First heard a Theremin on Big Bang Therory when Sheldon played the Star Trek theme with it. Cool controller. I like the way it is designed to easily add the Pi board. Great demo Kale.
5:10 all the local whales went crazy.... I can't tell you how thrilling it is to see your reaction to this. You have a few things yet to discover - eg the range wheel. Also note that the vertical control is also a distance sensor, so you can use it for the volume of the note, or a 'soft entry' as well as just triggering (depending on your host. In Logic, expression messages usually control the volume - where it makes sense, eg woodwind and brass). The jumper underneath controls whether that control sends expression or modwheel messages, so there are a lot of different things that you can do with that left-hand control. Thank you so much for this Kale and I can't wait to see what ideas you have for using it in music.
It’s really a great design. You nailed it. I’m going to get a track together soon. I'm anxious to explore some of the other features. I noticed the jumper but haven't messed with that at all yet.
I think for beginners, it might be good to figure out the distances to the individual notes and put them on a ruler of some sort, at least til one gets good enough to consistently get the same notes. I don't know if a fretboard would be a good template... But a strip of acrylic with the notes etched or sharpied on would work... Theremin was an unsual fellow.... he disappeared in 1938, but his (lover? she's not listed as a wife) Clara Rockmore continued performing and became a virtuoso on the instrument. There's a biography on them. Or you can look at the wikipedia entry for Leon Theremin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Theremin
Thanks for checking out the video. The e-ther actually has a range pot... I just didn't mention it in the video. The range pot changes how much distance there is between the notes. At min, the theremin only plays a single note. At max, it covers 2 octaves.
That thing is pretty wild. Ha ha I don’t know if I ever told you I wear hearing aides (all the loud concerts I went to as a youth) anyway one of those tones nearly did me in ha ha. But I does sound like a theramin. You always find the “coolest” instruments.
Thanks for checking it out. It really is a brilliant design. I need to get a track together. I think it's gonna be fun to incorporate. It's a challenge to play though.
Can you do the Star Trek theme with it, yet? Rolling on floor with laughter... very cool The choir sounded cool. Strings not so much. The pipe organ sounded like an a alien whale singing. What else can we plug it into
seriously considering getting one of these, IF it can do what I think it can, so I'm going to ask... Can I assign anything I want to the 2 sensors in my DAW? For example, could I make a synth, write a melody and press play, and have the 2 sensors be, for example, one for a bandpass filter and another for a reverb wet/dry?
@@VulgarythmKylePecino you can assign the parameters to cc instead of pitch & gate. So chances are what you’re asking is 100% possible. however, I’d email the manufacturer if I was you and tell her exactly what you want to do. She’s very helpful. I know she’s even wrote specific firmware for people who wanted to do a specific thing.
I don't have that software so I wouldn't know. Contact the creator, Shiela, via her website (link in description). She is very helpful and she will be able to tell you exactly what is supported. I know some folks have had a specific use case and she's updated the firmware for them. Again, she's very helpful. Thanks for checking out the video.
Yes you can. If you're looking to do something specific, I'd recommend contacting Sheila (her website is linked in the description) and explaining the use case. She's been known to update firmware for a specific customer requests. She's super easy to work with. Thanks for checking out the video.
@@musicalmiscellany Thanks, I'm looking for an alternative to faders for recording expressions, dynamics and vibrato for my orchestral libraries. This would be perfect for strings, brass, woodwinds etc
Sorry, but I disagree that it's "well worth the money". Of course, it's useful as a MIDI controller, but it appears that the volume level (unlike a proper theremin) cannot be varied, only "switched" on & off with your left hand. Plus you need to spend extra money just to get an audio output, via the Pimoroni sound module. Something like the Open Theremin (DIY or ready-made) is much better.
First heard a Theremin on Big Bang Therory when Sheldon played the Star Trek theme with it. Cool controller. I like the way it is designed to easily add the Pi board. Great demo Kale.
It really is a great design. Thanks fir checking it out. I need to use this on a track soon.
5:10 all the local whales went crazy....
I can't tell you how thrilling it is to see your reaction to this. You have a few things yet to discover - eg the range wheel. Also note that the vertical control is also a distance sensor, so you can use it for the volume of the note, or a 'soft entry' as well as just triggering (depending on your host. In Logic, expression messages usually control the volume - where it makes sense, eg woodwind and brass). The jumper underneath controls whether that control sends expression or modwheel messages, so there are a lot of different things that you can do with that left-hand control.
Thank you so much for this Kale and I can't wait to see what ideas you have for using it in music.
It’s really a great design. You nailed it. I’m going to get a track together soon. I'm anxious to explore some of the other features. I noticed the jumper but haven't messed with that at all yet.
great vid.I,m in the uk and like Hobbycraft they make cool stuff too.thanx for upload
Thanks for watching! I really appreciate it. This is a cool gadget.
Neat you. I imagine I could waste a lot of time playing with it. 😁
You can definitely spend a lot of time messing around with this one. It's a lot of fun.
Cool that whilst wearing a Nostromo shirt you finagled with a doo-hickey that produced sounds that one would hear on the ship itself!!!😎😎😎😎😎🤘
I'm glad someone spotted the Nostromo shirt and knew the reference. Thank you sir!!!
I think for beginners, it might be good to figure out the distances to the individual notes and put them on a ruler of some sort, at least til one gets good enough to consistently get the same notes. I don't know if a fretboard would be a good template... But a strip of acrylic with the notes etched or sharpied on would work... Theremin was an unsual fellow.... he disappeared in 1938, but his (lover? she's not listed as a wife) Clara Rockmore continued performing and became a virtuoso on the instrument. There's a biography on them. Or you can look at the wikipedia entry for Leon Theremin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Theremin
Thanks for checking out the video. The e-ther actually has a range pot... I just didn't mention it in the video. The range pot changes how much distance there is between the notes. At min, the theremin only plays a single note. At max, it covers 2 octaves.
That thing is pretty wild. Ha ha I don’t know if I ever told you I wear hearing aides (all the loud concerts I went to as a youth) anyway one of those tones nearly did me in ha ha. But I does sound like a theramin. You always find the “coolest” instruments.
Thanks for checking it out. It really is a brilliant design. I need to get a track together. I think it's gonna be fun to incorporate. It's a challenge to play though.
Can you do the Star Trek theme with it, yet? Rolling on floor with laughter...
very cool
The choir sounded cool.
Strings not so much.
The pipe organ sounded like an a alien whale singing.
What else can we plug it into
Thanks for checking it out. There are definitely a lot of possibilities here.
@@musicalmiscellany Oh yes
seriously considering getting one of these, IF it can do what I think it can, so I'm going to ask... Can I assign anything I want to the 2 sensors in my DAW? For example, could I make a synth, write a melody and press play, and have the 2 sensors be, for example, one for a bandpass filter and another for a reverb wet/dry?
@@VulgarythmKylePecino you can assign the parameters to cc instead of pitch & gate. So chances are what you’re asking is 100% possible. however, I’d email the manufacturer if I was you and tell her exactly what you want to do. She’s very helpful. I know she’s even wrote specific firmware for people who wanted to do a specific thing.
Does it work with fl studio build-in plugins?
I don't have that software so I wouldn't know. Contact the creator, Shiela, via her website (link in description). She is very helpful and she will be able to tell you exactly what is supported. I know some folks have had a specific use case and she's updated the firmware for them. Again, she's very helpful. Thanks for checking out the video.
can you map it to control dynamics, expression or other CCs?
Yes you can. If you're looking to do something specific, I'd recommend contacting Sheila (her website is linked in the description) and explaining the use case. She's been known to update firmware for a specific customer requests. She's super easy to work with. Thanks for checking out the video.
@@musicalmiscellany Thanks, I'm looking for an alternative to faders for recording expressions, dynamics and vibrato for my orchestral libraries. This would be perfect for strings, brass, woodwinds etc
Sorry, but I disagree that it's "well worth the money". Of course, it's useful as a MIDI controller, but it appears that the volume level (unlike a proper theremin) cannot be varied, only "switched" on & off with your left hand. Plus you need to spend extra money just to get an audio output, via the Pimoroni sound module. Something like the Open Theremin (DIY or ready-made) is much better.
I'm not familiar with the Open Theremin but I'll definitely look into it. Thanks for checking it out.
@@musicalmiscellany Sure. No problem! 👍🙂