Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted February 18, 2014 Hash Fellow Posted February 18, 2014 Here is a Theremin simulator that runs in your browser. http://femurdesign.com/theremin/ Quote
Admin Rodney Posted February 18, 2014 Admin Posted February 18, 2014 Very cool. I get very different results based on whether I'm using the touch screen or the mouse. Not sure if that is a browser thing... or something else. I see they plan to add a recording option as well as a standalone application. Nice. Quote
Xtaz Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 this is quite addictive ... I can't stop playing with it. Quote
fae_alba Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 this is quite addictive ... I can't stop playing with it. way too easy to use up time playing with this! Quote
GAngus Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Reminds me that sci-fi movie that had Robbie? the Robot and the Krell ? Now, what was that movie ? Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Hash Fellow Posted February 18, 2014 "Forbidden Planet"? Hitchcock's "Spellbound" had theremin in it too. The composer also pulled a piano concerto out of the score. Skip ahead to about 5:10 to see professional Theremin playing in action... JwMoCOFGIPE Quote
Simon Edmondson Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Reminds me that sci-fi movie that had Robbie? the Robot and the Krell ? Now, what was that movie ? The middles section of "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin has a very famous Theremin section, as does "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys... regards simon Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Hash Fellow Posted February 19, 2014 The always-reliable Wikipedia tells me that "Forbidden Planet" did not use a Theremin but some other electronic contraption made for the film. Quote
GAngus Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 When I said, "Reminds me (edit;"of") that sci-fi movie that had Robbie? the Robot and the Krell ?", I was referring more to the electronic audio affects used in the film, in the general sense, not that it was actually used in the film. Yes, the Wiki does detail the actual methods used, quite nicely. Right, no theremin, but for a movie out of the 50's, when I first saw it, I recall how greatly I was impressed by the electronic audio effects, and "the Barrons' electronic composition is credited with being the first completely electronic film score." (wiki) At that time, I didn't even know what a theremin was. Today, I might actually consider building one as a electronic fun project. The circuit is a fairly simple one. Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Hash Fellow Posted February 19, 2014 I really thought it was a Theremin but I get the various 50's movies confused. Quote
KingVidiot Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 I really thought it was a Theremin but I get the various 50's movies confused. People also confuse the Theremin sound in the Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" when it's actually a Trautonium. It's controlled by a finger moving a contact along a wire, kind of like an Ondes-Martenot. I have a basic Moog Etherwave Theremin which works great, but it requires a lot of practice/technique to be musical. I setup a pitch-to-MIDI interface for it, which is great for controlling synths. Does anyone know if the old A:M MIDI plugin by Stefan Gross still works? I would like to use my Theremin via MIDI to control my characters. Quote
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted February 21, 2014 Author Hash Fellow Posted February 21, 2014 Does anyone know if the old A:M MIDI plugin by Stefan Gross still works? I would like to use my Theremin via MIDI to control my characters. There's a midicontrol plugin in the current A:M Quote
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