Want to Sound Like T-Pain Without an App? There’s a Mic for That!
February 15th, 2011
Following the success of Smule’s I Am T-Pain app, the R&B star collaborated with Jakks Pacific to make the I Am T-Pain Mic, so you can auto-tune your voice even if you don’t have an iPod Touch or iPhone and say silly things like “buy you a drank” without people recognizing your real voice.
Contrary to earlier rumors, the guys at Jakks Pacific tell us the thing can auto-tune your voice in real time. You can also sing into the mic, and have record your voice so you can play back the recording with the auto-tune effect later. Here’s T-Pain himself being interviewed about his new toy by the Los Angeles Times at CES 2011.
What, no demo? You heard the man, the I Am T-Pain Mic will be out “Juneish, Julyish” for $40 (USD). You can also check the product’s official website, although it seems to be down as of this writing.
As the Grammy-winning artist said, “We’re milking this thing baby, we’re milking it.” Haters gonna hate.
[via Chip Chick & LA Times]
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Hi there – Anne-Marie here from JAKKS Pacific. Thanks for the coverage on our I Am T-Pain Mic! I wanted to let you know you CAN modify your voice in REAL time with the I Am T-Pain Mic. You simply press and hold the T-Pain Effect button and sing. Record and play back is a great added feature but it is not the only way to hear the T-Pain Effect. Thanks!
Cool! Send us a video clip when you have one, and we’ll add it to the post!
Great! We are working on one as we speak and will send it over when it’s done.
I’ve updated the post to reflect this. Thanks for the clarification.
i am t-pain.
Why don’t you have a “share by email” feature? I’m copypasting urls into the emails in 2011.