[sdiy] Attn Theremin lovers! [part deux]

[Dan Gendreau]

> Could I begin a Theremin part so that the player sounds an exact pitch
> (example: a D#)?

I was thinking about exactly this problem on my drive in to work this
morning.
I read that theremins are difficult to play because the player needs to have
very precise pitch.

I dont know if it would ruin the theremin playing style, but it seems to me
that it be easy enough to run the theremin pitch CV (I am assuming the dual
CV out digital theremin) through a quantizer. This should make it easier to
hit the right notes. A lag processor would then add the desired ammount of
legato.

It would also help if you came up with some way to cue the instrument (pre
vca?) on headphones or a monitor. Or perhaps a second headphone out VCA
where 0V still lets a little signal through? The latter would allow the
player to still hear dynamics in their performance.

> What would be the feasible fastest note I should expect a
> Theremin player to
> play? (could the player do Flight of the Bumblebees?)

I know its cheating(bigtime), but why not use a sequencer to trigger the
notes and let the player control the pitch and overall volume. :)

-Dan Gendreau