AliExpress Theremin all sounds

I plan on attempting something musical with this in the future, this is just a demo of the sounds built in. there is a splash of reverb running parallel to the recording but other than that no outboard effects or pedals were used in this demo

#theremin #weird #getweird #makenoise

[thebrambelpatch]

Got mine a few days ago and by experimenting I found that getting the pitch antenna away from the theramin helps. I used 2 audio adaptors that I already had, a 3.5mm to 6.5mm into the theramin, a 6.5mm to 3.5mm into the 1st adaptor, and the theramin antenna into the second. The adaptors were just mono and worked fine. They move the antennae 3" (75mm) to the right and now the pitch only changes when my hand is within 8" (20cm). The distance between notes decreases the closer your hand gets to the antenna for the higher pitches, so the lower couple of octaves are more controllable. I'm having fun with it.

[xunk]

Well... this was the much needed proof that the amazon reviewers had no idea how to play that thing. It seem to play well enough, and some instruments sounds does cut the notes more abruptly; however it clearly has range if you play it by distance and not altitude.
Thanks for the demo!

[KRAFTWERKK]

So far the ONLY actually affordable theremin i'd consider an actual instrument. You just really need to add better Antennas to it that are giving you a bigger resistance so you can play the actual tonal range of a theremin. These thin Mini antennas are not sufficient enough. But at least it has both a Pitch AND a volume antenna. Most cheap Theremins somehow only always come with Pitch antenna only.

[crowriver]

Very helpful video. I'm waiting for mine to arrive...

[williamivborges]

I just got one of these today. It will create some great SFX for my music tracks. I just need to harness the tones I want. It is amazing with how many tones there are. The koto is cool sounding.

[hifijohn]

Got mine a few days ago and it's great.

[droogsurgeon]

Buying this on Monday. I hope my girlfriend and cats are ready to have their minds BLOWN! LOL
But I’m serious….

[iamYork_]

I have been itching to buy an affordable portable theramin for years... this one looks and sounds amazing...

[saifff]

hi.. is there a way to increase the field of the antennas?

[pekerhed]

Do you have a link to this specific theremin on AliExpress? Any time I go to that site, they have a bunch of separate listings for the same device...so I dunno if some are junk and others are better. I want the exact one that you're using in this video.

[CastlesForEyes]

The only reason I've ever wanted one of these is because of my love for Forbidden Planet, and would love to create something vaguely similar to that. I'm not a musician though, so do I stand a chance with it?

[THR-zfti]

That's a toy with antennas as wiggly like a transistor radio from the 70ies and the the distances - hand to antenna - are way to short to precisely controll pitch and volume ... but why not a toy if you just want to play a bit - as a musical instrument I can recommend the Theremini. Played it on many gigs and it always attracted the looks of the crowd AND produced high quality sounds

[bubcentral]

Just ordered one. Looks and sounds cool. With audacity on my pc I can layer lots of sounds to make some music. I'll post a video if I do.

[TrueTempleDog]

So, it's been awhile; how are you liking Douk's dive into synthesis? Make anything interesting? How's it feel to use? Me and a mate are thinking of buying one each, so direct feedback would be nice! Also, still waiting for Behringer to drop new nooze about their joint, the Theremini, but I think theirs is supposed to be more like a traditional 'wood box' theremin. Thanks for posting the demo!

[BearCares]

So the little recorder is providing us with the sound? I might need one of those 👀

[Observer_Effect]

New one, screen shows it is picking up proximity. However, no sound. Volume up. Multiple cables/ output to speakers, headphones ... no sound. Very bummed!

[Joey-in-smalltown-Germany]

I just bought one of these. Would you mind sharing how you made the reverb and what is needed?

[dkwallis]

I would collude with rogue states for a simple explanation on how the menu works.

[AtripMusica]

Hello! Can you choose the scale in which you want it to sound? or just the chromatic scale?

[TheLokiBiz]

Help me decide - should I buy this thing, or wait for the Stylophone Theramin to come out?