Listen "History of The Prince of the Talkbox Mr No Weapon"
Episode Synopsis
What is a Talkbox? How Does it Work?
The “talk box” is a unique "Computerized Digital" effect that allows you to modify an audio signal — most commonly used with a keyboard synthesizer— using the player's mouth, with a plastic tube, as a filter to sing, talk or shape the sound. The talk box itself consists of a box, in which has a BUILT IN speaker (feeds into a plastic tube, that runs into a keyboard.. its harder to play, than it appears , it takes lots of practice and dedication in order to actually perfect it.
Mr No Weapon, uses the talkbox mostly as a lead instrument in every song he creates.
Why is he called the Prince of the Talkbox?
Well, Because the 80s R and B, Funk Band, ZAPP and ROGER are the KINGS, of the Talkbox, so he humbly calls himself the PRINCE.
Snippets of "Thick Thighs Still Save Lives", "Can I Flip You Upside Down"
The “talk box” is a unique "Computerized Digital" effect that allows you to modify an audio signal — most commonly used with a keyboard synthesizer— using the player's mouth, with a plastic tube, as a filter to sing, talk or shape the sound. The talk box itself consists of a box, in which has a BUILT IN speaker (feeds into a plastic tube, that runs into a keyboard.. its harder to play, than it appears , it takes lots of practice and dedication in order to actually perfect it.
Mr No Weapon, uses the talkbox mostly as a lead instrument in every song he creates.
Why is he called the Prince of the Talkbox?
Well, Because the 80s R and B, Funk Band, ZAPP and ROGER are the KINGS, of the Talkbox, so he humbly calls himself the PRINCE.
Snippets of "Thick Thighs Still Save Lives", "Can I Flip You Upside Down"
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