if you have the mic element picking up sound without the tube, ambiently, you can hear a little of what is in the room, vaguely.
if you have the tubing over the mic element, the sound travels straight to the mic element, and does not pick up what is in the room. the sound from your voice to the mic is stronger and more concentrated.
in simpler terms, i tried this and it worked. it works, i believe, similar to the heil talk box. the difference being, the talk box was not a preamp effect, but a post amp effect, as it was connected between amplifier and speaker cabinet.
but, more specifically, is there a practical way a mic element can be added to a bend on a casio circuit board, so that voice filtering can be a factor also?
or, could this circuit be connected to the mic input? or perhaps instead of the mic element and tubing, a gooseneck might be preferable?
how did the vocoders work on the old korgs?