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

"No jokes please." *Inhale*

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Intro song: Lettuce - King of the Burgs

You are a God send. Thank you!

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!

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

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

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

Excellent tutorial......👍

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

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

Very well explained.

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!

This guy was ahead of his time

Good job man thanks for the video...

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

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

This blew my mind

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

Okay, that's how OMFG achieved these sounds!

Always wondered how these things worked. thanks !

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.

Great explanation! Thanks!

Synfesizer...

Awesome video! Very helpful. Thanks

Amazing! Thanks for this!!

Good Demo Brian - good work

great demonstration man

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

Great video. Thanks.

awesome vid

Great video. Thanks😃

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

Nice and clear. Thanks!

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

Cool bro, thanks for sharing your knowledge!

So good explained!

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

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

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

Awesome tutorial man

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

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

Great video

Nice one Bri.

Thank you!!!!

It's so excellent!!! : )

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

Thats awesome

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

around the world

Awesome!

I can learn how to play a song just by the sound of the keys I don’t know ABC like the keyboard names or what not and I don’t remember how to read sheet notes I used to know but I don’t remember haven’t practiced in a while.

That's so cool

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

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

Could anyone tell me where to get a black tube like he has? His seems really malleable compared to mine, but for some reason I'm having difficulty getting the results I'm looking for when I search online for a talk box tube

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

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

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..

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 😥

Does anyone know if a cheap keyboard like a williams legato 3 would produce the right sound for a talkbox, please and thank you

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

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..?

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

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.

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

How to install into Garageband? Seems not possible, after the download i've moved the folder in Contents - Plugins

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

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?

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?

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?

Gwan Brian

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

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

Pretty Cool Bruv

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

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

are you playing the keyboard one-handed while changing the pitch modulation? Or can you play chords with both hands while using the talk box?

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?

Jakubi (a great band) use a talkbox and it sounds so good!

Man your accent is awesome

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?

Does it work like a pedal with a guitar

Can talkbox work with a kontakt s61 mk2 keyboard?? Plz someone tell me

How do you keep your tongue from blocking the tube and stopping the sound? 😩

is this applicable to all keyboard??

I want one but have absoultely no clue what you need, what you need to do etc can anyone help?

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?

Is there another mouth puece that i can use to attach to the hose to put. In my mouth instead of that big hose?

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

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

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