I Got A Moog Theremin

avantgarde1 · 04.24.2008, 10:40 PM

at my hosue righ tnow. my buddy chris brought it over, and it's pretty damn kool. i've never played w/ one of the old ones, just thouse new ones w/ the one antannea sticking outta the top and that's it. it's fun and all, but fucking hard to actually use in a "song". i looked up some videos of it on youtube and some of those people jesus christ! they make it sound like a violin! so uh, anybody got any pointers on how to put this damn kool instrument to use?

Death & the Maiden · 04.25.2008, 01:54 AM

Maybe as a noise intro to one of your songs, similar to what Sonic Youth sometimes do.

forkimified · 04.25.2008, 02:29 AM

you can make your own soundtracks to old sci fi horror films.

ZEROpumpkins · 04.25.2008, 02:30 AM

I have a handy little Theremin VST plug-in that does the job well. You can choose the oscillator type too.

Rob Instigator · 04.25.2008, 09:22 AM

theremins are fun. experiment with holding different things and what it does to the sounds produced.

Dead-Air · 04.25.2008, 09:38 AM

I think to make it sound like a violin you have to first know how to play that sort of instrument, unfortunately. There's more theory to it than people think. It's the whole reason Moog invented the synthesizer - theremins were too damn hard to actaully play.

That said, of course it sounds cool as a noise instrument as everybody is saying here!

EyeballGrowth · 04.25.2008, 07:40 PM

I bought one of those many years ago. I really regret it, I wish I'd saved the 400 bucks. I cannot even begin to learn how to play the thing, with video instruction and all

avantgarde1 · 04.25.2008, 07:50 PM

yeah i'd never buy one myself unless i really knew how to play ti first

terminal pharmacy · 04.25.2008, 07:50 PM

years and years of practice is the way to put it to use. if you want to here some virtuoso theremin playing check out clara rockmore

o'connor · 04.25.2008, 09:43 PM

yeah i saw a video of her playing it. it's not hard to play, it's hard to use

o'connor · 04.26.2008, 04:00 AM

so i burned one, and totally figured out how i'm gonna use it. new song featuring theremin and harmonica coming soon. f'sho.

terminal pharmacy · 04.26.2008, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by o'connor

yeah i saw a video of her playing it. it's not hard to play, it's hard to use

bullshit, they are very very difficult to play....

shentov · 04.26.2008, 08:43 AM

damn, i wish i had one and become really good at playing it. i hope someday i'll do it though.

Derek · 04.26.2008, 10:06 AM

I wish I had the money to buy one.

04.24.2008, 10:40 PM	#1
avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	at my hosue righ tnow. my buddy chris brought it over, and it's pretty damn kool. i've never played w/ one of the old ones, just thouse new ones w/ the one antannea sticking outta the top and that's it. it's fun and all, but fucking hard to actually use in a "song". i looked up some videos of it on youtube and some of those people jesus christ! they make it sound like a violin! so uh, anybody got any pointers on how to put this damn kool instrument to use? __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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Death & the Maiden expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,036	Maybe as a noise intro to one of your songs, similar to what Sonic Youth sometimes do. __________________ www.myspace.com/ghostofanidealwife
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forkimified bad moon rising Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 147	you can make your own soundtracks to old sci fi horror films.
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	I have a handy little Theremin VST plug-in that does the job well. You can choose the oscillator type too. __________________
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,991	theremins are fun. experiment with holding different things and what it does to the sounds produced. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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04.25.2008, 09:38 AM	#6
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	I think to make it sound like a violin you have to first know how to play that sort of instrument, unfortunately. There's more theory to it than people think. It's the whole reason Moog invented the synthesizer - theremins were too damn hard to actaully play. That said, of course it sounds cool as a noise instrument as everybody is saying here! __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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04.25.2008, 07:40 PM	#7
EyeballGrowth the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 992	I bought one of those many years ago. I really regret it, I wish I'd saved the 400 bucks. I cannot even begin to learn how to play the thing, with video instruction and all
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04.25.2008, 07:50 PM	#8
avantgarde1 the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 968	yeah i'd never buy one myself unless i really knew how to play ti first __________________ aka ZEROpumpkins
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04.25.2008, 07:50 PM	#9
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	years and years of practice is the way to put it to use. if you want to here some virtuoso theremin playing check out clara rockmore
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04.25.2008, 09:43 PM	#10
o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	yeah i saw a video of her playing it. it's not hard to play, it's hard to use __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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04.26.2008, 04:00 AM	#11
o'connor expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Tx. Posts: 1,365	so i burned one, and totally figured out how i'm gonna use it. new song featuring theremin and harmonica coming soon. f'sho. __________________ My name is Jonathon http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001798646886 - Personal http://soundcloud.com/j-o-c-o - JoCo (Music) http://soundcloud.com/driftera - Drift Era (Music)
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shentov expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 1,223	damn, i wish i had one and become really good at playing it. i hope someday i'll do it though. __________________
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04.26.2008, 10:06 AM	#14
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	I wish I had the money to buy one.
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