How Did Peter Frampton Make That Sound
In Frampton’s Case, the Sound Source Was the Guitar and the Modulator, His Mouth. the Signal Path Begins with the Guitar, Goes into the Talk Box, Where a...
In Frampton’s case, the sound source was the guitar and the modulator, his mouth. The signal path begins with the guitar, goes into the talk box, where a speaker then feeds the sound into a plastic tube. … The player can then shape the sound of the guitar with their mouth, or speak words, using the guitar as their voice.
How does a talkbox work?
The talk box itself consists of a box, in which a speaker (often a compression driver) feeds into a plastic tube. The speaker connects to the speaker output on the instrument (guitar) amplifier, and reproduces the audio signal from the instrument. The player places the other end of the tube in his or her mouth.
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Did Peter Frampton invent the talk box?
Frampton acquired one as a Christmas present from Bob Heil in 1974. It was a hand-built talk box in a fiberglass box using a 100-watt high-powered driver. This was the Heil talk box used for the Frampton Comes Alive tour and album.
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