What effect does he use here ?

cosmos · 22nd January 2007, 09:11 PM

hei all , second post in a day ...

on the live show " Pulse " , David gilmor on one of his songs there ( i dont remmber the name ) he uses some kind of small & long mic that goes inside his mouth, when he opens and closes the mouth it create effect , somting like flanger.

my buddy here realy liked it, what the hell is it ? is it a regular mic ona separate channel with effect ? it looks like this thing could be connected to his guitar, could it be some kind of the moog theramin devicees ?

anyone remembers ?

thx in advance .

djui5 · 22nd January 2007, 09:22 PM

You sure it's a mic and not a tube?

Blast9 · 22nd January 2007, 09:45 PM

As Randy is hinting, its probably a Heil Talk Box.

CHeck out Bon Jovi Livin on a prayer and compare

Zwinter · 22nd January 2007, 09:47 PM

Yeah, my thought is he's using the same thing that Peter Frampton uses, it's a Talk Box. Currently it's being made by Dunlop Manufacturering.

soundawg · 22nd January 2007, 09:51 PM

It's a Talk Box...

It takes the sound from any amplified instument (uses the speaker out of the amplifier), and sends it to a small speaker inside a small sealed box and the sound has but one place to escape... a hollow tube.

This tube is held in the players mouth, the sound enters the players mouth and is 'manipulated' by changing the shape of the mouth. Just like talking. However we don't actually hear the player's voice, we hear the shape version of the instrument being played.

The sound then reflects out of the players mouth into a mic - which is then sent to the PA so it can be heard.

Of course if the player closes his mouth completly, there is no more reflected sound to go into the mic, so it sound as though someone has shut the thing down, also a neat effect... but makes saying things with 'm' a struggle to master... playing a talk box effectively is a real tallent!

Here is Stevie using one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX5v-S_jGD4

A similar device is a vocoder, which uses the players voice from a mic (rather than reflected sound) to shape instrument sounds.

Soundawg.

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22nd January 2007, 09:11 PM	#1
cosmos Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Red Sea, IL. Posts: 970	What effect does he use here ? hei all , second post in a day ... on the live show " Pulse " , David gilmor on one of his songs there ( i dont remmber the name ) he uses some kind of small & long mic that goes inside his mouth, when he opens and closes the mouth it create effect , somting like flanger. my buddy here realy liked it, what the hell is it ? is it a regular mic ona separate channel with effect ? it looks like this thing could be connected to his guitar, could it be some kind of the moog theramin devicees ? anyone remembers ? thx in advance . __________________ The Red Sea.

22nd January 2007, 09:22 PM	#2
djui5 Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Phoenix Posts: 6,680	You sure it's a mic and not a tube? __________________ _________________ "What is a crossfire hurricane & why wasn't I born in one?" Randy Wright http://www.myspace.com/djui5

22nd January 2007, 09:45 PM	#3
Blast9 Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: London Posts: 2,816	As Randy is hinting, its probably a Heil Talk Box. CHeck out Bon Jovi Livin on a prayer and compare __________________ :: my band is called protoangel My guitars: Atkin OM (sitka spruce top walnut back: sweet mids):: Atkin Small Jumbo (cedar top, rosewood back: big bottom, sparkly top):: Jap Tele with fat frets (rude and fat):: . My amps: 1973 Hiwatt DR504::Framus Dragon ... Latest purchases Kel Audio HM-2d TC Electronic Nova System, Chameleon Labs 7602 Digi 002 + PTLE, Addictive Drums

22nd January 2007, 09:47 PM	#4
Zwinter Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 632	Yeah, my thought is he's using the same thing that Peter Frampton uses, it's a Talk Box. Currently it's being made by Dunlop Manufacturering. __________________ Zach Winterfeld Chariots of Fire, "you can't put in what God's left out" "It is slightly illegal, but who the f@*k cares at this point."

22nd January 2007, 09:51 PM	#5
soundawg Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Surrey BC Posts: 449	It's a Talk Box... It takes the sound from *any* amplified instument (uses the speaker out of the amplifier), and sends it to a small speaker inside a small sealed box and the sound has but one place to escape... a hollow tube. This tube is held in the players mouth, the sound enters the players mouth and is 'manipulated' by changing the shape of the mouth. Just like talking. However we don't actually hear the player's voice, we hear the shape version of the instrument being played. The sound then reflects out of the players mouth into a mic - which is then sent to the PA so it can be heard. Of course if the player closes his mouth completly, there is no more reflected sound to go into the mic, so it sound as though someone has shut the thing down, also a neat effect... but makes saying things with 'm' a struggle to master... playing a talk box effectively is a real tallent! Here is Stevie using one... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX5v-S_jGD4 A similar device is a vocoder, which uses the players voice from a mic (rather than reflected sound) to shape instrument sounds. Soundawg.

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