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Behind the Call of Duty Talk Box Video

Whether you're into Daft Punk or you have a stack of old Zapp tapes, surely you can appreciate this.

OK, so we were running a bunch of footage last night for the upcoming Call of Duty: World at War review when we happened upon a young Canadian named XxANSWERZx306xX. Besides repping hard for Regina, SK, dude also has a talk box. Together, the combined power of the talk box and the Xbox Live headset translated into absolute magic.

Here's what we caught...

  



...so I wrote to young ANSWERZ and sent him a link to the video. I also asked him what his setup was like, assuming it would be some elaborate rig involving a MicroKORG vocoder keyboard and a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter. But no, dude is doing things straight-up Frampton-style with a tube in his mouth. Bad-ass.

So, uh... yeah, I just sort of wanted to salute XxANSWERZx306xX for bringing joy to the world in such a fashion. And for having a lot of Xs in his name.

Here's the man himself, breaking down his setup...

  



Lastly, here's a photo of Vinny, trying to convince me to buy a talk box off of Amazon.

"We need this!"

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OK, so we were running a bunch of footage last night for the upcoming Call of Duty: World at War review when we happened upon a young Canadian named XxANSWERZx306xX. Besides repping hard for Regina, SK, dude also has a talk box. Together, the combined power of the talk box and the Xbox Live headset translated into absolute magic.

Here's what we caught...

  



...so I wrote to young ANSWERZ and sent him a link to the video. I also asked him what his setup was like, assuming it would be some elaborate rig involving a MicroKORG vocoder keyboard and a 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapter. But no, dude is doing things straight-up Frampton-style with a tube in his mouth. Bad-ass.

So, uh... yeah, I just sort of wanted to salute XxANSWERZx306xX for bringing joy to the world in such a fashion. And for having a lot of Xs in his name.

Here's the man himself, breaking down his setup...

  



Lastly, here's a photo of Vinny, trying to convince me to buy a talk box off of Amazon.

"We need this!"

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Talk-box thing is crazy, and I love that picture of Vinny.

"Buy it for me, please!"
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Wow, I actually really want to get one of those now...

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Totally awesome (first?)

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NIce

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shit this makes me want one :/

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Thats pretty awesome.

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Guys, get one!
Like...right now!

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Dude that is bad ass!!!!

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lol. awesome.

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THIS is what makes Giantbomb awesome. Crazy shit from left field!

and yes, amazon that bitch up

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JEFF YOU NEED THAT TALK BOX!!!!!!!!!!!

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Get this! You know that you want it, you little impulse buyer.

Midnight Brown could finally go Lil' Wayne style, not necessarily a good thing, but freakin' awesome!

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love the image on this story!

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Listen to Vinny, get the talkbox!

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That dude is awesome. And Vinny's begging face too.

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Giant Bomb really needs one.  

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That is actually very original, Giantbomb must buy it !!

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I think I may convince one of my friends to actually buy one of these.

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is vinny balding or is that just his hairline

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Yes a must purchase! :P But that's interesting how this guy works.

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This is a must buy for GB

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That is unbelievably awesome, the sound that Talk-Box makes is just so freaking amazing to listen to, you guys need one ASAP, Vinny's video editing skillz with that Box are the perfect combination! 

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ZeroCast said:
"That is unbelievably awesome, the sound that Talk-Box makes is just so freaking amazing to listen to, you guys need one ASAP, Vinny's video editing skillz with that Box are the perfect combination! "

New Bombcast intro anyone?!
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bad ass

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I didn't know that's how a talk box worked.

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My friend has a similar set up.

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Vinny knows what he's talking about. Get that talk box!

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Come on Vinny!  You have to be more convincing that just with your hands.  Stuff should be in your hands to threaten others!

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That man is made of legend, mind you.

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You guys totally need to buy a talk box.

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If I'm not mistaken, Vinnie is using Klipsch Promedia 2.1 speakers. Have those too. Excellent speakers my man!

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You can do it with a guitar as well. Just plug the talkbox into your amp.

IDEA: Do the World at War video review using a talk box.

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that is freaking awesome

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Talk box reviews, coming soon!

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Woo! All hail the talkbox!  I have a really shitty Danelectro FreeSpeech talkbox, but it's worked well enough for me to use on a few tracks.  I haven't used it for singing yet, as it's really difficult, but I've used it for guitar.  Everyone should have a talkbox, they're awesome. :D

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You must buy a TALK BOX!!! It's what the site needs to be perfect. If you get a TALK BOX, that's it.

P.S: That photo's got the power.

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That is Sick.

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XxANSWERZx306xX - Awesome setup, great video. 

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"Five dollar foot long" Sorry, it was too much. 

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Keeping it old school alright.

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wow you guys just introduced me to the world of talk boxes, I never knew about this shiz.

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I want a GiantBomb cover of Touch It.

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Wow. Amazing. 

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That is awesome! And that picture of Vinny is hilarious.

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Thats pretty awesome, I was looking for one for my guitar.

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Jeff, I have to let you know. That there have been alot of decsisions made this year that have a vast impact on the world as a whole. The rise of gas prices, the election of the first African American president Barack Obama. And JUST BELOW the president election, is the importance of this website obtaining this technology of a vocoder to record podcasts with!!! GET IT, AND GET IT NOW!!!!

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Sick.