[sdiy] Attn Theremin lovers! [part deux]

[Jim Johnson]

>  Do you really want someone playing Theremin, or do you just want
>something that sounds like a Theremin. If all you want is the sound, then
>you can get exact pitches and quick articulation by using a regular
>keyboard
>synth. Any programmer worth his or her salt should be able to dial up a
>patch that sounds very very close to a Theremin.

Hell, even better, just do the whole thing with a MIDI synth and sequencer.
After all, there's a Flute patch in the General MIDI set.

Seriously, though, for the details on theremin capabilities, better to
check with a Thermin player. This list is nothing but a bunch of
wire-heads. (And I say that with the utmost love and respect.)

I think a really good therminist should be able to start out on pitch
(though how they do it is beyond me.) I think "Flight of the Bumblebees"
had best be left to the violin and kazoo players, however.

Jim Johnson 
Metaphoric Software
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Software for Electronic Music
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On 7/22/02 at 4:11 PM Tim Parkhurst wrote:

>Peter,
>
>Question: Do you really want someone playing Theremin, or do you just want
>something that sounds like a Theremin. If all you want is the sound, then
>you can get exact pitches and quick articulation by using a regular
>keyboard
>synth. Any programmer worth his or her salt should be able to dial up a
>patch that sounds very very close to a Theremin. However, if you really
>want
>someone playing Theremin (perhaps the visuals of the performance are
>important to you) then you're going to have to search around for a
Theremin
>virtuoso. They are not easy instruments to master. 
>
>Best regards,
>
>Tim (Tim Servo) Parkhurst
>Design Engineer
>
>Silicon Bandwidth
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: petergrenader [mailto:petergrenader at mksound.com] 
>Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 9:20 AM
>To: Merv Thomas; synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Attn Theremin lovers! [part deux]
>
>You guys read my mind!
>
>I am in need of some practical technique tips on the Theremin, as I am
>thinking of writing a piece of music for it, flute and electronics.
>
>
>Can anyone point me in any directions?
>
>Type of questions I have:
>
>Could I begin a Theremin part so that the player sounds an exact pitch
>(example: a D#)?
>
>What would be the feasible fastest note I should expect a Theremin player
>to
>play? (could the player do Flight of the Bumblebees?)
>
>Is there anywhere I could get this off the web?
>
>Let me know and thanks,
>
>
>Peter
>
>
>
>
>
>
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