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Billy Mays Is A Sad Robot

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There is something about this Kaboom commercial that is filtered through auto-tune that I really enjoy. It was created by CastOutTheSelf, and although it may not be quite as funny as Jabo0ody’s dubs, I like it better.

This Kaboom commercial is apparently run at 140 BPM. I wonder if there have been and studies done to determine the perfect beats per minute for shysters to use for there sing-song pitches? Does the lyrical styling of Billy May’s script help us tune into the commercial?



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4 comments

By hubs – March 5, 2009

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  1. Gutierrez says

    It’s like a psalmody. I feel like I need to respond to him.

    April 23, 2009, 2:43 pm Reply
  2. Michael Una says

    I don’t think that’s autotune. Sounds more like a vocoder. Autotune wouldn’t filter the frequencies so heavily, and you wouldn’t be able to hear a musical carrier wave behind it.

    Still awesome though.

    April 24, 2009, 6:21 am Reply
  3. Charles says

    Wow this is too sad. I love watching Billy work his magic on the screen. Guess Pitchmen is canceled now? :(

    June 28, 2009, 5:24 pm Reply

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