How to Talkbox (Original Mix)

Okay!

This is a 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

He 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 chords

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

So, to clarify, no, you're not singing

You make the lyrics with your mouth

But you cannot use your vocal chords (No, 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 the modern ones

I mean, you can, but you're getting a lot of distortion

Let me demonstrate

Actually, that sounds lovely

But for a cleaner sound, you 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 your keyboard)

What you play comes out of the tube

Not the other way 'round (No, no, no

No), which is a common misconception

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

Hey!