Ableton Live looped cover of Something About Us by Daft Punk, performed on Nintendo DS Ubisoft Jam Sessions, Midi controlled software electric bass, drums, synth, vocoded vocals, and solo theremin, recorded in a single pass, with a single camera. Produced and Performed by Randy George & filmed by Nicolas Bates. You can visit Randy George’s… Read More Awesome Looped Daft Punk Cover
Looks like Obama may corner the crucial thereminists vote. One of several fun designs at Democraticstuff.com. Don’t miss Moogers for Obama, either: If you see any equivalents from other political parties, let me know in the comments. via Matrix
In this Big City Music demo, the Analogue Systems RS300 CV/MIDI Eurorack module is used to take a control voltage and convert it into MIDI messages: In this case we’re using the Analogue Systems RS35 External Processor module to convert the Moog Cherry Etherwave theremin audio into a pitch control voltage. That control voltage in… Read More Theremin MIDI Control
This number samples the Hammer classic movie The Devil Rides Out (1968), mixing it with Willow’s Song from that other British occult classic The Wicker Man (Paul Giovanni, 1973), and features an interesting use of the theremin to control both audio and video. From a live performance of Spacedog‘s latest set at the Blank Gallery,… Read More Using Theremin To Control Audio & Video
Omer Yosha’s AirPiano is a new musical interface which lets you play and control software instruments by moving hands in the air. Above the AirPiano is a virtual matrix of keys and faders, each assigned with MIDI messages and ready to be triggered. The length of a triggered note is equivalent to the time a… Read More AirPiano Lets You Control Music With Wave Of Your Hands
Timothy Renalto’s The Bad Hand is a sort of plasma theremin. It doesn’t really improve on the idea of the theremin, but it does look pretty awesome. via MusicThing
Next time you’re at a gig, and you realize that you’ve forgotten your theremin, remember this MacGiver theremin, made using three AM radios. Amazingly enough, it actually sounds pretty good! via Synthzoom
AtomoSynth has introduced the Abyssal, an analog photo-noise-machine & oscillating-filter: This synth features one square and saw waveform VCO (voltage controlled oscillator) with a huge pitch range, from subsonic to ultrasonic sound controlled by a big photocell (pitch control) allowing to play it like a photo Theremin. One square and triangle waveform LFO (low frequency… Read More AtomoSynth’s Abyssal Photo Theremin
Theremins are starting to show up everywhere. Popular Science has a fun DIY project that promises to let you make a theremin that operates on changes in light: Note: Unlike a conventional Theremin which operates on two radio frequency oscillators, this Pocket Theremin consists of an oscillator and frequency divider that are manipulated by changes… Read More Make A Theremin For $20
As a celebration of the vibrant Theremin community, Moog Music will again sponsor an International Theremin Festival – EtherMusic Festival 2008. This event will feature workshops and concerts, factory tours and much, much more. An exciting component of the weekend will be an original composition contest, with the winner performing their composition for theremin at… Read More EtherMusic Festival 2008
