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*cry* and I can't get a single one *cry*]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:58:37 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4076&F=1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/193rPMbPRzQ/forum.asp
Those cartoons were only meant to make one go "WTF?" No meaning really, just for the viewer to scratch his head and get a giggle out of the senselessness. That's kind of Firth's sense of humor. There's not much point in trying to analyze them or anything - they are by no means meant to be "brilliant," or "eye-opening" :P

To each his own though. As I said before, Toast-Boy is one of his less funny series.]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:50:20 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4082&F=739 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/z70OMoRqafM/forum.asp Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:48:30 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4083&F=801 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/z70OMoRqafM/forum.asp
I'll be toting a couple of theremins all the way to Oxford Mississippi this very afternoon to sell my services.

This takes place on the Ole Miss U campus at The Inn. The fun kicks off around 5pm. I have no idea if it's open to the general public, or just the 300 educators who will be browsing around through all the booths.

This program is part of the Whole Schools Initiative, and runs July 12th (today) to July 15.

I wish I'd been informed sooner so I could've posted this earlier. So sorry. I'll let y'all know how it went.

]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:39:00 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4083&F=801 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/SR9TG0lg_nM/forum.asp
As an additional reference, from what I understand, there were between ten to thirteen Keppinger tube theremins built. Unfortunately, I don't recall what the original selling price was.

I've never heard any details about how many Wavefront Classic's were built or sold.

Does anyone friendly with Ms. Kavina know how many Tvox Tour's were built or sold?]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:28:27 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4076&F=1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/193rPMbPRzQ/forum.asp "you can check out his other stuff at fat-pie.com"

Having seen those episodes was more than enough for me.. Grotesque? yes.. But there are far more grotesque things I have seen which were more "pleasant" and watchable -

Sad and pointless is how I would describe these "cartoons" - To me, they convey nothing.. Nothing to make one think, nothing to carry any message whether "good" or "evil", nothing which would do anything to motivate me or entertain me or uplift me, or even, really, disturb me.

I wonder if David is suffering from bipolar disorder or schitsophrenia - Whatever - it is not the product of a mind at peace with itself and its place in the world.. In my opinion (and it is only my opinion - and one which I would never wish to see imposed on artists) this kind of sh** should be used by the artist as exorcism if they need it - but should be kept for its "creators eyes only" - Defecation is a required function for an organisms survival - perhaps a similar function is achieved mentally by the kind of defecation demonstrated in these episodes.. But defecation is a private function, and a healthy person does not want to show others the sh** they produce!

Not worth viewing in my opinion - even if it does have a repetitive Theremin sequence.

But, as with everything, someone else will think it is brilliant!
]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:27:42 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4082&F=739 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/193rPMbPRzQ/forum.asp
Anyways, I looked up Locust Toybox on Wikipedia, and it turns out that that is actually the pseudonym David Firth produces music under.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Firth

I guess he's not all bad, eh? :P]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:22:34 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4082&F=739 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/193rPMbPRzQ/forum.asp It seems unfortunate that some demented artist has chosen to emulate,(or rip-off), the style of David Lynch, and the tone of the movie 'The Naked Lunch' all in one filthy swatch! PUKE!
The Theremin work seems good though. I wonder who 'really' played that reoccurring phrase?
teslatheremin ]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:52:09 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4082&F=739 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/YXA0e5JuUew/forum.asp being a little weird with a theremin.

But if you want an instant "Forbidden Planet" sound the Space Echo is great fun.

I mostly used my RE-20 as an easy/portable spring reverb. Although, it was pretty cool to have the sci-fi sound at my finger tips if I wanted to.

I ran my theremin through my Leslie speaker once and it sounded REALLY cool on one hand but the pitch shifting made it pretty much unplayable.
I had a feeling that would be the case but I had to try it out.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:42:10 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4062&F=780 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/YXA0e5JuUew/forum.asp
Much of the appeal of the old tape loops is that they introduce tiny variations in pitch which, when overlaid with notes of a similar pitch introduce - depending on the amount of difference - chorusing, beats and phasing (which is just very slow beats), modulating the amplitude of the note and making variations in the timbre. This gives the impression of a richer sound, more vibrant, more organic.

Tiny variations in pitch are inherent to theremins already. Just holding a note over a delay automatically introduces the above effects, because you do not stand perfectly still. These effects are most emphasised when the delayed sound is not degraded, when it retains all the harmonics of the original tone, so that they can all interact with their approximate copies. This is done best with a straight digital delay - the higher quality the better.

From this point of view, the things to look for in a delay is the quality of the conversion to and from digital - I have an old Boss PS2 Pitch Shifter that doubles as a delay and it is soooo harsh - the pitch shifter I like, but as an echo box it's not for me. Then I have a Marshall Echohead, which is just silky on the pure digital setting. It also has some perfectly fine settings that give it a good old-school feel and I hardly ever use them - IMO the timbral richness that comes from my hand movements is unique to me, part of my sound, and hence preferable to a programmed emulation of a mechanical imperfection that we have grown attached to for mostly sentimental reasons.

(I would also look for how short a delay the device can achieve, and if the delay allows true 100% feedback. The continuously variable pitch of the theremin is great for exploring the resonant frequencies of a delay on the order of a few milliseconds. At these durations an echo box is a feedback comb filter.)]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:55:03 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4062&F=780 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/6O0ofS0MV_U/forum.asp
Sure is a meaty reply..


"The cv outputs are dependent upon the tuning of the pitch and volume sections and then when the sections are tuned to near null (audio range heterodynes)" "The volume oscillator pair tuned to a audio/near-audio range should result in the volume cv in a similar 0-4v dc range. When the volume control is fully advanced"

I find this strange.. There is no reason I can see why the tuning for the volume voltage should be "audio/near-audio range".. This looks like asking for trouble.. One can get a CV just as easily on this type of circuit if one makes the volume "null" at a frequency way above audio (I use 44kHz).. This way one moves any unwanted modulation harmonics up where they are easily filtered with a simple RC.

"Weak heterodyne signals that aren't sufficient to make the f-v circuit pulsing can result from many possible oscillator circuit troubles but simple ones to check for first include the pair not being tuned about null.."

Again, all these potential problems are eliminated if one shifts away from the idea that the volume heterodyning needs to produce audio .. It DOESNT! - This is an example of lateral thinking.. One has a tried and tested method of getting audio by beating the pitch and pitch reference oscillators together, complete with the needed nulling to produce the correct audio frequencies out - and one takes this idea ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED and applies it to producing a CV for volume control .. copying all the features which make this problamatic for volume control - for example the fact that one can cross the null point, and that as the beat frequency gets lower, the update latency and accuracy reduces... When all one needs to do is ensure that the tuning is set so that output frequencies produced NEVER get into the audio range, and tailor the following circuits so that a CV is produced from this higher varying frequency.

Also - One does not need to use a balanced modulator for volume.. This produces unwanted "Weak heterodyne signals" - One needs a balanced modulator for the audio waveform production - but for the volume one wants a nice square wave produced by squaring the oscillator signals and mixing these digitally using an XOR or (far better) a D-Latch.. The D-Latch results in a clean difference frequency output with no unwanted harmonics which need to be filtered out.

Ok.. I have just re-designed the volume section of the Theremax.. This is the only bit I would re-design.. Most of what is being done in this unit is well designed. ]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:42:24 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4075&F=3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/SR9TG0lg_nM/forum.asp Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:17:19 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4076&F=1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/LcAODekWRmI/forum.asp
In 2004, Peter Pringle (coalport) created a linearity comparison diagram for his RCA, Ethervox, and Etherwave theremins.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:25:09 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4081&F=1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/193rPMbPRzQ/forum.asp http://www.fat-pie.com/spoilsminus1.htm (1st episode)

A theremin is used quite a bit in this rather quirky and disturbing flash cartoon. According to the video's description, the music is performed by Locust Toybox.

Please be aware that this video probably isn't safe for work, and contains some pretty disturbing imagery!]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:22:58 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4082&F=739 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/7dyh3reSR6A/forum.asp i live in london, what kind of style/ sound are you looking for?]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:05:16 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4079&F=1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/LcAODekWRmI/forum.asp
Can anyone comment on the linearity of the original RCA theremins.

Thanks]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:23:14 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4081&F=1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/drcviSBKJfw/forum.asp Here and click on [Contact] to get email.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:58:17 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4080&F=5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/YXA0e5JuUew/forum.asp
I would imagine someone's making them for a Space Echo. It would seem there are just too many of them and they are just too popular for someone not to be making them.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:48:27 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4062&F=780 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThereminworldForums/~3/YXA0e5JuUew/forum.asp teslatheremin]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:54:09 GMT http://www.thereminworld.com/forum.asp?cmd=p&T=4062&F=780