Members A.P. Ryder Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 I have the sudden impule to learn the theremin. I know it's a tough go, but I'm a pretty persistant guy.Tell me your own experiences with the theremin. Do you have one? Which one? Why did you choose that model? Any recommendations for listening? Etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gae86 Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 really interested! would like to know something more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 We got one a few weeks ago...Moog Etherwave. Honestly it's one of the best out there especially since you can fine tune the response if the antennas. It's a VERY difficult instrument to learn to play properly. Lots of exercises and muscle memory. Just listen and study Clara Rockmore. She's a theremin genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kingnimrod Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 I have the Big Briar Etherwave signed by Bob Moog. This was from before they changed the company name back to Moog. The theremin is a fun instrument. I'm not usually trying to hit particular notes when I play. To me, a theremin sounds best running through a reverb, delay or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arthurdent'd Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 most annoying sound ever invented, in the wrong hands that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A.P. Ryder Posted June 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 Yes, I hear delay and verb are best. Would just like to get into the raw Theramin sound at first, though. The best way to study is to watch the videos and just screw around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 I also have a Big Briar by Bob Moog. My intentions were to learn proper technique. My patience ran out. It is quite fun and kids love it. I hook it up when my nieces come over. I chose that model because it was the first "real" theremin I saw on the market back when I bought it. You could either buy it fully assembled or as a kit at the time. I bought it assembled. Also, hey, it's a Moog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members LSDis4me Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 Got a Burns B3 theremin for my girlfriend a couple months ago. After the initial interest, it's been sitting there for 7 weeks untouched. Like learning any instrument, ya gotta really want to practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChrisos Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 Just listen and study Clara Rockmore. She's a theremin genius. Very much this. She was a violinist who developed some illness that meant she had to stop playing violin, so she took her skills to the theremin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members imbuedblue Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 We got one a few weeks ago...Moog Etherwave. Honestly it's one of the best out there especially since you can fine tune the response if the antennas.It's a VERY difficult instrument to learn to play properly. Lots of exercises and muscle memory. Just listen and study Clara Rockmore. She's a theremin genius. This. All of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 I've got this, which I bought from Kayzer on here you can't really play it in a musical sense but run it through Moog's filtatron and it's pretty good as a noisemaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A.P. Ryder Posted June 5, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 Any other thermites have any advice or recommendations?Thinking of the Moog Pro.Hux: Is you girlfriend learning, or both of you? How is it going or still too early to tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Warpsmasher Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 I had an Alesis AirSynth for a while, it did a respectable theremin sound and a bunch of other cool stuff. A Kaossilator is better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 Any other thermites have any advice or recommendations? Thinking of the Moog Pro. Hux: Is you girlfriend learning, or both of you? How is it going or still too early to tell? we are learning slowly. still to early to tell how good we'll get the Etherwave Pro is only good if you want the headphones out (which is to hear your note before you play it) and if you want to use the Theremin as a CV controller. If you just want to make music, don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Operator Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 +1 Clara Rockmore. She is the master. Incredible technique and tone. That was a woman who understood the potential of the theremin as a legitimate monophonic performance instrument. Nowadays it's often used for sound effects and campiness, but her range of expression on it is unparalleled. If you have Netflix Instant, check out the documentary on Leon Theremin they have. It is really inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 I've got the iPhone app.Wave the phone around, it goes woooo woooo..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 We got one a few weeks ago...Moog Etherwave. Honestly it's one of the best out there especially since you can fine tune the response if the antennas. It's a VERY difficult instrument to learn to play properly. Lots of exercises and muscle memory. Just listen and study Clara Rockmore. She's a theremin genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Monkeybot Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 I have the Big Briar (bought and built the kit in '96, I think). Easy to get useful sounds out of it, really hard to play properly. That doesn't make it any less of a cool piece of gear. Occasionally I'll use a tuner (TU-2) between the Theremin and whatever else I'm running it through (usually analog delay and reverb). It makes it easier to figure out where yr hand is in terms of proper notes. It's cheating, but it helps with the drone-y stuff. I love the thing. Don't play it everyday, but it's always there. They're a lot of fun if you've got some imagination and patience. Anything Moog is better than anything else out there --- The Pro may be bit of an investment if yr not 100% sure that you're going to be able to dedicate some time to it. Building the kit is really easy - It was the first time that I ever held a soldering iron and I got it right -- It still works like it did on day 1. Awesome things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ItchyFingers Posted June 5, 2012 Members Share Posted June 5, 2012 I'd love to get one as well. Theremin + OD + Delay = mindblowing! Check out this jam, particularly starting around 13:30 when Page kicks in the theremin. [video=youtube;wx5AxRkUXuU] Sh!t I think I also want a clavinet after re-listening to that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kingnimrod Posted June 6, 2012 Members Share Posted June 6, 2012 The pro is crazy expensive though. While you're at it, order me one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A.P. Ryder Posted July 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2012 Still lusting for a theremin, and was wondering what sort of amp to use. I read that piano amps are best and that guitar amps may need some "adjusting" for the instrument's frequency. Any of you guys with a theremin using guitar amps and had any problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted July 24, 2012 Members Share Posted July 24, 2012 I just use my Champ and it works fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BAXANDALL Posted July 24, 2012 Members Share Posted July 24, 2012 any amp is just fine. If you have a little P.A. that'd be wonderful. Otherwise a guitar amp is just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A.P. Ryder Posted July 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2012 Cool. I have a champ, too, and was thinking of using it when I (eventually) make the plunge. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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