Is it easy enough to get a converter? In a nutshell I want a "good" musical theremin for a 17 year old that will not give me any hassle and will not cost too much. You'll need a step down transformer to V to run a B3 in the UK.
This will add to the initially lower price of the B3's, as much as shipping costs, import duties and sales tax which the british customs will ask you for. The smaller B3s Standard and DeLuxe are good for sound effects and playing around but are difficult to play in a precise manner because of the restricted range and the very unlinear tone spacing.
The only B3 which I can really recommend I've tried all! I'd rather recommend you to contact Wilco Botermans via his Website www. Below that price you'll mostly get "woooo-wooooeeeeeeoooo" toys. From: Eastleigh, Hampshire, U. Fred Mundell. Electronics Engineer.
Primarily Analogue.. CV Synths Theremin developer to present.. It is, I think at least from my expierience quite unusual for a 17 year old to be interested in such a strange musical instrument.. What sort of music is she into?
Some idea about why she wants a theremin, and what she hopes to do with it, might help. Here is the crunch - not all theremins are equal.. Not to say that she wont give up if she gets an expensive one though.. Also, and I am not a musician - I am a theremin designer primarily I have found that some people get on with different models better than others - I think it is quite a personal thing. Alas, there are no music shops I know of in the UK where people can try out different theremins..
Sadly, there doesnt seem to be a workshop scheduled any time soon.. These theremins also have a good resale value even on Ebay, so if your daughter didnt get on with it, some of the cost could be recovered, and the loss would probably be the same as if one bought a cheaper theremin which has a lower resale value. When I was first learning guitar, my playing skill and enjoyment increased dramatically when I went from a no name Japanese to a Gibson.
Rolland makes several versions of the "cube" amplifier. If it's the little 15 watt, 8 inch speaker version, it will work, but not well. There are many small amps in this class and I have yet to find a decent sounding one, for guitar or theremin. Their speakers and cabinets are just too small. A theremin won't do any damage to the Cube, but will probably overdrive it. A theremin can also be played through a home stereo line input. You will need a quarter inch to dual RCA adapter for that.
She has very catholic tastes in music. A beginner player usually will find these options pretty useless as they will be focus on mastering the basics. However, you must be good at things like soldering or know someone who does. For beginners, buying a prebuilt Theremin is much easier and is worth the extra dollars.
Electronic vs analogue : For non traditionalists, there are now digital options which is not a bad choice. You get to set the instrument to a music scale so it is easier to hit the right notes without worrying about the actual position of your hand. You also get to play with many more effects for music experimentation. Accessories : For folks practicing at home, no other accessories are needed. You might want a headphone in case your room is not soundproof.
Good news is most Theremin comes with headphone jacks. Another accessory to consider might an amp. It gives you greater volume during stage performance but also allows you to hear more precisely your own playing notes. Cost of profession theremin One of the professional theremin I have come across is the Etherwave Pro by Moog. Carolina Eyck playing Theremin. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. There is a hand sensitive oscillator, a reference oscillator, a mixer to find the difference of the two resonators and a filter and amplifier.
Original Theremin Principle. T he first difficult part was to find the most stable resonator circuit for both, the fixed frequency as well as for the variable oscillator. I tested many circuits from the internet and selected the ones that I liked most. I put a collection of them together with some insights on the Oscillators page on this site. The second challenge was to capture and measure the signal. Not that it was impossible to measure a sawtooth signal frequency with a micro-controller, the thing was that I always had in mind that the theremin should be simple and affordable.
Third the programming of the micro-controler to get a clean signal without glitches and digital noise was tricky. The routine I got now is quite simple and the antenna range is definitely improved by some simple calculation and software filtering. I think there are many possibilities to further improve the theremin by smart coding and I can imagine many fancy new features to be added in future. For now I implemented a free waveform generator, two control voltage outputs and auto calibration on startup.
It may sound strange at first, but to simplify the rebuild of the theremin and also to further reduce the price smaller PCBs, cheaper parts I decided to do all in SMD. We have done it on workshops with many people without prior knowledge and even with self etched PCB - all theremins worked perfectly.
When I finished the first prototype on an experimental board I was quite happy with the quality and the setup. Only thing that the circuit was not so simple and no so easy to share as I expected. So I decided to split the circuit up into two units. By splitting off the resonator unit Open. RC it is now possible to build this unit as a simple, stand alone, digital theremin. Also this part can be used two times, once for the pitch side and once for the volume side. The other unit Open.
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