Get or stream "How to Talkbox" on Spotify & elsewhere: ffm.to/ri001
... including an Instrumental, if you wanna karaoke :)
Lyrics:
Ok!
This is the story of a song
That started out as a remix
But they wouldn't release it
Such a shame, such a shame
Then I said to myself:
Shouldn't I just finish it anyway
And make it a song for myself?
So that is what I did
And in this track
Step by step
I will explain
How this works
'What?', you say
Well I'm talking about the Talkbox! Here goes:
Cause when you talkbox, this is what you do:
You play your notes on your keyboard
What you play comes out of the tube, not the other way round
Which is a common misconception
So to clarify: No, you're not singing
You make the lyrics with your mouth
But you cannot use your vocal cords
Which is hard, which is hard
Some of the fun things you can do with a talkbox:
You can hold a note for as long as you like
Because you need no breath
Or I can do this for a more speech-like sound. Wow!
Cause when you talkbox, this is what you do
You play your notes on your keyboard (on your keyboard)
What you play comes out of the tube, not the other way round (no no no no)
Which is a common misconception (oh dear)
So to clarify: No, you're not singing
You make the lyrics with your mouth
But you cannot use your vocal cords (no no no)
And it's hard, so so so hard
What else is there to say?
If you wanna do harmonies I'd rather not play them all at once
I mean you can, but you're getting a lot of distortion
Let me demonstrate: Oooooooh Oooooooh Oooooooh
Actually that sounds lovely!
But for a cleaner sound you'll need overdubs. That's all!
Cause when you talkbox, this is what you do (what you do)
You play your notes on your keyboard (on the keyboard)
What you play comes out of the tube, not the other way round (no no no no)
Which is a common misconception (oh dear)
So to clarify: No, you're not singing
You make the lyrics with your mouth
But the talkbox part is over now
I'm gonna play some synthesizers
Bye!
... info on the equipment used, cause I'm getting a lot of questions:
The keyboard is a Clavia Nord Lead 2, and the talkbox a Rocktron Banshee.
16 окт 2020
