (krk rokits) are connected to the headphones output on my audio interface. Then, I plus my talkbox input to my Presonus left input (as i saw in your video was the trick if i only had one right output and one left output). Thing is, the sound comes out of the talkbox just fine, but it is my whole computer sound that goes out of the talkbox! I am using a midi controller and a plugin synthetiser as my instrument, but the moment I play a song to jam my talkbox along, the whole song comes back at the talkbox, and also on my speakers too! I really am trying to find out how to configure this all up with the fl studio mixer interface to be able to talkbox only one instrument, via linking this said instrument to a track and then going into the output settings, but Ive tried everything i can think of! I really need some help, such a wonderful product!! Hope you will read this message, thanks for your time! Jay

[@asuchic2895]

thanks mand great tutorial i just wanna ask how expensive is a talk box?

[@KrzysztofChomski]

Great explanation! Thanks!

[@carlitox2121]

Amazing! Thanks for this!!

[@TheJaiRoad]

This blew my mind

[@876Sounds]

Awesome tutorial man

[@PaulyC8879]

Great video. Thanks.

[@musical_sunshine]

Cool bro, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@OmenAhead]

really cool, is there a way you can plug it in an audio interface so you can use it directly in a daw?

[@KingsDenStudios]

Nice and clear. Thanks!

[@eldani8095]

nice, finally I know what that is and how it works :D Thanks man

[@royteicher]

awesome man!! thank you very much for the video, great explanation

[@kingytzeus2894]

thanks bro. your video help me a lot. ☺😊😀

[@ViruX93]

Okay, that's how OMFG achieved these sounds!

[@majicktek5051]

I came from OMFG! And I love TalkBoxes

[@cliffordcoulthard4103]

i love talkboxes to

[@georgegeorgio1751]

No they're different and you'll be there for a long time trying to get a vocoder like a talkbox ,the sound they create is similar but not the same.

[@philmartin265]

@@georgegeorgio1751 At least someone knows what they are talking about! Vocoder and Autotune will never compare to Talkbox... NEVER!!!!!!!!

[@Power-9Hunnid]

Or Daft Punk.

[@derpassi]

So good explained!

[@ozzelthecomposer5825]

So are you actually not talking at all and just making the mouth movements or are you actually talking/singing as well but the synth sound is the only one you're really hearing in the output?

[@iamwill8]

Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers is really nice with it too...

[@studionulzevenzeven5188]

thats supercool! is it expensive?

[@michaelmegwa8677]

Nice one Bri.

[@fortunatengubeni6410]

awesome vid

[@syccmusiccreation8921]

Hi Brian, Great vid 💯✅👍 Just got Banshee 1st gen yesterday. Hooked up in Logic X, using Serum as carrier. All works good but gain has to be set literally off as it’s very noisy even slightly turned up. Is this normal? I’ll put up a video if needed. Wondering if unit is faulty? Thanks in advance... Simon

[@CYOnTheBeat]

Great video

[@Sweetuss]

Hey Brian! What´s the name of that talkbox you got there? Awsome tutorial.

[@awesomo9262]

he told you in the video

[@sapphirejynx]

This just blew my fucken mind!!! All this time I had NO idea HOW this worked....now I want one! ;-;

[@markjackson6642]

It's so excellent!!! : )

[@danivicen]

So, the sound goes out through the tube to your mouth, and to record it you record the sound from your mouth with a microphone?

[@lynnard1spidersonic]

Dan yep

[@JimmyBeam]

And the out-channel on the talk box is to record the sound as well?

[@michaeldonaldson7037]

Can you sing & harmonize using only your voice into it & get the same desired effect & results or does it have to always be used with a musical instrument?

[@seahawkerseattleite2184]

Thank you!!!!

[@LilMalice]

I really want this vocal effect in my music but I don't want to buy a keyboard. Why can't they make a talk box with a built in synthesizer, that would be so much easier. I can't find a pro tools vocal plug in that has a talk box effect 😥

[@superdupertrousers]

Lil Malice in the same exact boat man 😩😩

[@dudewithacam8513]

That would be cool 😍😍

[@samuelbach1631]

Isn't that just called autotune?

[@LilMalice]

@@samuelbach1631 2 different sounds: listen to a Zapp & Roger song then afterwards listen to T-Pain, you'll hear a big difference

[@samuelbach1631]

@@LilMalice I'm not a rap/hip hop guy. Want to give me specific songs by them to compare?

[@youlino]

Is that mike on for the sound? How do you set the overall output from the talkbox...to amp...to mixing board...portable pa system..?

[@LUDON.]

Can I use an Arturia 49 mk2 for talkbox? with a converter from jack to mini jack for cv input?

[@FRESHL1887]

For recording settings: I guess the synthesized voice is then recorded into the DAW through the Mic? Is that correct?

[@jackroane1173]

May I be sent a link to a website where I could purchase the korg and talk box used in the video?

[@pura_boda]

Please, and how can I use it with a Nektar Impact LX 88? Is possible through the audio interface?

[@orlandogutierrez1496]

Thats awesome

[@MichaelLeggerie]

Awesome!

[@StephaniaDesir]

That's so cool

[@sammysossa6508]

what kind of cord are you using to connect the talk box to the keyboard ? so i can know what both ends look like

[@Esperluet]

Does the box need to amplify the sound when playing with a synth (built-in amp) ?

[@TC-ky7bv]

So can any keyboard work with a talk box, it's what nobody talks about Or do you need a specific keyboard to work with a talk box?

[@DreSynth]

What Patch On The XL Did You Use For The Talk Box?

[@papatinhobeats]

Dre Synth I wanna know too!

[@ExpressionGospel]

I used to own one of these. I also tried the Jim Dunlop. The Banshee isn't very good. best results are achieved with custom drivers and a good amp such as a Magnum pedal. Frequency response is unparalleled! I suggest a JBL Selenium driver, this thing literally rumbles your bowels..

[@bobman2868]

Hey at 1:32 what cable (output) are you putting into the talkbox? I'm new to this so if anyone could tell me where I could buy a cable like that it would be great. Does it come with the talkbox/piano? Also does the power cable come with the talkbox?

[@blackheart6338]

Does anyone know if it matter's what kind of keyboard you? Trying to go for the Zapp & Roger style.

[@SPAZZOID100]

DX-100

[@chinoespinoza7801]

Tim Killuminati you can use the microkorg or the dx100

[@dinogoldie9716]

This may sound like a dumb question but please help. I have a synth, a Banshee (1st version) and a practice amp. I can get my synth to output through the tube or, unmodified, through my amp. What do I need to output the modified sound from the tube/my mouth through my amp? Do I need to mic up the tube? If so, with what? Basically,what's the simplest configuration for 1 synth, 1 banshee and an amp? Do I need to route the banshee as a send effect via a mixer?

[@YouAreKimBlix]

You need to put up a mic the same way as you would if you're singing, as the sound from the synth is sent through the pedal and the tube to your mouth thus creating the intonation and voice-like features. So in a live setting: 1 synth, 1 banshee, 1 amp, 1 mic and I dunno if you can connect the mic back into the amp, but probably a speaker. For rehearsal purposes I believe just using the synth, banshee and amp by themselves can do the trick :)

[@dinogoldie9716]

Many thanks. Thought I should double check.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Is the BANSHEE 2 better than the MXR model ??

[@kkorsonel]

Yes

[@kkorsonel]

Yes but only By a tad bit. The speaker can go louder and generates cleaner

[@dpwtheinsufferable]

I feel dumb asking this but what type of cord is used to hook it up

[@ac3beats67]

Can you use a DAW program vst and send it to the talk box?

[@tremaynegist2536]

Ace Beats yes you can.

[@bivens3ify]

I really didn't know how that worked. I do now!

[@theonecalledvino8165]

Pretty Cool Bruv

[@Diaguap]

does that keyboard have to be specific? i have two but do i need a specific kind?

[@sleezecheeze]

Do I need speakers or just the talk box and keyboard?

[@hank01000]

where u get the cords to plug it all in from and what kind do I need?

[@prod.by.danielgiles]

do they come in a usb plug and play like midi keyboards?

[@cutieuzz6714]

is this applicable to all keyboard??

[@tiffanycancel5094]

I bought a chalk box for my son but it doesn’t come with the wire to hook up to my keyboard so do you know what kind of wire I would need to buy

[@pharaohonthetrack2008]

Man your accent is awesome

[@Papi.Labouche]

If I were to buy this and use it with my usb keyboard would all I have to do is plug it into my mbox and I'm good to go?

[@mnjuuuuuu]

around the world

[@InternationalDegens]

Do you need to be able to sing good for a talkbox to sound good?

[@leprestataire]

Hello i would like to start using talkbox can you tell me please what do i need ( all the material and accesories) to start thank you. rci Cyril

[@DutchNL-xq3fd]

I just got a heil sound talkbox, it doesnt have an internal amp so i hooked it up to a Sansui integrated amplifier au-217, but eventhough i have the amp and keyboard at maximum sound, the sound from the tube isn't loud enough to really hear. how do i get it to be louder? you can barely hear it right now.

[@pellejaspers4854]

Get an heavier amp

[@ralphm422]

Can anyone tell me what the microphone is for when using the talk box ?

[@jonmayorsdog1288]

That's the output, without the microphone it won't go through the system. It's like not having your acoustic guitar plugged in.

[@eliuholguin5543]

i have a motif xf8 and a Yamaha MOXF6 can i use those keys?

[@barry1369]

Does it work like a pedal with a guitar

[@goldenfriendscrew5515]

And the talkbox works with all of kinda synth?

[@hhouben6081]

Can a Synthesizer manipulate the Talkbox ??