Dunlop Manufacturing M222 User Manual

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M222 TALK BOX

M222 TALK BOX

DESCRIPTION

• Self-contained amp and speaker
driver so you don’t need to run a
separate rig

• Volume, Tone and Gain controls
with MXR distortion circuit for
tone-shaping

• Pedalboard-friendly size

• True bypass

CONTROLS

OUTPUT

VOLUME knob controls overall

volume of effect

TONE knob shapes color of

distorted signal

GAIN knob controls amount

of distortion

INPUT

VOICE TUBE input

FOOTSWITCH toggles effect

7

on/bypass (indicated by
blue LED)

POWER

The M222 MXR Talk Box should
only be powered with the included
18-volt 1000mA Dunlop ECB004/
ECB004EU AC adapter.

7

SETUP

• Run a cable from your guitar or
keyboard to the Talk Box’s Input
jack and (optionally) run another
cable from the Talk Box’s Output
jack to your amplier.

• Use the included clip to attach
one end of the voice tube to
your microphone stand such
that the tube will reach the inside
of your mouth (see Diagram A).
Make sure the end of the tube is
close to the microphone for best
results. Insert the other end of
voice tube into the Voice Tube
Input on the face of the Talk Box.

• Start with VOLUME control fully
counterclockwise and Tone and
Gain controls at 12 o’clock.

• Turn the effect on by depressing
the footswitch.

• Slowly rotate the VOLUME knob
clockwise until desired volume
is achieved.

• Rotate the TONE knob clock­wise for a brighter sound and
counterclockwise for a darker
sound.

• Rotate the GAIN knob clockwise
to increase the amount of
distortion and counterclockwise
to decrease it.

Diagram A

HOW TO USE THE MXR
TALK BOX

• Once you switch on the MXR
Talk Box, your guitar signal is
disconnected from your guitar
amplier and instead comes
out of the Talk Box tube. It is
therefore crucial that the tube
is arranged such that your
microphone will pick up the
sound coming out of the tube
so that it will be amplied by
the PA system.

• After you setup your microphone
and tube, place the tube in the
corner of your mouth between
your back teeth. Without
making any sound with your
voice, practice mouthing vowel
sounds—A, E, I, O, U—while
simultaneously playing your
instrument. Exaggerate the shape
of your mouth for best results.

• When you feel comfortable with
vowels, practice mouthing words
with consonants such as B, D,
G, J, K, P, Q or T. It takes more
work from your mouth to create
these sounds—F, K, P and T, for
example, all require you to use
your breath to distinguish them
from V, G, B and D. Exaggerating
with consonants is just as
important with vowels.

• Try placing a Phase 90 or other
effect in front of the MXR Talk
Box for interesting results.

* NOTE: If you’re just practicing at

home without a band, you don’t
need a mic and PA, the MXR Talk
Box provides enough volume for
this purpose.

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