Theremin

The theremin, or thereminvox, is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. It was invented by Russian inventor Léon Theremin in 1919, and it is unique in that it was the first musical instrument designed to be played without being touched.
 
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Headline Tag: Music Rating: Amazing Hits: 800 Comments: 2 Led Zeppelin - Not Just A Little Loving Led Zeppelin - Not Just A Little Loving But A Whole Lotta Love. Jimmy sings back up. He starts playing on a theremin about half way through. User: SilenTom Aug 23, 2009 2:25 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Games Rating: Ok Hits: 210 Comments: 1 Theremin Controlled Mario Theremin Controlled Mario Well, it had to be done! Who needs a Natal when you've got a theremin! (OK, its not quite the same, but anyway...) This is even more fun with two people playing! One person controls left/right, the other controls jump. Its not just limited to the theremin. Its even possible to hook up a microphone and use your voice to control the game! Or a guitar! Or a violin! Heres how it works: The sound from the theremin is split into its frequency and amplitude components in real time, which are then mapped to values in a linear scale representing the X and Y axis. Pitch becomes horizontal control, and Volume becomes vertical control. The X and Y scales are then cut up into different zones. In this case, Left; Right and dead zones for the horizontal, and a single trigger and dead zone for the vertical. The trigger zones are then mapped onto a virtual joystick hooked into an emulator. The end result is a fairly usable input control for playing games like mario. The bars give the much needed visual feedback as to how "in tune" you are, so you have a better feel of where the trigger points are. Jun 15, 2009 12:32 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Music Videos Rating: Ok Hits: 457 Comments: 0 Vocalise - Randy George, theremin Vocalise - Randy George, theremin From YouTube: "Here's my rendition of this famous piece by Rachmaninov. Enjoy. If you don't know what a theremin is, please look it up on Wikipedia. It is fascinating to say the least. I'll be here, cooking up some more music soon: www.myspace.com/etherandaether In this video : Randy George - Moog Etherwave Pro Theremin Please visit me on the web at: http://randygeorgemusic.com" User: Shiggety Mar 15, 2009 5:21 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Theremin Rating: Amazing Hits: 124 Comments: 1 Turn Almost Anything into a Theremin Turn Almost Anything into a Theremin Imagine you could draw musical instruments on normal paper with any pencil (cheap circuit thumb-tacked on) and then play them with your finger. The Drawdio circuit-craft lets you MacGuyver your everyday objects into musical instruments: paintbrushes, macaroni, trees, grandpa, even the kitchen sink... One day I bought a "harmonium" kit at the street market in Bangalore. I hacksawed the keyboard off to make the first ever Drawdio circuit. We played with it at a local school in the slums using plants, water, our foreheads, etc. My friend told me graphite would work too. Meditating on it, I realized the Drawdio circuit should be literally attached to a pencil to "draw audio," and that's where the name came from: Draw + Audio. DIY: Make it. Remix it. Play it. See http://drawdio.com User: Griff Feb 27, 2009 5:38 PM
Permanent Tag: Music Rating: Good Hits: 352 Comments: 0 Crazy: Theremin Style Crazy: Theremin Style Gnarls Barkley's Crazy done with various electronic devices, including a theremin. User: lyzard Jun 12, 2007 7:49 AM
Permanent Tag: Music Rating: Good Hits: 740 Comments: 0 Zelda on a Theremin Zelda on a Theremin The Zelda theme played on a theremin. The Theremin is an electronic instrument played by moving the hands near its two antennas, often used for high tremolo effects. User: SpawnOfThrawn Apr 23, 2007 2:09 PM
Permanent Tag: Television Rating: Good Hits: 786 Comments: 0 The Simpsons vs Star Trek Theme The Simpsons vs Star Trek Theme Some dude mixes the Star Trek and Simpsons theme songs, complete with theremin. With a funnel on his head. User: actual Aug 29, 2006 10:44 PM
Permanent Tag: Music Rating: Ok Hits: 337 Comments: 0 Don't Worry, Be Happy on a Theramin Don't Worry, Be Happy on a Theramin The theremin is one of the earliest fully electronic musical instruments. Invented in 1919 by Russian Léon Theremin, the theremin is unusual in that it requires no physical contact in order to produce music and was, in fact, the first musical instrument designed to be played without being touched. The instrument consists of an array of circuitry including two antennas around which the user moves his or her hands to play. User: jimmyjim Jul 16, 2006 1:18 PM
Unmoderated Tag: Music Rating: Good Hits: 1011 Comments: 0 Theramin Bra Theramin Bra The incredibly outrageous, beautiful & talented Miss Alice Malloy plays her amazing homemade theremin bra at Don Hill's - Stunned and amazed, the crowd has yet to recover. User: spam_vigilante Jan 26, 2005 2:48 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Music Rating: Ok Hits: 800 Comments: 1 The Virtual Theremin The Virtual Theremin The Theremin is a musical instrument that uses the positions of the performers hands to create sound. The Virtual Theremin aims to mimic the Theremin using just a computer and a cheap web camera. It tracks the hands of a performer, using image processing techniques, around a picture of a Theremin superimposed on the video stream. The positions of the hands are then converted to sound that mimics the response of the Theremin. User: jumpyhu May 17, 2004 2:08 PM
Permanent Tag: Music Rating: Good Hits: 593 Comments: 0 Theremin World Theremin World The spooky sound of the theremin was used in several movie soundtracks during the 1950's and 1960's. It provided background mood music for such sci-fi classics as The Day the Earth Stood Still and It Came From Outer Space, as well as thrillers such as Spellbound and The Lost Weekend. Oct 28, 2003 10:38 PM
Rejected Tag: Music Rating: Ok Hits: 394 Comments: 0 Desktop Theremin Desktop Theremin Download your very own desktop Theremin and make spooky movie noises. Mac and Windows only. User: vortextx Jul 24, 2002 5:08 PM
 
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