Korg DS-10 on the Ninendo DS Plus: You too can be a Rap Superstar!

Editor’s Note– I once built a talkbox out of old PVC, clear plastic tubing, a pair of Dell PC speakers and gobs of silver duct tape.  I connected it to an Alesis Ion analog-modeling synth– and good times were had.  A bit more involved that this hack, but fun nonetheless.  DS owners, try this!!  -mike payne-

Ever wanted to be like Roger Troutman, Chromeo, Dr. Dre and others?  If you said yes, but don’t have the scratch for a real talkbox, now is your chance.  You may be familiar with the Korg DS10 for the Nintendo DS. Well an enterprising fellow from Japan named Jetdaisuke has modded his DS to work like the classic talkbox.  Jetdaisuke simply taped a straw to the speaker on his DX, then modulated the output sound by moving his mouse around the straw. This is styled after the real, analog-style talkbox we’re talking here– not that annoying Autotune trash that T-Pain, Kanye and others use.  Enjoy the vid!  [via dvice]