The Ghetto Talkbox

[@holyday888]

This was LITERALLY the first video I ever watched on KZbin. I was 11-my dad and I built the talkbox. Thanks for the memories!

[@mootbooxle]

that’s amazing! Thank you for sharing that!

[@alexbennett6023]

Man, I remember sitting in my living room with my good homie and watching this video for the first time in 2006. We were in 7th grade, and our eyes widened as we became enamored with the genuine coolness of the Ghetto Talkbox. Over the summer, we made one and had a blast. God speed, Moot Booxle.

[@mootbooxle]

Thank you all for your incredibly original insight into how I looked reminiscent of Ashton Kutcher in this video. Certainly no one over the course of the last 8 years has made such an observation. Give yourself a hand, you original thinker, you.

[@weathersytv3572]

I honestly don't see it lmao. I always get the same thing but with Justin Bieber. Quite frankly I'd rather look like ashton.

[@theabsolute23]

+mootbooxle Hey man, consider yourself lucky, chicks dig Ashton Kutcher. You're not ugly, that's for sure.

[@mootbooxle]

Jimmy Rodriguez Hey, thanks Jimmy. That was cool of you to say. :)

[@theabsolute23]

+mootbooxle No problem, dude. You're videos are pretty good. Do what you do.

[@WOODSIDEtheGUY]

mad

[@LANDEN_BERGER]

Golden age of youtube. Just a guy sharing a tutorial about a hobby he enjoys. Not ads, no sponsorships, no e celebrities or asking to subscribe. Just a guy sharing his passion. Much love brother.

[@mootbooxle]

Thank you!! I was one of the OGs of musical KZbin. The first to go viral with a synthesizer video. It was such a different world back then and I believe it’s an angle that is sorely missing from today’s music tech landscape. When I get my health back on track I’m gonna be back to doing that too. Old school. Thank you so much! 🙏

[@FoxSaysWhat]

Anyone else absolutely love that this is still here? This is like the KZbin archives dude! Made my day. I remember seeing this also way back when and I appreciate it even more now. I mean, the video quality is lower but the editing and instruction was so well done. Simple and clear! You go Moot!!

[@bboycrash20]

Thanks hippie Aston Kutcher !

[@JamesMalcWood]

LMAO!

[@Kalan.93]

😂😂😂😂

[@bloodspilla55]

skillzkhan LMAO

[@WOODSIDEtheGUY]

Kelso!

[@nickdesert7304]

Looolll

[@parsonsmarcus]

This definitely has a late 70's, early 80's vibe to it, and I love it.

[@EZ-nf1rx]

This a very old video but it's way better quality then most videos in 2016

[@user-ux4sb8ux7k]

100th like

[@kdanen]

101th like

[@Broskibrother]

except it's not

[@alexandersmith6140]

I was thinking exactly this. The guy's a great communicator.

[@dewet2wet]

DUDE THIS VIDEO STILL EXISTS. For some reason, I thought about talk boxes again for the first time since high school. I remember using this video to try to cobble together one over summer vacation like christ...a decade ago? KZbin was a much purer place back then. It was also like 3 KZbin accounts ago. Glad to see you're still kickin, man.

[@mootbooxle]

Thank you for sharing that! Hard to believe this has been 12 years!

[@mootbooxle]

I'm a KZbin OG!

[@AlexAlzu]

Holy crap

[@Combinia]

In my opinion, this is the best d.i.y / music-fan video I EVER seen, seen it when it came out now watching this 10 years later, dude, you are a GENIUS! i swear. please do more of these vids?? greatings from aHUGE FAN :)

[@mootbooxle]

Thank you very much! I would do more but I don't really have too many ideas! I have built a couple of pedals I could show I guess. I am working on a video of Hammond organ mods I did though!

[@evanscarce8206]

Hell yeah man! Homebrew mods and tools like this are always a pleasure to watch and hear. Genius.

[@MrCixelsid]

The first minute of this video is like lost footage of a Lynyrd Skynyrd member nobody knew about

[@Curlicious]

seen this video in like 2008... been looking for it since... thanks for the tutorial

[@brandonwalker7599]

AliasReefah damn then u fucking suck

[@drnarwhal2888]

Damn, Brandon could use some anger management.

[@StalinBrosef]

This is honestly one of the best KZbin videos of 2006. It's funny to say it, but I mean it. It's a good process video, and it's informative, fairly well produced, and entertaining. This is what KZbin is all about: everyday people making and sharing videos.

[@georgegeez8708]

Wooooow. I'm seeing this video 14 years later in 2021. A genius then and still a musical genius now. It almost look like a visual filter thatbis used today Moot. I'm going to build this. I had those same speakers back in 1998 when it came with a new Gateway computer. They did sound nice. I see them in thrift stores every once in a while. I'm going to pick them up the next time I see them. Thank you for posting this back then. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@matrix6977]

your kids will watch this and think of the today like when we watch recordings from the 70's

[@9863a-b9p]

did you have a lobotomy done?

[@mootbooxle]

Yeah, I was thinking that the whole time I bought the parts for my first talkbox...they probably think I'm building a bong!

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

I love that studio setup you have and I would KILL to own a setup like that!

[@onetruetroy]

That's more than $6

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

Definitely. I have a small collection of synths (Yamaha SY35, Sequential Circuits Split 8, Yamaha DX 7, Korg MS2000, and a small Roland JV-1010, and a Yamaha-TX7) that I've collected over the years. Unfortunately, my health took a huge nosedive and I ended unable to continue building that dream studio. Everything goes to medical bills now and all my equipment is showing it's age. Equipment is needing to get replaced and maintained that I just don't have the cash to maintain any more. I'm hoping things are going to turn around in the future though. I'm dreaming of shoving a modular in there. I saw your studio and salivated. Haha! It looks like you have a really nice setup!

[@onetruetroy]

+BlackburnBigdragon You have a really nice collection of different equipment. Life does tend to get in the way sometimes and decisions can be tough. I sold all my equipment and have one bundle left: a Roland SP-700 connected to a SCSI rack case with CD-ROM and SyQuest 44. I had to replace a SCSI connector and after it's gone then everything is digital.

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

I've gone digital for a huge chunk of my stuff nowadays too. The drawback I've run into with going digital has been that every time I've upgraded my PC, I've lost the use of various software that I've used to work on my music. There are songs that I produced 8-10 years ago that I can no longer go back and even edit or work on any more. If I want to re-record them, I have to re-do them from scratch now. Same thing with music hardware designed to work on the PC. Often, companies just make the hardware and the driver for the operating system at the time and then they're done with it and don't update the driver after that which doesn't help if you update your system a few years later and their driver doesn't work. I've been burned by three external midi interfaces and an external sound card where that happened.

[@MikeKraze]

Beautiful studio for sure, especially considering the date on this video. Check my studio out at instagram.com/mikekraze

[@NemoHoes]

I remember watching this back then ......there was not a lot of videos on talkbox back then this one always came out

[@slappy8026]

God I love the aesthetic of this video. You're so happy, and come off so friendly. Thanks for the tutorial! Can't wait to try this out myself!

[@emarimoney215]

This came out a couple months after i did 🤣

[@mootbooxle]

Emari Money hahaha time is a funny thing!

[@liteworknoreaction]

Wow llol I remember seeing this video when it came out

[@deadlegend3877]

Dang 2006 it's far back now I was at school at this time

[@srishtimaurya3920]

LOL same here.. July 28, 2006 for me, WBU!

[@songsbygautam]

this video is literally almost older than i am

[@scarboroughlifestyleGaming416]

Idk what your doing but you need more subs your an OG and need to climb the ladder you been here to long

[@mootbooxle]

Angry Canadian Thank you for that comment. It has encouraged me! It came at a time when I’m really feeling inspired to try to make KZbin more of a part of my life. I’ve had a lot of health problems in the past that have kept me from being able to be consistent. I lost all my momentum more than once. I’ve had three viral videos! It’s really a shame that I haven’t capitalized on that success. Never too late!!

[@HazeAnderson]

Holy cow you were part of the OG video internets!! xD Major props as always Moot. You are class!

[@superpulvertoastboy]

saw your face in the behringer synth videos an immediately remember THIS video when i started making music in 2006. so i found out what a talkbox is. found this video on this new youtube thing and loved the idea of the video and had to do it myself but knew shit about anything. first time building some cheap diy music gear. my g-talkbox was a completley disaster and won't really work, but i loved doing this stuff. 5 years later i bought a real talkbox from money i made with music, lol. back then it was mindblowing for me to realize, that i can find free videos on the internet to learn making music...

[@TheReviewSpace]

2006, DAMN! Golden era of youtube!

[@nickdesert7304]

Say that now

[@akasimply8647]

@@nickdesert7304 hopefully he will

[@GWRevolutionTV]

Whenever i hear a talkbox i have to cripwalk

[@lilkidd69]

Explain why please

[@ernst-filipmichel9744]

@@lilkidd69 listen kid

[@Ohmi187]

damn i remember i watched this video 7yrs ago! ha

[@10010011001100110101]

12 yrs ago now

[@prod_mni]

Damn I don’t remember watching this video because I wasn’t born yet

[@makipri]

I remember seeing this 13 years ago and Moot being the first accound I subscribed for. And got me get a talk box as well.

[@mootbooxle]

@MegaJaybee yup! It's actually a DeArmond S73-12. I have the 6-string S73 as well. They are really nice guitars for the money. I kinda like it better than the Gibson SGs!

[@nycfunk]

Yep I was influenced by this video, and I sure thousands like me built their own Talk-Box. I purchased a quality horn speaker and furnished a DIY casing. All in all I think I spent 40 dollars total which resulted in a talk-box I've used for live gigs for years. It's in my garage now buried under years of memories. Watching this video again after all these years makes me want to dig it out and play with it again.

[@SSTK1982]

this 1997 guy did It

[@ashlieghgarcia5206]

Wheres eric fez and hyde?

[@laurelcook9078]

I think i hit the 80's

[@TheMysteryWolf249]

That is the best information I have ever gotten on KZbin before... you are now my new favorite user. Now I am going to put you video on favorites and my video play-list.

[@MegaBassThumper]

This is awesome. I once made a talkbox by caulking a large funnel over the speaker of an old guitar amp, and running a hose from the end of the funnel. It worked pretty well

[@crnkmnky]

Ooh, I like this tip. I never finished this project because I didn't have the nerve to dismantle the lousy desktop speakers I got from Goodwill. I think I'm ready to try again. Maybe it'll be a hybrid between your design and Moot's. 😄

[@Lucasbona]

Ashton Kutcher was a KZbinr.

[@mootbooxle]

Yeah...dude might have moved on by now...this video's old!

[@thetinyTMster]

So, $6 in the 80's is how much now?

[@johnnasta]

Thanks for the video. This is exactly the kind of thing I was thinking about. I realize that the video is old, but nowadays you might be able to 3D print a new grill for the speaker that you can connect the tube to without even taking the speaker apart.

[@garrettcurrie]

You're synth setup is amazing

[@jamier4265]

You're 420 friendly aren't you?

[@VendibleUser]

Is this guy's face real?

[@bzqp2]

It's a deepfake

[@BabySteev]

dude, good fucking job

[@GRaVITY2DX]

I was looking everywhere for this video since I first saw it back when you uploaded it. The first one I was attempting to make came from the inspiration of this video. Now that I am in a position where I can do my own DIY without pissing off my mother, I can finally start making things I always wanted to. So thank you for igniting that spark in me all those years ago, means a lot to me.

[@mootbooxle]

Thank you so much for telling me! Cheers!

[@3melendr]

Mootbooxle. Fine job young man! Love watching intelligent people do techie stuff. You are a perfect instructor! I was looking at some old Alvino Rey and Pete Drake music. The talk box is one of those weird inventions that became popular and useful. The Ghetto Talk Box rocks!

[@Cube__TV]

"It's a little bit too thick to fit in your mouth and do a whole lot with it." That's what she said.

[@MattiAntsuK]

2000 And fucking 6?

[@mootbooxle]

nah, just 2000 and regular 6. ;)

[@mrelmuska6527]

suomalaisii tääl tiiät missä nähään

[@coldshadow4177]

4:26 "I don´t have a very long thing"

[@ipodnerd07]

Not only was this cool and helpful, but you're also really good at that talkbox!

[@crnkmnky]

I just watched Woochia’s new tutorial on Vocoder vs Talkbox vs Auto-Tune, and stopped by to make sure this certified classic had aged well. 😸 Your speaker dismantling music is even in stereo! 👍 Shout out to Moot Booxlé, the one O.G. KZbinr who I’ve managed to keep tabs on, 15 years later. Be well and long may you funk, brother!

[@mootbooxle]

My friend, I appreciate you sticking around all these years! It has been a struggle to stay on top of things enough to keep putting out content, but I keep squeezing it in whenever I can. Thanks so much crnkmnky!

[@sdh643fn]

discount aston kutcher

[@flowjob3813]

Thomas Allen draketon kutcher you mean

[@semple1029]

The real Kelso

[@johnthememer1]

young Ashton Kutcher?

[@yourdad4195]

This guy looks like if Ashton Kutcher had an over weighted sister

[@mootbooxle]

@TrueSouthernPride Hey, thanks. It's a DeArmond S73-12. I have the 6-string S73 as well. They are really nice guitars for the money.

[@Aquatic__Ham]

Thiz 13 year old video is better quality than any "cryptid" recordings in 2019

[@dudewhosaysarrh]

@MultiAirGunner Vou have to use a microphone. the signal flow is as follows instrument -> talkbox -> oral cavity as resonant cavity ->microphone -> p.a , seperate amp or recording device. This is a very simple, basic talkbox, not a rocktron banshee II, which can be used like a normal guitar effect but costs 250 bucks.

[@icecold5x]

Y'all came here for 8:37 . I mean, I know I did. Good stuff with your more recent stuff, Moot! Keepin' the funk alive!!

[@icecold5x]

Even the ghetto $6 talkbox or whatever sounds good comin' from Moot.

[@taylorblack626]

congrats on over a million views on the ghetto talk box! lol. i remember watching this year's ago due to my LOVE for tb sound. XD

[@avp0713]

Awesome as hell, not only creative and resourceful, but your speaking skills are really good, you should have no problem in the corporate world or in the entertainment field.

[@thehindsightTV]

Hey, Derek. I love your playing with the Allman Bros., man!

[@TheTopHatGamer]

Thank you i made on of these practiced with it and got good then upgraded to a banshee talkbox and now im in a band at school and can play over 15 songs just because i was bored and made this you sparked my favorite hobby from this thank you a ton

[@norbinnavy8635]

Here for 14 years

[@theo7491]

@Lopaxe i think you just move lips and tounge as well blocking and unblocking your throat. i dont know if you are familiar with the jews harp but it is a small metal instrument that doesnt make sound on its own but creates a vibration and allows you to use your mouth as an amp and change the pitch by making the amount of space in your mouth smaller or lager. the same concept works here except the synth and speaker make the pitch and you use your mouth to shape it into words

[@toastyme9057]

Its so cool that this dude is still active to this day

[@mootbooxle]

@blusismylife hahaha, it does right? Well, it was shot in analog, so that's partly why. I did this in 2006.

[@100101]

Forget about the negative comments, you did a great job, negative or positive comments we are all inspired, I will give it a try, thank you.

[@ConservativeBrony97]

i made sort of a miniature talk box using a small speaker I got from a pair of headphones and I housed it in a cheap watch that i gutted out. I hooked it up to my ipod and use the irockguitar app and it works great!

[@Electromachines]

Well done mate! For 6 bucks and an hour to spare, who wouldnt want to give this a go! Brilliant. I know what im gonna be doing next weekend. Thanks for the ideas.

[@DancingWaldo]

@gteaz The problem with that method is that there isnt an airtight seal around the speaker, which is necessary for a decent loud sound to come out the tubing.

[@Ciddschlagg]

I am STILL looking for Dilated People stickers!

[@Arthwriter]

Man you young cats never cease to amaze me! I appreciate that for real man. I was about to go out and spend a 100 on a talk box. Thanks for saving me 93! Keep doing what you do. Much success to you in the future. Peace H

[@Clanmemberkalvin]

Dude!!! This is AWESOME!!!!!! The playing around at the end was really sweet too!!! Next time the editing can be tighter by cutting out unnecessary footage like unscrewing the speakers, bending the corners etc.. Anyway, over all cool video!! I may make one of these some time!

[@Spiritbombx100]

@DNAUFIERO I don't have a drill!! I used flame and some tools to make a hole! By the way if you use a drill it has chances of cracking!!

[@nielswil]

a colleague is building one (for guitar) and is giving me some advise for me to build one for a synth. I have always liked the effect.

[@yorickman]

GENIUS!!!!!! LOL!!!!!! I'm planning a homemade talkbox myself but it'll be a lot more compact and pretty. This, however is sheer genius with the simplicity. Props.

[@d8alus]

The premise of this is totally solid. I'd probably put the whole thing in a nice project box and use some sort of sealant instead of duct tape, but that would still only make it cost like $12. Sweet.

[@Minimoog7]

Very clear explanation, very encouraging talk. You just want to get those things and make one! I have a mid-range driver here at home...so...I'm starting right now! Congratulations...and keep up the good work, kid!!! :-)

[@alkaasi]

Here I am 16 years later, still showing this to my little cousins. Everyone must know how these work

[@mootbooxle]

Thank you for your service! 😎

[@dragster178]

I have to try this... It definitively shreds T-Pain and other autotuners nowadays apart. Awesome work, man. Thanks. =)

[@DancingWaldo]

@WiiGamerof1995 if you have a guitar/bass amp that has headphone output, you would plug it into there. Otherwise I don't know. You do need a 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch adapter for the speakers cord just incase you didnt catch that part.

[@mootbooxle]

@babigurl8846 more than you might think. I might not look like it now, but I grew up in the ghetto. raised by a single parent. we moved out of there and bettered ourselves.

[@xrayrep]

That's a great idea, man. And you are musically very talented. Don't worry about the crude remarks that some of these idiots make. It just shows how miserable they really are by needing to cut down other people. ROCK ON, MAN!

[@djfredmiami]

Amazing how a "ghetto" home project can generate such a cool sound. Awesome man!

[@BPRTub]

its past midnight rn im gonna make one of these in the morning

[@mootbooxle]

yessss

[@AM7D]

dude seriously, ignore what everyone has said. this is a great video, and this is a really smart way to make a talk box, no matter how ghetto it is. nice video bro. :)

[@rowin09]

@aspirep yeah it will work with vsts ..ive done it its just a little more tricky

[@eXpergefacio0]

You can use whatever you like, as long as it has an audio output.

[@mfisher702]

Moot B. The original O.G. KZbin hero.

[@mootbooxle]

@shubbbbby word up! thank you. You can def use this with a guitar.

[@LUCKYMUSICBEATS]

i remember this back in the days this videos is still up dawm i remember when i made my first talk box thanks mootbooxle

[@CarlOperatingSystem]

I remember watching this back in the day

[@ebouwman034]

Wow, was this shot on VHS video camera? Also you totally should have drilled a hole in the top of that storage container lid and put the lid on and spray paint it to look like an effect pedal, and a stomp pedal on top would be bad ass :D

[@dopebeatstudios]

One of the greatest tutorial I've seen! Rock on boy, you're amazing!

[@MistaGeeFunk]

@PetruBorisovich thank you man, but usually when i record by mic, it don't record when i play music or keyboard or whatever on my pc. But yeah i gotta be possible, i just gotta find a way.. thank you again

[@cbg4ev]

wow you're really smart. i could never even begin to try to understand all the wires in that speaker

[@mrcrazepunk]

Video is still teaching and inspiring my dude!! awkward but still watching in 2018

[@peel432]

@gioros1000 If you used a guitar amp as the speaker, just plug it in. But I'm guessing you built it with a regular speaker, and you can't connect that straight to the guitar without something to power it. If your guitar amp has a phones/output jack plug your speaker into that. You may need a 3mm to 1/4 inch adapter to get the plug in there.

[@OdaKa]

Thanks algorithm, I needed this throwback

[@mootbooxle]

Yessssss

[@thatstaininyourdraws]

dude that was tight and cheap ... you are the bomb 4 real thanks for this vid im gunna def try and see if i can get those cali sounds thats again ...

[@SufferDYT]

if u dont wanna buy all the stuff and put it together u can just put some earphones in your mouth and move ur mouth like ur using a talkbox and it actually works pretty good. but its not that loud if u just plug it into an ipod or other mp3 player