talk box
Vocal guitar effect
A talk box is an effects device that routes an instrument's sound—usually electric guitar—through a tube into the performer's mouth, allowing them to shape the tone with their lips and tongue to create vowel-like sounds and speech effects.
The result is a distinctive robotic voice quality, famously used in funk and rock: Peter Frampton's talk box solo on "Do You Feel Like We Do".
Oscillating tonal filter effect
- pedalFoot-operated lever
- distortionTwisting from original state
- electric guitarAmplified stringed instrument
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
sustain · solo · feedback · gain · stompbox · signal processing · tremolo · phaser
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- slap bassPercussive string technique
- discoSeventies dance music
soul · electro-funk · dancefloor · vocoder · robotic voice
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- driverVehicle operator
- footswitchFloor-mounted control trigger
- microphoneAudio input device
- PA systemAmplified announcement network
pedalboard · speaker · headset
Hollow cylindrical passage
- mouthOral opening
- formantSpectral concentration in speech
- articulationClear vocal expression
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
vowel sounds · phoneme · breath control · embouchure · modulation · pitch · envelope · expression
Deceased hip-hop icon
- T-PainPitch-corrected R&B performer
- Bruno Mars"Grenade" pop singer
- G-funkSynth-laden West Coast rap
- West CoastAmerica's sunset shore
Dr. Dre · synthesizer · new jack swing · contemporary R&B · electronic · sampling · production
wah-wah
Oscillating tonal filter effect
- pedalFoot-operated lever
- distortionTwisting from original state
- electric guitarAmplified stringed instrument
pickup · sustain · solo · feedback · gain · stompbox · signal processing · tremolo · phaser
Peter Frampton
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- slap bassPercussive string technique
disco · soul · electro-funk · dancefloor · vocoder · robotic voice
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- driverVehicle operator
- footswitchFloor-mounted control trigger
- microphoneAudio input device
PA system · pedalboard · speaker · headset
tube
Hollow cylindrical passage
- mouthOral opening
- formantSpectral concentration in speech
- articulationClear vocal expression
resonance · vowel sounds · phoneme · breath control · embouchure · modulation · pitch · envelope · expression · phrasing
Tupac
Deceased hip-hop icon
- T-PainPitch-corrected R&B performer
- Bruno Mars"Grenade" pop singer
- G-funkSynth-laden West Coast rap
Dr. Dre · West Coast · synthesizer · new jack swing · contemporary R&B · electronic · sampling · production
- audio effectsreverb, delay, flanger, chorus effect, phaser
- music technologysynthesizer, electric guitar, amplifier, MIDI, drum machine
- voice effectsvoice changer, voice modulator, autotune, vocoder, harmonizer
- Guitar Pedalsstompbox, overdrive, distortion pedal, fuzz, delay
- band gearelectric guitar, bass guitar, drums, drum kit, keyboard
- musical instrumentssynthesizer, electric guitar, electric bass, keyboard, theremin