[real-eyes] Re: I am not sure of how many of you are musicians but, for those that might be interested in an accessible talkbox
- From: "Duyahn Walker" <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:39:04 -0500
Hey! The more people know about these, the better attention the company will
get.
Duyahn
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From: "Andrea Breier" <abreier@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 3:33 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: I am not sure of how many of you are musicians but,
for those that might be interested in an accessible talkbox
>I forwarded this to another blind musician friend of mine, I thought he
> would really get a kick out of this.
>
>
> Regards,
> Andrea M. Breier
>
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> From: "Duyahn Walker" <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:50 PM
> Subject: [real-eyes] I am not sure of how many of you are musicians but,
> for
> those that might be interested in an accessible talkbox
>
>
> Hello folks!
>
> About five years ago, I sparked my interest up again about an instrument
> that has been in music for years. This instrument is known as, the
> talkbox.
> There are many different talkboxes out there today. Lots of them are
> custom
> made, and those that are sold in music retail stores such as Big dudes,
> and
> Musicians friend. Wait! Your probably asking yourself, "What's a talkbox?"
> It is a device that was made very famous in the music business by people
> such as, Joe Parry, Joe Walsh, Richie Samborrah, Dave Grawl, and the man
> who
> is responsible for putting it in to rock and roll in the first place,
> Peter
> Frampton. I once owned a custom made talkbox but, I didn't have it for
> very
> long. For one thing, you had to see in order to hook it up to your amp.
> Yes,
> you had a speaker, that you hooked to the back of your amp, then you have
> a
> tube that goes on top of the speaker driver and in to your mouth with your
> instrument hooked to the front of your amp.
> Sounds confusing? Trust me, I know.
> Well? Talkboxes have been around for years and, I just happened to stumble
> upon one that caught my attention and interest. I bought this particular
> talkbox at Musicians friend in Kansas City at the time. Most of you who
> know
> me, know that I am a great big fan of the late Roger Troutman. I am also a
> fan of his late son Roger Jr. Well? Roger Jr. is why I write this post in
> the first place believe it or not. He did not use a custom made talkbox
> because he said he wanted to be different, and plus, he didn't know how to
> make custom made boxes like his father. He used, a Rocktron Banshee
> talkbox.
> This gentleman was not blind however, of course he could see. But, this
> particular talkbox sparked my interest as I said. The price for one of
> these
> is $149.99. This talkbox has everything you need all compact in one little
> device. It comes with the ac power adaptor, tube, and the box. Patch chord
> sold separately. On the top of the box, there are several things on it.
> The first thing is called the by-pass switch. You can push down on this
> and
> if your hooked up to a keyboard, and or guitar, this switch will by-pass
> the
> talkbox effect and allow you to play your instrument as a normal
> instrument.
> If you were to feel straight back on the back, there are three knobs going
> from left to right.
> They are for your gain, tone, and volume.
> Gain, is the first knob on your left, tone is the middle knob, and then
> your
> volume knob is the third one on the right.
> There are four jacks on the sides of the box. Two jacks per side.
> The first two jacks on the left side of the box are for an amp, and a
> speaker cabinet unit.
> Feeling on the left side of the box, the first jack you run in to is for
> the
> speaker cabinet unit.
> This takes a quarter inch plug.
> The second jack you will feel directly behind it is for your amplifier.
> This
> also takes a quarter inch plug.
> Going over to the right of the box, there will be two more jacks.
> The first jack you will run in to is for the patch chord. This takes a
> quarter inch plug.
> The last and final jack is the AC adaptor jack. The talkbox comes with
> this
> adaptor and you just plug it in to the box, and the otherside in to the
> wall
> outlet.
> I use this talkbox with a Yamaha dx27 keyboard. If anyone wants an audio
> demo of this sometime, please let me know and if you have any questions,
> you
> can ask them. I would be more then happy to answer them. Sorry this post
> was
> so long. But, I thought anyone who wanted to use a talkbox can now use one
> with great pride. This is why I call it the accessible talkbox.
>
> Duyahn
>
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